Bishnupriya Chakrabarty - Vocal
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 (EDT)
07:30PM - 09:00PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West, 43rd Street, #618
New York, New York 10036
Bishnupriya Chakrabarty - vocal
Amit Chatterjee - tabla
Srikar Ayyalasomayajula - harmonium
Sitting: In the main room on the floor with back jack support, chairs in the second and third room.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, decent. Please take off your shoes before entering the studios.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the studios. Please bring your own supply.
CHHANDAYAN'S PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.
Bishnupriya Chakrabarty
Bishnupriya Chakrabarty is a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist, blessed with a mellifluous voice. Her repertoire includes Khayal, Thumri and Bhajan. She has trained in Kirana Gharana Khayal gayaki under Pandit Biresh Roy, erstwhile Guru, ITC. Sangeet Research Academy, for over twenty-five years. She is now receiving Taaleem from
Sangit Natak Academy awardee, Vidushi Shubhra Guha. In Thumri/Dadra/Tappa, she has trained under Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury of Banaras Gharana. Presently she is receiving training from Padma Vibhushan Pandit Channulal Mishra.
Bishnupriya is known for her meditative and powerful style of Khayal singing. She is a gold medallist, has a Sangeet Bharati Degree, National Scholar 1985-89, has stood first in the Doverlane Music Competition in Khayal and Thumri. She has won many such accolades in various music competitions, including the Girija Devi Puraskar, VSK Baithak, 2014.
She is a graded artist of the All India Radio, in Khayal, Thumri and Bhajan and regularly performs in Doordarshan and National TV channels.
List of some renowned organizations where Bishnupriya has performed;
Delhi: India Habitat Centre, India International Centre, VSK Baithak.
Kolkata: Rajya Sangeet Sammelan, Uttarpara Sangeet Chakra, Doverlane Periodical, SRA,
Dakshini music conference, Ballygunge Maitreyi music conference, Sangeet Piyasi, Nadam, Salt Lake Music Festival, etc.
Bangalore: Sur Sringar, Ranjini Fine Arts, Sapthak, Khayal Trust.
Mysore: Gayan Sabha, Mysore music circle.
Ahmedabad: Saptak, Sur Sringar, Aradhana.
Pune: Bimpalas, Khayal trust.
Gaya: Vishnupada Mahotsav, Falgu Mahotsav, Sangeet Natak Academy, Gaya.
Mumbai: NCPA., ICCR.
The Sarb Akal music Festival, Canada, Milap Fest (online), Raag Mala, Toronto.
Bishnupriya has also toured extensively in Europe and has performed in various organizations namely - The MERU Concert, Switzerland, Rotterdam Conservatory, The Indian Embassy (Berlin), The Indian Embassy Gandhi Centre, The Hague, Theatre Am Faden (Berlin), Domicuskerk Church and other concerts at Paris, Strasberg, Berlin, Lucerne, Amsterdam, etc. Bishnupriya has two classical music albums to her credit, Nivedana 2013 and Sadhna 2019.
Bishnupriya holds a master’s degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. She is also a trained teacher of English. Apart from being an external examiner in various Universities, she has taught in many music schools and given workshops in various organizations. She has also worked as a music therapist in a two-year program "Effect of Classical Music on Juvenile Delinquents" In the Department of Clinical Psychology, Calcutta University. Spreading holistic peace and happiness, through Raga Music is Bishnupriya's mission in life.
Amit Chatterjee
Amit Chatterjee, a highly gifted Tabla player of India. The famous internationally reputed Tabla Maestro, Pandit Sankha Chatterjee being the uncle and Guru of Amit; found extraordinary talent and tremendous eagerness in little Amit to touch and play the tabla. He adopted Amit as his son and started imparting rigorous training from the tender age of five in typical Indian Style of Guru Shishya Parampara. Amit is one of those rare tabla players who have been fortunate enough to acquire the intricacies and subtleties of both Farukhabad and Punjab Gharana. Rich musical heritage of his family provided Amit with the rare opportunity to come in close contact with and receive blessings from great stalwarts of Indian Music like Late Ustad Allarakha Khan, Late Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, Late Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, Late Pandit V.G.Jog, Late Pandit Kishen Maharaj, and also living legends such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Ashish Khan.
Srikar Ayyalasomayajula
Srikar grew up in central New Jersey and currently lives in Brooklyn. He has learnt Harmonium from Guru Sri Hemant Kulkarni in New Jersey for over ten years. Srikar has performed harmonium solo pieces in a number of concerts and competitions in harmonium growing up, including winning first prize in national competitions conducted by Marathi Vishwa, Academy of Indian Music and Fine Arts, Bharat Sevashram, etc. Apart from solo performances, Srikar has also provided dynamic as energetic Harmonium saath to artists from around the world regularly for over a decade. Srikar was also the Music Chair of Michigan Sahana, the premier Indian Classical Music and Dance Organization at the University of Michigan and had been organizing and performing in their concerts throughout his time at the university. After graduating, Srikar had been continuing to be a part of both classical accompaniment and fusion collaborations across the country. Apart from music, Srikar currently works at Google as a Software Engineer in New York City.
