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Concerts, Lecture/Demonstrations, and Workshops
Seasons 11 - 20 (1997-2007)
click here for Seasons 1 - 10 (1987-1997)
click here for Season 21 (2007-2008)

ELEVENTH SEASON, 1997-1998

Sep 19, 1997 Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayyan Ali Bangash, sarod with Tonmoy Bose on tabla.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Oct 11, 1997 M. Balamurali Krishna, Carnatic vocal, Ragavendra Rao, violin, and Praveen Kumar, Mridangam.
Venue: First Congregational Church

Nov 14, 1997 Vilayat Khan, sitar, Hidayat Khan, sitar, and Zakir Hussain, tabla.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 23, 1997 S. Soumya, Carnatic vocal, Embar S. Kannan, violin, Melakaveri Balaji, mridangam, and S. Karthik, ghatam.
Venue: Wy'east Junior High Auditorium, Vancouver

Feb 20, 1998 Pandit V.G. Jog, violin, Sri Alok Dasgupta, sitar, and Ashok Moitra, tabla.
Venue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Mar 14, 1998 Lakshmi Shankar, Hindustani vocal, with tabla and harmonium accompanists.
Venue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Apr 25, 1998 The Masters of Percussion, Zakir Hussain, Fazal Quershi & Sivamani with Ustad Sultan Khan on Sarangi.
Venue: Civic Auditorium

May 22, 1998 Sarit Smriti [Remembrances of the River], a Bharat Natyam Ballet by Ramaa and Swetha Bharadvaj accompanied by three Carnatic musicians
Venue: Newmark Theatre

TWELFTH SEASON, 1998-1999

Aug 14, 1998 Shakuntalam - A Kuchipudi Dance Ballet, Choreographed by Vempati Chinna Sathyam & performed by his troupe of 35 artists
Venue: Newmark Theater (Intermediate Theater) Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Oct 22, 1998 Sitar/Sarod Lecture/Demo By: Partho Sarathy & Shubhendra Rao
Venue: Evans Auditorium Lewis and Clark College

Oct 23, 1998 Sitar/Sarod Jugal Bandhi By: Partho Sarathy & Shubhendra Rao
Venue: Arts Museum Ballroom

Nov 21, 1998 An Enchanting Evening of Ragas & Thumris by Eminent Hindustani Vocalist Dr. Prabha Atre
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College

Feb 20, 1999 Prasanna - Guitar in Karnatic Style and Puvalur Srinivasan - Mridangam (South Indian Drum)
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College

Mar 12 and 13, 1999 Tears of Joy puppet show "The Secrets of Singbangha"
Venue: Winningstad Theater, Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Apr 23, 1999 Odissi Dance by Aruna Mohanti & Troupe
Venue: Tigard School Auditorium

May 22, 1999 Hindustani Instrumental: Hariprasad Chaurasia on Flute, Abiman Kaushal on Tabla
Venue: First Congregational Church

Jun 18, 1999 Kathak Dance by Santosh Vyas
Nisha Joshi, vocal ; Vishal Nagar, tabla; Rose Okada, sarangi
Venue: Lewis and Clark College

THIRTEENTH SEASON, 1999-2000

Aug 20, 1999 "Rangeela" - Rajasthani Folk Dance
Venue: Newmark Theater (Intermediate Theater) Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 24, 1999 "Qawwali Music" featuring Mehr and Sher Ali and Troupe
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Oct 24, 1999 "Mahabharatam" - A Bharatanatyam Dance Ballet by Dhananjayan Dance Troupe
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 7, 1999 "Nitya Shree" - Carnatic Vocalist and Ensemble
Venue: Evans Auditorium - Lewis & Clark College

Feb 26, 2000 "Sanjeev Abhyankar" - Classical Hindustani Vocalist
Venue: Evans Auditorium - Lewis & Clark College

Mar 19, 2000 "Zakir Hussain" - Tabla and the Masters of Percussion Ensemble
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Mar 31, 2000 "Vishwa Mohan Bhatt" - Hindustani Guitar and Accompanists
Venue: First Congregational Church

Apr 22, 2000 "Lalgudi G. Krishnan" - Carnatic Violin, and Accompanists
Venue: Lewis & Clark College - Evans Auditorium

May 12, 2000 "Silk Road" - featuring Ghazals and Sitraist Sujat Khan
Venue: Newmark Theater PCPA

May 13, 2000 "T.N. Sesha Gopalan" - South-Indian Vocal, and Accompanists
Venue: Lewis & Clark College - Evans Auditorium

