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About the Artists:
Shashank
Grammy
nominated exponent of the Flute, Shashank
stormed into the music world at the age of six
in 1984. He was the youngest musician to
have been invited by The Music Academy, Chennai
to perform the senior most slot of The Music
Academy, (often performed by Legends of Indian
Classical Music), at the age of 12 - a
record yet to be broken in the history of South
Indian Music.
Now with over 25 years of a successful career
in the field of Indian Classical Music,
Shashank’s landmark concerts include
Rashtrapathi Bhavan (The President's Palace at
New Delhi) in 1992, Skopje Jazz Festival
Macedonia, The Smithsonian, Kennedy Center
and National Academy of Sciences in Washington
D.C., J. Paul Getty Hall -Hollywood, Cerritos
Performing arts center in Los Angeles, Eastman
School of Music - Rochester, World Music
Institute - New York, Asian Art
Museum - San Francisco, Xebec Hall and Across
Fukuoka in Kobe and Fukuoka, Japan,
Hong Kong Museum of Art - Hong Kong, World Flute
Conference - Nashville, Sawai Gandharva Festival
- Pune, Saptak Festival - Ahmedabad, Dover Lane
Music festival - Calcutta, India Music Group -
Bombay, Theater De- La-Ville, UNESCO & Musee
Guimet in Paris -France, Tropical
Institute - Amsterdam, The Lowry in
Manchester-UK, The Sage in Gateshead - UK,
Modigliani Hall -Padova-Italy, Museum Rietberg
-Zurich, The Munchen Residency in
Munich-Germany, The Adelaide Festival-
Australia, Improvisation Festival in Lausanne-
Switzerland, Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea
and a host of other prestigious institutions
across the world.
Trained by father Subramanyam and vocal maestros
R.K. Srikantan and Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami,
he is presently considered one of the best
Bamboo Flute artists and is hailed so by the
Indian and international media alike. The BBC
World TV telecast a documentary on Shashank
titled “Destination Music”, recently.
Shashank
often collaborates with many legendary musicians
from India and around the world including
Guitarist John McLaughlin, Tabla Maestro Zakir
Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, Pt. Vishwa Mohan
Bhatt, Pt. Ajoy Chakraborthy to name a
few.
With scintillating, primal tones he truly sings
through the most organic and ancient of all
instruments. His logic-defying virtuosity is the
result of a magical innate talent coupled with
the best possible training. Shashank has
propelled the Bamboo flute into an enviable
position by his playing techniques of which “the
multi-flute transposed fingering technique” and
the dual octave production”” have won him world
acclaim.
Shashank is one of the youngest recipient of the
“A Top” ranking in the All India Radio and TV. A
recipient of the “Kalaimamani” from the Tamil
Nadu Govt, “Kuzhal Arasar” from the prestigious
Kellogg School of Management, North Western
University, Chicago and the prestigious Grammy
Nomination for the year 2009, Shashank has over
60 CDs and several DVDs to his credit. Shashank
currently pursues Hindustani music from the
legendary vocalist Pt. Jasraj.
Mysore Srikanth
Srikanth
Venkataraman, disciple of Vidwan H.K.
Narasimha Murthy of Mysore, started learning
Violin at the age of nine and began
accompanying eminent artists from his
fourteenth year. Srikanth is known for
his smooth approach of violin playing and
has gained rich experience by accompanying
great stalwarts in the field of music. He
has traveled extensively in India and the
world over and has many awards to his
credit.
Patri Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar is one of the most sought after
Mridangam artists in the field of South Indian
Music. Trained under gurus Sri
Ramachandramurthy, V.A.Swami and V.Narasimhan,
Satish was inspired into the world of Percussion
right from childhood by his mother Padmavathy, a
renowned violinist.
A virtuoso, he has performed with leading
artists from India and abroad in solos, duets
and collaborative events. To name a few -
Legendary Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain,
Flute Maestro Shashank, Violinists Ganesh
Kumaresh, Vocalist Pt. Ajoy Chakraborthy, Sitar
Maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez, among many
others.
He has performed in India and the world over
including the Music Academy -Chennai, Saptak
Festval - Ahmedabad, Pt. Motiram Festival -
Hyderabad, Theater De La Ville - Paris, The San
Sebastian Theater in Spain, Miami Beachfront
Festival, ITS SRA Festival - Delhi, and
the India Gate Festival.
Satish features in scores of recordings and is
an “A-Top” grade artist of the All India Radio
and television.
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About the
Venue:
Directions
and Parking:
The Recital Hall is
located just behind the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium
in the campus of St. Catherine University
(2004 Randolph Ave, Saint
Paul, MN 55105). The Recital Hall
is Building 24 in the campus map (see below).
Driving Directions:
- From I-94 going E: Take Cretin Avenue
exit. South (right) on Cretin to Randolph
Avenue. East (left) on Randolph to Cleveland
Avenue intersection. Stay on Randolph. Enter
at GATE 3 on Randolph.
- From I-94 going W: Take Snelling Avenue
(US 51) exit. South (left) on Snelling Avenue
to Randolph. West (right) on Randoplh to
Fairview/Randolph intersection. Stay on
Randolph. Enter at GATE 3 on Randolph.
- From I-35E: Exit on Randolph Avenue.
Proceed West to Fairview/Randolph
intersection. Stay on Randolph. Enter at GATE
3 on Randolph.
- From I-35W: Exit on 94 eastbound to
Cretin Avenue exit. South on Cretin to
Randolph Avenue. East on Randolph to Cleveland
Avenue intersection. Stay on Randolph. Enter
at GATE 3 on Randolph.
Gate 3 is located between Cleveland and
Fairview and is nearest to the intersection of
Randolph and Prior Avenues. The Recital Hall is
located right behind the better known
O'Shaughnessy auditorium. Parking is free after
hours and on weekends.
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Acknowledgments:
IMSOM’s
Fall 2014 Concert Series has been made
possible, in part, by funds provided by the
Honeywell “Dollars for Doers” Grant, a
matching grant from US Bank, and the
generosity of its members and donors. This
activity is funded, in part, by an
appropriation from the Minnesota State
Legislature with money from the State’s
general fund. All concerts are co-sponsored
by KFAI “Fresh Air” Radio (90.3 in
Minneapolis/106.7 FM in St. Paul).

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