Indian Music Society of Central Illinois Presents

First Ever svar gaMQaar saMgaIt mahao%sava Swar Gandhaar Sangeet Mahotsav Festival in (An Indian Classical Vocal Music Festival) BMI, IL!!! CONCERT II

Prof. Laxmanrao K. Pandit

Panditji is a renowned vocalist and teacher of Indian classical music. He is the fifth in an unbroken lineage of legendary musicians from the Gwalior . His father Padma Bhushan Pt Krishnarao Shankar Pandit trained Panditji since early childhood in khayal, , , ashtapadi and .

His strict classicism and refusal to compromise with what is popular has earned him his reputation as one of the true representatives of his gharana, or school. Panditji has an unparalleled style of singing. He follows the format faithfully, and develops in the traditional Ashtaang gayaki, a systematic eight-fold elaboration of the .

Panditji has been conferred with awards such as such as Tappa Samrat, Gayak Shiromani, Swar Vilas, Pt Omkarnath Thakur Award, Akademi Award, Communal Harmony Award and Ustad Hafiz Ali Award by the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Dec. 2001). Accompaniment Harmonium - Shri. Laxmiprasad Thaker - Shri. Manpreet Bedi

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 – 5:00 to 7:00pm Residence of Dr. Uday and Anita Deoskar 1901 Woodfield Rd, Bloomington, IL – 61704

Tickets – Non-Member - 15$, 10$ Student – 10$, 8$ Only!! Season (3 concerts) - 30$, 20$. FREE for Members & Children under 7! For Tickets and IMS Membership, please contact • Prasanna Mate 309-664-6043 • Sameer Bildikar 309-533-1486 • Dr. Uday Deoskar 309-662-6232 • Nilesh Tamhane 309-533-2321 • Manasi Joshi-Singh 309-533-2682 • Sunil Mundle 309-750-2220

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