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Classical music festival begins

Zahangir Alom
Melody, being a universal language, leaves its imprints on the heart anywhere and everywhere. Classical music is certainly a coruscating way of lose oneself in aesthetic contemplation. To depict and diffuse the theme, its second round, Bengal Classical Music Festival 2013, was set off last evening, bringing together maestros of Indian classical music and dance at the biggest-ever festival of the kind in Dhaka.
The festival is being organised by Bengal Foundation in collaboration with ITC-Sangeet Research Academy of Kolkata to promote, nurture and celebrate the shared legacy of classical music in Bangladesh.
With an illustrious line-up of artistes and maestros taking part, the festival has been dedicated to the memory of the
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founder adviser of Bengal Foundation, eminent thinker Gyantapas Professor Abdur Razzaq (1912-99).
Long before the gates opened, people from all walks of life had queued at the entrance to the stadium, waiting to enjoy the vocal, instrumental and dance performances of the music maestros.
A riveting dance piece, participated by 60 Bangladeshi artistes and produced by Bengal Foundation, was showcased before the festival began. The piece showcased the thousand-year heritage of Bangla songs, including Charyapada, Sufism, the advent of Sri Chaitanya, Baul-Shohojia and compositions by Lalon Fakir, Hason Raja, Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Kamoi Khalid compiled the script while Anisul Haque Borun choreographed the
presentation.
Kathak prodigy Vishal Krishna set off the opening day's performance, enthralling the Dhaka audience with his aesthetic dance mudra , graceful corporeal movements underpinned by artistic expressions and exquisitely balanced footwork coupled with the jingling sounds of the ghungru. Several of his presentations were based on Raga "Charukeshi", while one was a mixed composition based on Raga "Desh" and Khamaj.
The performance was followed by the formal inauguration of the festival. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG, Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, inaugurated the four-day extravaganza as chief guest while Pankaj Saran, Indian high commissioner to Dhaka; Anjan Chowdhury, Managing Director of Maasranga TV and Director of
Square Group and Ravi Mathur, executive director of ITC-Sangeet Research Academy (SRA) were present as special guests. Apart from the guests, Bengal Foundation Chairman Abul Khair thanked everyone who made possible the return of such an event to Dhaka, especially the strategic partners The Daily Star and The Daily Prothom Alo; broadcast partner Maasranga TV and radio partner ABC Radio; and all those who have supported their endeavours.
In his address, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed said financing in arts and culture is a special kind of investment. It helps develop talent and noble virtues. He congratulated Bengal Foundation on organising such a defining event.
The other artistes of the night were Goutam Sarker, Iftekhar Alam Prodhan, Swarup I lossain and Md. Zakir Hossain in a
tabla quartet, Vidushi Girija Devi (vocal), Ayan Sengupta (sitar), Vidushi Kaushiki Chakrabarty (vocal), Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (sarod) and Pandit Rajan Mishra and Pandit Sajan Mishra (vocal).
Today's programmes, to be held at the same venue from 5:30pm till 5am tomorrow, will be inaugurated by Professor Emeritus Dr. Anisuzzaman.
The second day of the festival, dedicated to the memory of the eminent music guru and founder of Dhaka Music College, Pandit Barin Majumder, will feature Vidushi Alarmel Valli (Bharatnatyam), Saket Sahu (violin), Vidushi Bombay Jayashree (Carnatic vocal), Asit Dey (vocal), Pandit Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar), Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (vocal) and Ustad Rais Khan (sitar).