The Tamarind Arts Council is happy to host to a performance by - Hindustani Classical music by Sanjukta Sen (Vocalist), Madhu Vora (Harmonium) & Tapan Modak (Tabla) on 27 February 2009, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The event is free and open to the public.
To attend RSVP to rsvp@tamarindarts.org or call 212-200-8000
Performer, teacher and composer, Sanjukta has a rich voice and eloquent style of music rendering and carries with her a diverse treasure of Hindustani classical and light classical music forms. She has performed in many places in the USA and India.
Sanjukta is a disciple of Padma Bhushan Girija Devi of Benaras Gharana and continuing the music tradition of her illustrious guru in the dominant classical genre of Khayal as well as Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, Hori, Chaiti and Kajri. Sanjukta obtained her Bachelors and higher degrees in Hindustani classical vocal music from the University of Rajasthan and the University of Delhi, and then pursued her musical training in Kolkata from late Jog Maya Banerjee of Kirana Gharana.
Some of her notable performances are at American Museum of Natural History, World Music Concert at Hunter college, 25th Anniversary Celebration of LaGuardia Community College accompanied by Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and Pandit Ramesh Misra , 50th martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi and 30th martyrdom day of Martin Luther King at the United Nation, Indian Consulate New York, World Life Conservation Society on behalf of Department of Tourism, Govt. of India, Najrul Manch, Kolkata, Anila Sinha Foundation, Chicago, Sivananda Centers at Bahamas and at the New York Ranch. She also performed in Washington DC and at The Northeast Theater, Scranton, PA.
She composed and rendered a song written by Honorable Prime Minister of India Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his visit to New York on Sep. 1998.
Sanjukta is a dedicated music teacher and has been teaching for more than twenty years at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA. She also teaches at Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, New York, as well as at Queens, New York.
142 E 39 Street, New York 10016 T: 212 200 8000 F: 212 990 9900 www.tamarindarts.org
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Sanjukta Sen to perform at Tamarind Art
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4 comments:
This event sounds so interesting and I'm really looking forward to it! I'll be sure to be there next week.
This event was wonderful. The music was so beautiful!
I am so glad that I got to attend this event at tamarind art. I always try to see these events. I rarely get to see such gorgeous live music, so I was very happy to enjoy this wonderful opportunity.
it is a great joy to listen to the Hindustani Classical music by Sanjukta Sen (Vocalist), Madhu Vora (Harmonium) & Tapan Modak (Tabla). i enjoyed it a lot and this exhibition made me feel relaxed and i got deviated from my day to day responsibilities. so never miss an opportunity like this as you rarely get them.
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