FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, 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:

Professor Akeel Bilgrami

Sidney Morgenbesser Chair in Philosophy, 
Professor, Committee on Global Thought,
Director, South Asian Institute, Columbia University, NY

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



Anupama Bhagwat Sitar

&

Nitin Mitta

Tabla

Anupama Bhagwat, performing to critical acclaim in India, North America, Europe and Brazil, is a versatile performer of the sitar, one of the most popular stringed instruments of northern India. She is one of the leading disciples of the world-renowned Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee, a doyen of the famous Imdadkhani gharana that is admired for its fluency and grace. She has imbibed the vigor that is a hallmark of her tradition: scintillating fast taans, mastery of the meditative alap and brilliant fluency of melody (raag bhava), while maintaining her technical virtuosity.
Born in 1974, she began her musical training in Bhilai with Shri R. N. Verma at the age of nine. At 13, she began her training with Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee; under her Guruji’s inspiring guidance, she has acquired the finesse and technical nuances of the gayaki (vocal) style, while bringing out its lyrical beauty with the emotive cadences of the sitar.  She has received many honors, including the title Surmani, by Sur Sringar Sansad, Bombay; the First Position in the All India Radio Music Competition, and an HRD Scholarship from the Government of India. In addition to her classical concerts worldwide, she has collaborated on world music performances in Global Rhythms and Shanti.  She obtained her Masters in music from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya (Khairagarh), India. www.anupama.org

Nitin Mitta is one of the most accomplished and distinctive tabla players of his generation, with a reputation for technical virtuosity, spontaneity, clarity of tone, and sensitivity to melodic nuances.

Apart from being a dynamic soloist, he is a highly sought after accompanist who has performed with some of India’s most celebrated Hindustani classical musicians, including Pandit Jasraj, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Ustad Shahid Parvez, as well as many Carnatic musicians, such as Lalgudi G.J.R Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi.

Nitin received his early training in Hyderabad from Pandit G. Satyanarayana. Blessed with raw talent, he gave his first solo tabla performance at the age of ten. During his studies he won many accolades, including first prize in the All India Competition held in Calcutta. To expand his repertoire of tabla compositions, he sought the guidance of Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar of Mumbai, one of the most highly respected mentors of his generation.

Under Mulgaonkarji’s tutelage, Nitin not only broadened his tabla vocabulary, but sharpened his understanding of how to bring the material to life in performances through interpretation, improvisation and respect for the dynamics between instrumentalist and rhythmic accompanist. Both of Nitin’s gurus are disciples of the late Ustad Amir Hussain Khan Saheb, legendary doyen of the Farukhabad Gharana.

www.nitinmitta.com