20.3.07

Sat 21 Apr Indooroopilly - Debi Prasad Chakraborty (sitar)

Posted on behalf of Bengali Society of Queensland...

Indian Musical Evening
to celebrate
Bengali New Year – 1414
(Organised by Bengali Society of Queensland-www.bsqonline.org)

Venue : Indooroopilly State School (PRIMARY), Moggill Road (entry via Russell Terrace)
Time : 6.30 PM for 7.00 PM start on 21st April ’07 (Free Car Parking available at Venue)
Programme Schedule:
6.15 pm - 6.45 pm : Snack foods and soft drinks available for sale
7.00 pm – 7:15 pm : Songs welcoming Nababarsha (Bengali New Year)
7:15 pm – 8:00 pm : Sitar Recital by Pt. Debi Prasad Chatterjee( visiting from India)
Tabla accompaniment – Dheeraj Shrestha
8:00 pm – 8:15 pm : Tea break (Free Tea / Coffee)
8:15pm – 9:15 pm : Sitar by Pt. Debi Prasad Chatterjee
9:15 pm : Dinner- Vegetarian and Non vegetarian food will be on sale


Pandit Debi Prasad Chatterjee is a distinguished name among Indian musicians as an outstanding Sitarist and a highly regarded teacher of Indian Classical Music. Since 1965 he received training from famous Late Pt.Nikhil Banerjee for 20 years - also trained extensively under Smt. Annapurna Devi. Since 1986, he became the disciple of World Famous Maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Since years he has been successfully performing in major Music Concerts all over India and abroad including Dover Lane Music Conference, North America Bengali Conference(NABC), National Programme of Music at All India Radio & Doordarshan, etc. He has played in numerous concerts across U.S.A., Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, France, Austria, Iceland, Ireland, Belgium, Luxemburg, etc. to propagate Indian Classical Music in the western World. Pt. Chatterjee has performed at major festivals around the world like the Inter Cultural School of Music in Venice, Lowell Folk Festival in USA, Arts Festival in Canada, etc. as well as major venues across the world. We are thankful to Pt. Chatterjee for his voluntary performance.

Tickets:( Limited Seats)
Single : $ 15 (Children below 12: Free)

Ticket: Ram Choudhury on : 3720 0046
Dhananjoy Bose on : 3863 2540
Sushanta Debroy on : 3272 6412


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