Debashish Bhattacharya Presents...

Vasundhara Mahotsav

India International Guitar Festival 2015

Date: 7th January to 11th January 2015

Venue: ICCR, Kolkata and Calcutta Rowing Club (CRC).

 

India International Guitar Festival 2015

Programme Schedule:

*Festival owns all rights to change any schedule in the program.

IIGF 2015 Program - ICCR, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata.

7 JANUARY 2015
  • 10am

    Registration

  • 11am

    In memory of Sunil Ganguly & Kazi Aniruddha (The Legends of Hawaiian guitar), Guitar Competition:
    1) Rabindrasangeet
    2) Nazrulgeeti
    3) Adhunik Gaan

  • 2pm - 2.45pm

    Lunch Break

  • 2.45pm - 5pm

    Finals

  • 5pm - 6pm

    Tea Break

  • 6pm

    Press Meet

  • 6.30pm

    Lit the Lamp

  • 6.45pm - 7.10pm

    Documentary screening (Dreams of the Guitar Man)

  • 7.15pm

    Welcome song on Anandi Guitar by Suryadipta

  • 7.20pm

    Guru Sambardhana (Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra) and Awards Rajat Nandy (Kolkata), Hasanur Rahaman [Bachchu] (Dhaka).

  • 8pm

    Classical Guitar Solo by Johannes Moller (Netherland).

8 JANUARY 2015
  • 10am

    Registration

  • 11am

    Competition:
    Indian Classical: Judges - Dr.Kamala Shankar and Pt. Tanmoy Bose.
    Western Classical: Judges - Jeff Peterson (Hawaii) and Johannes Moller (Holland).

  • 2pm - 2.45pm

    Lunch Break

  • 2.45pm - 5pm

    Finals

  • 6.30pm - 7.30pm

    Hawaiian Guitar Solo by Alan Akaka (USA)

  • 7.45pm - 9pm

    Performance by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena) and Pandit Bickram Ghosh (Tabla)

9 JANUARY 2015
  • 10am

    Registration

  • 11am - 12.15pm

    Western Classical and Flamenco Guitar workshop by Jeff Peterson.

  • 12.30pm - 2pm

    Evolution of Steel Guitar and Tuning : Prakash Sontakke, Dr.Kamala Shankar, Alan Akaka (USA) and Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya.

  • 6pm - 8pm

    "The World Meets Indian Slide Guitar Concert" - Participating from all over the world.

  • 8pm - 9.15pm

    "All-star guitar concert" - A tribute to Hawaiian legend Papa Tau Moe.

10 JANUARY 2015
  • 10am

    Registration

  • 11am

    Master Class:
    Indian Slide Guitar by Debashish Bhattacharya

  • 1pm - 2pm

    Different Tuning of Guitar World - Jeff Peterson, Alan Akaka and Debashish Bhattacharya.

  • 2.45pm - 5pm

    Workshop - Different Types of Singing with Guitar/Slide Guitar, Guests - Somali Panda, Sutapa Bhattacharya.

  • 5pm - 6pm

    Tea Break

  • 6pm

    Guru Award to Shiba Prasad Bhattacharya (Varanasi)

  • 6.15pm - 7.15pm

    Performance by Jeff Peterson (Guitar Ukulele)

  • 7.30pm - 8.15pm

    Performance by Dr.Kamala Shankar (Sankar Guitar).

  • 8.30pm - 9.30pm

    Performance by Calcutta Chronicles with Tanmoy Bose.

11 JANUARY 2015
  • 10am

    Registration

  • 11am - 2pm

    Bangla Gaan and Slide Guitar Performance of E-par Bangla and O-par Bangla.

  • 3pm - 5pm

    Guitarist Meet and Greet

  • 6.30pm - 8pm

    Perfomance by Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya (Trinity of Slide Guitars) and Pt. Yogesh Shamsi (Tabla).

  • 8pm - 9pm

    Awards and Certificate Distribution

IIGF 2015 Program - Calcutta Rowing Club (CRC).

"Calcutta Rowing Club (CRC) - program has been cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances"

9 JANUARY 2015
  • 8pm - 10pm

    Concert (India - Hawaii Full Cycle) - Jeff Peterson (Hawaii), Alan Akaka (USA), Prakash Sontakke, Debashish Bhattacharya with Tanmoy Bose.

10 JANUARY 2015
  • 8pm - 10pm

    Concert - Debashish Bhattacharya Presents Calcutta Chronicles, Anandi Bhattacharya, Subhasis Bhattacharjee, Nishad Pandey, Pierre Antoine Lasnier and Tanmoy Bose.