A Sarangi Concert by Aruna Narayan
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The Music Circle presents a Sarangi concernt featuring Aruan Narayan Kalle and Debasish Chaudhuri Called the "voice of a hundred colors," the sensuous sarangi is an unfretted bowed instrument. Complex in its structure and performance techniques, Aruna Narayan is one of its few accomplished exponents. Aruna Narayan Kalle is the daughter and student of renowned sarangi master, Ram Narayan, who has brought this difficult instrument to the mainstream of Indian performing arts. Aruna is heir to her father's disciplined and serious style and has developed her own unique musical form with subtlety, precision and graceful warmth. She performs classical concerts of traditional Indian music to audiences in India, Europe, recently at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the U.S. and Canada. In addition to her traditional music, Aruna performs with western musicians in a wide variety of musical experiences. She was featured in a unique presentation of Vivaldi's Four Seasons as performed by the Tafelmusik Baroque ensemble, as soloist with the Endymion Ensemble of the UK and with the San Francisco East Bay Symphony. Her music has been featured in international (as well as Hollywood) films. Aruna's recordings are available on the Nimbus (UK) and Zig-Zag (France) labels. She resides in Toronto where she teaches and performs. Debasish Chaudhuri, who was born in India and now resides in the Los Angeles area, is a tabla soloist, accompanist, and teacher. He began his musical studies at age five under the guidance of Nanku Maharaj and Kanai Dutta, and for over thirty years, he has studied with his uncle, renowned tabla maestro Swapan Chaudhuri. He has accompanied various world-renowned artists, and has been on the faculty of the Pandit Jasraj School of Music Foundation in Los Angeles, CA and in Tampa, Florida. He is a director of the Rupak Shool of World Music in Los Angeles. Tickets are available only at the door 30 minutes before the concerts: $30 General, $20 Music Circle Members, $5 Students with valid ID, parking is free For more information, please contact Music Circle or call 626-449-6987 The Alliance for California Traditional Arts is pleased to support this program through its Living Cultures Grants Program. |
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