Potlucks are held every other Sunday evening at 7:00 P.M.
Please bring a vegetarian dish, bread, salad, or dessert and place settings.

If your dish is not vegetarian, please mark it thus!

May 2
May 16
May 30
June 13
June 27
July 11
July 25 – Boat Ride
August 8
August 22
September 5
September 19

Contact Mary Buchanan for keys.

A limited number of season memberships will be available to non-Radiance residents. See the Pool page for full details.

Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami

Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami will play in the Radiance Dome on Saturday, May 15th at 7:30pm with Shiv Naimpally on Tabla. As always, our concerts are open to the public.

Concert Artist and Teacher of Classical and Folk Music of India and Pakistan, Ustad Nizami is an Austin resident whose principal instruments are Sitar, Vocals, Tabla, and Harmonium.

Sneak Preview Online Video Performances:

• Performing a Rumi song
• April ‘09 vocal performance

Ustad (Professor) Ghulam Farid Nizami is of the Senia Gharana tradition and is a descendant of Mian Tan Sen, court musician of 16th century Moghal Emperor Akbar the Great. He apprenticed with his father, Ustad Ishaq Nizami beginning at the age of 4 years. After his father’s death, he continued his studies with his elder brother Ustad Mohammad Akhtar Nizami as well as other esteemed Pakistani music maestros in sitar, vocals, tabla and harmonium. He received instruction in the tradition of Sufism from Khawaja Mohammad Moeen Khan Nizami and Haji Faiz Ahmed.

Ustad Nizami created and hosted several educational television shows on Pakistan TV that featured the traditional music of North Pakistan, and has made innumerable radio and television appearances. He has worked extensively with the Folklore Museum at Lok Virsa in Islamabad and performed widely for the Pakistani National Council for the Arts for over 25 years. He has performed for all Pakistani heads of State as well as for a long list of foreign dignitaries, including 3 US presidents, Saudi King Abdullah, Jordani King Hussein, Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana.

In over 30 years of teaching at Pakistani educational and performing arts institutions, including 14 years at the Beacon House School, Nizami has helped to create a new generation of musicians. Among his students are the first professional female tabla and sitar players in Pakistan. In 2008 he came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar and taught at The University of Texas in Austin from ‘08- ‘09.

Ustad Nizami’s website

Suggested donation:

**Advance Ticket sales END AT NOON**

$15.00 per adult at the door

Children under 12 free.

Radiance Foundation is a 501 C (3) educational organization and will gladly accept your tax deductible donations above the requested amount.

Want to help promote the concert? Here is a poster that you can print out:

• Nizami Poster (1.9 MB)

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At the door: $15.00 per adult

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CANCELLED

due to scheduling problems.

We hope to be able to reschedule one or more concerts with these artists in the near future.

Radiance Foundation is pleased to announce a concert in the beautiful Radiance Dome with:

• Dr. K.S Vaishali Srinivas, Vocal
• Shankar Bhattacharyya, Sarod
• Amit Bhagwat, Tabla
• Sucharit Katyal, Harmonium

Directions to Radiance Dome

Dr. K.S Vaishali Srinivas, Vocal

Dr. K.S Vaishali is an eminent Hindustani Classical Vocalist and an Associate Professor at the Department of English Studies, Bangalore University, India. A disciple of the legendary vocalist Pandita Kishori Amonkar and Harmonium maestro Pundit Sheshadri Gawai, music critics from leading dailies, Indian Express, The Hindu, and the Times of India have variously acknowledged her as a “Rising Star”, a vocalist who left them overwhelmed by a rich and melodious voice, deep in fervor, negotiating bravura passages with commendable ease encompassing all 3 octaves even in difficult “taans”. Dr. Vaishali has give numerous recitals all over India and abroad enthralling connoisseurs of Indian music in UK, USA, Canada, Singapore and the Middle East, Dr. Vaishali is on her 2nd concert tour of the US. Her most recent recitals have been in New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, San Francisco, Houston and Toronto.

Dr. Vaishali is highly esteemed in her scholarly presentations on facets of Indian Classical music in addition to demonstrating a vast repertoire of Khayals, Bhajans, Thumris, Ghazals and Golden Hits originating from Hindustani Classical ragas. She is a music critic for the Hindu, a national newspaper and has 3 vocal albums of classical music to her credit.

Shankar Bhattacharyya, Sarod

Shankar Bhattacharyya has been a disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan since 1974. He continues to learn from the late Ustad’s great music and believes that this musical system is the gateway to spritual growth and empowerment. Shankar has played in concerts in India, UK, Switzerland, France, Brazil and in the US. He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas A & M University and also the Faculty Advisor to SPICMACAY, the Indian Classical Music Society

Amit Bhagwat, Tabla

Amit was born in a musical family in Mumbai. His mother Vandana Bhagwat is a well known Hindustani classical vocalist & is one of the senior students of Late Pt. Nivruttibuva Sarnaik of Jaipur Gharana.

Amit started learning the art of Tabla at age of six under the able guidance of Late Pt. Vishnu Aloni & Sri Shantanu Panshikar (one of the finest disciples of Pt. Suresh Talwalkar). Amit is currently under tutelage of tabla maestros Sri Umesh Moghe and Sri Gourisankar Karmaker.

A traditional musical environment being available at home and the guidance and blessings of his gurus have helped him to develop himself as a good tabla accompanist and solo player.

By profession Amit is a Software Engineer.

Sucharit Katyal, Harmonium

(bio and picture to come soon)

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Help us promote the concert!

Here’s a PDF flyer you can print and post (12mb) at coffee shops, stores, and other likely spots.

And don’t forget to email your friends and contact lists!

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Dome Concert Nov 21st

At the door: $15 adults, $10 children over 12.

Advance ticket sales are now closed.

Discounts for Radiance residents.

Map and directions

For more information contact John Burgess at 512-632-2956

Preview: Audio and video clips of Indrajit

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The filmmaker, Boston based TM practitioner Gita Desai, will introduce the film and will be available for questions afterwards. Copies of the DVD of Yoga Unveiled and Ms. Desai’s film Raga Unveiled will be available for purchase.

About the Film

Harnessing the colorful commentary of the most prominent yoga scholars, teachers, and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of yoga’s passage to the West, describes its numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters, and explores yoga’s astonishing medical potential.

Stunning cinematography, ornate visual displays, and stirring music create a truly enchanting viewing experience. The great devotees of yoga grace the screen with their profound wisdom and delightful manner.

Yoga Unveiled also features commentary by Krishna Das, Dr. Herbert Benson, Edwin Bryant, Subhash Kak, Vasant Lad, Dr. Timothy McCall, Larry Payne, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Father Joe Pereira, Swami Sivananda, Dr. Martina Ziska, and Dharma Mittra.

Yoga Unveiled is a unique look at the oldest spiritual practice in the world.

Sunday December 6th, 5:30pm
Radiance Dome
map and directions

At the door: Adults $7, Children (over 12) $5

See the Movie Trailer at YogaUnveiled.com

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Subrata Bhathacharya (left) and Indrajit Bannerjee at Radiance Dome, Aug 08

Classical Indian Gandharva Veda Concert featuring Indian Sitar Master Indrajit Bannerjee and renowned tabla player Gouri Shankar.

Date: Nov 21, 2009 at 7:30PM.
Radiance Golden Dome.