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Legacy - Generations of Sitar & Tabla In Memory of Pt. Nikhil Banerjee This event is co-sponsered by the Crow Collection of Asian Arts Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00:00 PM Venue: The Crow Collection of Asian Art Admission: ICMC Members: Free General: $25 Student: $15 Purbayan Chatterjee   Sitar Pt. Anindo Chatterjee   Tabla Pt. Partho Chatterjee   Sitar Anubrata Chatterjee   Tabla       Purbayan Chatterjee is one of the most promising young sitar maestros. Purbayan is part of a mega ensemble which celebrates the "LEGACY" of Pandit Nikhil Banerjee – the great sitar maestro who is the idol of many musicians of present years. Purbayan's father Pt. Partho Chatterjee is one of the most prominent disciples of Pt. Nikhil Banerjee. Purbayan has been trained by his father and recently by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. He has also received guidance from vocalist Pt Ajoy Chakraborty and tabla maestro Pt Anindo Chatterjee. Pt. Anindo Chatterjee the tabla maestro is unquestionably one of the greatest living exponents of the Farukkhabad Gharana of tabla. An awardee of the "Sangeet Natak Academy Award" given by the President Of India he has performances with the most legendary of artistes in all corners of the globe to his credit. He spent 20 long years accompanying Pt. Nikhil Banerjee and hence is the most familiar with the subtlest nuances of his style of playing. His son Anubrata Chatterjee is being groomed by his father to best represent this style of playing and to carry the tradition further. Rarely do we see a "LEGACY" being passed on in this fashion right in front of our eyes LIVE on stage. There will be performances of Pt. Partho Chatterjee accompanied by Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, of Anubrata accompanying Purbayan, a tabla duet between Anindo-ji and Anubrata and then a grand finale of all of them together. Dhrupad Vocals This event is in-part supported by the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:30:00 PM Venue: Jonsson Performance Hall, UT - Dallas Admission: ICMC Members: Free General: $25; Non-UTD Students: $15 Student: Free, UTD Staff: Free Ud. F. Wasifuddin Dagar   Dhrupad Vocals Pt. Mohan Shyam Sharma   Pakhawaj Qamar Dagar   Tanpura Laurence Bastit   Tanpura       Dhrupad is the oldest and most profound style of Indian classical vocal music. Dagarvani dhrupad, a genre that was nearly extinct half a century ago has prospered due to the unique dedication of the Dagar family. Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar represents the 20th generation of dedicated dhrupad singers in the Dagar family. He is the nephew of Ustad N. Zahiruddin Dagar and son of Ustad N. Faiyazuddin Dagar, the legendary younger “Dagar Brothers”. Though traditionally his family has always performed dhrupad as a duet, Wasif (shorted form of his name) successfully presents the dynamic of a duet in a solo performance by maintaining the distinct musical approaches and styles of both his father and uncle. Wasif performs regularly and extensively on Indian television and radio, at music festivals, and concerts. He performed for the UNESCO in France, and also toured the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary in 1998, for the United Nations Peace Summit, and the World Festival of Scared Music of the Dalai Lama in 2001. He has also performed extensively in the United States including at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, at Harvard University, and several other prestigious venues. He has toured Japan and Europe. His performances have received rave reviews in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other world press. He is very popular with young listeners for his lively lecture demonstrations illustrating old Vedic technicalities through metaphors from daily life.

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