Gautam Tejas Ganeshan

In connection with the exhibition Keith Rocka Knittel: Let it Yellow, Human Resources is pleased to present a performance of Carnatic vocal compositions by Gautam Tejas Ganeshan.

Friday September 11, 2015
7pm – 10pm
$10 suggested donation, no-one turned away for lack of funds

Gautam Tejas Ganeshan’s authentic voice and intelligent approach breathe new life into an old tradition. His concerts reflect a traditional aesthetic, embracing a classical style instantly recognizable to aficionados worldwide, and transforming it through the creation of an ongoing body of original works based in love and understanding of Carnatic music – its elaborate structures, extensive improvisations, and the utmost sincerity that distinguishes its greatest practitioners.

Delivered in chamber ensembles, his performances are typically presented strictly acoustically, with nothing plugged in, honoring the strictures adopted by an earlier generation of musicians. But in rendering exclusively his own songs, he inflects this highly cultured musical heritage through himself, expressing authenticity more than ethnicity, immediacy more than nostalgia, and allowing listeners the unprecedented experience of having a natural linguistic purchase on the complex song forms of a rich oral tradition.

With musical accompaniment by Karthik Vasan (mridangam), Pallavi Mynampati (bamboo flute), and Jaeger Smith (tambura).