Monday, February 13, 2012

Music Festival of Bangladesh National Museum

The two-day Bengal ITC SRA Classical Music Festival began on February 12 at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum. Accomplished artistes from Kolkata ITC Sangeet Research Academy (SRA), including Padma Bhushan Vidushi Girija Devi, performed both classical vocal and instrumental music on the inaugural day of the festival.

In a bet to foster and popularise the particular heritage regarding classical audio in Bangladesh, Bengal Basis with ITC SRA organized the celebration.

Director common of Bengal Basis, Luva Nahid Chowdhury, and professional director associated with ITC SRA, Kolkata Ravi Mathur, spoke in the programme.

“Bengal Base and ITC SRA possess jointly used the effort to inspire accomplished artistes with this region to execute, offer appropriate lessons to be able to promising and also talented artistes, preserve guru-shisya parampara and look for and also nourish fresh talents,” mentioned Luva Nahid Chowdhury.

Noted Bangladeshi Tagore artistes -- Mohiuzzaman Chowdhury, Fahim Hossain Chowdhury, Bulbul Islam, Shama Rahman, Mita Haque and also Audity Mohsin set off the particular programme financing their sounds to the tunes “O Amar Desh-er Mati” and “Byartho Praner Aborjona”.

Sameehan Ough. Kashalkar, the child and disciple regarding renowned performer, Pandit Ulhas N. Kashalkar, commenced the celebration by executing vocal audio set upon Raga Marwa. Tabla artiste Sanjay Adhikari accompanied him or her on “vilambit tiluara” as well as “madhyalaya teentaal”. Sarwar Hussain simultaneously offered the elegance of the raga upon sarangi. Sameehan showcased numerous vocal variants in khayal. The actual artiste followed this particular up with an exciting tarana performance.

Subsequent, sarod artiste Abir Hossain presented an extremely melodious Raga Jhinjhoti on sarod. The actual artiste went on using a slow alaap, much like a butterfly rising from its cocoon. Because the artiste strummed the particular strings associated with his sarod this seemed to mix with the song of the raga using the stunning twilighting glow.

Sanjay Adhikari supported him through the bistar, jor, jhala and tehai efficiency on tabla. Beautiful laykari on tabla together with awe-inspiring bistar on sarod mesmerized the audience. Songs connoisseurs had been on a greater realm any time Abir fashioned any symphony associated with melody. At the same time a time-honored rainbow regarding notes as well as taan seemed to generate time honored folk song. A talented Abir, hailing from your musical category of Burdwan, Paschimbanga, started using lessons from 12 through sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta and later on from Pandit Ajoy Chakrobarty.

The actual highlight from the evening has been vocal songs performance through Vidushi Girija Devi, the prima d of the Banaras and also Senia tradition, that has dedicated her lifetime to the reason behind Hindustani classical expressive music for more than five years at the greatest level of quality. The audience offered her the standing ovation. The actual octogenarian maestro is recognized for her incredible aptitude out of all vocal varieties -- khayal, thumri, dadra, tappa, kajri, hori, jhulan, chaiti and bhajan. She's taken part within immensely effective jugalbandi with the past due Shobha Gurtu and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. She's been added with honours and awards, including the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, the particular Sangeet Natak Akademi Award as well as the ITC Award. She's been the guru in the ITC SRA since the inception. Delivered in Banaras (1929), your woman was begun into audio at the soft age of several under the tutelage associated with Pandit Sarju Prasad Mishra. Her instruction period held up for 10 years until the woman's guru's death. Your woman later ongoing her instruction with Pandit Chandra Mishra.

Girija Devi began with a bandish "Paiya Torey Lagu" regarding "Yamankalyan". Renowned tabla artiste Gopal Mishra followed the overall performance on vilambit ektaal and also teen taal. Skilled vocalist Sucheta Ganguly delivered side singing while enjoying tanpura with Devi.

The actual witty artiste additionally told testimonies about the outdated bandishes she learned prior to carrying out those in the festival. The lady mentioned a number of names such as Mohammed Shah, the next Jahanpur Nabab. She created humour desperate to compete with more youthful Sucheta in introducing the bandish.

Any tappa set about raga "Kafi" was following. The bandish "Mian Najre Nehi Atta" from the genre belonged to be able to Punjabi language. Devi next seized the actual camouflage associated with Radha and introduced a mellifluous thumri about "Khamaj". The bandish "Itni Araj Mori Maanley" effectively depicted female plea.

Ushering within Spring, the growing season of love, colors and dream, the experienced singer carried out a Brindabani Hori, according to raga "Pilu". The bandish had been "Chalo Goiyan Aaj Khelu Holi". And previous but not the smallest amount of, the genius performed certainly one of her favourites features and functions, a dadra about Mishra Bhairavi.

Eminent artiste Jyoti Guho about harmonium, Sarwar Hussain on sarangi as well as Bangladeshi artiste Bizon Chandra Mistry on tanpura furthermore accompanied the actual messenger of traditional music.

Bengal Base has been taking care of the arts as well as culture within Bangladesh for the last Twenty two years whilst ITC SRA has been taking care of the Guru-Shishya custom since it's inception in1977.
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