The Indian Music Society of Minnesota (IMSOM) is proud to announce the next
concert of our 2005 season: a scintillating evening of Hindustani vocal music
featuring Ustad Rashid Khan, who is widely considered the BEST Hindustani
vocalist in India today! This highly anticipated concert will be a rare
opportunity for you to hear the mesmerizing music of India's foremost Hindustani
vocalist - you won't want to miss it!

Recent Reviews:
"Rashid has naturally taken listeners and the Press by storm wherever he has
gone!"

"Rashid's alap is ticklishly imaginative, his rhythmic play pulsating and the
cascades of his powerful, lightening, swift taans unimaginable until actually
heard."



Concert Details:

USTAD RASHID KHAN (Hindustani Vocal)

Accompanied by

Pandit Anand Gopal Bandopadhyay (Tabla)
&
Sri Jyoti Goho(Harmonium)

DATE: Sunday, JULY 17, 2005
TIME: 5:00 pm
VENUE: OEC Auditorium
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul




DIRECTIONS & PARKING:

The OEC Auditorium is located in the campus of the University of Saint Thomas in
Saint Paul on Cleveland Ave, in the block between Ashland and Portland Avenues.
Parking lot H, located at the intersection of Cretin and Summit Avenues, may be
used for free weekend parking.

Please visit our website: www.imsom.org for detailed directions, parking
information, and maps.



TICKETS:
Advance:
Students/Seniors/Members - $10
General - $15

Door:
Students/Seniors/Members - $12
General - $17

Buy advance tickets now and save $s! Visit the link below to purchase aadvance
tickets online:
http://www.imsom.org/html_files/online/adv_tkt_20050717.jsp




ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Ustad Rashid Khan is one of the torch bearers of the new generation of
vocalists, carrying on with rare poise and aplomb, the tradition of excellence
in Hindustani vocal music. Born in 1966, he was trained under the Gurukul system
(the tradition of the student living with the GuruGharana (stylistic school or
tradition), Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan – the young Rashid studied with the Ustad
from the age of six, first at home and subsequently at the Sangeet Research
Academy in Kolkata. His musical development and prowess have been nothing short
of phenomenal.

Rashid’s Alap (free form solo improvisation) is highly imaginative, his Layakari
(polyrhythmic play) pulsating, and his powerful, lightning-swift Taans
(ultra-fast musical passages) emerge like rippling cascades. His Raga (melodic
template - the basis of Indian classical music) delineation in the Alap is
traditional in its finely etched detailing; in the Firat (musical movements) he
has an uncanny ability to execute movements that are complex and swift. While
maintaining the grammatical contours of the Raga, its ethos and colors are
brought to life with rare artistry. Little wonder, then, that Rashid has been
hailed as a worthy successor to the great voices of the past. Ustad Rashid Khan
was famously described by none other than Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (India’s most
well known vocalist from the previous generation) as “an assurance for the
future of Indian vocal music."

Pandit Anand Gopal Bandopadhyay is from a family of musicians of the Vishnupur
Gharana of West Bengal. His grandfather was the state musician of Manipur.
After receiving his initial training from his father, Pandit Bandopadhyay became
the disciple of Pandit Mahadeo Prasad Mishra of the Benares Gharana. He started
playing professionally when he was thirteen. Pandit Bandopadhyay was associated
with the All India Radio and later with Delhi University for about seven to
eight years.

Jyoti Goho had his initial training under the guidance of Late Sanat Banarjee
and thereafter under Shri Biren Bose. Then he became a disciple of Shri
A.T.Kanan. Sri Goho developed he art of playing harmonium under the tutelage of
Shri Deb Kumar Banarjee. Aided by his knowledge of vocal music,he bloomed into a
competent and sensitive harmonium accompanist. The legendary Hindustani
vocalist, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi regards "very highly as an artist" who is
"extremely supportive as a harmonium accompanist." The ability to understand
and adjust according to the mood and spirit of the performance made Jyoti
popular amongst all the eminent vocalists of present generation. His art took
him to places within the country and abroad. He has enthralled thousands of
audiences in USA in ten different tours with ITC-SRA. He is a full time senior
faculty of SRA, and has recorded in six CDs.



For further information, please contact:
Ameeta Kelekar: 651-787-0497, ameeta@...
Shivanthi Sathanandan: 651-698-0774, shivanthi@...


We hope to see you at the concert!

Shivanthi Sathanandan
Public Relations Representative
IMSOM Executive Committee
shivanthi@...
651-698-0774


* This concert is co-sponsored by the Department of Music at the University of
St. Thomas, St. Paul, the American Express Global Volunteer Action Fund, and
KFAI "Fresh Air" Radio (90.3 FM in Minneapolis and 106.7 FM in St. Paul).


* * * IMSOM celebrates 25 years of bringing the best in Indian classical music
to Minnesota! * * *















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