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We can together sponsor an IR album !!!

Topic started by SR Kaushik (@ elroy.cs.wisc.edu) on Fri Aug 28 13:44:52 EDT 1998.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

Guys & gals, I have already put this stuff in one of the therads. But, owing to the poor response, I am starting it as a topic. I am sure if some of us get together, we can sponsor an album of say, IR's great BGM pieces or something like that. I really miss listening to them. I am sure we could raise the funds over a period of time.

Interested people, please respond in this thread. We will have to plan out the details also.

Do visit the page dedicated to this project.

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• From: Neels (@ 202.54.125.212) on: Thu Mar 25 05:24:51 EST 1999
  
  Hi!
  
  I am giving here the sleeve notes of the album 'Nothing but Wind', written by Mr. Victor Rangel Ribeiro, USA, a highly respected musicologist. He is the author of "Baroque Music- A Practical Guide to performers".
  
  I'm sure we can locate this person and get his opinion on our mission and seek his help too.
  
  Ok, here it goes...
  
  *****
  
  In a land of prolific composers, Ilaiyaraaja has become a legend. In the past twelve years he has written music for morw than 425 films, plus a score and more of non-film albums. And his musical creativity shows only signs of increasing.
  
  Another reason for his success and his endless stream of melody lies in his own approach to music. He has said: "I have no parameters to restrict myself. Whatever comes to my mind, I have no hesitation in doing... I have no bonds." A little less than two centuries earlier, Beethoven had said: "Other men make rules. I break them." While Ilaiyaraaja does not claim to be Beethoven, in their thinking they are certainly kindered spirits.
  
  *****
  
  
  Neels
  
  
• From: Neels (@ 202.54.125.212) on: Thu Mar 25 05:27:39 EST 1999
  
  The album was released a decade ago. That should explain the statistics.
  
  Neels
  
  
• From: Madhan (@ 202.41.117.7) on: Mon Mar 29 11:16:08 EST 1999
  
  Friends, I received two responses , one each from the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in response to my e-mail - here are their responses:
  
  
  PINE 4.04 MESSAGE TEXT Folder: INBOX Message 75 of 134 17%
  
  Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 13:17:09 -0800
  From: "Olawsky, Amy"
  To: 'T.Madhav Raghavan'
  Subject: RE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC GENIUS MAESTRO.ILLAYARAAJA.....
  
  Dear T.Madhan Raghavan,
  
  I have forwarded your message on to the members of our Programming
  Department, who are the people that put together our concerts. I also
  recently forwarded a message on to them about Illayaraaja from Nithin
  Sreedevan. The manager of our Programming Department is glad to know of
  this artist. Thank you for thinking of us, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and
  Hollywood Bowl.
  
  Amy Olawsky
  Patron Services
  
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  Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 09:58:44 -0600
  From: "Carlino, Synneve"
  To: 'T.Madhav Raghavan'
  Subject: RE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC GENIUS MAESTRO.ILLAYARAAJA.........
  
  Thanks for your message. I have forwarded your e-mail on to our Artistic
  Department and they will respond to your message shortly.
  
  Thanks -- Synneve Carlino, CSO Public Relations
  
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• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Mon Mar 29 16:38:24 EST 1999
  
  Madhan,
  
  Why don't you try giving the e-mail ids of the orchestras in the DF? We may also try mailing them.. do you think it is a good idea ?
  
  
• From: Shankar (@ webgate0.mot.com) on: Mon Mar 29 23:05:24 EST 1999
  
  MS,
  definitely. If more guys mail them ,it will definitely make them consider Raja. But while mailing them we shud make sure that we avoid superlative terms like "the best ever India has produced" etc.
  
  
• From: Madhan, Goa. (@ 202.41.117.11) on: Tue Mar 30 09:18:18 EST 1999
  
  Friends, some more news on the Symphony - I received the following E-mail from Mr.Tom Kelly, UK, a friend of mine.
  
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  Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:00:14 +0100
  From: T.F.KELLY
  To: T.Madhan Raghavan
  Subject: R.P.O. Recordings with Mr Illayaraaja.
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  Madhan,
   
  Well at last a reply from my end. Again my apologies for the long gaps between e-mails ! Firstly, I shall update you with the information I have on the recordings by the RPO which you requested. In fact part of the delay has been due,
  in waiting to receive info' from other people. I think I now have a definitive account of the current situation which is as follows:
  
  I firstly made contact with several big Music outlets in London but they all came up negative and said that to their knowledge there is no such
  recording. This information was also confirmed by several music publishing houses.I then contacted the RPO main office in London and have been speaking directly with the Concert and Recordings Director of the RPO  London. Her name is Liz Forbes and she was very familiar with Mr Illayaraaja's involvement with the RPO and the current situation with all recorded works. She said that to date, only the first Symphony had been recorded and as yet had not been released. When I explained that I had information to the contary, (from yourself) she was still adamant that no recordings had yet been released. To reaffirm the situation she said she would speak to the actual record producer and come back to me. Eventually she did. His name is Mike Townam and he confirmed that he was the actual producer of the recording of the first Symphony and he is in direct contact with Mr Illayaraaja and that for various reasons, this first symphony has still not been released. To date this is the only recording
  they have made and  there has definitely been no recording yet made of the second symphony or any other works of  Mr Illayaraaja. To date there
  are still no plans to actually release the recordings.
   
