Aavartan August 2011

We had yet another awesome evening, thanks to Vivek Bhalerao, Pandurang Pawar and Umesh Purohit. Both Vivek and Pandurang enthralled the audience with their Teentaal performance. They were brilliantly accompanied by Sri Umesh Purohit.

Here are some pictures and clips from the event.

 

Aavartan's monthly programme (August 2011)

Announcing Aavartan's monthly programme for August 2011.

Artistes

• Vivek Bhalerao (Tabla) 

Vivek Bhalerao (Sangeet Visharad) is a software engineer at Mphasis, Pune. He received basic training from Pt. Bajirao Sonavane and Shri Narayan Jagatap, and advanced training from Shri Sanjay Deshpande and Pt. Umesh Moghe. Vivek has performed at numerous public events, and has also given multiple performances at All India Radio (Pune and Ahmadnagar). Vivek has received many awards at various state level musical competitions.

• Pandurang Pawar (Tabla)

Pandurang is a Tabla player who has a very unique combination of many Gharanas like Delhi, Farukhabad, Ajrada, Lakhnow, and Punjab. He recieved his "Taalim" from Shri Ramdasji Bhoyar. He started learning Tabla at the tender age of 6. Since then he has been perfecting the technique of the art of playing tabla and practicing with rigour to master the instrument. (http://www.aiicaa.org/cat_ind_clas_instr/pandurang_pawar/pp_new_profile.html#)

• Umesh Purohit (Accompanist: Harmonium)

Date: 21st August, 2011
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