Sat, Mar 29
|Herrick Chapel at Occidental College
Father & Son Sitar: Shahid Parvez Khan and Shakir Khan with Abhijit Banerjee
Father and Son Sitar: Shahid Parvez Khan and Shakir Khan with Abhijit Banerjee on tabla
Time & Location
Mar 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Herrick Chapel at Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
About
Join us for a night of Indian Classical Music at Herrick Chapel featuring:
Shahid Parvez was born into the seventh generation of the renowned Etawah Gharana, a family dedicated to mastering the sitar. His father, Ustad Aziz Khan, began nurturing his son's innate talent from a young age. Throughout his illustrious career, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Padma Shri award from the Government of India.
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan's concerts are not merely performances; they are spiritual experiences. His mastery over both melody (raga) and rhythm is so complete that fellow musical legends like Pandit Jasraj, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain have hailed him as a true "Ustad" (maestro).
But perhaps his greatest achievement lies in his role as a teacher and preserver of musical tradition. Through the SPK Academy of Music, he passes on his vast knowledge to the next generation,…
Tickets
General Admission
$48.00+$1.20 ticket service feeEarly Bird
$35.00+$0.88 ticket service feeStudent
$10.00+$0.25 ticket service feeGeneral Admission and Dinner
$73.00+$1.83 ticket service feeEarly Bird and Dinner
$55.00+$1.38 ticket service feeStudent and Dinner
$30.00+$0.75 ticket service feePre-March 9 Dinner Add-on
For tickets bought before March 9th.
$20.00+$0.50 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00