Completed Events

Past Events 26th – 21st Season

TWENTY-SIXTH SEASON, 2012-2013

Sep 22, 2012Prasanna with M Lakshman
Venue: Evans Auditorium
Sep 23, 2012Yakshagana – Narakasura Moksha
Venue: Valley Catholic School

 

Oct 10, 2012Sammilan
Shashank Subramanyam (Flute), Anwar Khan (Vocal), Firoze Khan (Dholak),
Satishkumar Patri (Khanjira), Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar)
Venue: First Congregational Church

 

Feb 02, 2013Nrityotsava 2013 – A Benefit Program for Kalakendra
Featuring a variety of Indian Classical Dance performances from the Greater Portland area.
Venue: Evans Auditorium
Mar 09, 2013Sarod Concert – Aashish Khan
Venue: The First Baptist Church

 

Apr 13, 2013Vocal Concert by Anand Bhate
Accompanied by Bharat Kamat on Tabla and Suyog Kundalkar on Harmonium
Venue: Valley Catholic School

 

May 11, 2013Dance Ballet – Shijith Nambiar
Venue: Performing Arts Center PCC Sylvania

 

June 01, 2013Flute concert with Jay Gandhi
Venue: The First Baptist Church

 

TWENTY-FIFTH SEASON, 2011-2012

Sep 16, 2011Tribute to Legend Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Hindustani Vocalists Ritesh & Rajnish Mishra
Sanatan Goswami on Harmonium
Subhen Chatterjee on Tabla
Venue: The First Baptist Church

 

Oct 22, 2011Sublime Journey
Venue: First Congregational Church

 

Nov 18, 2011Kartik Seshadri Ensemble
Kartik Seshadri – Sitar
Arup Chattopadhyay – Tabla
Venue: The First Baptist Church

 

Dec 11, 2011Nrityotsava – A Benefit Program for Kalakendra
Featuring Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathak, Folk, and Nepalese dance performances from the Greater Portland area.
Venue: Evans Auditorium

 

Mar 03, 2012Shashank Subramanyam – Classical Flute
Venue: The First Baptist Church

 

Apr 21, 2012Gundecha Brothers – Hindustani Vocal
Umakant and Ramakanth Gundecha
Accompanied by two other artists
Venue: Evans Auditorium

 

May 12, 2012Pt. Tejendra Majumdar – Classical Sarod
Accompanied by Indranil Mallick on Tabla
Venue: The First Baptist Church

 

Jun 06, 2012Raga Unveiled – A Documentary Film
Venue: Intel JFCC Auditorium

 

Jul 13, 2012FOK Appreciation Dinner
Venue: Christ United Methodist Church

 

TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON, 2010-2011

 

Oct 10, 2010Arohi Ensemble – Tribute to Ravi Shankar
Paul Livingstone on sitar, fretless guitar & requinto
Sheela Bringi on bansuri, flutes & world winds
Abhijit Banerjee on tabla
Peter Jacobson on cello Dave Lewis on drum set
Venue: Evans Auditorium

 

Mar 19, 2011Ramya Harishankar: Pancha Bhootam
Choreographed by Artistic Director Ramya Harishankar
Performed by the Students of Arpana Dance
Venue: Performing Arts Center PCC Sylvania

 

Apr 22, 2011Talavya: Tabla Ecstasy
Kaumil Shah, Rahul Shrimali, Rushi Vakil, Sahil Patel
Venue: Scottish Rite Hall

 

May 14, 2011Calcutta Quartet
Devshankar & Jyotishankar on Violin, Subhen Chatterjee on Tabla, S.Shekhar on Mridangam
Venue: The Old Church

 

TWENTY-THIRD SEASON, 2009-2010

Kalakendra Hiatus

TWENTY-SECOND SEASON, 2008-2009

 

