Kalakendra musical concert tomorrow! reference => http://www.kalakendra.org/upcoming.html details including contact info are included below > Subject: Please spread the word > Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 23:16:13 -0700 > > You probably noticed that our Friday concert is not listed in Willamette > Week. And we have a competing Taiko concert (that got great WW > publicity) at > Newmark. Ticket sales are at about 450; typically we sell 100 on day of > show. We need minimum 800. So, I suggest that we use old-fashioned > word of > mouth publicity to round up a few more audience members. I just mailed > Stuart's handy concert reminder and introductory note to a large list of > email friends and colleagues who don't normally attend Indian classical > concerts, intriguing them (I hope) with the Indian/Jazz fusion theme. > Please > do the same if you have the time. Thanks. > > ATTACHMENT part 2.2 message/rfc822 > From: "Orford, Stuart B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Kalakendra concert reminder > Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:20:34 -0700 > > Kalakendra is proud to present a unique concert of Indian classical > music / Jazz ensemble, Music without Boundaries 2000. > > A unique concert of Indian classical music/Jazz ensemble. > > Pundit Hariprasad Chaurasia: Flute > Egberto Gismonti: Guitar & Piano > Siva Mani: Percussion > Vijay Ghate: Tabla > > When: Friday, September 8th, 2000 at 8:00 PM > > Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon > > Tickets: Reserved Seating - $30, $20, $15 (plus service charge at the > outlets). Available at all PCPA and FASTIXX outlets. For telephone > ticket sales call 224-8499. Children under 3 years of age will not be > admitted. > Children ages 3-12 are half-price. A discount of $10 is available for > 2000-01 Kalakendra members ($15 discount for patron member) and the > persons > listed on their membership card, upon presentation of the card with a > valid photo ID, at the box office. > > Padma Vibhushan Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia > is a world-renowned virtuoso of the Indian bansuri and is known for his > outstanding contributions to the popularization of Indian classical > music > abroad. He is a flautist extraordinaire! His consummate artistry has > distinguished him as the greatest living master of the North Indian > bamboo > flute ("bansuri") - unpretentious, unsophisticated instrument made from > a piece of hollowed out bamboo, with six finger holes. Punditji has > delighted > and enthralled audiences around the world with his versatility and > inimitable style. In Europe he is hailed as the "Chopin of the flute." > He is the recipient of several major awards. In the Year 2000, the > President > of India bestowed upon him the title of Padma Vibhushan (living national > jewel), the second highest civilian honor awarded to an Indian national. > Pundit Chaurasia typically performs the classical music of India (a > culture > with a two thousand-year musical tradition). Punditji is equally at > home with folk and East-West integrated music as he is with his pure > classical > style. Pundit Chaurasia has composed several new ragas, music for > several > Indian films and also concertos for East-West integrated music and jazz > ensembles. > > Maestro Egberto Gismonti > Over the last quarter of a century, the music of composer, master > instrumentalist (piano, guitar, and clarinet) Egberto Gismonti has > brought > us, with its unique cultural priorities and biases, an uncommon breadth. > A pianist by training, Maestro Gismonti studied with the famed pedagogue > Nadia > Boulanger (orchestration and analysis) and composer Jean Barraqu�, in > Paris. > He later returned to his native Brazil and delved deep in the resident > culture of Choros (which Gismonti describes as "our Brazilian form of > funk > music"), the samba school and spent time with the Xingu Indians in the > rain > forest, all the while fashioning a distinctive voice as a guitarist. > Throughout his life, Maestro Gismonti's work has proven far-reaching and > visceral, both an indigenous product of Brazil and a universal > statement. > His work is a living mosaic of twentieth century impulses understandable > in all languages and cultures, ready to launch into the twenty-first > century. > > Sivamani developed a love of the drums at the early age of seven. The > son > of a well-known percussionist in Tamil film circles, Anandan Sivamani, > has > carved out a unique niche for himself as one of the greatest drummers. > He toured the United States as part of Zakir Hussain's Masters of > Percussion. > He tours the U.S. on a regular basis. Sivamani is fast winning his way > into the hearts of millions of fans the world over. > > Vijay Ghate is considered by vocalists, instrumentalists, and by > classical dancers as one of the best young tabla players of India today. > > Transcending the traditional boundaries of music, these four creative > artists have come together for an extraordinary concert that will > provide the audience with a musical evening to cherish and remember! > > This event is Co-sponsored by India Direct and Swagat Indian Cuisine. > > Kalakendra, Society for the Performing Arts of India was founded in > February > 1987, to promote and increase awareness of the performing arts of India, > by presenting the culture's finest musicians and dancers to Portland > audiences. > As a voluntary, non-profit organization Kalakendra has achieved > tremendous > success in presenting over 110 concerts, lecture-demonstration and > workshops > to date. Kalakendra members enjoy free admission to most concerts like > this > colorful production. For additional information about Kalakendra please > call 233-8838 or visit our website at http://www.kalakendra.org. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
