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2/24/03

INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT OFFERED AT SLU

CANTON - A concert of Indian classical music, with Ken 
Zuckerman on sarod, will be held at St. Lawrence University 
on Saturday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in Gilbert Recital Hall, 
Griffiths Arts Center. It is open to the public, free of 
charge.
	Zuckerman is internationally acclaimed as one of the 
finest sarod virtuosos performing today. He has completed 24 
years of training under the rigorous discipline of Ustad 
Ali Akbar Khan and has performed with Maestro Khan in numerous 
concerts in Europe, India and the United States. In addition 
to an extensive performance schedule,  Zuckerman directs the 
Ali Akbar College of Music in Basel, Switzerland, and is 
also a teacher at the Music Academy of Basel, where he 
conducts courses in both North Indian classical music and 
the music of the Middle Ages.
	The sarod has 25 metal strings, 10 of which are 
played with a "plectrum," made from a coconut shell. Four 
strings carry the melody; three are tuned to the tonic and 
serve to accentuate the rhythm; and three others are tuned 
to the dominant notes of the chosen raga. The remaining 15 
are "sympathetic" strings, which resonate when the 
corresponding notes on the main strings are played. A metal 
gourd increases the resonance as well as helping to keep the 
proper balance of the instrument.
	For more information, contact the music department 
at 315-229-5192.

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