Staff Reporter –
Hindustani Classical Music lovers can expect an exhilarating evening as a number of local artistes present a concert with a visiting maestro.
Singapore based Ravindra Parchure, who is emerging as a singer with the great qualities and talents of many masters, will be the main star at ‘Namaskar,’ an event being organised by the Sargam School of Indian Music.
It will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2016 from 530 pm at the Blockhouse Bay Community Hall located at 524 Blockhouse Bay Road in Auckland.
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Sargam School of Indian Music Director & Principal Basant Madhur said that Ravindra started learning Music when he was just four years old under his father the late Shripad Parchure, who was trained under the nuances of the Gwalior Gharana Gayaki from the late Shri Manohar Bhagwat.
“Ravindra later received training from Pandit Arun Kashalkar (a Vocalist of Gwalior Agra Gharana) in the traditional Guru-Shishya Parampara (tradition) for several years.
His style has a great amalgamation of Gwalior and Agra Gharana Gayaki. His singing combines the austere beauty in handling of swaras or notes, a feature of the Gwalior Gharana with the Layakaris or playing with rhythm of the Agra Gharana. He is a graded artiste of All India Radio and has performed in several prestigious Music Festivals in India and abroad,” he said.
Seetha Manognya will tune the Tanpura at the Concert.
Following is a brief profile of other artistes.
Professor Suk Dev Madhur a retired music lecturer, will make his reappearance on the Auckland stage after a length of time. He will support the singer on Harmonium and also present his recital on the Violin.
A respected music trainer, he is on the panel of All India Radio and has trained hundreds of teachers at the Indian National Council of Education Research and Training in Delhi.
Known to New Zealanders as a violinist, proficient in Hindustani Music, his passion for the art made him a quality teacher encouraging youngsters to learn violin under his able guidance. Professor Madhur is a recipient of several Awards, the foremost of which is the National Award that he received from former Indian President Shankar Dayal Sharma in 1993 for his contributions to music.
Basant Madhur is a seasoned Tabla player and teacher, with wide repertoire and performances with several visiting international artistes, including Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Pandit Ronu Majumdar, Kadri Gopalnath and Patri Satish Kumar.
While his elder brother Deepak initiated him into the art, he has had the honour of learning to play the Tabla from the late Pawan Kumar Verma (father of Avirbhav) of Punjab Gahrana.
Akhilesh (Akhil) Madhur is a teenager with deep-rotted devotion towards music. He has fascinated audiences with his Tabla skills. His sterling performance with Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt in Auckland on March 16, 2013 (Indian Newslink, April 1) prompted the master to invite him to perform at ‘Saptak,’ one of the biggest classical music festivals in India.
