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Lovers of classical music are known to go to great lengths to add new jewels to their collections and indulge their appetite for the art. Now khayals,taranas,thumris and ghazals will seamlessly flow into their homes as musical events management company Perfect Octave is planning to launch a TV channel that will focus on classical music content. Tentatively titled InSync,the channel will showcase music contests,education,talk shows,interviews and short films based on lives of musicians.
Ratish Tagde of Perfect Octave,who is also the founder of the channel,confirmed the news. We are planning to launch the channel. A lot of things are still being ironed out but we are hoping for a good response, said Tagde,who is in the city for a music concert managed by his organisation. The channel and its insignia were revealed at the event.
The channel aims to cater to a variety of target groups,their primary objective being young adults. Bhajans,ghazals,Sufi and soft Bollywood numbers are part of the ideal mix of programming.
Young composer duo Siddharth-Sangeet Haldipur,who have done music for Bollywood films such as Murder 2,Aatma and Marathi film Runh,think that it is a good idea for classical music to have a greater representation on the silver screen.
It will be a boon for musicians and singers because it will bring a sort of breather from the overdose of Bollywood on all channels. It could also be a way of encouraging channels to promote non-film music which is practically extinct on television, said Sangeet. I feel that a good classical background whether in Western,Hindustani or Carnatic,can really do wonders for a musician or singer and will expose young singers to legendary classical exponents, he says.
