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26th Annual Summer Tabla Workshop with Pandit Sharda Sahai
June 22nd through July 5th, 2008 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Presented in collaboration with the Pandit Ram Sahai Foundation
Hosted by Shawn Mativetsky at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University
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Pandit Ram Sahai Foundation
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Spend two weeks with one of the greatest living tabla players. This extended tabla workshop will include lessons, group practice sessions, lectures, repertoire classes, and a concert and is appropriate for all levels (beginning, intermediate, advanced).
 Pandit Sharda Sahai
Pandit Sharda Sahai was born in Benares, India in 1935. He is a direct descendent of Pandit Ram Sahai, the founder of the Benares style of tabla playing. As one of India�s pre-eminent tabla artists, Sharda Sahai has appeared at all of the important music conferences and festivals and has performed with every major artist of North Indian Classical music, including Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, and Ravi Shankar. He is the director of the Pandit Ram Sahai Sangit Vidyalaya schools of music in Benares and in London. He has held appointments at the music faculties of Wesleyan University, Brown University and Berklee School of Music in the USA as well as Dartington College of Arts, Oxford University and Leeds University in England.
Dates: June 22nd through July 5th, 2008
Location: Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
How to register: Contact Shawn Mativetsky at the co-ordinates listed below. Please provide your full name, address, phone number, arrival and departure dates, and whether or not you require a room at the dormitory. Tuition payment will be accepted via Paypal (credit cards accepted).
Contact: Shawn Mativetsky, [email protected]
Housing: Available in the dormitories of McGill University at 40$ per day (plus taxes). Breakfast is included.
Instruments: Students should provide their own tabla for use during the workshop. A very limited number of tabla may be available to rent.
Daily Schedule: Students will be divided into classes based on ability level. Each class will meet eight times. Much of your time will be spent in individual practice and practicing with your classmates. Advanced Class time may change to fit the participants.
Group Practice Session:
Students of all levels practice together. This is a time for review and clarification of material covered in class. The group practice session is for technique practice.
Group Listening Session:
This is a chance to listen to recordings of the masters to compare and contrast styles etc.
Lectures / presentations: To be announced.
Puja: Puja is a gathering to pay homage the master tabla players and teachers of the past.
Gala Concert - Sunday, June 22, 2008
The concert will feature Pandit Sharda Sahai, performing a tabla solo in the Benares style.
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