CELEBRATION
OF 150TH BIRTH YEAR OF BABA ALLAUDDIN KHAN
1. It was an elite
gathering of renowned musicians and music lovers at the NCPA Auditorium, Mumbai
on 20th Oct. 2012, where in AIR had organized a musical evening to
mark the 150th Birth Year of Baba Allauddin
Khan Sahib, the doyen of the Maihar Gharana. All India Radio fittingly chose the occasion
to release five volumes of orchestral compositions
by eminent vadyavrinda Composers like Pt. Pannalal Ghosh, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao, Anil
Biswas, Emani Shankar Shastri. T K Jayarama Iyar, M Y Kamashatri etc. besides
that of Baba Allauddin Khan Sahib.
2. The function was presided over by the
Chairperson Prasar Bharti Board, Smt. Mrinal Pandey. Sarangi Maestro Pt. Ramnarayan was the Special
Guest of the evening. After the CD release function, the audience were treated
to a delightful Sarod Recital by Pt. Basant Kabra, orchestral compositions of
Baba Allauddin Khan Sahab presented by the Mehar Band, concluding with an
enchanting Flute Recital by Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia.
3. After the program the audiences while
leaving the auditorium were heard saying that it was an excellent musical
evening and a fitting tribute to Baba Allauddin Khan Sahib.
4. Press Reports on this event have high
words of appreciation for AIR efforts in propagating music and for organizing
this event.
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