Sep 12, 2008Songs of Benares
A Hindustani Classical Music concert
Pundits Rajan & Sajan Mishra – Vocals
Venue: First Congregational Church
Oct 18, 2008The Magical Flutes of Hari
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia – Flute
Venue: First Congregational Church

 

Nov 7, 2008An evening Of Indian Classical Music
Shubha Mudgal – Vocal
Venue: Intel Jones Farm Conference Center Auditorium

 

Mar 21, 2009A Jugalbandhi of North and South Indian Instrumental Music
Master Shashank – Flute
Ustad Shahid Parvez – Sitar
Venue: Intel Jones Farm Conference Center Auditorium

 

Apr 17, 2009Tribute to the Late Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan – Shehnai
Pandit Ramesh Mishra – Sarangi
Pandit Shubhen Chatterjee – Tabla
Venue: First Congregational Church

 

May 3, 2009PRATIMA : REFLECTION – An evening of Classical Odissi Dance
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
Venue: Tualatin High School Auditorium

 

May 30, 2009An evening of Hindustani Vocal Concert
Dr. Manjushree Kherde – Vocal
Abhijit Kherde – Tabla
Mohan Khandekar – Harmonium
Venue: Intel Jones Farm Conference Center

 

June 27, 2009Friends of Kalakendra Appreciation Evening
Venue: Vintner’s Pavilion, Reserve Vineyard & Golf Club

 

TWENTY-FIRST SEASON, 2007-2008

 

Oct 4,  2007Lecture demonstration about the ART of MANIPURI by Darshana Jhaveri Venue: Raleigh Hills Elementary School Auditorium
Oct 5, 2007MANIPURI DANCE featuring the famous JHAVERI SISTERS and their troupe Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College
Oct 20, 2007Brij Narayan – Sarod, Abhijit Banerjee – Tabla Venue: First Congregational Church
Nov 17, 2007Aisha Venkataraman – Carnatic Violin, Sri. Venkataraman – Mridangam Venue: First Congregational Church
Mar 15, 2008Kala Ramnath – North Indian Violin Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College
Apr 15, 2008Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
May 31, 2008Shubhendra Rao – Sitar, Saskia Rao – Cello Venue: First Congregational Church

TWENTIETH SEASON, 2006-2007

Sept 16, 2006 Dr. Rajeev Chakraborty – Sarod, Jess Bannister – Saxophone, Subhen Chatterjee – TablaVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Oct 13, 2006 ‘Ekaanth Seetha’ – a Bharatnatyam dance drama choreographed by V.P. and Shanta DhananjayanVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 11, 2006 Aarti Ankalikar-Tikekar – North Indian Vocalist, Milind Kulkarni – Harmonium, Ramdas Pulsule – TablaVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

March 3, 2007 Pandit G. S. Sachdev – Flute and Abhiman Kaushal – TablaVenue: First Congregational Church


March 31, 2007 Kumaresh and Ganesh – Violin Duo with Sivaraman – Mridangam and Guruprasad – GhatamVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

April 31, 2007 Pandit Shivkumar Sharma – Santoorwith Ustad Zakir Hussain – TablaVenue: First Congregational Church

 
NINETEENTH SEASON, 2005-2006
Aug 26, 2005Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Chandalika’, performed by Mamata Shanker’s Ballet TroupeVenue: Newmark Theater 

 
Sept 24, 2005‘The Heartbeat Ensemble’, South Indian classical instrumental music, led by Ghatam KarthickVenue: Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College 

 
Nov 5, 2005‘Sajda to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’, a musical tribute by Kailash Kher and troupeVenue: Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College 

 
Mar 18, 2006Jugalbandi with Shashank on Basuri, Purbayan Chatterjee on the SitarVenue: Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College 

 
April 14, 2006‘Yugama’ – an Odissi-Bharatnatyam Dance Ballet by the Shrishti Dance CompanyVenue: Newmark Theater 

 
May 13, 2006Carnatic Violin Duet by Mysore Manjunath and Mysore NagarajVenue: First Congregational Church

