FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 7:00 PM

+ 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.

Special Guest:

Francesca Cassio - PhD

Sardarni Harbans Kaur Chair in Sikh Musicology Associate Professor Music Department, Hofstra University



Venue:

Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Ave (Entrance on 54th St. between Lex. & 3 Ave), NYC www.saintpeters.org

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

Suggested Donations:

$30, $40 VIP (Front rows); $20 Students & Seniors w/ID +Special DISCOUNT for series concert

www.womenvoicesfestival.eventbrite.com



This series also marks the firstcollaboration between HarmoNYom, a leading organization that supports and promotes classical Indian music in the metropolitan area, and Robert Browning Associates, the new organization led by Mr. Browning who has been involved in presenting more than 2000 artists in New York since 1976, including over 200 Indian musicians and dancers.

For more information, contact:
Veronique Lerebours at 917-751-4077 or veronique@harmonyom.org
or Helene Browning at helene@robertbrowningassociates.com



Meeta Pandit Vocal

&

Tabla

& Nitin Damle on

Harmonium

Acknowledged as the scion of the Gwalior gharana, vocalist Meeta Pandit has emerged as a prominent star in the world of classical music. She is the granddaughter and disciple of Padma Bhushan Pt. Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit, a doyen of North Indian classical music in the 20th century, and the daughter and disciple of the legendary Pt. L. K. Pandit. She is the sixth of the unbroken Pandit line and is the first woman musician in the family. Her melodious and robust voice with a wide range of over three octaves has won her a broad following of music lovers. The rendering of traditional, but increasingly rare, tappa is one of the special offerings in her concerts. In addition to khyal, the predominant form of Hindustani vocal music today, and tappa, she is equally adept with taranas, bhajans, thumri, Sufi, and cross-cultural music. In 2008, she was awarded the highly prestigious 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar' of the Sangeet Natak Akademi given to promising artists under 35.

www.meetapandit.com

Dibyarka Chatterjee was born in Kolkata. Dibyarka is a young Tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana, and is the son and disciple of Pandit Samir Chatterjee. Having grown up in a musical environment his natural inclination towards Tabla became apparent early in his childhood. At the age of five he was initiated by his father into the ancient system of pedagogy called the guru-shishya parampara (master-disciple tradition).At the age of ten he moved to New York City with his family; since then he has continued to perform regularly with both Indian and Western music. Dibyarka has had the honor and privilege of performing with renowned musicians like Pandit Jasraj, Pdt. Budhhadev DasGupta, Pta. Lakshmi Shankar, Utd. Shujaat Khan, Utd. Mashkoor Ali Khan, Pdt. Ramesh Mishra, Pta. Shubhra Guha, Pta. Tripti Mukherjee, Pdt. Suman Ghosh to name only a few. He has collaborated in world music projects. Dibyarka is a part of the Arpan ensemble featuring some of finest musicians from the NY/NJ area.
He also teaches Tabla classes regularly at various institutions and locations in NY & NJ.

http://www.dibyarka.com/

Dr. Nitin Damle, a biotechnology professional, is a self-taught harmonium player.  He received his initiation in classical music from his mother, late Mrs. Jayashree Damle who had a big bhajan group in Pune.  Nitin grew up in Pune listening to Marathi Natya-Sangeet which has a strong base of classical music.   Over the last 30+ years, Nitin has accompanied on harmonium various artists in both North Indian classical music and ghazal concerts, on both coasts of the US.