Dato/tid
05.10.2023
20:00 – 22:00
Sted
KoncertKirken
Nikhil Pramod Ghorpadkar (INDIA)
Nikhil Pramod Ghorpadkar – pakhavaj
Mandar Phadke – harmonium
Concert on Pakhavaj and introduction to the instrument.
Pakhavaj as a percussion musical instrument finds mention in the Vedas & Puranas of India which makes it a pre-historic artifact. Among its hoary names are Mardal, Mridang, Muraj, and Paksha Vadya to mention a few. It is considered to be the father of all Indian percussion instruments. It finds very high contexts in temple music as well as in royal courts.
It is a two-sided hollow wooden drum with goat-skin leather on both its sides as percussion surfaces. The right side of the instrument is laden with iron dust held together with an adhesive that lends it a resounding musical sound determining its pitch. This sound is controlled by the percussionist to last long enough to render temporal boundaries.
The left side of the instrument which is bigger in radius than the right side produces a deep base sound. This is made possible by skillfully applying wheat dough over its surface. Together, the left and the right sides when tuned and played appropriately, create a meditative mood.
It is played as a stand-alone solo instrument as well as an apt accompaniment to Dhrupad-Dhamar music. Up to ancient period it used to be played with yaggya (Vedic Ceremony) and Sam Gan, (Vedic singing).
It is a two-sided hollow wooden drum with goat-skin leather on both its sides as percussion surfaces. The right side of the instrument is laden with iron dust held together with an adhesive that lends it a resounding musical sound determining its pitch. This sound is controlled by the percussionist to last long enough to render temporal boundaries.
The left side of the instrument which is bigger in radius than the right side produces a deep base sound. This is made possible by skillfully applying wheat dough over its surface. Together, the left and the right sides when tuned and played appropriately, create a meditative mood.
It is played as a stand-alone solo instrument as well as an apt accompaniment to Dhrupad-Dhamar music. Up to ancient period it used to be played with yaggya (Vedic Ceremony) and Sam Gan, (Vedic singing).
Nikhil Pramod Ghorpadkar is a well-known Pakhavaj player from Pune (India), and has enchanted audiences all over the country for the past one decade. He belongs to the illustrious
Unbroken tradition of musicians and family of Pakhavaj maestros. Beginning from his late forefather Pundit Shankar Bhaiyya (Ghorpadkar) to his world renowned grandfather Late Pundit Vasantarao Ghorpadkar and now himself, Nikhil is carrying on his shoulders rather efficiently, the mantle of his forefathers who pursued and spread the Panse Gharana (tradition) of Pakhavaj. His father’s maternal side was studded with musicians including pakhavaj players who served as court musicians of the mighty Peshwas. He has also expanded his Musical horizons through training in the Kudau Singh gharana (tradition) which he imbibed from the late Pundit Ramakant Pathak of Lucknow.
Since he was born in an atmosphere charged with the musical sounds of Pakhavaj and Dhrupad Dhamar, he has naturally embodied the essentials. It is his second nature to play the instrument, but he had also to undergo long hours of training and practice to do what he does best today.
Nikhil is an empanelled artist by INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR). He is a regular performing and graded artist of ALL INDIA RADIO. He is also an empanelled Guru at the Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune and School of Performing Arts, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune. He has also successfully conducted workshops and master classes for various schools, universities and organizations. He has successfully performed in India and abroad and has mastered the instrument as soloist and accompanist to Dhrupad-Dhamar music which is a formidable combination.
He is passionate about the ancient arts of India and takes it as his bounden duty to heighten the perception of India abroad in the true sense. Apart from his own tradition and music, he is also interested in exploring other traditions, genre of music and experiment and collaborate with artists abroad.
Unbroken tradition of musicians and family of Pakhavaj maestros. Beginning from his late forefather Pundit Shankar Bhaiyya (Ghorpadkar) to his world renowned grandfather Late Pundit Vasantarao Ghorpadkar and now himself, Nikhil is carrying on his shoulders rather efficiently, the mantle of his forefathers who pursued and spread the Panse Gharana (tradition) of Pakhavaj. His father’s maternal side was studded with musicians including pakhavaj players who served as court musicians of the mighty Peshwas. He has also expanded his Musical horizons through training in the Kudau Singh gharana (tradition) which he imbibed from the late Pundit Ramakant Pathak of Lucknow.
Since he was born in an atmosphere charged with the musical sounds of Pakhavaj and Dhrupad Dhamar, he has naturally embodied the essentials. It is his second nature to play the instrument, but he had also to undergo long hours of training and practice to do what he does best today.
Nikhil is an empanelled artist by INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR). He is a regular performing and graded artist of ALL INDIA RADIO. He is also an empanelled Guru at the Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune and School of Performing Arts, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune. He has also successfully conducted workshops and master classes for various schools, universities and organizations. He has successfully performed in India and abroad and has mastered the instrument as soloist and accompanist to Dhrupad-Dhamar music which is a formidable combination.
He is passionate about the ancient arts of India and takes it as his bounden duty to heighten the perception of India abroad in the true sense. Apart from his own tradition and music, he is also interested in exploring other traditions, genre of music and experiment and collaborate with artists abroad.
TICKETS: 120 DKK / Stud: 60 DKK