The mission of the Ali Akbar College
of Music is to teach, perform and preserve the classical
music of North India, specifically the Seni Baba Allauddin
Gharana (tradition), and to offer this great musical legacy
to all who wish to learn.
We need 100 new members!
Help us by signing up a new AACM member.
Read our 2011 member letter from Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.
UPCOMING SESSIONS FOR 2012
WINTER: FEB. 13TH - APRIL 8TH SPRING: APRIL 23TH – JUNE 17TH SUMMER: JULY 2ND - AUG. 26TH FALL: SEPT. 10TH -NOV 4TH
Now more classes online!
Open to former and NEW students!! two of Swapanji's tabla classes, Tala 2 class, three vocal classes, three instrumental classes, and private Sarode lessons with Alam Khan are now available via Webcast. Call the office for details on how to register.
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WINTER CONCERT SERIES AT THE AACM!
Saturday, Feb. 4th will be the first concert of the series!
It will feature Mindia Devi Klein on bansuri flute playing a jugalbandi with Arshad Syed on santoor, followed by a tabla solo by Eman Essa.
Come and enjoy!
Join us at the Asian Art Museum on February 19th for a screening of Play Like a Lion, the documentary featuring Ali Akbar Khan’s son, Alam Khan. The screening will begin at 2:00 p.m. and will be immediately followed by a question and answer session with the director, Joshua Mellars, and Alam.
Alam Khan Performing at the Asian Art Museum
Come experience Alam in concert at the Asian Art Museum on February 26th! The performance will begin at 2:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!
AACM launches new Website
"The Concert Experience"
"The Concert Experience" is a multi-media interface that allows you to experience a condensed version of a concert, performed by Alam Khan and Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. You can watch the concert, then begin to explore the inner workings; the structure, the tempos, the interplay between the artists. At any time you can stop the concert and watch videos of the artists explaining some of the most basic questions we all have as concert goers.
The website is also full of useful information about the Ragas, Talas and the instruments of North Indian classical music. It is all interactive and designed for all ages.
