17.10.14
HaLoH completes five years on Vijaya Dashami 2014
Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) assembled
at Ananda Nilayam (Sri Kantha Rao's residence) which was the place where HaLoH was formed
five years ago on the same auspicious day of Vijaya Dashami.
Harmonica Lovers in Hyderabad have been
growing day by day with more people getting associated during weekly meetings
all round the year.
We breathe harmonica!
12.10.14
INDIAN MOUTHORGAN PLAYERS’ MEET 2014, HARIDWAR
INDIAN
MOUTHORGAN PLAYERS’ MEET 2014
was hosted by Himalayan Nritya Kala Sangeet Academy at Haridwar on the 13 th and 14th of September 2014
was hosted by Himalayan Nritya Kala Sangeet Academy at Haridwar on the 13 th and 14th of September 2014
Venue:
Hotel The Great Ananda, Haridwar-Rishikesh Highway, Haridwar, INDIA
The
purpose of the Meet is to facilitate interaction and learning between the
Indian Harmonica/Mouth Organ Players from all parts of India and abroad and
enjoy each other’s performances. This is third National Level Harmonica
Players’ Meet after Kolkata and Delhi. Harmonica
lovers of 15 states from all over India also from USA and Dubai had gathered at
Haridwar to attend this meet. The purpose of this festival was to interact with
harmonica lovers from all over India, to exchange information about music and
harmonica with each other and discuss about promoting harmonica amongst the
people in India. the harmonica lovers have been exchanging information in
various online groups and forums. There is an online group titled – ‘Indian
Mouthorgan Players (IMP)’ in Facebook where Indian Mouthorgan Players discuss
about Harmonica with each other. Most of the participants in this festival who
usually access the internet are a member of this online group.
The meet was organised as per the following itinerary:
Day 1 -
Saturday, 13th September 2014
Registration
of members.
Inauguration of IMP Meet 2014
Introduction of the host Shri Gopal Sharma and Himalayan Nritya Kala Sangeet
Academy, Haridwar
Lighting of the lamp
Brief speeches by some senior harmonica players and representatives of various
harmonica associations followed with Self introduction of delegates.
Shri Bhaskar Chowdhury, Kolkata
Shri Vinayak, Hyderabad
Shri Ajay Vijh, Singrouli
Dr Raghavan Iyengar, Indore
Shri Niranjan Gulwady, Pune
Shri Suhas Mitra, Kolkata
Shri Madhur Bhatia, Agra
Dr Shailendra Kumar, Muzaffarpur
Shri Rahul Joshi, Pune
Shri Sanjay Dattam Bangalore
Educational session on Hindustani Classical by Dr Doordarshi Singh:
This includes brief introduction to Hindustani Classical form of music,
Bhatkhande notation reading.
Educational session on the scope of Diatonic Harmonica in Indian setting by Mr
B.B. Hagjer - The session inclusive of basic knowledge of diatonic harmonica
and practical session on bending notes to play bollywood music.
Question and answer session on Harmonica maintenance and repair. Queries
answered by Shri Shri S.G. Helkar
Day 2- Sunday, 14th September 2014
Ghazal sung by special guest Shri S.K. Rohilla and performances by Himalayan Nritya Kala Sangeet Academy members
Group discussion/ question and answer session on Harmonica and Music. Queries were answered by various harmonica players who present at the event.
Tips on home recording by Dr Nakul Dhagat, Bhopal
followed with Performance of delegates along with orchestra.
Memento
for IMP Meet 2014 delegates:
Mr Yogesh Tamta from Lucknow presented a beautiful memento to all the delegates who attended this Meet.
Mr Yogesh Tamta from Lucknow presented a beautiful memento to all the delegates who attended this Meet.
We convey sincere thanks to Mr Gopal Sharma and his
family who had taken special initiative to make this meet successful.
The event was a grand success and the delegates had
a real learning experience with fun. The interactive and educative sessions on
harmonica techniques, music theory, harmonica maintenance & repair,
harmonica recording at home were quite helpful for the delegates. All the
delegates also had the opportunity to perform and enjoy each others’ renditions
during their free time.
HaLoH congratulates all the harmonica lovers who
attended this festival
Jai Harmonica!
Photo Credits : Mr Rajesh Goswami-Agra, Mr Sanket Nayak-Mumbai
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