EIGHTEENTH SEASON, 2004-2005

 

Sept 18, 2004Prasanna – South Indian Ragas on the guitar, Lakshman Mahadevan – mridangamVenue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 

 
Oct 1, 2004Unni Krishnan – South Indian Classical vocalistVenue: Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus 

 
Oct 8, 2004Silappadikaaram – A Bharatanatyam Dance Ballet, performed by the AVIGNA Dance EnsembleVenue: Deb Fennell Auditorium Tigard High School 

 
Oct 22, 2004L. Shankar – Double Violin, Sivamani – Drums,  Zakir Hussain -TablaVenue: First Congregational Church 

 
Nov 04, 2004Lecture/Demonstration by Shubhendra Rao – SitarVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College 

 
Nov 05, 2004Shubhendra Rao – SitarVenue: Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis and Clark College 

Feb 26, 2005Ravi Kiran – Chitra Veena, Shashank – FluteVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College
 

 
Mar 26, 2005Mandira Lahiri – Hindustani Vocals, Manoj Biswas – Tabla, Mohan Khandekar – HarmoniumVenue: BAPS Temple, Tigard 

 
Apr 15, 2005Kathakali – A Dance PresentationVenue: Deb Fennell Auditorium Tigard High School 

 
May 7, 2005Vishwa Mohan Bhatt with Shuben Chatterjee on the tabla
Venue: First Congregational Church

 

SEVENTEENTH SEASON, 2003-2004

Jul 18, 2003Soli Kapadia of Mumbai – VocalistVenue: Wingate Inn, Hillsboro, OR

Aug 31, 2003Bhagvad Gita – Shakti Dance CompanyVenue: Newmark Theatre, PCPA, Portland, OR

Sep 12, 2003Oregon Symphony Presents: Ravi Shankar – SitarVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Sept 26, 2003Remember Shakti – John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, U. Shrinivas and V. SelvaganeshVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Oct 18, 2003Gaurav Mazumdar – SitarVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Oct 24, 2003O.S. Thyagarajan – Carnatic VocalVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Nov 8, 2003S. Rajam & T.N. Krishnan – North & South Indian Classical Violin DuoVenue: First Congregational Church

Feb 28, 2004Shweta Zaveri, Vocals with Abhiman Kaushal, Tabla, North Indian Classical VocalVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

 
Mar 27, 2004Dr. Suma Sudhindra ,”Tarangini Veena”  with Sailaja Dharmala, Violin and RamamurthyDharmala, Mridangam  – South Indian KarnaticVenue: Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus 

 
Apr 30, 2004Zakir Hussain – Masters of PercussionVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

 

SIXTEENTH SEASON, 2002-2003

Aug 23, 2002Karyshma – A Contemporary Rendition of Hindustani RagasVenue: Newmark Theatre PCPA

Sep 14, 2002Ravikiran, Chitra Veena, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Mohana Veena – Instumental Jugal BandiVenue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Sep 27, 2002A.K.C. Natarajan (clarinet) – Carnatic InstrumentalVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Oct 12, 2002Kaveri and Manasi Troupe – Kathak BalletVenue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Nov 10, 2002L. Shankar – Double Violin, Zakir Hussain – TablaVenue: First Congregational Church

Mar 15, 2003Kelucharan Mohpatra & Troupe – Odissi DanceVenue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Apr 5, 2003Subhendra Rao – Sitar – Hindustani InstrumentalVenue: First Congregational Church

Apr 18, 2003Alarmel Valli – Bharatanatyam DanceVenue: Deb Fennel Auditorium, Tigard High School

May 17, 2003Pandits Rajan and Sajan Misra – Hindustani Vocal DuetVenue: First Congregational Church

May 30, 2003Aruna Sayeeram – Carnatic VocalVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

 

