Saadhana Sur Sang – Epitome of Musical Grandeur

By Sasi Raghavan HOUSTON: On Sunday, April 22, Center for Indian Classical Music of Houston (CICMH) brought two stalwarts, the Living Legend of Sitar Ustad Shahid Parvez and flute Maestro Shashank Subramanyam, together in the space city for the first time as a part of its popular concert series Saadhana Sur Sang. CICMH is unique in […]
Sur Sang: One of the Multi-faceted Offerings by CICMH

HOUSTON: This Sunday April 22, Center for Indian Classical Music of Houston (CICMH) presents another concert in its SUR SANG series. The concert will feature, for the first time ever in Houston, the Living Legend of Sitar, Ustad Shahid Parvez and the world-renowned Flautist Maestro Shashank together on the same stage – playing both solo […]
Saadhana Pariwar’s “Spectrum” Brings out an Array of Musical Colors

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: As the spectrum in a rainbow has 7 colors, the “Spectrum” presentation by students of Pandit Suman Ghosh and Shashikala Ghosh’s Saadhana Pariwar, brought out the best of the seven musical notes. Attended by dignitaries like CGI Dr. Anupam Ray, Rathna Kumar, Dr. Mathur, Govind Shetty, Sonal Buchar and many more, […]
Unmesh to Unfold Spectrum: Traditional Music at its Colorful Best

By Sasi Raghavan HOUSTON: After a sultry afternoon, imagine a beautiful evening – relaxing on your porch, with a cup of tea, watching the rainbow colors of the trees all around. The ambient temperature perfectly poised between warm and cool, you feel the gentle breeze brushing past your face. Slowly, you hear the droplets of […]
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Vidushi Manju Mehta Create Magic with Strings in Houston

By Sunanda Vashisht STAFFORD: It is often said that Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime isn’t enough for Music. Houstonians recently experienced this in a concert of Strings held on Friday, April 1, at the Stafford Civic Center. Saadhana Sur Sang, organized by the Center for Indian Classical Music of Houston (CICMH), […]
Gunateeta Sang: The Sangeet Martand Blesses his Grand-Disciples

By Namrata Sinha HOUSTON: When the inaugural event of the year, is an afternoon spent with the Sun of Indian Classical Music, Sangeet Martand (Martand = Sun) Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj Ji – we know that Houston can expect a lot of great, exciting things this year from The Center for Indian Classical Music (CICMH). […]