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> Association for India's Development
> presents 'nad'
>
> A Carnatic Flute Recital by
>
> Flute Maestro Shashank
>
> Co-sponsored by Dashew International Center, UCLA
>
> Time : 5:30pm
> Date : Sunday, 28th April 2002
> Venue : 3rd Floor, International Rooms
> Tom Bradley International Hall
> 417 Charles E. Young Dr. West
> UCLA, CA 90095
>
> Tickets : $30, $20, $15 (for students, limited number)
> Contact : (310)-649-4366, (805)-495-7733
> E-mail : aidla@yahoogroups.com
> Online : http://www.sulekha.com/nad
>
> Directions : Exit Wilshire Blvd. East of 405.
> Left on Gayley.
> The Tom Bradley International Hall is at the
> intersection of Strathmore Ave and Gayley
>
>
>About the artiste
>
>Shashank, born in 1978, was barely nine months old when he was initiated to
>South Indian classical music. At six, Shashank picked up his father's flute
>and stunned onlookers by playing spontaneously to signal his entry into the
>flute world. His maiden flute concert was at Adelaide, Australia in Sept
>1990 when he was eleven, followed by his debut in India on Dec 20, 1990.
>
>One well-known music critic wrote in The Hindu, "a relatively unknown
>performer played the flute before an audience of seasoned [musicians.] The
>very first? phrase was enough to make everyone sit up with wonder."
>
>Another wrote in the Indian Express, "hearing for the first time young
>Shashank? I was swept off my feet by his extraordinary musical acumen and
>technical virtuosity."
>
>Since then, he has been a celebrity flautist the world over and performs in
>the company of top ranking artists in India and abroad. Some landmark
>concerts for Shashank have been at Rashtrapathy Bhavan (The President's
>Palace at New Delhi), UNESCO Paris , Tropical Institute - Amsterdam, J.
>Paul
>Getty Hall Hollywood, National Academy of Sciences and John F. Kennedy
>Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
>
>Shashank's introduction of transposed fingering techniques to
>merge flutes of different frequencies/lengths to the tonic note (the adhara
>shadja) produces deep bass to lofty piccolo sounds. Shashank has propelled
>the bamboo flute to an enviable position in Indian music and has been
>acclaimed the world over by music lovers for his significant contribution.
>Shashank's performances feature an extraordinary range of musical
>expression
>- from the deepest meditations to youthful fun and astonishing virtuosity.
>
>A Los Angeles Times review of the Getty concert stated,
>
>"Shashank swooped and curled around his melodies, his lines rich with
>vocalized ornamentation. Perhaps most fascinating of all, his youthful
>adventurousness combined with his already virtuosic technique to produce
>improvisations that pushed open the envelope of his music with a fiery
>curiosity characteristic of the best avant-garde jazz."
>
>He will be accompained by
>
> B.U. Ganesh Prasad (Violin),
> P. Satish Kumar (Mridangam & Khanjira),
> Tripunitura Radhakrishnan (Ghatam),
> M. Gururaj (Moorsing)
>
>
>About Association for India's Development
>
>Association for India's Development (AID) is an entirely volunteer-based
>non-profit charitable organization that strives to help solve the problems
>of India today. AID supports developmental efforts throughout India at the
>grass root level in the areas of literacy, education, health, women's
>empowerment, people's rights, environmental awareness and the like. Please
>visit
>
> http://www.aidindia.org
>
>All proceeds of this concert go to developmental projects in India
>
>
>About Dashew International Center
>
>The Dashew International Center involves international students and
>scholars
>from more than 130 countries. The Center promotes development of
>international and cross-cultural understanding between UCLA's foreign and
>domestic students and scholars and the community-at-large.
>
>Through its programs the Center encourages peace, understanding and
>cooperation between all world cultures. In addition to developing
>rich,life-long relationships, these programs help prepare our future
>leaders
>for their role in the global environment and indirectly, and
>directly, foster international trade.
>
>As a microcosm of the world's cultures and nations, the individuals
>involved
>with the Center learn to view the world form different perspectives, which
>in turn, has a positive influence
>on the future for us all.
>
>The following are some of the year-long programs: Special Events, Dashew
>International Center Orientation Program (DICOP), Discovering LA,
>International Connections Program (ICP), English Conversation Program
>(ECP),
>and Language Clubs. If you are interested in
>volunteering, please send an e-mail to Marcelo Mitnik at:
>mmitnik@saonet.ucla.edu
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