FIFTEENTH SEASON, 2001-2002

Aug 2, 2001Shakti Chakra – performed by 14 dancers and musiciansVenue: Newmark Theatre

Sep 21, 2001Rakesh Chaurasia – bansuri (flute); Rahul Sharma – Santoor (akin to hammer dulcimer); Meditative music from the next generationVenue: First Congregational Church

Oct 20, 2001Veena Sahasrabuddhe – Hindustani VocalistVenue: Evan’s Auditorium – Lewis & Clark College

Nov 2, 2001Gypsy Caravan – East meets West: Troupe of Rajastani and European musicans and dancersVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Feb 2, 2002Shujat Husaain Khan – Classical Hindustani Instrumental MusicVenue: First Congregational Church

Mar 3, 2002Sanjay Subramaniam – Carnatic VocalistVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 13, 2002Balakrishna Iyengar – Carnatic VeenaVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 20, 2002Dr. Som Majumdar – Workshop on Hindustani Classical MusicVenue: Elliot Chapel, Reed College

May 17, 2002Zakir Hussain – Masters of PercussionVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

May 31, 2002Mohini Attam – Classical Indian DanceVenue: Evan’s Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

 

FOURTEENTH SEASON, 2000-2001

Aug 18, 2000“Mohini Bhasmasura” – A Bhartanatyam Dance Ballet by Radha Sridhar & Ten ArtistsVenue: Newmark Theatre

Sep 8, 2000“Music without Boundaries” – Hari Prasad Chaurasia, flute; Egberto Gismonti, guitar/piano; Sivamani, percussion; Vijay Ghate, tablaVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Sep 30, 2000“Shrikant Deshpande” & Accompanists – Hindustani VocalVenue: Evans Auditorium – Lewis & Clark College

Oct 21, 2000“Odissi Dance” by Kelucharan Mohapathra and TroupeVenue: Deb Fennell Auditorium, Tigard High School

Nov 13, 2000“Remember Shakti” – John Mclaughlin, guitar; Zakir Hussain, Tabla; V. Selvaganesh, Kanchira; U. Srinivas, MandolinVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – PCPA

Nov 17, 2000“M.S. Gopala Krishnan & Narmada” – Violin Duet in Carnatic StyleVenue: Kaul Auditorium – Reed College

Feb 24, 2001“Ragam-Talam-Pallavi,” featuring Chitravina N. Ravikiran and accompanistsVenue: Evans Auditorium – Lewis & Clark College

Mar 17, 2001“Rajeev Taranath, Sarod Swapan Chaudhuri” – TablaVenue: First Congregational Church

May 5, 2001Kadri Gopalnath , saxaphone;Kanya Kumari, violin – Carnatic StyleVenue: First Congregational Church

May 18, 2001“Shiv Kumar Sharma; Santoor” – Zakir Hussain, TablaVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – PCPA

Jun 2, 2001“Sudha Ragunathan & Accompanists” – Carnatic VocalVenue: Kaul Auditorium – Reed College

 

THIRTEENTH SEASON, 1999-2000

Aug 20, 1999“Rangeela” – Rajasthani Folk DanceVenue: Newmark Theater (Intermediate Theater) Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 24, 1999“Qawwali Music” featuring Mehr and Sher Ali and TroupeVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Oct 24, 1999“Mahabharatam” – A Bharatanatyam Dance Ballet by Dhananjayan Dance TroupeVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 7, 1999“Nitya Shree” – Carnatic Vocalist and EnsembleVenue: Evans Auditorium – Lewis & Clark College

Feb 26, 2000“Sanjeev Abhyankar” – Classical Hindustani VocalistVenue: Evans Auditorium – Lewis & Clark College

Mar 19, 2000“Zakir Hussain” – Tabla and the Masters of Percussion EnsembleVenue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Mar 31, 2000“Vishwa Mohan Bhatt” – Hindustani Guitar and AccompanistsVenue: First Congregational Church

