{"id":10758,"date":"2021-11-04T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=10758"},"modified":"2021-11-04T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:49:21","slug":"composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2021\/11\/04\/composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder\/","title":{"rendered":"Composer and sitarist Jonathan Mayer to mentor University Music Award Holder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Music Department is delighted to reveal that composer and sitarist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathanmayer.co.uk\/\"><strong>Jonathan Mayer<\/strong><\/a>, will be mentoring one of the University\u2019s Music Award Holders during the coming academic year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10738\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10738\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2021\/09\/Jonathan-Mayer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: (c) Matt Wilson \/ University of Kent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An active composer exploring connections between traditional Indian music and Western instruments, Jonathan&#8217;s <em>Sitar Concerto No.2<\/em> was recorded with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales last year, as part of his continuing synthesis of east-west musical idioms.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10356\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10356 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_20201125_151051-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_20201125_151051-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_20201125_151051-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_20201125_151051-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ridima Sur singing in Colyer-Fergusson Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following his recent concert in Colyer-Fergusson to launch the new season of Lunchtime Concerts, Jonathan will be working with <strong>Ridima Sur<\/strong>, (pictured above)<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0a third-year student at the University reading Astrophysics. Hailing from the Hoogly district, West Bengal, Ridima holds a Music Award at Kent, and last year was filmed as part of the <em>Scholar&#8217;s Spotlight<\/em> series of short performances in Colyer-Fergusson Hall given by some of the students.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='474' height='297' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/peWY3YWSWGc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really grateful for the opportunity, and to have met with Jonathan,\u201d enthused Ridima, \u201cwe talked about my vocal range and all the ragas I\u2019m currently doing. He\u2019s going to support me in my music-making this year, and we will also plan a few performances. My mum&#8217;s sister was a classical singer, she professionally pursued Hindustani classical music and was my motivation to keep following music myself; partially a reason I am trying to continue my music is a tribute to her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10760\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10760\" style=\"font-weight: bold;background-color: transparent;color: #767676\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211020_140806.jpg\" alt=\"Three musicians in Indian dress standing in the foyer of Colyer-Fergusson Hall, including third-year student Ridima\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third-year Physics student, Ridma Sur, with Jonathan Mayer (r) and tabla-player., Denis Kucherov (l)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The extra-curricular Music department provides opportunities for its Music Performance Scholars and Award Holders to develop their musicianship alongside their academic studies, and runs a vibrant provision for all students and staff, as well as members of the local community, to be involved in University music-making. Thanks to the generosity of the donors who support the Music Scholarship Scheme, it promises to be an exciting mentorship, and a unique opportunity for one of the University\u2019s students to learn with an established figure on the British musical landscape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2021\/11\/04\/composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder\/&amp;t=Composer and sitarist Jonathan Mayer to mentor University Music Award Holder' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Composer and sitarist Jonathan Mayer to mentor University Music Award Holder%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2021\/11\/04\/composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2021\/11\/04\/composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2021\/11\/04\/composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder\/&amp;title=Composer and sitarist Jonathan Mayer to mentor University Music Award Holder' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2021\/11\/04\/composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder\/&amp;title=Composer and sitarist Jonathan Mayer to mentor University Music Award Holder' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Music Department is delighted to reveal that composer and sitarist, Jonathan Mayer, will be mentoring one of the University\u2019s Music Award Holders during the coming academic year. An active composer exploring connections between traditional Indian music and Western instruments, Jonathan&#8217;s Sitar Concerto No.2 was recorded with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales last year, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2021\/11\/04\/composer-and-sitarist-jonathan-mayer-to-mentor-university-music-award-holder\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Composer and sitarist Jonathan Mayer to mentor University Music Award Holder<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":620,"featured_media":10760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[201464,1110,14518],"tags":[14610,151790,227877,14518],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/620"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10758"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10764,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10758\/revisions\/10764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}