Jun 17, 2000 "Annual Membership Night," featuring programs by Portland-area performing arts teachers and their students.
Venue: Lewis & Clark - Evans Auditorium

FOURTEENTH SEASON, 2000-2001


Aug 18, 2000

"Mohini Bhasmasura" - A Bhartanatyam Dance Ballet by Radha Sridhar & Ten Artists
Venue: Newmark Theatre


Sep 8, 2000

"Music without Boundaries" - Hari Prasad Chaurasia, flute; Egberto Gismonti, guitar/piano; Sivamani, percussion; Vijay Ghate, tabla
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall


Sep 30, 2000

"Shrikant Deshpande" & Accompanists - Hindustani Vocal
Venue: Evans Auditorium - Lewis & Clark College


Oct 21, 2000 "Odissi Dance" by Kelucharan Mohapathra and Troupe
Venue: Deb Fennell Auditorium, Tigard High School

Nov 13, 2000
"Remember Shakti" - John Mclaughlin, guitar; Zakir Hussain, Tabla; V. Selvaganesh, Kanchira; U. Srinivas, Mandolin
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - PCPA

Nov 17, 2000 "M.S. Gopala Krishnan & Narmada" - Violin Duet in Carnatic Style
Venue: Kaul Auditorium - Reed College

Feb 24, 2001 "Ragam-Talam-Pallavi," featuring Chitravina N. Ravikiran and accompanists
Venue: Evans Auditorium - Lewis & Clark College

Mar 17, 2001 "Rajeev Taranath, Sarod Swapan Chaudhuri" - Tabla
Venue: First Congregational Church

May 5, 2001 Kadri Gopalnath , saxaphone;
Kanya Kumari, violin - Carnatic Style
Venue: First Congregational Church

May 18, 2001 "Shiv Kumar Sharma; Santoor" - Zakir Hussain, Tabla
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - PCPA

Jun 2, 2001 "Sudha Ragunathan & Accompanists" - Carnatic Vocal
Venue: Kaul Auditorium - Reed College

FIFTEENTH SEASON, 2001-2002


Aug 2, 2001

Shakti Chakra - performed by 14 dancers and musicians
Venue: Newmark Theatre


Sep 21, 2001

Rakesh Chaurasia - bansuri (flute); Rahul Sharma - Santoor (akin to hammer dulcimer); Meditative music from the next generation
Venue: First Congregational Church


Oct 20, 2001

Veena Sahasrabuddhe - Hindustani Vocalist
Venue: Evan's Auditorium - Lewis & Clark College


Nov 2, 2001

Gypsy Caravan - East meets West: Troupe of Rajastani and European musicans and dancers
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall


Feb 2, 2002

Shujat Husaain Khan - Classical Hindustani Instrumental Music
Venue: First Congregational Church


Mar 3, 2002

Sanjay Subramaniam - Carnatic Vocalist
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College


Apr 13, 2002

Balakrishna Iyengar - Carnatic Veena
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College


Apr 20, 2002

Dr. Som Majumdar - Workshop on Hindustani Classical Music
Venue: Elliot Chapel, Reed College


May 17, 2002

Zakir Hussain - Masters of Percussion
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall


May 31, 2002

Mohini Attam - Classical Indian Dance
Venue: Evan's Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College


SIXTEENTH SEASON, 2002-2003


Aug 23, 2002

Karyshma - A Contemporary Rendition of Hindustani Ragas
Venue: Newmark Theatre PCPA


Sep 14, 2002

Ravikiran, Chitra Veena, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Mohana Veena - Instumental Jugal Bandi
Venue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College


Sep 27, 2002

A.K.C. Natarajan (clarinet) - Carnatic Instrumental
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College


Oct 12, 2002

Kaveri and Manasi Troupe - Kathak Ballet
Venue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College


Nov 10, 2002 L. Shankar - Double Violin, Zakir Hussain - Tabla
Venue: First Congregational Church

Mar 15, 2003 Kelucharan Mohpatra & Troupe - Odissi Dance
Venue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Apr 5, 2003

Subhendra Rao - Sitar - Hindustani Instrumental
Venue: First Congregational Church

Apr 18, 2003 Alarmel Valli - Bharatanatyam Dance
Venue: Deb Fennel Auditorium, Tigard High School

May 17, 2003 Pandits Rajan and Sajan Misra - Hindustani Vocal Duet
Venue: First Congregational Church

May 30, 2003 Aruna Sayeeram - Carnatic Vocal
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

