{"43407":{"#nid":"43407","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Sur presents classical Indian musicians Majumdar and Chatterjee","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESur and Aarohi present world renowned Indian musicians Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (sarod) and Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/paragchordia.com\/concert\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/paragchordia.com\/concert\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTickets: $10 w\/GTID, $15 General\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bol-records.ticketleap.com\u0022\u003EBuy tickets online!\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETejendra Narayan Majumdar\u003C\/strong\u003E is one of the greatest sarod virtuosos in the world, known for the beauty of his tone and his incredible agility. Sarod, a fretless string instrument, is known for both its subtlety and power in expressing the moods of Indian music.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter training with his father and grandfather, he trained rigorously for eighteen years with Pandit Bahadar Khan and continues his training today under one of the great musicians of the 20th century, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMajumdar has received numerous awards, including the President\u0027s gold medal, first place All India Radio competition, and the Pandit D.V.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPaluskar award. He has also composed music for film and ballet and has toured extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnubrata Chatterjee\u003C\/strong\u003E is the son and disciple of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, who is considered by connoisseurs as one of the greatest tabla players of all time. From his father, he has developed astonishing speed and clarity in his playing. Tabla is one of the most exciting instruments in the world, capable of producing a wide variety of percussive sounds that are combined to create a singing accompaniment. It is a centuries-old improvised tradition that is one of the world\u0027s most sophisticated musical systems.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnubrata has toured extensively both as a soloist and accompanist, including with artists such Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. He has been granted many awards and honors including the President\u0027s Gold Medal and the Pandit Nikhil Ghosh Memorial Award.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESur and Aarohi present world renowned Indian musicians Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (sarod) and Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla).\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"World renowned sarod and tabla players to perform at Tech."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-08-03 15:53:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:47:38","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2008-10-03T21:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2008-10-03T23:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2008-10-03T23:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2008-10-04 01:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2008-10-04 03:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2008-10-04 03:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/paragchordia.com\/concert\/","title":"Concert Information:"}],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1227","name":"School of Music"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"167168","name":"sarod"},{"id":"5722","name":"tabla"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EParag Chordia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMusic Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ppc@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Parag Chordia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E650-814-2408\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}