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Music and Dance of South India / Navaratri Festival
7 pm, pre-concert lecture by Mr. B.M. Sundaram
8 pm, concert. Haridwarmangal A.K. Palanivel, tavil (double headed drum) T. Viswanathan, flute Anantha Krishnan, violin Master Anand, mridangam (double headed drum)
Haridwarmangal A.K. Palanivel, on a rare visit to the United States from South India, is one of the most renowned performers of the tavil, a double headed drum traditionally used in the Hindu temple periya melam ensemble. The music ensemble for the evening includes Dr. T. Viswanathan, professor of music at Wesleyan University, and the father-and-son team of Anantha Krishnan, violin, and his son Master Anand, mridangam. (Eighteen year old Master Anand thrilled the Wheaton audience with his drumming in Worldfest
Date: 09/28/2001
Location: Cole Chapel<br>Wheaton College
Time: 7 pm
Organized By: Worldfest & Wheaton College
Cost: Free
Contact: Prof. Matthew Allen, 508.286.3577
Email: mallen@wheatonma.edu
Directions: Wheaton College is located in the town of Norton, Mass., about 35 miles south of Boston, near the junction of Interstates 95 and 495. For detailed directions please see: http://www.wheatonma.edu/About/Directions/Transportation.html