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ROOP VERMA is an internationally respected sitarist, composer and an accomplished teacher of Indian Classical and Sacred music. He was born in a music-loving family of North India and grew up in an environment rich with art and culture. He received his M.A. in music from Gandharva Maha Vidyalya University in Pune, India and was formally trained under Maestros J.P. Kaushik, Ali Akbar Khan, and Ravi Shankar. Deeper dimensions and the spiritual quality of his music evolved from years of study with his teachers, Swami Shyam of the Himalayas and Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (Ramamurti S. Mishra, M.D.). During the growing years, his intense curiosity led him to search for inner dimensions in everything he did - painting, literature, science, soccer, yoga, meditation--and above all, music. His main inclination was towards the deeper aspects of music and its relationship with life. As a young apprentice, Roop Verma split apart every tune he learned and played, only to discover the "infinity" of emotional and spiritual experiences. These experiences became the core of his music through years of self-analysis and inner search. He has lectured and taught at major universities on three continents and has played high profile concerts in the most prestigious concert halls of Europe, North and South America and India. He was the featured artist and composer of a special work for the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland in 1995 and, as an honored guest of the Government of Belgium, at the Anderlecht Cultural Center in Brussels. His memorable 1997 concert at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden was produced by Swedish National Radio and Television, and is one of many recordings of his music. His “Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra” was premiered in November 2006 at Merkin Hall in New York at the 2nd Festival of Universal Sacred Music, receiving an overwhelming response and applause from those who treasure music as the very source of life. The Concerto had its European premiere by the Linkoping Symphony Orchestra in Sweden in September 2007. He has composed original music for the documentary film "Dalai Lama Renaissance", currently showing and winning awards at film festivals around the world. It is scheduled to be released soon. He is the recipient of the prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities Award for 2006 as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York. Roop is the director of The East-West School of Music in Monroe, New York. He is considered as one of the pioneers of neo-impressionism in music and has established his place in the most competitive world of music. The magic of his music is being appreciated worldwide with a totally different mechanism of expression - the human awareness. He lives a simple life and portrays that simplicity in his music where there is no competition, ego or gimmicks – only the pure music, peace and healing it offers to every heart and soul.
"Roop is an extremely sensitive musician... To hear him play is to participate in the divinity of music..." -The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Canada "It became evident that he should not play an 'Encore'. It was a 'completeness' which had been presented." -Vasterbottens-Kuriren, Umea, Sweden "He was able, through his subtle play, to transform the audience into a state of meditative concentration." -Schwabische Zertung, Weingarten, Germany "Once he begins, musician and instrument become one... a meditative experience for creator as well as the listener." -St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
"The Sitar is a world in itself, extensive, limitless, with towering peaks and deep valleys. Roop Verma is an explorer and pioneer of this musical planet. His ascent to the zenith of music and his plumbing of the silences - these ventures are not to be missed. The spiritual heart of India can be felt in his musical outpourings. Nowhere is this pulse perceived more clearly and more beautifully than in Roop's music. Roop Verma conveys, in both solo and ensemble performances, the soul of India and in so doing, this virtuoso performer enables the listener to reach the heights within." -George Bailin, President, International Schools of East West Unity. "You read about concerts that are spiritual but they are rare. Roop Verma's concert was one of them". -Gary Boerckel, Chairman, Department of Music, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA. "Roop's emergence from India's rich cultural leagacy has become a compelling voice in the international music scene." -Lena Guyot, Drum-Roll Productions "The music of Roop Verma takes us back into ourselves and leads us to discover the breathless depths of dreams, of beauty, the peaceful power, the unbroken faith, the dazzling wonder of bliss that we already possess." Molly de Balkany (M. Balka), Writer, Geneva, Switzerland
The standard format of the above mentioned concerts has been: The Sitar in the the lead, accompanied by the Tabla and one or two Tambouras Contact information
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