HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER and the DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC in collaboration with the ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM, THE SNEH ARTS FOUNDATION and THE SOUTH ASIAN TIMES present
A Night in India: A Dhrupad Concert
by Dr. Sumeet Anand Pandey
Join us for an enchanting evening of religious and court music from North India.
Dr. Sumeet Anand Pandey, will present traditional rāgas and dhrupad compositions depicting the romantic and meditative atmosphere of the night accompanied by visually stunning pictures and miniatures that reflect the cultural and artistic themes of the night in South Asia, offering a multisensory experience.
Friday, February 21, 2025 7-8:30 p.m.
The Helene Fortunoff Theater , Monroe Lecture Center, California Avenue, South Campus
DR. SUMEET ANAND PANDEY is currently being hosted as a Fulbright Professional Fellow by UCLA for 2024-25. He is an exponent of the Darbhanga lineage, an illustrious tradition of dhrupad singers from Bihar, India. Dhrupad is one of the oldest genres of South Asian music that holds its roots in the pre-colonial court and temple traditions. A graded artist of All India Radio (A.I.R) and an empaneled artist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (I.C.C.R), he has performed extensively in India and Europe.
Dr. Pandey will be accompanied on the Indian percussion Pakhāway by Michael Shoureas (Hofstra Class '23), and Ritika Singh on the Tānpūrā
Funding for this program has been provided by the Joseph G. Astman Family Fund for the Hofstra Cultural Center and The Sneh Arts Foundation, @snehartsny.
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