Apr 22, 2000“Lalgudi G. Krishnan” – Carnatic Violin, and AccompanistsVenue: Lewis & Clark College – Evans Auditorium

May 12, 2000“Silk Road” – featuring Ghazals and Sitraist Sujat KhanVenue: Newmark Theater PCPA

May 13, 2000“T.N. Sesha Gopalan” – South-Indian Vocal, and AccompanistsVenue: Lewis & Clark College – Evans Auditorium

Jun 17, 2000“Annual Membership Night,” featuring programs by Portland-area performing arts teachers and their students.Venue: Lewis & Clark – Evans Auditorium
 

TWELFTH SEASON, 1998-1999

Aug 14, 1998Shakuntalam – A Kuchipudi Dance Ballet, Choreographed by Vempati Chinna Sathyam & performed by his troupe of 35 artistsVenue: Newmark Theater (Intermediate Theater) Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Oct 22, 1998Sitar/Sarod Lecture/Demo By: Partho Sarathy & Shubhendra RaoVenue: Evans Auditorium Lewis and Clark College

Oct 23, 1998Sitar/Sarod Jugal Bandhi By: Partho Sarathy & Shubhendra RaoVenue: Arts Museum Ballroom

Nov 21, 1998An Enchanting Evening of Ragas & Thumris by Eminent Hindustani Vocalist Dr. Prabha AtreVenue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College

Feb 20, 1999Prasanna – Guitar in Karnatic Style and Puvalur Srinivasan – Mridangam (South Indian Drum)Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis and Clark College

Mar 12 and 13, 1999Tears of Joy puppet show “The Secrets of Singbangha”Venue: Winningstad Theater, Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Apr 23, 1999Odissi Dance by Aruna Mohanti & TroupeVenue: Tigard School Auditorium

May 22, 1999Hindustani Instrumental: Hariprasad Chaurasia on Flute, Abiman Kaushal on TablaVenue: First Congregational Church

Jun 18, 1999Kathak Dance by Santosh VyasNisha Joshi, vocal ; Vishal Nagar, tabla; Rose Okada, sarangiVenue: Lewis and Clark College
ELEVENTH SEASON, 1997-1998
Sep 19, 1997Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayyan Ali Bangash, sarod with Tonmoy Bose on tabla.Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Oct 11, 1997M. Balamurali Krishna, Carnatic vocal, Ragavendra Rao, violin, and Praveen Kumar, Mridangam.Venue: First Congregational Church

Nov 14, 1997Vilayat Khan, sitar, Hidayat Khan, sitar, and Zakir Hussain, tabla.Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 23, 1997S. Soumya, Carnatic vocal, Embar S. Kannan, violin, Melakaveri Balaji, mridangam, and S. Karthik, ghatam.Venue: Wy’east Junior High Auditorium, Vancouver

Feb 20, 1998Pandit V.G. Jog, violin, Sri Alok Dasgupta, sitar, and Ashok Moitra, tabla.Venue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Mar 14, 1998Lakshmi Shankar, Hindustani vocal, with tabla and harmonium accompanists.Venue: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

Apr 25, 1998The Masters of Percussion, Zakir Hussain, Fazal Quershi & Sivamani with Ustad Sultan Khan on Sarangi.Venue: Civic Auditorium

May 22, 1998Sarit Smriti [Remembrances of the River], a Bharat Natyam Ballet by Ramaa and Swetha Bharadvaj accompanied by three Carnatic musiciansVenue: Newmark Theatre

Past Events 10th – 1st Seasons

TENTH SEASON, 1996-1997

Sep 14, 1996Sacred Music, Sacred Dance: The Mystical Arts of Tibet.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Hall

Oct 18, 1996Hariprasad Chaurasia, Bansuri flute, and Sukhvinder Singh, tabla
Venue: First Congregational Church

Oct 18, 1996Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Guitar, and Sukhvinder Singh, tabla.
Venue: First Congregational Church.

