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Indian Classical Music Circle
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Music Festival of India
This event is in-part supported by the City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA)
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
7:00:00 PM
Venue: Horchow Auditorium
Dallas Museum of Arts (DMA)
Admission:
ICMC Members: Free
KERA Members: Buy 1 Get 1 Free
General: $30
Student: $20
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Pt. Vijay Koparkar
Vocal
Alam Khan
Sarod
Nitin Mitta
Tabla
Rajeev Paranjape
Harmonium
Prasad Joshi
Tabla
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Music festival of India will present medley of two fine performances including instrumental recital and vocal performance featuring some of the finest musicians of Indian Classical Music; Pandit Vijay Koparkar on vocals and Alam Khan on Sarod. Vijay Koparkar started taking singing lessons at the age of eight. Initially he learned from Madhusudan Patwardhan for eight years, followed by training under renowned artiste of yesteryear, Vasantrao Deshpande for five years and then under Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki for seven years. He has a Master’s degree in Engineering (Metallurgy) from the College of Engineering, Pune and runs a small-scale manufacturing plant. Vijay Koparkar has been trained by gurus belonging to different gharanas (schools of music), and it reflects in his singing. He has received several honors including a scholarship given by Master Sudhir Phadke Through ‘Sulashree Pratishthan’ for six years from 1983 to 1990 and the ‘Pandit Ramkrishna Vaze Puraskar’ by Gandharva Mahamandal. Graded Artist at Akashvani & Television, given many performances at Radio & Doordarshan and E. TV, Alfa TV. Pt. Koparkar also has performed at several major music festivals in India. Vijay Koparkar has performed all over the world, including the USA, Canada, the Middle East, Paris and UK.
Alam Khan, twenty-seven year old son of the late Swara Samrat Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, has been studying sarod with his father since he was seven. His first public performance was in 1998 at the Spirit of India Festival that celebrated the Ali Akbar College of Music's 30th Anniversary in America. Alam accompanied his father in several rigorous tours of India and Europe during 1999 to 2003. He has performed at the Jodhpur Palace for the King and Royal Family, Dover Lane Festival in Calcutta and several full-length performances in the United States. Since 2004, Alam has played numerous solo concerts throughout the US, and has established himself as a solo artist in India as well. He has performed alongside some of the greatest tabla maestros such as Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri, Ustad Zakir Hussain, and Pt. Anindo Chatterjee. Along with performing, Alam teaches at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California.
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Kathak Dances by Archana Joglekar
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
7:00:00 PM
Venue: Allen Library Civic Auditorium, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen TX 75013
Admission:
ICMC Members: Free
General: $30
(Buy tickets online at Sulekha.com)
Student: $20
(Buy tickets online at Sulekha.com)
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Archana Joglekar
Kathak
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Archana Joglekar is a celebrated Kathak Dancer of India. Born a child prodigy, she was schooled in detailed nuances of Lucknow & Jaipur Gharana by her mother and ‘Guru’ Asha Joglekar. This multi-talented dancer was honored with titles “Shringar Mani’ by Sur Singar Samsad and ‘Nritya Bharati’ by Hindi Sahitya Parishad, Prayaag. Her perfection, capacity to perform intricate footwork with unbelievable ease, Abhinaya of par excellence, uncanny ability to move from one character to another within a flicker of an eye has won over the pundits, critics as well as masses at home and abroad. She is the first Kathak dancer to perform at The Elephanta Festival, Mumbai, the first and perhaps the only Indian classical dancer to perform at the Reikjawik Art Festival in Iceland. Besides, various prestigious art festivals in India she has won over applause around the world. She is an accomplished choreographer in the field of live stage shows, feature films and television.Her choreography like “Ritu Rag Dershan”- the ballet, “Saura - Sukta”: based on the Sanskrit verses(Richas) from Rig-Veda, “Ganapathy Atharvasheersha”- Sanskrit Shlokaas praising Lord Ganesha, “Ardha-nari Nateshwar”- the half woman-half man form of Lord Shiva, have been highly acclaimed by the critics. Archana is a well known film actress and has featured in several Hindi films as well as other Indian language films. She has won many awards such as ‘Best Actress Award’ for her performances in feature films as well as TV serials. Behind the camera, she is a successful director, and a producer of TV serials.
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