A Hindustani Vocal Concert by

Pandit Arun Dravid

Sunday, August 4, 2013 Program will begin at 4:30 p.m. sharp. Please arrive by 4:15 p.m.

Place: Morgan at McLean Condominium Building 1781 Chain Bridge Road McLean, VA 22102

ACCOMPANISTS

Krishna Ramdas (Tabla) Arvind Bhand (Harmonium)

An RSVP will be most appreciated by July 25, 2013 Please RSVP: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Donations : $ 15 per person/ $ 25 per couple

PANDIT ARUN DRAVID

Pt. Arun Dravid is a highly accomplished vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. His early training was under the tutelage of late Ustad Abdul Majid Khan, a disciple of late Ustad Alladiya Khan, doyen of Jaipur Gharana. Arunji’s advanced training was from Ganasaraswati Padmavibhushan Smt. Kishori Amonkar, with occasional guidance from late Smt. Mogubai Kurdikar (Kishoriji’s mother and Guru). Arunji has performed in concerts under the auspices of many prestigious conferences in Mumbai, Pune and other cities in India. He has also presented about 40 concerts in the US and UK over the past eight years. Arunji has rigorously cultivated a balanced version of the “Bhava-dominant” style of Smt. Kishori Amonkar and the structural beauty that is the characteristic of traditional Jaipur Gayaki. In her recent biography, Smt. Kishori Amonkar especially noted that Arunji is her only disciple who has preserved the purity of Jaipur Gayaki. Arunji also sings light-classical varieties such as Thumris and Marathi stage songs (Natya-Sangeet) with equal charm. In parallel, Arunji has a distinguished career in engineering. He is an IIT Gold Medalist and Ph.D. chemical engineer from MIT. Currently he is Chairman of Jacobs Engineering India.