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 Pooja Goswami
(Hindustani
Semi-Classical Vocal) - Baithak
[A
concert of Thumri, Dadra,
Ghazal, Bhajan, and
seasonal folk songs such as Kajri, Chaiti, Sawani, Hori etc.]
with
Vikas Falnikar
(Harmonium)
and
A.Pavan (Tabla)
Sunday,
November 15, 2003, 7:00 pm
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Please
Note:
This
will be a Baithak
style concert. The audience will be seated up close to the performers in an
intimate and informal setting. Please bring a sheet or floor-pillow for
comfortable seating on the floor.
Indian snacks and tea will be served (FREE) following the concert. The
duration of the concert is likely to be around 2 1/2 hours.
Venue:
Pangea World Theater Studio
Calhoun Arts Building
711 W Lake St Suite 101,
Minneapolis, 55408
For a map
and parking information please see below.
Tickets:
Advance: General $10.00,
Students/Seniors/IMSOM Members $8.00
Purchase
tickets in advance here and save $$s
Gate:
General $12.00, Students/Seniors/IMSOM Members $10.00
IMSOM members can avail of their passes at the Baithak
concerts (in addition to the regular concerts). This is the last opportunity
to use IMSOM members passes for 2004.
The advance
sale of tickets closes at 11PM the night before the concert.
About
the artists:
Pooja Goswami
was born in a musical family and received her early training from her father
Sri Surendra Goswami,
himself a disciple of Sri B.N. Dutta of the Kirana Gharana. Till date, he continues
to be her teacher, mentor & guide. She received her M.Phil
degree from the University
of Delhi and is
currently working towards her Ph.D. under the guidance of Prof. Ajit Singh Paintal; the subject
of her thesis being the life and music of Pandit Amarnath. She is also taking music training from him,
learning the nuances of Khayal Gayaki.
Pooja is also learning semi-classical music from
the eminent vocalist Smt Shanti
Hiranand, the Regina of Ghazals
and the universally acclaimed successor of the Late Begum Akhtar.
The versatility in Pooja's repertoire is evident in
her ability to sing Thumri, Dadra,
Ghazal & Bhajan besides Khayals. Pooja has received the prestigious National Scholarship
awarded by the Ministry of Human Resources Development and the Sahitya Kala Parishad's scholarship for further training in classical
and semi-classical music. She was adjudged the best classical singer in a
music competition "Suron-Ke-Silsiley", by
the vocal Maestros, Pandits Rajan
and Sajan Mishra. India's
leading record label, T-Series, has released a cassette of Bhajans by Pooja. Pooja's recent performances at several prestigious venues
such as the India
Habitat Center,
the music society Tarannum and the SOPAN festival,
have won her accolades from audiences and critics alike.
Vikas Falnikar
had
his initial training from his father Sri Shashikant
Falnikar from who he picked up the nuances of
playing the harmonium and the flute. He has also learnt vocal music from his
mother Smt Shobhana Falnikar and his sister Smt Lata Kanetkar (a well-known
singer in Baroda).
Vikas continues to train with visiting artists from
India
as and when opportunity presents. He has provided harmonium accompaniment to
a number of artists including Pandit Vinay Bhide, Smt Alka Deo-Marulkar,
Smt Shobha Joshi and Ghazal singer Rajkumar Rizvi. Vikas has also provided Lehara accompaniment on the harmonium to well known Tabla players such as Shyam
Kane, Ustad Shabbir Nissar and Anubrata Chatterjee. Vikas is also an
accomplished singer of light music (Geet and Ghazal). He presently lives in the Chicago area and is in constant demand both
for his harmonium accompaniment and his singing
Allalaghatta Pavan
has
been trained in Tabla under several masters
including the Late Sri Gandam Laxmiah,
Sri Ambika Prasad Mishra, Sri Gopal Mishra and Pandit Birju Maharaj. Currently he
trains with Sri Rajendra Nakod
in Bangalore.
He has been very active in the Twin Cities' music scene and was the President
of the Indian Music Society of Minnesota (IMSOM) from 1997 to 2001 and
continues to serve as an advisor to the IMSOM Executive Committee. Over the
years, he has performed for Katha Dance Theater, Abhinaya Theater, Minnesota Dance Alliance,
Pangea World Theater and IMSOM in several
productions and concerts. Pavan also appears on
recordings of world/fusion music with local artists. Since 1999, Pavan has been providing instruction to a number of Tabla students. In 2002, Pavan
composed and performed live (with Nirmala Rajasekar), the score for Pangea
World Theater's production "Partitions", staged at the Playwright's
Center in Minneapolis.
A research scientist at Honeywell Labs, Pavan is an
alumnus of the University
of Minnesota from where
he received his Ph.D in Computer Science.
Directions and parking: 
The Pangea World Theater Studio is
located in the Calhoun
Arts Building
in Uptown Minneapolis, on the Southwest corner of Lake St and Lyndale Ave.
There is limited street parking (Note: free meters on Sundays) available on
Lake and Lyndale - if not, try one or more of the streets
parallel to Lake and/or Lyndale
for free street parking. There is also a paid parking lot on the Northeast
corner of Lake and Lyndale
(next to Fujiya restaurant).
See map on the right or go to www.mapquest.com
for driving directions.
Address: 711 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
The Pangea World Theater Studio is in Suite 101.
Contact:
Ameeta Kelekar
(651) 787-0497
Shivanthi Sathanandan
(651) 698-0774
Acknowledgement:
IMSOM events are made possible, in part, by funds provided by, the
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council's (MRAC) "Arts Activities Grant"
through an appropriation by the Minnesota
state legislature, the General Mills Foundation's "Celebrating
Communities of Color" Grant, the Honeywell Foundation's "Dollars
for Doers" Grant and IMSOM members. This concert is co-sponsored by KFAI
Radio (90.3FM Minneapolis / 106.7FM St. Paul).
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