A Tale of Two Musics: a cross-cultural workshop by Palini Ramnarayan

Palini Ramnarayan is a Hindustani classical vocalist with a Music minor from Cornell University. Palini started singing when she was five years old, training first under Aparna Pai and later Saili Oak. She currently follows the traditions and style of the Jaipur Gharana. She is also a trained Western Classical violinist, composer, and songwriter. Palini played violin in the Cornell Symphony Orchestra for 4 years and served as musical director of her a cappella group, Cornell Tarana, for two years. She is currently on the board of the Association of South Asian A Cappella. Palini is deeply passionate about intertwining her two musical cultures and spreading both genres to new audiences. She currently works as a software engineer in Chicago.