SEVENTEENTH SEASON, 2003-2004

Jul 18, 2003

Soli Kapadia of Mumbai - Vocalist
Venue: Wingate Inn, Hillsboro, OR


Aug 31, 2003

Bhagvad Gita - Shakti Dance Company
Venue: Newmark Theatre, PCPA, Portland, OR


Sep 12, 2003

Oregon Symphony Presents: Ravi Shankar - Sitar
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall


Sept 26, 2003 Remember Shakti - John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, U. Shrinivas and V. Selvaganesh
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Oct 18, 2003 Gaurav Mazumdar - Sitar
Venue:
Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Oct 24, 2003 O.S. Thyagarajan - Carnatic Vocal
Venue:
Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Nov 8, 2003 S. Rajam & T.N. Krishnan - North & South Indian Classical Violin Duo
Venue:
First Congregational Church

Feb 28, 2004 Shweta Zaveri, Vocals with Abhiman Kaushal, Tabla, North Indian Classical Vocal
Venue:
Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Mar 27, 2004 Dr. Suma Sudhindra ,"Tarangini Veena"  with Sailaja Dharmala, Violin and Ramamurthy Dharmala, Mridangam  - South Indian Karnatic
Venue:
Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus
 

 
Apr 30, 2004 Zakir Hussain - Masters of Percussion
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
 

EIGHTEENTH SEASON, 2004-2005  

Sept 18, 2004

Prasanna - South Indian Ragas on the guitar, Lakshman Mahadevan - mridangam
Venue: Kaul Auditorium
, Reed College

 

Oct 1, 2004 Unni Krishnan - South Indian Classical vocalist 
Venue: Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus
 

 
Oct 8, 2004 Silappadikaaram - A Bharatanatyam Dance Ballet, performed by the AVIGNA Dance Ensemble
Venue: Deb Fennell Auditorium Tigard High School
 

 
Oct 22, 2004 L. Shankar - Double Violin, Sivamani - Drums,  Zakir Hussain -Tabla
Venue: First Congregational Church
 

 
Nov 04, 2004 Lecture/Demonstration by Shubhendra Rao - Sitar
Venue:
Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College
 

 
Nov 05, 2004 Shubhendra Rao - Sitar
Venue:
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis and Clark College
 

Feb 26, 2005 Ravi Kiran - Chitra Veena, Shashank - Flute
Venue:
Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College
 

 
Mar 26, 2005 Mandira Lahiri - Hindustani Vocals, Manoj Biswas - Tabla, Mohan Khandekar - Harmonium
Venue: BAPS Temple, Tigard
 

 
Apr 15, 2005 Kathakali - A Dance Presentation
Venue:
Deb Fennell Auditorium Tigard High School
 

May 7, 2005 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt with Shuben Chatterjee on the table
Venue:
First Congregational Church
 


NINETEENTH SEASON, 2005-2006


Aug 26, 2005 Rabindranath Tagore's 'Chandalika', performed by Mamata Shanker's Ballet Troupe
Venue: Newmark Theater
 

Sept 24, 2005 The Heartbeat Ensemble’, South Indian classical instrumental music, led by Ghatam Karthick
Venue: Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College
 

 
Nov 5, 2005 Sajda to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’, a musical tribute by Kailash Kher and troupe
Venue: Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College
 

 
Mar 18, 2006 Jugalbandi with Shashank on Basuri, Purbayan Chatterjee on the Sitar
Venue:
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College
 

 
April 14, 2006 'Yugama' - an Odissi-Bharatnatyam Dance Ballet by the Shrishti Dance Company
Venue: Newmark Theater
 

 
May 13, 2006 Carnatic Violin Duet by Mysore Manjunath and Mysore Nagaraj
Venue: First Congregational Church
 


TWENTIETH SEASON, 2006-2007

 

 
Sept 16, 2006 Dr. Rajeev Chakraborty - Sarod, Jess Bannister - Saxophone, Subhen Chatterjee - Tabla
Venue: Evans Auditorium,
Lewis & Clark College
 

 
Oct 13, 2006 'Ekaanth Seetha' - a Bharatnatyam dance drama choreographed by V.P. and Shanta Dhananjayan
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
 

 
Nov 11, 2006 Aarti Ankalikar-Tikekar - North Indian Vocalist, Milind Kulkarni - Harmonium, Ramdas Pulsule - Tabla
Venue: Evans Auditorium,
Lewis & Clark College
 

 
April, 2007 Dev and Jyoti Shankar - Violin, S. Sekhar on Mridangam, and Subhen Chatterji on Tabla  

 
May 2007 Pandit Shivkumar Sharma with Ustad Zakir Hussain
Venue: First Congregational Church
 

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