JOIN USSmriti Nandan is presenting the ‘30th Devnandan Ubhayaker Yuva Sangeet Utsav’ on October 22 and 23. Founded by late Lalita Ubhayaker, a vocalist of the Agra gharana and a philanthropist, the Utsav presents young promising classical musicians who are disciples of great gurus of the Hindustani tradition. The festival highlights the talents of young musicians and the continuing relevance of the ‘guru-shishya’ tradition.
Artistes who have featured in the festival over the years are now established senior musicians themselves. Ustad Rashid Khan and Pandit Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are among the few.
The opening performance will be a shehnai presentation by Hassan Haider Khan, disciple of sitar maestro Pandit Arvind Parekh and Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan who will present their performance. This will be followed by a dhrupad vocal recital by Pelva Naik, disciple of legendary dhrupad maestro Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Ustad Bahauddin Dagar of the Dagar gharana.
The Sunday morning concert will feature a sarod recital by Amir Khan, disciple of legendary sarangi exponent, Padmashree Late Ustad Abdul Latif Khan and famous sarod exponent Late Ustad Rehmat Ali Khan. The concluding performance will be a vocal recital by Hemang Mehta, disciple of Sri Chandrasekhar Swamy and Pandit Jasraj.
Accompaniment on the pakhawaj will be provided by Sanjay Agle, also trained by Pandit Kalidas Pant Agle. Tabla accompaniment is by Shrivatsa Koulgi, disciple of Pandit Veeranna Kaamkar; Shouri Shanbhog, disciple of Pandit Udayraj Karpoor; and Mysore P Ashwin, disciple of Pandit Vishwanath A Nakod. Harmonium accompaniment is by Kumar Nanda Kishore Mutalik Desai, disciple of Dr Ravindra Katoti.
The Utsav is being held at Canara Union Hall, No 42, 8th Main Road, Malleswaram at 6 pm on October 22 and at 10 am on October 23. Entry to the Utsav is free and all music lovers are welcome.