Spend two weeks with one of the greatest living tabla players. This extended
workshop will include daily lessons, performances and lectures, practice
sessions, and concerts and is appropriate for all levels (beginning, intermediate,
advanced).

The dates are set. And the dorms have been arranged.
We are being sponsored by the U. of Arizona Percussion Studio!! The classes will be on the Univ. of Arizona Campus and the dorms are there too. There are many places to eat and shop in the neighborhood. You will not need a car.

Dorms Cost: Dorms are "suite" style; two bedrooms sharing one bathroom, no
common area.

$27 for a Single person.
Private room, half of a suite, sharing a bathroom
with one other person.

$38 for two people sharing one room.
This is for half of a suite, sharing a
bathroom with one other person.

Check-in and check-out can be done at anytime. Most people will be checking-in the day before and checking-out the day after. That is the 5th and 18th. In addition to the rooms, there will be a study lounge reserved for us tabla people to use for private practice.
Reserve the dorms through Todd Hammes. [email protected]
Thanks, Todd Hammes

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 preeminent 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 Vidhyalaya schools of music in Benares and in London. He has held appointments on the music faculties of Wesleyan University, Brown University, Berklee School of Music, Darting ton College of Arts, Oxford University and at Leeds University in England.

Fees: Cost of the workshop is $400. Private lessons will be available and
will cost extra.
Registration: A deposit of $150 is due by June 2nd, 2004
Contact: Todd Hammes, [email protected], 520-886-9187

For more information email: [email protected]