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About the
Artists
Shahid Parvez
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan descends
from six generations of sitarists. He is one of
the leading exponents of the Etawah Gharana, a
musical tradition or "family" committed to this
most famous of Indian instruments. He was trained
by his father and guru, Ustad Aziz Khan.
There is an interesting story concerning Ustadji's
relationship with his father, who never became a
performing sitarist, opting instead to compose
film music under the stage name Aziz Hindi. This
abdication to popular culture greatly displeased
Ustadji's grandfather, the surbahar maestro Ustad
Waheed Khan. At the prospect of failing to find an
heir to his music, the old patriarch let his
displeasure be known and threatened to never
forgive Ustadji's father unless his grandson,
Shahid, were properly instructed in the classical
tradition. Haunted by this threat, Ustadji's
father abandoned popular music forever and
dedicated the rest of his life to training his
only son in the musical traditions of the family.
Ustad Aziz Khan actually moved to a small village
in order to avoid the many distractions of the
city while teaching his gifted progeny.
At the age of three Ustadji began his
apprenticeship in this musically cloistered
environment. It would be some years before Ustadji
was allowed to pick up a sitar however, being
first trained in the classical vocal music that
forms the foundation of the "gayaki ang" -- a
style of sitar which transfers the emotional
directness and tonal nuance of the human voice to
the instrument.
Ustadji's grandfather was his first vocal teacher.
He later worked with his uncle, Bollywood film
composer Hafiz Khan (aka Khan Mustana). While
still a young boy Ustadji also learned rhythm and
tabla from Ustad Munne Khan. This early training
has payed dividends for Ustadji, and he is now
renowned both for his lyricism and compelling
rhythms. When Ustadji finally began playing sitar,
he learned exculsively with his father.
Ustadji has now entered the peak of his formidable
musical powers. He maintains a rigorous worldwide
tour schedule and leaves audiences in awe after
each performance. One can safely speculate that
Ustadji's forefathers are extremely gratified that
their tradition, developed over so many
generations of hard-working musicians, is now not
only heard but also learned by dozens of students
around the world.
(Artiste Website: http://www.shahidparvezkhan.com)
Lalgudi GJR
Krishnan
In the sphere of Carnatic music, the name Lalgudi
G J R Krishnan is instantly associated with
melody, rhythm, masterly technique on the violin
and overall musical excellence. Born in the
lineage of the great Saint and Composer Shri
Thyagaraja, he was meticulously groomed by his
father and Guru, the great legend Shri Lalgudi
Jayaraman. Raised in an atmosphere redolent of
sublime, divine music, Krishnan has metamorphosed
into an outstanding musician. Krishnan began his
musical training at the age of five under the
watchful guidance of his illustrious grandfather
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer and has been honed to
perfection by his illustrious father. His innate
talent and the natural brilliance and musical
ability combined with focused training and
disciplined approach, has elevated him to a much
sought after artiste and over the years he has
carved an elevated niche for himself as a
top-ranking violinist.
He debuted in 1973 and became popular. He travels
extensively on musical tours all over the world.
His style like his father's is the gayaka style
closest to vocal rendition. He does a lot of
duets with his sister, Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, a
violin player. The important feature is that one
could decipher the sahithya from their
performance, whether it was 'Jananipahi' (Ragam
Shuddha Saveri), 'Smarasada maanasa' (Bilahari) of
Swati Tirunal or 'Aadamodi galade' (Charukesi) of
Tyagaraja or 'Govardhanagireesam' (Hindolam) of
Muthuswami Dikshitar .
Lalgudi G J R Krishnan has performed in the Violin
Trio and Duel format almost in all prestigious
venues in India. He has widely travelled the globe
in all facets as a musician rendering concerts and
captivating audiences across the globe and
representing the country in many prestigious
International events
Subhajyoti Guha
Subhajyoti Guha, a highly talented, young
tabla player from Kolkata, India, is one of the
NEW GENRE of tabla exponents who are taking this
world pleasing North Indian percussion instrument
to greater heights in the 21st century.
Coming from an educated and musical family,
Subhajyoti was introduced to tabla at an early age
of five by his father Dr. Smriti Ranjan Guha, a
disciple of late Ustad Keramatullah Khan of
Farukkabad Gharana. Few years later the
internationally well-known tabla maestro and
trainer Pandit Sankha Chatterjee, also a disciple
of late Ustad Keramatullah Khan and late Ustad
Allarakha Khan of punjab Gharana, took Subhajyoti
under his tutorship and Subhajyoti has been the
disciple of pandit Chatterjee since then.
Subhajyoti's intense dedication and love for his
art has won him quite a few laurels. Namely, The
Presidents Award from All India Radio in 1989, The
Dover Lane Talent Search Award in 1990-91, The
Hirendra Kumar Ganguly Award from West Bengal
State Academy of Performing Arts, in 1993; Taal
Mani Award from Sur Singar Samsad of Mumbai in
1996; and the degree of Sangeet Visharad from
Pracheen kala Kendra of Chandigarh in 1997. At
present he is a grade 'A' tabla player of All
India Radio & T.V.
Subhajyoti's firstpublic performance was in 1992
at PARAMPARA - a prestigious festival of Indian
Music, in Berlin, Germany with his Guruji Pandit
Sankha Chatterjee, where he enthralled his
audience by his solo performance. Since then he
has never looked back as a performer and is
performing regularly in India and also abroad in
USA, Canada and Europe both as a soloist and an
accompanist. Subhajyoti has rendered his musical
accompaniment to various young and senior leading
musicians of India .To name a few Pandit Buddhadev
Dasgupta, Pandit Manilal Nag, Late Pandit
A.T.Kanan, Pandit Ram Narayan, Ustad Aashish Khan,
Pandit Barun Pal, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Brij
Narayan, Ustad Irshad Khan, Smt Sisirkana Dhar
Chaudhury, Vidushi Purnima Chaudhuri, Smt Jaya
Biswas, Smt Kankana Banerjee and many others.
Through these performances Subhajyoti has won the
hearts of his listeners and his talent has also
been acknowledgement by maestros like Pandit Ravi
Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Alongwith his
music, Subhajyoti has also excelled in academics
by obtaining an M.Sc. degree in Applied
Mathematics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
However, he has infused all his academic education
for fulfilling his mission of preaching Indian
Classical Music.
(Biography sourced from http://www.subhajyoti.com).
Satish Kumar Patri
SatishKumar Patri is one of the most
sought-after Mridangam artists (percussion). His
gurus are some of the great Mridangam artists -
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. He played his first concert at
the young age of 7. An exponent of Classical,
Fusion and Jazz percussion, he is a very
innovative artist and has played in many
international festivals. Satish has played many
recordings with different melodic instruments from
India and the West and has also conceived a
special Laya Vinyasam (a cascade of rhythms)
titled ‘Dancing Drums’. An integral part of the
Percussion department of A.I.R (National Radio of
India), Satish Kumar has regaled audiences all
over the world.
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About the Venue:
Normandale
Community College is located at : 9700 France Avenue
South, Bloomington, MN 55431
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Acknowledgments:
MSOM’s
Fall 2016 Concert Series has been made
possible, in part, by funds provided by the
Honeywell “Dollars for Doers” Grant, a
matching grant from US Bank, a generous
donation from Dr.Dash Foundation, and the
generosity of its members and donors. All
concerts are co-sponsored by KFAI “Fresh Air”
Radio (90.3 in Minneapolis/106.7 FM in St.
Paul).

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