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About the Artists:
Shashank 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:
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. Click here for a campus map of St. Catherine University. Click here for other general maps and directions to St. Catherine University. |
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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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