Amit Chatterjee - tabla
Srikar Ayyalasomayajula - harmonium
Sitting: In the main room on the floor with back jack support, chairs in the second and third room.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, decent. Please take off your shoes before entering the studios.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the studios. Please bring your own supply.
CHHANDAYAN'S PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.
Bishnupriya Chakrabarty
Bishnupriya Chakrabarty is a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist, blessed with a mellifluous voice. Her repertoire includes Khayal, Thumri and Bhajan. She has trained in Kirana Gharana Khayal gayaki under Pandit Biresh Roy, erstwhile Guru, ITC. Sangeet Research Academy, for over twenty-five years. She is now receiving Taaleem from
Sangit Natak Academy awardee, Vidushi Shubhra Guha. In Thumri/Dadra/Tappa, she has trained under Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury of Banaras Gharana. Presently she is receiving training from Padma Vibhushan Pandit Channulal Mishra.
Bishnupriya is known for her meditative and powerful style of Khayal singing. She is a gold medallist, has a Sangeet Bharati Degree, National Scholar 1985-89, has stood first in the Doverlane Music Competition in Khayal and Thumri. She has won many such accolades in various music competitions, including the Girija Devi Puraskar, VSK Baithak, 2014.
She is a graded artist of the All India Radio, in Khayal, Thumri and Bhajan and regularly performs in Doordarshan and National TV channels.
List of some renowned organizations where Bishnupriya has performed;
Delhi: India Habitat Centre, India International Centre, VSK Baithak.
Kolkata: Rajya Sangeet Sammelan, Uttarpara Sangeet Chakra, Doverlane Periodical, SRA,
Dakshini music conference, Ballygunge Maitreyi music conference, Sangeet Piyasi, Nadam, Salt Lake Music Festival, etc.
Bangalore: Sur Sringar, Ranjini Fine Arts, Sapthak, Khayal Trust.
Mysore: Gayan Sabha, Mysore music circle.
Ahmedabad: Saptak, Sur Sringar, Aradhana.
Pune: Bimpalas, Khayal trust.
Gaya: Vishnupada Mahotsav, Falgu Mahotsav, Sangeet Natak Academy, Gaya.
Mumbai: NCPA., ICCR.
The Sarb Akal music Festival, Canada, Milap Fest (online), Raag Mala, Toronto.
Bishnupriya has also toured extensively in Europe and has performed in various organizations namely - The MERU Concert, Switzerland, Rotterdam Conservatory, The Indian Embassy (Berlin), The Indian Embassy Gandhi Centre, The Hague, Theatre Am Faden (Berlin), Domicuskerk Church and other concerts at Paris, Strasberg, Berlin, Lucerne, Amsterdam, etc. Bishnupriya has two classical music albums to her credit, Nivedana 2013 and Sadhna 2019.
Bishnupriya holds a master’s degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. She is also a trained teacher of English. Apart from being an external examiner in various Universities, she has taught in many music schools and given workshops in various organizations. She has also worked as a music therapist in a two-year program "Effect of Classical Music on Juvenile Delinquents" In the Department of Clinical Psychology, Calcutta University. Spreading holistic peace and happiness, through Raga Music is Bishnupriya's mission in life.
Amit Chatterjee
Amit Chatterjee, a highly gifted Tabla player of India. The famous internationally reputed Tabla Maestro, Pandit Sankha Chatterjee being the uncle and Guru of Amit; found extraordinary talent and tremendous eagerness in little Amit to touch and play the tabla. He adopted Amit as his son and started imparting rigorous training from the tender age of five in typical Indian Style of Guru Shishya Parampara. Amit is one of those rare tabla players who have been fortunate enough to acquire the intricacies and subtleties of both Farukhabad and Punjab Gharana. Rich musical heritage of his family provided Amit with the rare opportunity to come in close contact with and receive blessings from great stalwarts of Indian Music like Late Ustad Allarakha Khan, Late Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, Late Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, Late Pandit V.G.Jog, Late Pandit Kishen Maharaj, and also living legends such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Ashish Khan.
Srikar Ayyalasomayajula
Srikar grew up in central New Jersey and currently lives in Brooklyn. He has learnt Harmonium from Guru Sri Hemant Kulkarni in New Jersey for over ten years. Srikar has performed harmonium solo pieces in a number of concerts and competitions in harmonium growing up, including winning first prize in national competitions conducted by Marathi Vishwa, Academy of Indian Music and Fine Arts, Bharat Sevashram, etc. Apart from solo performances, Srikar has also provided dynamic as energetic Harmonium saath to artists from around the world regularly for over a decade. Srikar was also the Music Chair of Michigan Sahana, the premier Indian Classical Music and Dance Organization at the University of Michigan and had been organizing and performing in their concerts throughout his time at the university. After graduating, Srikar had been continuing to be a part of both classical accompaniment and fusion collaborations across the country. Apart from music, Srikar currently works at Google as a Software Engineer in New York City.