At the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, a fine concert ends with Gustav Holst's one-act opera, 'Savitri' (pronounced, 'SAH-vit-ree'). Afterward, an Indian dancer and accompanists provide a more traditional interpretation of this 3,000 years old legend.
Except as otherwise noted, this presentation and its contents are by A. Richard Miller and are copyrighted 2006 by Miller Microcomputer Services.
Amudha Pazhanisamy of Lexington High School dances, accompanied by Arun Saigal on two-sided drum, Geeta Murali singing and on tambur, choreographer Ranjani Saigal (founder of the Eastern Rhythms School of Dance) narrating, and Rasika Murali on violin.
Tenor Ray Bauwens, soprano Valerie Nicolosi and orchestra conductor John McPhee compliment the Indian performers.
Video clip 1 of 'Savitri' dance (11MB). To play this AVI MPEG-4 file using RealPlayer, click lower right corner of icon to 'Download original image'. You can play it using QuickTime on your Macintosh by installing the Casio AVI Importer Component.
