Music for the Mind and Soul Spring 2012

Music for the Mind and Soul Liverpool & Manchester Spring Season 2012

Spring Season 2012

Rajeeb Chakraborty Saturday 31st March @ 1pm

The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Tickets— £ Free Admission Rajeeb Chakraborty, one of India’s finest sarod players, is renowned for the deeply expressive nature of his performances. He is accompanied by highly admired tabla maestro, Kousic Sen.

A Journey

Hari Sivanesan veena with Pirashanna Thevaraja mridangam Saturday 19th May @ 2pm

The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Hope University, 17 Shaw Street, L3 8QB Web www.thecapstonetheatre.com Tel 0151 291 3578 Box Office 0151 291 3949 Book Online www.milapfest.com

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Tickets— £12/10 Concessions BBC award winner Hari Sivanesan and mridangam player Pirashanna Thevaraja take listeners on an incredible and uplifting journey exploring the rich musical traditions of South India.

Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS Tel 0161 907 9000 Email box@bridgewater-hall.co.uk Web www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

Uniting Hearts through Arts

For further information contact us: Tel 0151 291 3949 Email info@milapfest.com

Nazrana Sur: Violin Fest

Saturday 28th April @ 1pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Tickets— £ Free Admission This edition of Music for the Mind & Soul stars up and coming young violinists from amongst the most talented young musicians of the country.

All performers are members of Samyo or Tarang, the two national orchestras that Milapfest manages.

Saturday 26th May Film Screening 5pm, Dinner 6pm, Concert 7pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Tickets— £15 This charity event features a showing of the film “Mystic India” and a concert by Gaurav Mazumdar and Kousic Sen, two fantastic musicians who thrill audiences with their virtuosic displays. Delicious food is included in the price of the ticket, and all proceeds will help transform the lives of young people in Liverpool through training and development in Indian arts.

Milapfest is Britain’s premier Indian Arts Development Trust commissioning and touring high quality arts events thoughout the year. Look out for exciting events in your area visit our website — www.milapfest.com