Passing this on as an event of possible interest although not specifically blues or jazz related. Jim Roy Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca Namashkar Everyone, We request everyone to kindly share the message below with your friends and family and help us spread the word about the concert. We hope you will join us at this beautiful musical Concert on Saturday, October 6th, 2012 and support Gharana Arts to Promote, Preserve and Present the finest arts of India and neighbouring country. The tickets are $15 in advance and $10 for all the students of Gharana Arts School. Thank you Regards Kasturi Mishra Artistic Director Gharana Arts _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Following the success of the first annual, 3-day Canadian Gharana Festival, Gharana Arts is launching its first Music Concert Series in Ottawa entitled Sangeet!! Sangeet Fall Showcase: Serene Strings of the Santoor Date: October 6, 2012 Time: 8:00pm Location: Arts Court, 2 Daly Street (Behind the Convention Centre) Tickets : $15 In Advance To Buy: 613-824-5712, email: Gharana.Arts(a)gmail.com Artists: Padma Shri, Pt. Satish Vyas (Exponent of the 100-stringed instrument the “Santoor”) & Ravi S. K. Singh (Tabla accompaniment) YouTube: Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bImgfNPYvCA Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSnWGmibl_U The SANTOOR - Emerging from the valley of Kashmir, the Santoor consists of approximately a 100 strings of varying lengths. The strings are stretched over a wooden box and resemble a horizontal harp. Similar Instruments are found all over the world like 'Santoor' in Iran, 'Yang Chin' in China, 'Cimbalom' in Hungary and Rumania, 'Santoori' in Greece, 'Hack Bret' in Germany, 'Hammered Dulcimer' in certain European Countries and America. The most notable feature of its instrumentation is the manner of tone production, because, unlike other string instruments, the Santoor is played with a pair of soft wooden tongs. Their gentle strokes on the strings afford a plenitude of delicate but lively tonal effects reminiscent of the piano or the harp. Please Call: 613-824-5712~Email: Gharana.Arts(a)gmail.com~ Visit: GharanaArts.com Gharana Arts Sangeet Concert Series: Serene Strings of the Santoor ~ Click Here for More Info! Visit our Website: GharanaArts.com