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Shafaatullah Khan brings Classical Indian Music to Colby-Sawyer College
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 6, 2006 — Colby Sawyer College will host virtuoso Indian musician Shafaatullah Khan, who has mesmerized audiences worldwide with the sounds of the sitar for more than 20 years.
Shafaatullah Khan will perform on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m., in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Campus Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
A descendent of one of India's most respected and renowned musical families, Kahn's repertoire includes two classic Indian stringed instruments, the sitar and surbahar, as well as the tabla, a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres. The Washington Post reported that Khan “explored the rhythmic intricacies of percussive sound in a way that was both intellectual and poetic” and described his performances as “virtuoso” with a “classical purity” and “astonishing individuality.”
Kahn debuted at the age of 11 with a performance for the Queen of England. He has subsequently performed at such prestigious venues as the Acropolis in Athens, Royal Albert Hall in London, The Great Hall of the Kremlin, in Moscow, the Lincoln Center in New York and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. He has conducted workshops led lecture-demonstrations at college campuses throughout the country, including Harvard University, UCLA, Haverford College and University of New Hampshire. Kahn has also been an Artist-in-Residence at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., for two years.
For more information about this performance contact Sharon Williamson at (603) 526-3756 or sewillia@colby-sawyer.edu. To hear clips of Khan's music visit www.shafaatullahkhan.com. This event is sponsored by Colby- Sawyer's Cultural Events Committee.
Colby-Sawyer, founded in 1837, is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in the scenic Lake Sunapee Region of central New Hampshire. Students from 25 states and seven foreign countries learn in small classes through a select array of programs that integrate the liberal arts and sciences with pre-professional experience.
