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THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY

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Hindustani Classical Music and Folk Melodies from North India Steve Gorn (bansuri) and Manpreet Bedi (tabla) Saturday, February 3, 2018, 2:00pm Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum | 600 South Gregory, Urbana

The Transformative Power of Music– A Multimedia Talk Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 4:00pm Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum | 600 South Gregory, Urbana

Sudden Sound Concert: Steve Gorn & Improvisers Exchange Ensemble Thursday, February 8, 2018, 7:30pm Krannert Art Museum | 500 East Peabody Drive, Champaign

A pioneering artist in cross-cultural collaborative music, Steve Gorn has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone and clarinet in concerts and festivals throughout the world.

Steve Gorn’s gurus are the late bansuri master Sri Gour Goswami, of Kolkata, and Pt. Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, with whom he often accompanied in concert. Gorn also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. Gorn’s numerous performances in India include appearing at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Habitat Center and Triveni Hall in New Delhi, Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, National Center for the Performing Arts and Nehru Center in Mumbai, and numerous other venues.

Mr. Gorn’s Improvisers Exchange residency is cosponsored by:Center for Advanced StudyDivision of MusicologyKrannert Art MuseumKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsSchool of MusicSpurlock MuseumUnit One/Allen Hall