11/15 Concert - NYC - Sri Partha Bose
Kalavant Center
Center for Music and Dance on Sunday, November 15. We hope you can
join us for what we expect to be a wonderful evening of Indian
classical music. You will see below a short bio of Sri Partha Bose,
the distinguished sitarist, who is giving his debut performance for
the Kalavant Center. Please come and show him a warm welcome!
Sitar Recital:
Sri Partha Bose - Sitar
Imran Khan - Tabla
Sitar Duet:
Daniel Conant and Shakir Khan - Sitar
Tabla accompaniment - Zakir Khan
Sunday, November 15, 2009, 6.30 pm
Venue:
St Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery
10th Street & 2nd Avenue, New York, NY
General Admission Seating
Tickets: $35, $50
Further Information:
212-475-2348 or eve...@kalavant.org
Short Bio of Sri Partha Bose
Sri Partha Bose is a widely acknowledged Sitar player and a much
respected
artiste in the arena of comtemporary Hindustani Classical Music.
Born on January 21,1962, Partha was initiated to the Sitar at the age
of
six and thereafter underwent intensive training in the tradition of
Guru-Shishya parampara under the tutelage of Pandit Monoj Shankar of
the
famous Maihar Gharana.
Partha has received overwhelming appreciation from connoisseurs and
critics of Hindustani classical music in India and abroad over two
decades
now.
He has been a distinguished performer on radio and television and was
invited by the Government of India to lead a cultural delegation to
African countries on the historic occasion of the Golden Jubilee
celebrations of
India's Independence.
His concert tours to the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Middle East &
Bangladesh have featured him in major international festivals as well
as
reputed universities : in performances, workshops, lecture-
demonstrations
and teaching sessions.
The Australian Capital Territory Government invited Partha Bose as the
only Indian Classical Musician in the National Multicultural Festival
in
Canberra in February, 2009 - an internationally reputed festival
graced by
leading cultural ambassadors of more than 80 countries.
Voice of America, BBC Radio, South German Radio, Radio Bremen &
Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation have featured him in interviews & programmes
to
share his vision of music and life
The hallmark of his music lies in the seamless integration of
technical
virtuosity and emotional expression at their highest levels.
Partha is an Honours Graduate in Economics from Presidency College,
Kolkata, and divides his time between Kolkata - his home - and the
rest of
the world.