Music of North India – Focus of March 20 Ragas

Music of North India – Focus of March 20 RagasSponsored by the Delaware Lahore Delhi Partnership for PeaceWednesday evening, March 20 – 7:30 to 9:30 pmDoors open at 6:45 pm. Seating required by 7:25 pmWilmington Friends School – 101 School Road, Wilmington DE 19803Free – Open to the Public – Reservations not RequiredAn extraordinary program of classical North India music performed by Allyn Miner on the sitar andSudev Sheth on the tabla, two musicians at the very peak of performance. Classical Indian music islearned orally and is grounded in a rigorous traditional structure. At the same time it is also highlyimprovised so it is always new, responding to the creative input of its players.

The musical portion of the program will be enhanced and expanded by a presentation by Allyn Mineron the subject of “Classical Indian Music”. And she is superbly prepared to do so with a Ph.D. in IndianMusicology from Banaras Hindu University and a second Ph.D. in Sanskrit from the University ofPennsylvania where she is a Senior Lecturer in Indian Music in the Department of South Asian Studies.She has studied the sitar under Thakur Bhan Singh in Varanasi and Ali Akbar Khan in California.Sudev Sheth will perform with Allyn on the tabla, North India’s famous twopiecehand drum which is an essential musical instrument to all classicalconcerts. Its distinctive sound is well known to listeners of world music.Beginning his studies at age nine, he is currently a disciple of Bombaybased tabla player Dr. Aneesh Pradhan.