Been given a wonderful opportunity to engage with the fine musicians at the Academy for a few months to work with them on Kate Tempany’s wonderful new composition Wimmera Mallee for String Quartet, Double Bass and sarod.
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Professorship at University of Visual and Performing Arts, Sri Lanka
Honoured to take up the position of Dr C.W.W. Kannangara Visiting Professor at the University of Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2024-2027). Dr Kannagara was a legendary pioneer in championing education in post-Independence Sri Lanka.
Seminar at Jadavpur University Kolkata March 2024
Such a pleasure to be in conversation with an acclaimed film sound designer from Kolkata and to interact with a lively audience at Jadavpur University in Kolkata. It brought back such great memories of the years I spent there from 1996-1999 and the many visits over the following years. Thanks to Dr Rahi Soren for the organising this.
Kolkata Performances Feb/March 2024
Was so happy to be back in Kolkata after 5 years of Covid affected travel.
I had been invited to give 5 performances in one of my most musically vibrant and inspiring cities in the world. I was honoured to have performed in front of highly renowned musicians Ustad Irfan Khan, Pandit Buddhaditya Mukherjee, Pandit Anindya Banerjee, Subranil Sarkar and Kathak danseuse Vidushi Sushmita Banerjee
A couple of the posters plastered on the streets of Kolkata for one of the performances which took place at Shishir Manch in the city’s Arts precinct.
Culture X Festival Sydney
September 2023, online performance with the Hindustani Music Collective Melbourne for Culture X Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/live/CPhNcyAkEnc?si=r-h_1K8W6ykALzEk
Music for film
December 2023 – composed and performed music for a short film made in Melbourne.
APRIL 2021 SYDNEY PERFORMANCES
17th April 8pm and 18th April 3pm
Bobby and I are so looking forward to performing again after a 12 month COVID-19 hiatus. We are really excited to be playing at such a great venue for Hindustani music in Sydney – @107 (107 Redfern St, Redfern).
Hope to be able to catch up with as many of our friends in Sydney as possible (we miss you!)
Upcoming Performance July 19th 2019
Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society
Adrian McNeil sarod
Bobby Singh tabla
7.30pm Kew Court House
188 High St, Kew, VIC 3101
Full details: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events/hindustani-classical-instrumental
with Bobby Singh in Melbourne
ABC Radio National Live Recordings of Sourindro Mohan Tagore Project
The Sourindro Mohan Tagore/Bengal Renaissance project was featured on the ABC Radio National show, The Live Set with Alice Keath on November 27th, 2014. The ensemble Vinod Prasanna, Michael Galeazzi Damian Wright, Bobby Singh and Adrian McNeil recorded 3 tracks and Alice spoke to Adrian about the musical and historical significance of the project in an extended interview.
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