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Rageshree Music Institute proudly presents An Evening Of Indian Classical Music

Sitar Concert by Anupama Bhagwat (Sitar) with Suryaksha Deshpande / Tabla


Wednesday, September 19; 7-9PM
                                                          
Donation $25.00 at the door & $20.00 for Advanced, Members of RMI, Tibet House US, Student ID & Senior Citizen

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About the Presenters:

Anupama Bhagwat, born in family of musicians, began her training in sitar in Bhilai with Shri R. N. Verma at the age of nine. She then commenced, at thirteen, her tutelage with Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee, a doyen of the famous Imdadkhani Gharana which is justly renowned for its fluency and grace. Under her Guruji’s inspiring guidance, Anupama has acquired the finesse and technical nuances of the Gayaki style, while bringing out its lyrical beauty with the emotive cadences of the sitar.  

Anupama has been conferred the title Surmani, by Sur Sringar Sansad, Bombay (1995).  Early on, she had won First Position in the All India Radio (AIR) Music Competition (1994), as well as a HRD Scholarship from the Government of India (1993-1996).  She is a graded AIR artiste.   

Anupama has obtained her Masters in music from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, India; and received grants in ‘00, ‘02, ‘04, and ‘08, from the Ohio Arts Council (USA).  
She has appeared on Doordarshan National Television (India), WKCR (New York City), WDPR (Dayton Public Radio), WEFT (Champaign, IL), Mood Indigo (California Arts TV).

Anupama has collaborated with noted musicians from the Carnatic genre, through Jugalbandis (veena, flute, and violin).  On the world music front, Anupama has performed in Global Rhythms, Lotus Festival, and Cincinnati Choir etc.  
Anupama, a refreshingly versatile sitarist of the current generation, has performed to critical acclaim in India, USA/Canada, UK, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Brazil.  One of the leading disciples of the world-renowned Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee, her
sensitivity and erudition has taken her to the highest echelons of the modern genre, while remaining true to tradition.

Anupama has imbibed the vigor that is a hallmark of her Gharana: scintillating fast taans, mastery of the meditative alaap and brilliant fluency of melody (raag bhava), all the while maintaining her technical virtuosity. Anupama has been lauded by the connoisseurs in India for her performances at prestigious festivals and venues such as: Ustad Amir Khan Smriti Samaroh (Indore), Swami Haridas Samaroh, Saptak (Ahmedabad), Sankat Mochan Samaroh (Varanasi), India International Center (New Delhi), Sangeet Research Academy (Kolkata), Baba HarBallabh Samaroh-Vasant Utsav (Jalandhar), KM Conservatory (Chennai), etc.

Anupama’s repertoire of performances world-wide span major universities and conservatories, notably: Ali Akbar Khan Tribute Concert (Berkeley, USA), MIT Fall Concert Series (Boston, USA), Basant Bahar (California), U Penn, Ole Miss (USA), Asian Arts Museum (San Francisco), U of Victoria & Calgary, Musée Guimet, Paris, Musée Des Beaux Arts, Angers, France, and Ali Akbar Khan School of Music, Basel, Switzerland.
www.anupama.org

Suryaksha Deshpande is fortunate enough to have a good Literary and  Musical heritage . His father Shri.Prakash Deshpande is a retired Professor of English and an eminent writer and critic in Marathi and his mother Prof. Hema Deshpande herself is a vocalist, disciple of Pt. Babanrao Haldankar( veteran of Agra Gharana).
He has taken tremendous efforts in balancing  his  academic  career  and  Tabla training.1977 born, Science Graduate Suryaksha is a disciple of renowned scholar and performer Pt. Arvind Mulgaonkar of Farrukhabaad Gharana (senior disciple of Ustad Amir Hussein Khan Sahab) . He has also received  training of “Delhi Baaz” from  Pt. Sudhir Mainkar – a great Musicologist – disciple of Inam Ali Khan Sahab of Delhi Gharana. He has won many prizes  in  competitions held by reputed organisations  and  was also felicitated with prestigious V. D. Paluskar Award ( Mumbai).
He has a great national honour at his credit having secured First Class First Rank in Tabla Alankar   (Masters Degree) Exam  held by Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.
He is also a recipient of the prestigious National scholarship awarded by the Dept.of Culture,Govt. Of India
He is an ‘A’ Grade artiste of All India Radio and  Doordarshan. He has performed in the National Program on All India Radio.
He has proved his versatile skills as a soloist as well as an accompanist. He has performed extensively in different parts of India and abroad .He has accompanied Padmabhushan Dr.N.Rajam (violin),Padmashee Pt. D.K. Datar (violin),Padmashree Pt.Satish Vyas(santoor),Pt. Ulhas Bapat (santoor),Smt.Ashwini Bhide –Deshpande (vocal), ,Shri.Ravindra Chary (sitar)   Shri. Utsav Lal (piano) and many others.
He was recently awarded the Fellowship for Jr.Artists by the Dept. Of Culture ,Govt. Of  India

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