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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: LearnQuest Indian Classical Music Conference 2010\n
 Event Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/56992/LearnQuest_Indian_
 Classical_Music_Conference_2010\nEvent Date Begin: 2010-03-31\nEvent Date 
 End: 2010-04-04\n\nLearnQuest Academy of music proudly presents its fifth 
 annual music conference featuring some of the best artists of Indian Class
 ical Music. This five-day musical extravaganza will take place from Wednes
 day\, March 31 to Sunday\, April 4\, at Boston University\, MIT and at Reg
 is College. For tickets and more information\, call 781-891-8535 or go to 
 www.learnquest.org/conference2010.\n\nIn the last five years\, the LearnQu
 est annual music conference has become USA’s leading showcasing event of
 fering a unique and comprehensive array of performers from both the Hindus
 tani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian) classical traditions. In t
 andem with the tradition of Sangeet Sammelans (music festivals) intrinsic 
 in the Indian classical music tradition\, this multi-day music festival cr
 eates a similar musical platform in North America by providing an encompas
 sing musical experience ranging from vocal to instrumental performances fr
 om different gharanas (schools of music) and a host of instruments includi
 ng veena\, sitar\, sarod\, shehnai\, violin\, flute harmonium\, tabla and 
 mridangam. \n\nAs previous conferences have offered maestros such as T. M.
  Krishna\, Hariprasad Chaurasia\, Aruna Sairam\, grammy winner Vishwa Moha
 n Bhatt\, M.S. Gopalakrishnan\, Rashid Khan\, the Gundecha Brothers and Pr
 abha Atre\, to name a few\, this year’s star artists include the great m
 andolin maestro\, Padma Shri U. Srinivas. Acclaimed for his skillful adapt
 ation of the mandolin to South Indian classical music\, this extraordinary
  musician has mesmerized lovers of Carnatic music as well as World music. 
 He is well-known for collaborations with John McLaughlin’s Shakti (India
 n fusion band with Zakir Hussain\, Shankar Mahadevan and John McLaughlin)\
 , Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma\, Hariharan\, Michael Nyman and Nigel Kennedy a
 mong others. Promising to be a rare and memorable experience for novice ex
 plorers and aficionados of the two musical traditions\, U. Srinivas will b
 e presenting a Jugalbandi with the equally illustrious sitar virtuoso in t
 he Hindustani classical music tradition\, the brilliant Ustad Shahid Parve
 z. Other star artists featured this year are Hindustani vocalists\, Ashwin
 i Bhide and Jayateerth Mevundi\, a young rising star of Kirana Gharana\, C
 arnatic vocalists\, T. M. Krishna and Uni Krishnan\, Hindustani Dhrupad vo
 calists\, Gundecha Brothers and many others. Adding to the impressive line
  of performances\, there will also be a special concert performed by the r
 enowned flautist Rakesh Chaurasia\, sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee with Yoge
 sh Samsi on the tabla\, who will also play a fusion concert with a Western
  Jazz group led by Colin Sapp\, a collaboration with the Boston University
 . This year\, the music conference will also provide an educational platfo
 rm by offering a lecture demonstration on Carnatic Vocal presented by T.M.
  Krishna (a collaboration with MITHAS of MIT) and a lecture demonstration 
 on Mandolin by U. Srinivas.\n\nIn 2009\, the world of music mourned the lo
 ss of an unparalleled maestro of sarod: Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. He was one o
 f those legendary figures in the Indian music pantheon whose musical life 
 and work left an indelible mark on Indian music that will remain for gener
 ations to come. The LearnQuest annual music conference 2010 humbly seeks t
 o pay a tribute to his memory led by his senior disciple George Ruckert an
 d his son Alam Khan.\n\nCelebrating its fifth year\, the LearnQuest annual
  music conference 2010 continues to present exponents as well as rising st
 ars of Indian classical music from both Hindustani and Carnatic traditions
  under the same musical umbrella providing an invaluable opportunity for m
 usic enthusiasts and connoisseurs across borders to explore the rich herit
 age of Indian classical music.\n\n\nStart time: Wednesday\, March 31\, 6:0
 0pm to 9:00pm @ Boston University\nThursday\, April 1\,7:00pm to 10:00pm @
  MIT\nFriday\, April 2\, 7:00pm to 11:00pm @ Regis College\nSaturday\, Apr
 il 3\, 10:00am to 11:00pm @ Regis College\nSunday\, April 4\, 10:30am to 1
 1:00pm Regis College
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SUMMARY:LearnQuest Indian Classical Music Conference 2010
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