BUY YOUR TICKET NOW for TUESDAY MAY 18, 8PM!

HARMONYOM, in association with WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE and WKCR 89.9 FM, is celebrating its FIRST Anniversary with a phenomenal & special Concert! The beautiful St. John's Lutheran Church in the heart of the West Village will host the event...

HINDUSTANI VOCAL & SITAR performance by DEBAPRIYA ADHIKARY & SAMANWAYA SARKAR.

NOT TO BE MISSED! Their performance are just mesmerizing! Two amazing & brilliant young Indian Classical Musicians "Stars" just merging Worldwide. They already partnership at numerous international music festivals and concerts in India, Europe, UK, Australia and now for their first time in the US and in New York and already have won the admiration of connoisseurs world-over!

http://www.myspace.com/debapriyasamanwaya
http://www.devasaman.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFE7ixTMhqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7m9Ry04R6I&feature=related

They will be accompanied by very talented NITIN MITTA on Tabla. http://nitinmitta.org

Venue:
St. John's Lutheran Church
81 Christopher Street (Corner of 7 Avenue) - West Village
New York, NY 10014
http://www.stjohnschristopherstreet.org

- Subways:
1 to Christopher St./ Sheridan Square
A,B,C,D,E,F or V line to West 4th St./Washington Square. Walk up West 4th St. towards 7th Avenue and cross it.

- PATH train from New Jersey:
Christopher St. station, walk east 2 blocks.

General Admission: $25

$20 (Students, World Music Institute, WKCR and AAAlliance members)

VIP $75 (first row + Signed CD), $50 (2nd Row + Signed CD)

RECEPTION WITH THE ARTISTS FOR CELEBRATION AFTER CONCERT!
For more details: contact@harmonyom.org

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Sitarist Samanwaya Sarkar, presently disciple of the legendary Padmabhusan Girija Devi ji of Benaras Gharana, was given a ‘Sitar’ in his hands by his mother’s idea in his early boyhood and since then Samanwaya got his father Sri Swapan Kumar Sarkar in every steps of his musical pursuit. Firstly, he was taken to a stalwart of ‘Senia Gharana’ Pt, Sasanka Bandopadhyay at the age of only four. Then he went under the able guidance of Pt. Manilal Nag of ‘Bishnupur Gharana’ from whom he learnt for twelve long years. Then again he got talim (lessons) from another stalwart of ‘Senia Gharana’, Pt.Shyamal Chattopadhyay Later he also got lessons from the late exponent of ‘Agra Atrauli Gharana’, Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukhopadhyay.
Presently, he is an ‘A’ graded artiste of All India Radio.

Vocalist Debapriya Adhikary , disciple of the legendary Padmabhusan Girija Devi ji of Benaras Gharana. She was his mother, Smt. Anita Adhikary who introduced the notes S R G M P D N to him and since then Debapriya has started singing for the rest of his life. Initiated to Classical music by extremely supportive parents, he received his primary lessons from his mother, who later took him to the stalwart vocalist of ‘Senia Gharana’ , Pt. Samaresh Chawdhury from whom he learnt for fifteen years. Since 2005, Debapriya has been receiving the Jnana Pravaha scholarship where he has been getting extremely valuable guidance from stalwarts and connoisseurs. He is also getting guidance of Pt.Vijay Kichlu of Agra Gharana. But one man whom Debapriya recognizes as his Preceptor, who changed his entire approach for music is the late exponent of Agra Atrauli Gharana Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukhopadhyay.

Sponsors & Supporters:
World Music Institute http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org
WKCR 89.9 FM http://www.wkcr.org