Basant Bahar wishes the classical music community a happy 2012 and kicks off the
30th Anniversary Concert Series
with a concert by artists from the Bay Area
Madan Oak - Santoor

Salar Nader ~ Tabla
Madan Oak is a disciple of the world-renowned Santoor Maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. He has been studying Indian classical music for over 25 years. He has won several college and University level awards in classical music competitions. Madan is a recipient of the 1986 All India Radio (AIR) Best Instrumentalist National award and has performed on the AIR Pune Radio Station on several occasions.
Ashwini Khaparde - Vocal

Satish Tare ~ Tabla, Vivek Datar ~ Harmonium
Some videos of Ashwini...Video1 Video2 Video3
Smt. Ashwini Khaparde was initiated in to music by her father, Shri. Shashikant Thombre at tender age of 5. Subsequently, she learnt from the eminent Dr Usha Parkhi of the Kirana gharana for 8 years. She has continued to learn from Smt. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, a leading performer of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Ashwini combines the two gharanas easily and melodiously and presents compositions bringing out the best of both the gharanas. Apart from Bandish Gayaki, Ashwini’s large repertoire includes semi-classical forms like Thumari, Dadara, Tappa, Hori, Kajari etc. Marathi Natya Sangeet is her another speciality.
Tickets: $20, Basant Bahar Members: Free
When: Saturday, February 4th, 4:30 pm
Where: Jain Temple Auditorium, 722 S Main St, Milpitas.