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| About the
Artists Omkar Dadarkar Milind Kulkarni Milind’s tryst with Harmonium started at the tender age of seven. Over a period of time, under the gentle guidance of his teacher and his own efforts has enabled him to reach a state of exceptional caliber. Milind is today a reputed accompanist and fast emerging as a soloist. His father, an avid music lover recognized the inborn talent of young Milind. Pt. Vasantrao Gurav of Sangli was the first. formal Guru who introduced Milind. Pt. Anna Diwan of Sangli further enriched his talents. Currently he is under the tutelage of Pt. Pramod Marathe, leading Harmonium player and Principal at the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Pune. Milind earned his B.A. in Music, specializing in Harmonium at Centre for Performing Arts, Pune University, He is pursuing is MA degree at Shivaji University, Kolhapur Milind’s harmonium playing has tremendous energy, precision and aesthetics. He is a rare harmonium player who understands the finer points of music. This makes his playing perfectly suitable for all types of singing be it classical or light music. Milind has accompanied renowned Musicians of India like Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Prabha Atre, Pt. Suresh Talwalkar, Dr. Veena Sahastrabuddhe, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee , Smt Koushiki Chakraborty. Pt. Kumar Bose, Shri. Sanjeev Abhyankar, Smt. Padma Talwalkar, Dr. Prabha Atre, Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Pt. Ullhas Kashalkar, Pt.Sanjeev Abhyankar, Pt. Swapan Chaudhari, Pt. Ajay Chakrabarty, Smt. Arati Ankalikar, Smt. Kalapini Komkali, Smt. Aarti Ankalikar-Tikekar, Smt. Devaki Pandit, Shri Shounak Abhisheki, Pt.Yogesh Samsi, Pt. Prabhakar Karekar, Shri. Ramdas Palsule, Shri.Vijay Ghate etc. He is greaded artist of AIR. Performed in a verious festivals such as Dowerlane festival, kolkata; Sawai Gandharva festival, Pune; Baba Haravallabh Samaroha , Jalandhar; Tansen festival, Gwalior; Baba Allauddin Khan Festival, Maihar. Overseas, he has performed in USA, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore, Australia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland etc. He has also performed at Darbar Festival in London. Milind has been honored for his achievements by several organizations. These include Business Express “Kalashree” (2002), Leelatai Jalgaonkar Award (2003), Pt Rambhau Bijapure Yuva Samvadini Vadak Award (2008) and Kalabhushan Puruskar by India Talent Search Academy. Sanjay Deshpande Sanjay Deshpande is a talented Tabla Player based in Pune, India. He was born in a music loving family and was introduced to the art of playing Tabla under Late Pt. Sabade at Pune Bharat Gayan Samaj. Later he took Taleem (lessons) from the renowned Tabla player Pt. Suresh Talwalkar of Delhi-Farookabad Gharana, in a Guru Shishya Parampara . He also had the privilege of understanding the beauty of Punjab Gharana under the guidance of world renowned Tabla maestro Ustad. Alla Rakha Khan Saheb. At present he is taking guidance from Shri. Yogesh Samsi and Pt. Vivek Joshi. Sanjay is recipient of the coveted “Ahmedjaan Thirakwaa Scholarship” for Solo Performance. He has accompanied renowned artists like Smt. Vasundhara Komkali, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt. Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Pt. Jasraj, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pt. Dinkar Kaikini, Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande , Smt. Veena Sahastrabudhe and many such great artists. He has performed in major conferences such as Sawai Gandharwa Music Festival Pune, Paluskar Smarak Conference, Shankarlal Samaroha in New Delhi, I.T.C. Sangeet Sammelan . Dowerlane Conference, Kolkata. Sanjay has performed abroad in Countries like U.S.A, U.K, U.A.E, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Russia, Holland, Qatar, Sri Lanka, South Korea etc. He has also participated in the “World Vocal Festival” in Sweden. He is empanelled as GURU at the Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune. He has number of recordings released. His fusion album “Wind From Ayuta” with Korean musicians won the Best album award of the year - 2002 in South Korea. |
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| About the Venue: Normandale Community College is located at : 9700 France Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55431 To get to Normandale Community College, follow the directions provided here |
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| Acknowledgments:
IMSOM's Spring 2019 Concert Series
has been is made possible by the UHG “Dollars
for Doers” Grant, matching grants from
Honeywell & US Bank, a generous donation
from the Dr. Dash Foundation, late Dr V
Premanand & family, Sandhya Joshi &
Gopal Sadagopal, and the generosity of IMSOM’s
members and donors. All concerts are
co-sponsored by KFAI Radio (90.3 FM Mpls/106.7
FM St. Paul).
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