OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 24

HarmoNYom in collaboration with Robert Browning Associates presents

Women's Voices Festival
A Celebration of Women in Indian Classical Music

Women’s Voices Festival,

taking place in October at the intimate Saint Peter’s Church, is an innovative new series that celebrates the current role of women in classical Indian music – an illuminating art that has been male-dominated for centuries.

The series features:

 Soulful Roopa Panesar (October 4), rising young sitar star in the UK's Indian music scene who will be making her New York debut;

Hindustani vocal master Meeta Pandit (October 10), who has the distinction of being the first female musician in her famous musical family;

Versatile sitarist Anupama Bhagwat (October 17), one of the worldwide leading female instrumentalists in the gayaki (vocal) style;

And the brilliant teenage vocalist Anandi Bhattacharya (October 24), daughter of slide guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya, who will be making her New York debut.

+ 7PM pre-concert talk

Each concert is preceded by a talk with Indian music specialists curated by author

Kavita Das about the evolution of female artists in Indian music.

Venue:

(Doors open at 6:30pm - Snacks will be served)

Saint Peter’s Church

619 Lexington Ave (Entrance on 54th St. between Lex. & 3 Ave), NYC

www.saintpeters.org

Special discounts for series concert Online:

www.womenvoicesfestival.eventbrite.com

Suggested Donations: $30, $40 VIP (Front rows); $20 Students & Seniors w/ID

Further Festival information

This series is made possible in part with public support provided by the New York State Council on the Arts (www.NYSCA.org) with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.