Nov 23, 1996Ravi Shankar, sitar, Anoushka Shankar, sitar, and Zakir Hussain, tabla.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Mar 1, 1997Bombay Jayashri, Carnatic vocal, Peri Sree Rama Murthy, violin, and Tirichur C. Narendran, Mridangam.
Venue: Chapel, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 12, 1997Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, santoor, Rahul Sharma, santoor, and Shafaat Ahmed Khan, tabla.
Venue: First Congregational Church

May 23, 1997Rabindranath Tagore’s “Shyama”, presented in Bharatnatyam style by Viji Prakash and a troupe of 17 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Intermediate Theater, Portland Center for the Performing Arts

June 20, 1997Lalitha GJR Krishnan, Carnatic vocal, Vittal Ramamurthy, violin, and J. Vaidyanathan, mridangam.
Venue: Fir Acres Theater, Lewis & Clark College

NINTH SEASON, 1995-1996

Sep 16, 1995Purush: Expressions of man, C.V. Chandrasekhar and his troupe of 14 dancers and musicians. Classical dance forms: Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, and Kuchipudi.
Venue: Intermediate Theater, Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 29, 1995Pandit Kishan Maharaj, tabla, and Ramesh Mishra, sarangi.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College.

Oct 14, 1995Kadri Gopalnath, saxophone, Kanyakumari, violin, and Guruvayur Dorai, mridangam.
Venue: First Congregational Church.

Nov 11, 1995Gandhi, The Mahatma: A dance drama in the Bharatnatyam style by Mythili Kumar and the Abhinaya Dance Company of 12 dancers and 6 musicians.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Mar 15, 1996The Priya sisters; Shanmukha Priya and Hari Priya, Carnatic vocal, Meera Sivaramakrishnan, violin, and Melakaveri Balaji, mridangam.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

May 10, 1996Percussion Masters of North & South India: Ustad Allarakha, Zakir Hussain, Fazal Qureshi, tabla, Bhavani Shankar, pakhawaj, T.H. Vinayakram, ghatam, Selva Ganesh, kanjira, and Ustad Sultan Khan, sarangi.
Venue: Benson High School Auditorium

Aug 1996Urmila Nagar, Kathak dancer, Nisha Joshi, Hindustani vocal and harmonium, and Vishal Nagar, tabla.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College.

 

EIGHTH SEASON, 1994-1995
Sep 9, 1994Ali Akbar Khan, sarod, and Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Sep 15 – Oct 20, 1994“Indian Classical Music & Dance,” lecture/demonstration series. Taught by local artists: Nisha Joshi, Rik Masterson, Radhika Narayanan, Shailajah Prasannan, and V. Shankar.
Venue: Portland Community College

Oct 21, 1994Mallika Sarabhai, Kuchipudi & Bharatanatyam dancer, with the Darpana Dance Company of 8 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 19, 1994Debu Chaudhuri, sitar, with his son, Prateek Chaudhuri, sitar, and Somnath Mukterjee, tabla, and Manju Chaudhuri, tanpura.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

Jan 13, 1995Aziz Mian Qawwal with his Qawwali troupe of six musicians.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

Feb 18, 1995Padmavathy Ananthagopalan, veena & Jayanthy Krishnan, veena, with Trichur Narendran, on mridangam.
Venue: Chapel, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 6, 1995Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, santoor with Shafaar Ahmed Khan on tabla. Lecture/demonstration
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College.

Apr 7, 1995Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, santoor, with Shafaar Ahmed Khan on tabla.
Venue: First Congregational Church

May 19, 1995Dhruba Ghosh, sarangi, with Anand Badamikar on tabla.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College.

