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Thyagaraja Festival of South Indian Music
March 8th and 9th 2002
About the Festival

The Thyagaraja Festival will be a two-day event that will take place on Friday March 8 and Saturday March 9, in the Art Building auditorium at UT Austin. The first day will be a mixture of live performance, scholarly presentations, and a multimedia presentation. The second day will feature local group and individual vocal and instrumental presentations. These events are sponsored by the Center for Asian Studies and the Tamil Cultural Association. See conference schedule below for more details.
Thaygaraja
Program

Friday March 8, Symposim Schedule
1:00-1:15 Opening and Welcome
Kathryn Hansen, Director, Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas-Austin

1:20-1:40 Thyagaraja and His Music: A Multimedia Presentation
 Bhamathi Sudarshan, Dept. of Physics, University of Texas-Austin
L. Ramki Ramakrishna, Dept. of Zoology, University of Texas-Austin

1:45-2:30 The Archetypal Power of Thyagaraja's Life and Lyrics
William Jackson, Dept. of Religious Studies, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

2:30-3:00 Tea Break

3:00-3:45 Performing Identities: Thyagaraja Music Festivals in North America
Kathryn Hansen, Director, Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas-Austin

3:45-4:30 Sahityam in Thyagaraja's Music
Shivarama Kodukula, IBM

March 8, 2002 Performance Schedule

7:00-9:00 Dance-Drama: Prahalada Bhakthi Vijayam
(The story of Prahalada's devotion to Shriman Narayana as seen through the eyes of Saint Thyagaraja)
 Natyalaya School of Dance

Short Recitals
Vishaal Sapuram
D.B.Ashvin

March 9, 2002 Performance Schedule

10:30 -6:30 Pancharatna Kriti group renditions by the Austin Thyagaraja Aradhana Group, followed by individual vocal and instrumental presentations by members of the community

Location:

Art Building Auditorium Room 1.102
University of Texas-Austin Campus
Located at the corner of 23rd St. and San Jacinto (Street parking is available near the building.)

Further Information

For further details about the Thyagaraja Aradhana 2002 check the following website:
http://www.geocities.com/austin_thyagaraja_aradhana

Or, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the festival you may contact Jordan Phillips by phone at:
512.475.6038 or by email at outreach@uts.cc.utexas.edu.

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