{"id":49557,"date":"2018-02-03T18:46:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T02:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=49557"},"modified":"2018-02-03T18:46:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T02:46:30","slug":"rita-sahai-in-mahfil-e-darbar-e-akbar-elizabeth-and-akbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/rita-sahai-in-mahfil-e-darbar-e-akbar-elizabeth-and-akbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Sahai in \u201cMahfil-e-Darbar-e-Akbar\u201d \/ \u201cElizabeth and Akbar\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Rita Sahai, director of the UC Davis Hindustani Vocal Ensemble and Vasundhara Choir.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Rita Sahai, director of the Hindustani Vocal Ensemble at UC Davis, will lead her Vasundhara choir and the UC Davis music ensemble for the \u201cMahfil e Darbar e Akbar\u201d concert.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Music was a force of understanding and co-operation between different faiths and ideologies in the courts of two politically astute sixteenth century rulers\u2014Emperor Akbar 1<sup>st<\/sup> of India and Elizabeth 1<sup>st<\/sup> of England\u2014rulers both known for their use of tolerance as a force to strengthen and build their respective countries into leading forces on an increasingly connected world stage.<\/p>\n<p>Rita Sahai, director of the Hindustani Vocal Ensemble at UC Davis, will lead her Vasundhara choir and the UC Davis music ensemble for the \u201cMahfil-e-Darbar-e-Akbar\u201d concert. Her compositions will evoke memories of ancient musical traditions nurtured by Emperor Akbar and the many musicians who flourished in the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Sahai and her vocal groups will be accompanied by several musicians on traditional instruments: Rita Sahai (Vocals &amp; Harmonium), Nikhil Pandya (Pakhawaj), Dan Kennedy (Tabla), Wallace Harvey (Violin), and Manjeev Singh (Dilruba).<\/p>\n<p>Matilda Hofman, director of the UC Davis Early Music Ensemble, will conduct her ensemble around the theme of Queen Elizabeth I.<\/p>\n<p><b>Date:<\/b> Saturday, March 3, 2018<br \/>\n<b>Time:<\/b> 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm<br \/>\n<b>Location:<\/b>\u00a0 Ann E. Pitzer Center, UC Davis<br \/>\n<b>Tickets:<\/b> $10 Students and Children, $20 Adults (Open Seating)<br \/>\n<b>Websites:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/arts.ucdavis.edu\/event\/elizabeth-and-akbar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/arts.ucdavis.edu\/event\/elizabeth-and-akbar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mondaviarts.org\/event\/2017-18\/early-music-and-hindustani-vocal-ensembles-uc-davis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mondaviarts.org\/event\/2017-18\/early-music-and-hindustani-vocal-ensembles-uc-davis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ritasahai.com\/events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ritasahai.com\/events\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rita Sahai, director of the UC Davis Hindustani Vocal Ensemble and Vasundhara Choir. Rita Sahai, director of the Hindustani Vocal Ensemble at UC Davis, will lead her Vasundhara choir and the UC Davis music ensemble for the \u201cMahfil e Darbar e Akbar\u201d concert. 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