May 19, 1995P. Unnikrishnan, Carnatic vocal, M.A. Sundareswaran, violin, and Mannargudi Easwaran, mridangam.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College
 

 

SEVENTH SEASON, 1993-1994

July 9, 1993Birju Maharaj, Kathak dancer, and his troupe of 8 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Aug 22, 1993Lakshmi Shankar, Hindustani vocal, with Deepankar Ganguli, tabla.
Venue: Beaverton Christian Church

Aug 23-26, 1993Lakshmi Shankar, Hindustani vocal workshop.
Venue: Music Lounge, Lewis & Clark College

Sep 23, 1993Hariprasad Chaurasia, bansuri, lecture/demonstration.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

Sep 24, 1993Hariprasad Chaurasia, bansuri, with Subhankar Banerjee, tabla.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Oct 8, 1993“Sanghamitra,” a Bharatanatyam dance drama, featuring Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan, and their troupe of 12 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Arelene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 6, 1993Ravi Kiran, gottuvadyam, with H.V. Srivatsan, violin, and K.R. Ganesh, mridangam.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 2 – Jun 2, 1994“Raga/Tala,” a series of ten classes on veena, sitar, Bharatanatyam dance, Hindustani and Carnatic vocal music, and tabla. Taught by local artists: Shreevidhya Chandramuli, Nisha Joshi, and Radhika Narayanan.
Venue: Lewis & Clark College

Apr 22, 1994Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar, with Kartik Seshadri, sitar, and Abhiman Kaushal, tabla.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

May 20, 1994“Jaya Jaya Devi,” a Bharatanatyam dance ballet composed by Lalgudi Jayaraman and choreographed by Shrimathi Rhadha, and performed by a company of 9 dancers and 5 musicians.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

June 25, 1994Pandit Jasraj, Hindustani vocal, and Zakir Hussain, tabla, with Sanjeev Abhyankar, vocal, and Tripti Mukherjee, vocal.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
 

 

SIXTH SEASON, 1992-1993
Aug 14, 1992“Gita Govindam,” an Orissi dance ballet featuring Sanjukta Panigrahi and her troupe of 12 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Sep 20, 1992L. Shankar, Carnatic violin, with Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla, and Trichy Sankaran, mridangam.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Oct 17, 1992Shamim Ahmed, sitar, and Rajiv Taranath, sarod, and Zakir Hussain, tabla.
Venue: First Congregational Church

Nov 22, 1992Sudha Ragunathan, Carnatic vocal, with V.V. Ravi, violin, and Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan, mridangam.
Venue:

Feb 6, 1993Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Qawwali vocalist, with his ensemble of 8 musicians.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Mar 12, 1993U. Srinivas, Carnatic mandolin, with Ramamurthy, violin, and K.V. Prasad, mridangam.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

May 21, 1993“Meera,” a dance-musical featuring: Viji Prakash, Bharatanatyam dancer; Maulik Shah, Kathak dancer; Lakshmi Shankar, Hindustani vocal; Babu Parameshwaran, Carnatic vocal; and a troupe of 12 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Jun 11, 1993O.S. Thygarajan, Carnatic vocal, with Mysore Manjunath, violin, and M. Ramesh, mridangam.
Venue: Raleigh Park Elementary School Auditorium

 

FIFTH SEASON, 1991-1992
Sep 7, 1991Mythili Kumar, Bharatanatyam dancer, solo performance with 3 Carnatic musicians.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

Oct 25, 1991Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar, lecture/demonstration.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

Oct 26, 1991Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar, with his son, Shubho Shankar, sitar, and Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla.
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Nov 8, 1991Kanyakumari, Carnatic violin, with S.R. Rao, mridangam, and V. Nagarajan, kanjira.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Feb 28, 1992Chitresh Das, Kathak dancer, solo performance with Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla, Mala Ganguly, vocal, and Christopher Ris, sarod.
Venue: Scottish Rite temple Auditorium

Mar 28, 1992Dr N. Ramani, Carnatic flute, with Kanyakumari, violin, and Guruvayur Dorai, mridangam.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 10, 1992Alla Rakha, tabla, and Zakir Hussain, tabla, with Sultan Khan, sarangi.
Venue: First Congregational Church

