Morning Raga
Featuring Michael Griska,
K. Sridhar’s starring sitar student from the USA
ABOUT THE MUSIC
As the light gathered for a wonderful day of celebration and peace, the start of the Stroud Sacred Music Festival was an inspiring, luminous, early morning Indian raga. The slow, resonating ragas in the North Indian classical dhrupad tradition, allow the musician to bring all their improvisational skills and emotional senses to entrance the audience, pulling them in slowly, slowly through the simple structure of the form, beyond music, beyond sound and beyond.
Featuring Michael Griska,
K. Sridhar’s starring sitar student from the USA
ABOUT THE MUSIC
As the light gathered for a wonderful day of celebration and peace, the start of the Stroud Sacred Music Festival was an inspiring, luminous, early morning Indian raga. The slow, resonating ragas in the North Indian classical dhrupad tradition, allow the musician to bring all their improvisational skills and emotional senses to entrance the audience, pulling them in slowly, slowly through the simple structure of the form, beyond music, beyond sound and beyond.
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"Performing a raga is like painting on an open canvas...
Gradually the colours make an image and create a mood. At a certain point, the painter forgets that he is painting on a canvas and begins unconsciously to choose the right colours. I invite people to come with an open heart. Don’t expect anything. Then you’ll go with something unexpected.” K Sridhar. |
ABOUT THE MUSICIAN
Bringing us to this place of delight was K. Sridhar’s disciple of the past 14 years, Michael Griska. Mike’s learning and discipline, his devotion to the music, teacher and sitar are all second to none. His playing of the sitar, a warm and loving instrument, brought joy to all.
For an hour we could all experience a truly enlightening start to the day.
Bringing us to this place of delight was K. Sridhar’s disciple of the past 14 years, Michael Griska. Mike’s learning and discipline, his devotion to the music, teacher and sitar are all second to none. His playing of the sitar, a warm and loving instrument, brought joy to all.
For an hour we could all experience a truly enlightening start to the day.
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"Sitar is one of the most highly developed instruments on planet Earth. It can mimic the human voice with melody and rhythm very beautifully. It evokes emotions - almost too easily - and allows for improvisation, vocal display and hypnotic efficets. The music can take you over so you lose yourself. You become immersed and don't know the beginning or the ending, but you can't deny the feeling."
Michael Griska |
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“Raga is an art form that brings people together for a kind of experience of awe that cuts across cultural boundaries in a very profound way.”
The Daily Tar Heel, USA
