We are very pleased to announce the programme for December 2012.
Here are the details:
Tabla performance by Pandit Ramdas Palsule
Having achieved Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Pt. Ramdas Palsule has developed his career as a talented, promising tabla player. He is a disciple of eminent tabla player Guru Pandit Suresh Talwalkar. He is a good soloist as well as versatile accompanist. He has traveled widely all over India and abroad for his tabla performances. He has accompanied many artists, which includes the likes of Late Pandit Jeetendra Abhisheki, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Ustad Shahid Parvez.
Vocal performance by Dr. Purnima Dhumale
Dr. Purnima Dhumale is a disciple of Pandit Shrikrishna (Babanrao) Haldankar. She currently works as a music teacher at SNDT college, Pune.Shri Milind Kulkarni will accompany the artistes on harmonium.
Date: Sunday, 30th December 2012
Venue: Gandharva Mahavidyalay, 495 Shanivar Peth, Mehunpura, Pune (click on the Location link below to see it on Google maps)
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
It was a memorable evening with superb performances by Shri. Vikas Purandare (a senior disciple of the late tabla maestro Pandit G. L. Samant) and Dr. Ashwini Chandekar.
This was the first time we had a vocal performance at Aavartan, and it was fantastic!
Sharing some memories from the event below.
Shri. Vikas Purandare
Shri. Umesh Purohit
Dr. Ashwini Chandekar (leftmost) & Shri. Umesh Purohit (rightmost)
LtoR: Shri. Abhijeet Jayade, Dr. Ashwini Chandekar, Shri. Umesh Purohit and Dr. Ashwini's disciple
We are very pleased to announce the programme for September 2012.
Here are the details:
Tabla performance by Shri Vikas Purandare, accompanied by Shri Umesh Purohit (Lehra)
Vocal performance by Shrimati Ashwini Chandekar (also accompanied by Shri Umesh Purohit)
Date: Sunday, 16th September 2012
Venue: Baba Joshi's Gaan Mitra, 1st Floor, Saudamini Appartments, Kakasaheb Gadgil Road, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shanivar Peth (click on the Location link below to see it on Google maps)
Time: 6-8pm
Aavartan is pleased to announce the programme for June 2012. This programme will be held in memory of Late Pandit Shashikant Bellare. We were blessed to have his gracious presence during our events and also to receive his continuous guidance. He will be dearly missed by all.
Here are the details of the performances:
Sarod performance by Praashekh and Abhshekh Borkar accompanied by Pandit Ramdas Palsule on Tabla
Praashekh and Abhishek are the two extremely talented sons of Shekhar Borkar. The gifted duo, have both been learning the Sarod since the age of seven from their father. Both the brothers are recipients of the C.C.R.T. Scholarship award and also occasionally play for Akashwani, Pune. Besides, having won several awards and accolades for their duet performances, both of them are equally adept and impressive in their solo recitals. (more info about them can be found at http://www.shekharborkar.com/)
Having achieved Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Pt. Ramdas Palsule has developed his career as a talented, promising tabla player. He is a disciple of eminent tabla player Guru Pandit Suresh Talwalkar. He is a good soloist as well as versatile accompanist. He has traveled widely all over India and abroad for his tabla performances. He has accompanied many artists, which includes the likes of Late Pandit Jeetendra Abhisheki, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Ustad Shahid Parvez.
Tabla performance by Pandit Sadanand Niampalli and Sri Jayesh Rege accompanied by Sri Samir Niampalli (Lehra)
Born in a family of music-lovers, Sadanand Naimpalli was motivated to take up some form of musical expression. He found an ideal perceptor in Pandit Taranathji who lent free rein to the young boy's inherent capabilities. It was not long before Sadanand blossomed into an accomplished Tabla player and was rightly hailed as a "Child Prodigy." He won the President's award for standing first at the All India Radio Competitions held on a National scale in 1963, when barely sixteen years old. Sadanand's first visit abroad came at the tender age of seventeen years.
Sadanand is a First Class Distinction Holder in the Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy) Degree examinations and has successfully run his own engineering enterprise before reverting his energies to his first love "Tabla". Having taken up Tabla after a lapse of almost twenty years, Sadanand, a "Born-again" Tabla player has carved a special position in the Pantheon of prominent Tabla players. Sadanand has accompanied a number of top musicians in their live concerts and also cassettes and long playing record albums. He has been a regular performer at all the premier music conferences all over India. A "TOP" graded artist of All India Radio (Akashvani) and T.V. (Doordarshan. Sadanand's Tabla solos on A.I.R. are eagerly awaited and listened to by an ever growing fan following. It is scintillating experience for the listener to hear Tabla bols cascading from his deft fingers with crystal clarity and precision.
Date: Sunday, 17th June 2012
Time: 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, 495, Shaniwar Peth, Mehunpura, Pune, MH 411030, India (click on the location link below to see it on Google maps)
We had a great evening with enchanting performances by Sri. Mangesh Ramchandra Karmarkar and Shri. Prasad Manohar Karambelkar. They were beautifully accompanied by Sri. Umesh Purohit on Harmonium. Here's a brief introduction of the artistes followed by pictures and excerpts from their performance.
Sri. Mangesh Ramchandra Karmarkar has completed M. A. in Marathi Literature (2002) and in Tabla (1st class with Gold Medal, 2006) from Pune University. He received a B+ grade (Tabla) from All India Radio. Sri. Mangesh has accompanied Sri. Tukaram Mahadeo Daithankar at the Sawai Gandharva Festival in 2008. He has also passed the "Tabla Visharad" from Pune Bharat Gyan Samaj with a 1st Class.
Sri. Prasad Manohar Karambelkar was initiated into music from an early age by his grandfather, Kirtan Kesri Sri. Haribhau Karambelkar. He started taking basic tabla lessons from Sri. Tukaram Chavhan at the age of 5. After completing SSC, he moved to Pune trained under Sri. Sanjay Karandikar. Later, he received tutelage from Sri. Ramdas Palsule, Sri. Dhole Buva, Sri. Suresh Samant and Sri. Yogesh Shamsi. He has received numerous awards and accolades. Sri. Dhole Buva, Sri. Charudatta Aafle, Smt. Ashatai Kadilkar, Smt. Padmaja Fenani, Pt. Ram Deshpande are some of the noteworhty artistes he has accompanied.
