Results : ‘National Classical Vocal Music Competition –'Amrutprabha’
 


" Reality shows are bombarding TV audience " santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma

" Provide platforms to the talented youth of classical performing arts"
Dr. Prabha Atre speaks at National level classical music competiton based on her compositions

 

Pune, 7th Nov. 2008 :  ‘National Classical Vocal Music Competition – Amrutprabha’ based on the compositions of Dr. Prabha Atre was held in honour of her contributions to Indian music on the occasion of her completing 75th birth year.   Dr. Atre is amongst the very few Hindustani classical vocalists who is not only an outstanding performer but also a brilliant thinker, distinguished composer, noted academician, acclaimed author, revered guru and sensitive poetess. 

’Swaramayee’ – a group of Prabha Atreji’s admirers from all over India’ had organized the competition with an objective to explore and promote the best available talent in and outside the country.   The competition included classical, semi-classical and bhajan categories.   Any Candidate in the age group of 20 to 40 years was eligible, only ‘A’ graded artist of AIR were not eligible to participate. 

Recordings received from all over India and abroad were assessed by an expert panel. The final round of the competition had participants performing who were from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chattisgarh and West Bengal.   Dr. Suhashini Koratkar, Dr. Vikas Kashalkar, Dr. Shobha Abhyankar and Pt. Vijay Bakshi judged the competitors.

  Ms. Chetana Banawat
from Rajasthan

1st Pize Winner
in Classical category

2nd prize
in Semi-classical and Bhajan category.

 



Ms. Arati Thakur
from Maharashtra

1st Pize Winner
in Semi-classical and
Bhajan category.

 



Ms. Mrunmayee Siknis
from Maharashtra

2nd Pize Winner
in Classical category

 
 




Ms. Ashwini Bhagane
from Maharashtra




and

Mrs. Ashvini Modak
from Chattisgarh

3rd Pize Winner
in Classical category

 

Ms. Chetana Banawat from Rajasthan bagged the First Prize in Classical, Second prize in semi-classical and bhajan categories. 

Ms. Arati Thakur from Maharashtra won the first prize in the semi-classical music category. 

While Ms. Mrunmayee Siknis from Maharashtra won the second prize in the classical music category.

And the third prize was shared between Ms. Ashwini Bhagane from Maharashtra and Mrs. Ashvini Modak from Chattisgarh.

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Santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma distributing the prizes said: “Television viewers are being bombarded with talent hunt programmes and reality shows connected mainly with film songs in the name of providing platform to hidden talent of the country.  Quality of the traditional music in the country is an indicator of its cultural health.   It is the responsibility of the Society to encourage and provide platform to the talented upcoming artists and students of classical performing arts”.  

Dr. Prabha Atre replying to the honour bestowed said: “We are only projecting film music, Is Indian music only relates to film music?  Our traditional classical music or Raag music is the soul of Indian music which we seem to neglect.  Everything in nature changes with time, so also the music.  Tradition is not a stagnant pool.  It flows with time accommodating new changes and that is why we need new compositions for classical music.  The so called traditional compositions were also ‘New’ at one point of time.  We need to encourage new talent and to arrange national level competitions which is a powerful tool to identify talent in classical music”.

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