An evening of Tar-Shehnai and Dilruba music, with music by Panesar's students followed by a solo recital by Panesar, accompanied on tabla by Narinderjit Lallie.
Kirpal Singh Panesar plays the Warwick Arts Centre on Friday 13 November, starting at 7pm. He's a leading performer of the Tar-Shehnai and the Dilruba, two instruments that don't often get the spotlight in the UK, and he's one of the few people you'll find playing both.
The night is built as a passing of the torch. The first half belongs to his own students, who'll open the evening with their own music. The second half is a solo recital by Panesar himself, so you get to hear the teacher and the pupils on the same bill. He's accompanied on tabla by Narinderjit Lallie, a teacher and player of more than 30 years who was guided by Pandit Shardha Sahai of the Benaras Gharana style.
Panesar's playing draws from a few different masters: Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Surjeet Singh and Ustad Gurdev Singh. He performs with the blessings of His Holiness Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, and that lineage sits right at the heart of the music he's bringing to the stage. Between the students' set and his own solo recital, the whole evening is a look at the tradition being handed down from one generation to the next.
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The concert is in the Studio at the Warwick Arts Centre, on the University of Warwick campus in Coventry (CV4 7FD). Tickets are £15, with a student price of £10. It's suitable for all ages, though under-16s need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. It starts at 7pm on Friday 13 November.