  I feel that this is the best information we can obtain. If you have any other questions on this
  topic which you wish me to check out please e-mail  me.
  I still think a lot about you all. Please keep in contact Madhan (despite my long delays in
  replying; I shall try to improve this !!). And again if there is anything I can do at this end don't hesitate to ask.
   
  Hope all the above makes sense. Will finish for now, and look forward to your reply,
   
  Regards
   
  Tom
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• From: SitaRam (@ portal.ameritech.com) on: Tue Mar 30 10:47:45 EST 1999
  
  Madhan, Exxcellent effort. But, looks like we are receiving the same responses uniformly and consistently, nothing new and informative. Is there any connection between Mike Townam and Mike Townsend and any other mikes? If then, we should Mike Townsend?
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Tue Mar 30 13:44:59 EST 1999
  
  It seems really wierd..THe best person to contact obviously is IR... We are round the world thro e-mail...to get relevant info...I must admit that I am frustrated by his silence..especially after seeing the efforts of Madhan, I feel IR cares two hoots for his fans...
  
  Sorry - just an outburst..
  
  (this does not in any way stop my effort for tracing symphony's roots / appeciating Madhan's sustained effort.. :-)
  
  
• From: Shankar (@ webgate0.mot.com) on: Tue Mar 30 23:02:02 EST 1999
  
  Sitaram,
  
  Mike townend is the name. I donno if he's the same guy Mr. Tom kelly contacted.
  
  
• From: Madhan, Goa. (@ 202.41.117.63) on: Wed Mar 31 11:30:45 EST 1999
  
  OK ! Friends, here is the list of verious Symphony Orchestras -
  
  • The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    • El Paso Symphony Orchestra
    • Nevada Symphony Orchestra
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    • Classical composer biographies
    • Joseph Curtin Studios Client List
    • The San Jose Symphony Home Port
    • Michigan State University Symphony Orchestras
    • cyso
    • Pacific Symphony Orchestra's VISA Card
    • Bushey Symphony Orchestra
    • Larry Krantz Flute Pages: Orchestral Flute Sections List
    • Instrument Jokes
    • Symphony Hamilton
    • The Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra
    • University of Oslo Symphony Orchestra
    • My Collection of GMdm Recordings
    • The Woodlands Symphony Orchestra
    • The Billings Symphony - January 16
    • Pacific Symphony Orchestra
    • Pacific Symphony Recordings and Sound Clips
    • Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Bartók
    • Columbus Symphony Orchestra Musicians' Home Page
    • Chicago Classical Concert Search
    • London - Royal Festival Hall
  • Classical Music Vinyl Records
    • HIS Symphony Home Page
    • St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
    • Main Line Symphony Orchestra
    • The Music of Michael Pratt
    • Ensembles
    • The Billings Symphony - March 20
    • Canton Symphony Orchestra Home Page
    • Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
    • Dallas Symphony Orchestra
    • About our Conductor
    • PSO - Carl St.Clair Biography
    • Tahra Classical Recordings
    • The Rose City Chamber Orchestra
    • Kazuyoshi Akiyama
    • Glendale Symphony Orchestra
    • Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
    • Cardiff Bay Chamber Orchestra Home Page
    • TheConductor
    • Boardman High School Orchestra
    • What Where When Calendar Page
    • Volunteers and Guilds
    • The Billings Symphony - February 20
    • Index -> Programs, reviews and information from the Christch...
    • Peoria Symphony Online
    • The Paxman-Halstead-Chidell Mouthpiece Selection
    • Richard Pickar
    • Metropolitan Youth Symphony - Ticket Information
    • David Lovrien
    • Welcome to the York Symphony
    • SYMPHONY HALL
    • Biographies of the Holdsworths
    • DOS Orchestra 53
    • Sutton Middle School Orchestra
    • CLASSICAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    • The Classical Symphony Orchestra and The Protég&eacut...
    • BBC Online - Orchestras - Homepage
    • National Symphony Orchestra Commissions and Premieres
    • Casa Del Sol Violins
    • DOS Orchestra 56
    • Douglas Yeo Trombone Web Site
    • Great What Where When Giveaways!
    • Leonid Grin
    • OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA
    • Glendale Symphony Orchestra
    • The Billings Symphony - April 17
    • Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra Home Page
    • 98_99_SEASON
    • The Leonard Bernstein Pages - Dimitri Mitropoulos Biography
    • Untitled
  
  
• From: Sree (@ orchid.cs.concordia.ca) on: Thu Apr 8 16:15:16 EDT 1999
  
  Guys,
  
  Background clips from the movie 'guNA'
  are available at:
  
  http://members.tripod.com/Ilaiyaraaja/
  
  

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