Calling All Tabla And Sitar Fanatics Hehe

[anjaan]

received this email:

I am pleased to announce UK ’s first Darbar Spring Retreat (Shivir) from Sunday 8th April** to 15th April 2007.

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Darbar :: South Asian Cultural Arts is a development agency that aims to increase the accessibility of south Asian arts heritage for all of Britain ’s communities.

In March 2006, Darbar put on the Darbar South Asian Music Festival – a landmark event in UK ’s south Asian music scene. The festival is a key part of our efforts to showcase the world’s leading south Asian classical music maestros and provide performance opportunities for UK-based artists. The second festival takes place on from April 13 to 15th 2007.

Another core aim is supporting UK based artists and developing their full potential.

This programme includes providing performance opportunities, tuition and advice to talented teachers and artists.

In this respect, Darbar is building upon the legacy left to us by the late Bhai Gurmit Singh Virdee, a respected teacher of Tabla for 22 years in Leicester at the Leicestershire School of Music. The 2006 festival was a tribute to Gurmit Ji.

The Darbar Shivir will provide a unique opportunity for up to 30 of the UK ’s top teachers and promising young performers to develop their musical skills from maestros, who are top of their profession. They will offer their musical expertise in guiding students through an intensive schedule of 5 days for Tabla and 4 days for Sitar. The days start at 8.30am and finish at 6.00pm. Hosted at the Knighton Fields Centre, the Shivir will take full advantage of the superb facilities at this Leicester venue.

The Shivir intends to complement participants’ work with their instrumental teachers and contribute to their overall musical development.

If you are interested then complete the application form and return to us by 28th February 2007.

Please pass this onto teachers and advanced students of Indian classical music.

Details of Darbar Festival 2007 will be published within the next 10 Days.

Sandeep Virdee

DARBAR South Asian Cultural Arts

93 Belgrave Road

Leicester

LE4 6AS

www.darbar.org.uk

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE MORE INFO OR AN APPLICATION FORM PLEASE MESSAGE ME

[Guest G.Kaur]

Ermm okay whoever wrote that 9th April 2007 is on a Monday and not a Sunday!

[anjaan]

oooooo well spotted

will let them know! :TH: