April 2014

SATURDAY APRIL 5 @ 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ShrutiLaya presents: Sri Thyagaraja Aradhana Celebrations!

Featuring Rendition of Compositions of Sri Thyagaraja’s

Pancha Ratna Kirthanas 3:00 PM by young and old music enthusiasts

Mini Concerts 4:15 – 8:00 PM

PS 115 Elementary School

80-51 261st St. Floral Park, NY 11004

Admission: Free - Donations welcome.

Contact: Sreenadh Jonnavithula: sreenadh@shrutilaya.org - www.ShrutiLaya.Org

SUNDAY APRIL 6 @ 4:00 PM

ShrutiLaya presents: Carnatic violin duo by Lalitha & Nandini (CANCELLED!)

Fortunately, ShrutiLaya has been able to find a great artist to perform in this same slot. 

Kalaimamani Dr. S.Sunder, a senior disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhis  Sri. D.K.Jayaraman and Sri. T.K.Govinda Rao

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bQRT3LSOnI (Preview)

On violin, we have a young child prodigy Sayee Rakshith, a student of Kalaimamani Kum. A.Kanyakumari. At the tender age of 14, he has performed regularly in various sabhas and accompanied leading artists such as O.S.Arun.
And on mrudangam, we have our very own A.R.Balaskandan, who really needs no introduction!

This will be a FREE PROGRAM For all.

Shruty Laya

PS 115 Elementary School

80-51 261st St. Floral Park, NY 11004

Admission: Free (Members and children free)

Contact: Sreenadh Jonnavithula: sreenadh@shrutilaya.org - www.ShrutiLaya.Org

SUNDAY APRIL 13 @ 5:00 PM

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Raga Music Circle present:

Pandits Rajan & Sajan Mishra (Banaras Gharana)

MONDAY APRIL 14 - THURSDAY APRIL 17

From 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

The SPK ACademy of music presents Workshop in NYC: Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan

Studio 150

150 West 46 Street, NYC 10036

Admission: $100/session

Call 480.329.5672 to reserve

www.spkacademy.org

THURSDAY APRIL 17 @ 7:30-9PM

Singing to Krishna in Court "Rethinking God, Gender, and Genre in North Indian Classical Music" with vocalist Ashwini Bhide Deshpande.

Spirit and Sound: A Concert Series hosted and curated by:
Yogi Trivedi, PhD candidate in Religion, Columbia University

Performance by:
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, lead vocalist
Sanjay Deshpande, Tabla
Tanmay Deochake, Harmonium

Ashwini Bhide Deshpande is one of the finest female vocalists in India today. Her repertoire includes various genres of classical music, including khayal, thumri, bhajans, andabhangs, making her versatile, soulful performances an outstanding example of the syncretic formation of North Indian or Hindustani music, and an ideal case study of which to ask serious questions relating to religion, music, and public life in early modern, colonial, and contemporary India.

Followed by a panel discussion with:
Professor Akeel Bilgrahmi, Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University
Professor Shayoni Mitra, Assistant Professor of Theater, Barnard College
Tyler Williams, PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow at MESAAS, Columbia University

Columbia University’s Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life presents Spirit and Sound: A Concert Series, four musical events throughout the 2013-14 academic year from different religious and cultural traditions. North Indian Classical or Hindustani Music has a long history of integration and syncretism. This multifarious identity, however, has commonly led musicians and scholars to think of Hindustani music in terms of binaries: religious or secular, bhakti or riti, classical or vernacular, textual or performative, Indic or Islamicate, Hindu or Muslim.

Tickets are FREE. Seating is limited and a RSVP reservation is required. All reservations are for open seating. For questions about accessible seating reservations, please email info@ircpl.org.

Venue: The Glicker- Milstein Theater /Columbia University
3009 Broadway (west 118 street), NYC

SATURDAY APRIL 26 @ 10:30 AM

SATURDAY APRIL 26 @ 6:30 AM

SUNDAY APRIL 27 @ 4:30 PM

SATURDAY APRIL 26 @ 10:30 AM:

Hindustani vocal workshop with vocalist Shubhangi Sakhalkar

Shubhangi-ji will teach voice production techniques and some exercises to develop vocal skills (~30 minutes). Then, she will choose a raag and show us how to develop it with alaaps and taans (60-75 min).  Towards the end, she would also like to help students who might have any specific questions or difficulties with their singing.

Finally, all workshop attendees are warmly welcome to Shubhangi-ji’s performance later that evening at no charge. 

Please e-mail achyut.joshi@gmail.com to RSVP for the workshop and/or the evening performance.

Residence:

80-09 35th Ave - Apt B2

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Admission: $50

(Please e-mail achyut.joshi@gmail.com w/ questions about the workshop.)

SATURDAY APRIL 26 @ 6:30 AM:

Hindustani vocal house concert by Shubhangi Sakhalkar

Accompanied by Samita Banik on tabla and Achyut Joshi on harmonium

Residence

80-09 35th Ave - Apt B2

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Ticket: $20  

(Please e-mail achyut.joshi@gmail.com w/ questions about the house concert.)

SUNDAY APRIL 27 @ 4:30 PM:

TONGUES: Indian and Traditional Music @ The Silent Barn

Hindustani vocal concert by Shubhangi Sakhalkar

accompanied by Samita Banik on tabla and Achyut Joshi on harmonium

TONGUES is a new series at the Silent Barn, where Indian and other traditional musics mingle with innovators and experimenters in the DIY and local scenes. TONGUES aims to foster relationships between a number of different and diverse groups, building community and sharing ideas.
(Please e-mail samita.sinha@gmail.com w/ questions about TONGUES.) 2:00 - Doors

2:30 - Rajna Swaminathan
3:15 - Che Chen
4:15 - Shubhangi Sakhalkar

The Silent Barn

603 Bushwick Ave

New York, NY 11206

Tickets: $10 for whole afternoon