Professor M. M. Patnaik is one of the greatest flute maestros of Orissa. He is both a renowned solo artist and an accomplished composer whose grand musical works sometimes include orchestras of hundreds of artists. In addition to the flute, he is Orissa’s only state-recognized santoor player. Prof. Patnaik is also a research scholar in the field of tribal music and has been awarded with a senior fellowship from the government of India. He is currently the Head of the Department of Classical Music and Senior Professor at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, a prestigious college of music and dance in Bhubaneswar. He has high repute as a teacher and his students are established as performers at the national and international level.
Sudev Sheth is a student at the University of California, Berkeley. He has played with many artists including Sri Abhiman Kaushal, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Sri Binay Pathak.
This event will be followed at 6:00 pm by the opening of "India Rozana: Photographs of Contemporary Indian Life," with photojournalist Dilip Banerjee.
