| The Indian
Classical Music Circle (ICMC) and UTD combine
to present this exciting cultural event
featuring Tejendra Majumdar, sarod and Subhankar
Banerjee, tabla.
Tejendra
Majumdar, sarod…
Born in a musician's family,
Tejendra was initiated to sarod by his grandfather
Sri Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar, nurtured by
his father Shri Ranjan Majumdar and groomed
for years under the tutelage of Late Ustad
Bahadur Khan. After his Ustad's untimely
demise, Tejendra continued his riyaz under
the supervision of Sri Ajoy Sinha Roy. He
bloomed under the guidance of the greatest
sarod maestro of our times, Ustad Ali Akbar
Khan.
Tejendra's music sparkles
with the very rare combination of virtuosity
with classical purity and a deep sense of
aesthetics. His style today is a rare fusion
of dhrupad, tantrakari and gayaki ang, representing
the baaj of Maihar gharana. Tejendra took
part in almost all the prestigious concerts
and conferences in the country and abroad.
He has to his credit a number of CDs and
cassettes. Today he is one of the most popular
classical musicians from India. He has established
himself not only as a major artiste of the
country but also as a connoisseur and critic's
delight. Tejendra has been accompanied by
all great tabla players of India, including
Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Sankar Ghosh, Pandit
Swapan Chowdhary, Anindo Chatterjee, Kumar
Bose, Sabir Khan and Ustad Zakir Hussain.
"...
Tejendra surpassed all other young players
of the sarod…
seems to peer above them all in his excellence
alike in all departments of the sarod art.
A great future certainly awaits him. Tejendra's
meends, with all their swimming grace,
tempt one to call him 'Meend ka Raja'."
– The Hindu
"...
Tejendra Majumdar's sarod was aesthetically
excellent. Technically, he has mastered
the sarod to a level where he can move
freely and with ease within the boundaries
of his style."
– The Asian Age
"Most
artistes tend to relax in their training
and riyaz once they have collected a file
of favorable press reviews and stagnate
subsequently. But there are a few who
never cease to be the disciple of music;
they continue to learn and go on striving
to attain greater heights in their art
by keeping up their unrelenting practice.
Tejendra belongs to the latter category."
– The Hindu
"...
The most impressive amongst the Maihar youngsters."
– The Telegraph
"...
Unpredictable note combination easily grips
the audience."
– The Statesman
"…
His raag-sense and aesthetic sense help
him create
passages which can truly be called excellent."
– The Economic Times
Subhankar
Banerjee, tabla…
Subhankar
Banerjee of Calcutta, a representative of
Farukhabad gharana, is an extremely talented
tabla player. He received his initial training
from his father, Sunil Kumar Banerjee. Later
he continued his training under the guidance
of Preetimoy Goswami and Swapan Siva.
Subhankar
has been on concert circuit since he was
sixteen, and has performed with almost all
distinguished vocalists and instrumentalists
in the field of Indian classical music and
has accompanied them on their concert tours
of Europe, the U.S., Canada and several
other countries.
About
the ICMC…
Indian Classical
Music Circle (ICMC) of Dallas/Fort Worth
is a non-profit organization dedicated to
the presentation of traditional and contemporary
music and dance from India and the Indian
sub-continent. Since its inception in 1983,
ICMC has built a comprehensive concert series
and is regarded as the premier promoter
of Indian classical music and dance in Dallas/Fort
Worth and the surrounding area, by consistently
presenting at least five culturally diverse
concerts a year for the benefit of its members
and the general public.
ICMC's mission
is to entertain, to interest and educate
its members and the general public and to
significantly contribute to the multiethnic
heritage and the cultural vitality of the
city through its concerts.
ICMC seeks
to serve as the platform for the world-renowned
as well as the budding, the international
as well the as local exponents of the Indian
performing arts, where they can bring forth
enhanced exposure, awareness and appreciation
of the rich legacy of India's ancient and
diverse culture.
Website:
http://www.icmcdfw.org |
2002-2003 Events
