22 - 24 January 2010

PRAKRITI FOUNDATION presents DEUTSCHE BANK’S

Gharana Indian Music Festival

Venue: Chandra Mandala, Spaces, No 1, Elliots Beach Road, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090

January 22nd, Friday, 6:30pm
Pre-concert lecture: Sumitra Ranganathan, University of California, Berkeley
“The Bettiah Gharana: Dhrupad tradition as interpretive practice”

Concert: Dhrupad by Pt. Indra Kishore Mishra
Vocal accompaniment: Jaymala Mishra
Pakhawaj: Shri Apurvalal Manna

January 23rd, Saturday, 7:30pm
Pre-concert lecture: Mihir Kumar Singh IAS, Secretary Finance, Govt. of Bihar
“Bettiah, Bihar: socio-economic and political conditions in the 18th - 20th centuries”

Concert: Dhrupad by Pt. Falguni Mitra
Harmonium: Mrs. Pratima Mitra
Pakhawaj: Shri Apurvalal Manna

January 24th, Sunday, 6:30pm
Pre-concert lecture: Padmashri Gajendra Narayan Singh
“The musical culture of the Bettiah court”

Concert: Dhrupad by Pt. Arun Kumar Mishra
Violin: Dr. M. Narmadha
Pakhawaj: Shri Apurvalal Manna

Concert: Bettiah Gharana Khyal and Tappa by Ruchi Kumari Mishra
Tabla: Aditya Srinivasan

Curated by Sumitra Ranganathan, PhD student, Department of Music, University of California, Berkeley

Donor Passes Available - Rs.500 (Season), Rs.200 (Daily) & Rs.50 (Student)

For details contact: Prakriti Foundation - 6684 8517, 66848506
www.gharanafestival.com