May 30, 1992Viji Prakash, Bharatanatyam dancer, solo performance of the “Ramayana,” with her daughter, Mythili Prakash, dancer, and 4 musicians.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

 

FOURTH SEASON, 1990-1991
Sep 22, 1990Ranganiketan, Manipuri dance troupe of 12 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Oct 6, 1990Shahid Parvez Khan, sitar, lecture/demonstration.
Venue: Reed College

Oct 7, 1990Shahid Parvez Khan, sitar, with Vijay Ghate, tabla.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Feb 15, 1990G.S. Sachdev, bansuri, lecture/demonstration.
Venue: Lincoln Hall, Portland State University

Feb 16, 1990G.S. Sachdev, bansuri, with Shyam Kane, tabla.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 26, 1991L. Subramaniam, Carnatic violin, with Vinod Venkatraman, mridangam, and Subash Chandran, ghatam.
Venue: St. Philip Neri Church

May 18, 1991“Baul Gan,” an evening of Baul music featuring Sanatan Das and his two sons, Bishwanath and Basudev.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

May 22, 1991Vijay Kichlu’s Troupe featuring Shujat Khan, sitar, and Vijaya Jadhar, Hindustani vocal.
Venue: Office, Engineering Design Corporation

Jun 8, 1991Pandit Jasraj, Hindustani vocal, with Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla, and Shweta Jhaveri, vocal.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

 

THIRD SEASON, 1989-1990
Sep 15, 1989Ali Akbar Khan, sarod, lecture/demonstration.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Sep 16, 1989Ali Akbar Khan, sarod, and Swapan Caudhuri, tabla.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Oct 7, 1989Lakshmi Shankar, Hindustani vocal, with Ramesh Kumar, tabla.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Nov 11, 1989Bismillah Khan, shehnai, with his ensemble of 7 musicians.
Venue: First Congregational Church

Apr 27, 1990Sanjukta Panigrahi, Orissi dancer, lecture/demonstration.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 28, 1990Sanjukta Panigrahi, Orissi dancer, solo performance with 4 musicians.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

May 20, 1990T.V. Sankaranarayanan, Carnatic vocal, with Mysore Nagaraj, violin, and Tiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam, mridangam
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Jun 22, 1990Maharajapuram Santhanam, Carnatic vocal, with son, M. Ramachandran, vocal, V. Thyagarajan, violin, and Vellore Ramabhadran, mridangam.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

 

SECOND SEASON, 1988-1987
Sep 23, 1988Alla Rakha, tabla, and Zakir Hussain, tabla, with Sultan Khan, sarangi.
Venue: Intermediate Theatre, PCPA

Oct 14, 1988Hariprasad Chaurasia, bansuri, with Sabir Khan, tabla.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

Apr 2, 1989Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, guitar, with Sukhvindar Singh, tabla.
Venue: Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College

May 19, 1989Shivkumar Sharma, santoor, and Zakir Hussain, tabla.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

June 2, 1989Rohini Bhate’s Kathak Dance Troupe of 8 dancers and musicians.
Venue: Northwest Service Center
 

 

FIRST SEASON, 1987-1988

May 29, 1987Shivkumar Sharma, santoor, and Zakir Hussain, tabla.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

May 26-30, 1987Zakir Hussain, tabla workshop.
Venue: Private home

Sep 19, 1987L. Subramaniam, Carnatic violin, with Poovalur Srinavasan, mridangam.
Venue: Northwest Service Center

Nov 7, 1987“Listening to Indian Music,” a workshop with Ramesh Gangolli.
Venue: Music Lounge, Lewis & Clark College

Jan 22, 1988Rajan and Sajan Misra, Hindustani vocal, with Kinnar Seen , tabla.
Venue: First Congregational Church

 

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