Stephen Rush: Composer, Artist, Professor
Day 19- August 7 Thursday – The RAMAYANA PUPPET SHOW! The internet woes continue…alas…no pictures – which is truly sad, because today we saw the leather shadow puppet theater….a retelling of the Indrajit section of the Ramayana –LOTS OF FIGHTING and DEATH and RESSURECTION and MONKEYS!. Just think about the New Testament meets …
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Day 25 of the program- August 15, 2013 S.R.: Congratulations to India – Independence Day! We hustled up the hill to V-Lead, and had a pretty solemn ceremony filled with political songs, flag raising and an inspirational speech. This was followed by a breakfast of Uppma (yay! – spicy cream of wheat!) and “Sweet”, as …
Come One Come All!! A revisit of my 2005 tour with Robert Newcomb (guitarist/sitarist). Carnatic singing, toys with Grandkids, con-“fusion music”. Kerrytown Concert House appearance! “To the Passage of Time” Friday, December 21th 8:00 PM Kerrytown Concert House Ann Arbor, Michigan “Possible Futures” Robert Newcomb, Sitar/Guitar (1st Set) …
Day 27 of the Program, August 16- final program! Well..the possible culmination of the month- the FINAL PROGRAM. We performed tonight….all of us, in groups or by ourselves. The singers were stellar, with Rachel and Ryan blending wonderfully and Evan belting it out with soul. Emily performed wonderfully – she couldnt (and shouldn’t!) hide the …
including – Visa Prep Guide (thanks Merilynne), Health form and Packing List…….all below. Click the hyperlinks to download these babies!! VISA Application – India2012 Health Form-Waiver12 Mysore Packing List-2012 Hindu_Rituals_Handbook
Stephen Rush has studied Carnatic Vocal Music with Sharada Kumar (USA), Shashi Kumar (Varanasi) and for the last 11 years with G.S. Rajalakshmi in Mysore (see photo below). He has produced an instructional video on South Indian Singing with Vidwan Kumar, and has learned over 50 Kritis in the last 11 years working with Vidwan …
This video (link above) shows the 13 students from the 2010 Program in Mysore, in performance as well as studying with their Gurus – in the homes of the Gurus. Video is 3.5 minutes long.