Shruti Sadolikar Katkar
Samar Saha – Tabla
Sandip Bhattacharjee – Harmonium
When Friday October 6, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Where: Goins Auditorium, J. L. Goins Administration Building
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933
http://www.pstcc.edu/maps.html
Adults/Children above 12: $ 15; Students: $ 8 per person
Members free.
Tickets can be purchased at the auditorium. For information on membership, or purchase of tickets, please contact:
Radhakrishnan: (865) 675-0118; Amit Vora (865) 531-0078
Samar Saha – Tabla
Sandip Bhattacharjee – Harmonium
When Friday October 6, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Where: Goins Auditorium, J. L. Goins Administration Building
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933
http://www.pstcc.edu/maps.html
Adults/Children above 12: $ 15; Students: $ 8 per person
Members free.
Tickets can be purchased at the auditorium. For information on membership, or purchase of tickets, please contact:
Radhakrishnan: (865) 675-0118; Amit Vora (865) 531-0078
About the Artists:
Shruti Sadolikar Katkar is the daughter and disciple of Pandit Wamanrao Sadolikar, who was a disciple of Ustad Alladiya Khan Sahib, the pioneer of Jaipur Atrauli Gharana, and his son Ustad Bhurji Khan Saheb. Shruti was also fortunate enough to receive training from Ustad Gulubhai Jasdanwala, the repository of rare compositions and complex Ragas of the Gharana, for a period of 12 years. At present she continues to learn from Ustad Azizuddin Khan, the son of Bhurji Khan Saheb.A Masters in Music and a “Sangeet Visharad" with distinction , Shruti is also an "A" grade artist of Akashvani and Doordarshan. Shruti has participated in all major Sangeet Sammelans in the country. She has been a Visiting Professor at the Rotterdam Conservatorium in Netherlands and has delivered lecture-demonstration in many Universities in India and abroad. Winner of numerous awards, Shruti has also won several prestigious scholarships as well as the Homi Bhabha fellowship from NCPA (National Centre for Performing Arts). The Maharana Mewar Foundation of Udaipur honoured her with the Dagar Gharana Samman.Among the noteworthy contributions of Shruti are "Gayakee Raga and Tala" in which she has sung twenty Ragas. She has also recorded two volumes of traditional Thumris in over ten Talas. She received the Shanmukha Sangeet Shiromoni Award in the year 2000. She is currently a Guru at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy.
Samar Saha (Tabla Player): Trained in Banaras gharana style of tabla playing, Samar Saha showed a great promise at a very young age. Born in Calcutta, Samar's initial training started at a very tender age under the guidance of his father Shri Sudhangsu Bhusan Saha and brother Shri Tarak Saha, a tabla player of repute. His formal training started under the tutelage of Shri Satchidananda Goswami and then flowered under the able guidance of Shri Krishna Kumar Ganguly (Natubabu) of Banaras Gharana. It was he who shaped up Samar into a performer of great promise. Frequently featured by Radio and Doordarshan (T.V) in their musicals, Samar has participated in almost all the prestigious music conferences in India. His talent took him to the Festival of India, USA. He also participated in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of India's independence at the Carnegie Hall and elsewhere abroad. Fame and recognition came his way wherever he performed, be in Bangladesh or Belgium; America, Canada, UK, or Germany. A highly sought after tabla accompanist, Samar has the privilege of accompanying almost all the top ranking artists like Pt. Mallikarjun Mansoor, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Balamurali Krishna and many others. Samar Saha is a full time senior faculty member of ITC Sangeet Research Academy since its very inception in 1978. He has toured USA with ITC-SRA musicians six times.
Sandip Bhattacharjee (Vocalist / Harmonium Player): Currently a scholar of the Academy under Mashkoor Ali Khan, Sandip Bhattacharya began his musical training at the age of four. Sandeep's musical milestones include standing second in the All India Radio Music Competition (1999) in khayal, topping the West Bengal State Music Competition in bhajan and receiving the National Talent Search Scholarship in 2001. In 2005, he was conferred the title 'Surmani' by the Sur Singar Samsad. A B-High graded artiste of AIR, Sandip also has several concerts to his credit.
Shruti Sadolikar Katkar is the daughter and disciple of Pandit Wamanrao Sadolikar, who was a disciple of Ustad Alladiya Khan Sahib, the pioneer of Jaipur Atrauli Gharana, and his son Ustad Bhurji Khan Saheb. Shruti was also fortunate enough to receive training from Ustad Gulubhai Jasdanwala, the repository of rare compositions and complex Ragas of the Gharana, for a period of 12 years. At present she continues to learn from Ustad Azizuddin Khan, the son of Bhurji Khan Saheb.A Masters in Music and a “Sangeet Visharad" with distinction , Shruti is also an "A" grade artist of Akashvani and Doordarshan. Shruti has participated in all major Sangeet Sammelans in the country. She has been a Visiting Professor at the Rotterdam Conservatorium in Netherlands and has delivered lecture-demonstration in many Universities in India and abroad. Winner of numerous awards, Shruti has also won several prestigious scholarships as well as the Homi Bhabha fellowship from NCPA (National Centre for Performing Arts). The Maharana Mewar Foundation of Udaipur honoured her with the Dagar Gharana Samman.Among the noteworthy contributions of Shruti are "Gayakee Raga and Tala" in which she has sung twenty Ragas. She has also recorded two volumes of traditional Thumris in over ten Talas. She received the Shanmukha Sangeet Shiromoni Award in the year 2000. She is currently a Guru at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy.
Samar Saha (Tabla Player): Trained in Banaras gharana style of tabla playing, Samar Saha showed a great promise at a very young age. Born in Calcutta, Samar's initial training started at a very tender age under the guidance of his father Shri Sudhangsu Bhusan Saha and brother Shri Tarak Saha, a tabla player of repute. His formal training started under the tutelage of Shri Satchidananda Goswami and then flowered under the able guidance of Shri Krishna Kumar Ganguly (Natubabu) of Banaras Gharana. It was he who shaped up Samar into a performer of great promise. Frequently featured by Radio and Doordarshan (T.V) in their musicals, Samar has participated in almost all the prestigious music conferences in India. His talent took him to the Festival of India, USA. He also participated in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of India's independence at the Carnegie Hall and elsewhere abroad. Fame and recognition came his way wherever he performed, be in Bangladesh or Belgium; America, Canada, UK, or Germany. A highly sought after tabla accompanist, Samar has the privilege of accompanying almost all the top ranking artists like Pt. Mallikarjun Mansoor, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Balamurali Krishna and many others. Samar Saha is a full time senior faculty member of ITC Sangeet Research Academy since its very inception in 1978. He has toured USA with ITC-SRA musicians six times.
Sandip Bhattacharjee (Vocalist / Harmonium Player): Currently a scholar of the Academy under Mashkoor Ali Khan, Sandip Bhattacharya began his musical training at the age of four. Sandeep's musical milestones include standing second in the All India Radio Music Competition (1999) in khayal, topping the West Bengal State Music Competition in bhajan and receiving the National Talent Search Scholarship in 2001. In 2005, he was conferred the title 'Surmani' by the Sur Singar Samsad. A B-High graded artiste of AIR, Sandip also has several concerts to his credit.
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