Vidushi Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay

Vidushi Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay, one of the leading vocalists of the present generation and a vocal exponent of Lucknow, Patiala and Indore Gharana, presents an exquisite Khayal style blended  together with tradition, imagination and originality. She is gifted with a golden voice, ranging more than three octaves, with the ultimate soprano and gorgeous tonality. 

Immense knowledge, musical aesthetics, perfection and impeccable mastery over the classical and semi-classical vocal genre are the salient features of Sangeeta’s music. Her performance encompasses the styles and mostly the priceless compositions established by Sangeetacharya Chinmoy Lahiri, Ustad Bade Ghoolamali Khan and Ustad Ameer Khan. Her specialisation lies in rendering subtle, intricate and emotional movements of notes with perfect “Ragdari” in Vistar, stunning rhythmic variations in Bat & Boltan, fast and wide variety of effortless movement, highlighting all the forms like Murchana, Alankar, Sapat, Halak, Gamak, Meerkhand in Tan & Sargam. 

She is a Top Grade vocalist of All India Radio and Television. Since last twenty years she has been enthralling her audiences at numerous prestigious conferences in India, USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands and many other countries, through her magical performances.

She is probably the first Indian vocalist to have performed at Sons d'Hiver International Jazz festival in Paris with great musicians.

Teaching Assignments

Sangeeta has conducted numerous seminars, intensive workshops and courses on understanding the basics of Indian music, perfect voice throwing, scales and ragas and spontaneous improvisation of scales in various prestigious institutions, like ITC Sangeet Research Academy : Designed twelve episodes Music Appreciation Course for SRA Kolkata - 2011, Master Workshop – Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan London- UK (2009), Master Workshop - Dressden Musikhochschule (Hochschule fur Musik)   Germany (2009)

Master Workshop - Jazz Institute Berlin (Hochschule fur Musik) - Berlin -  Germany (2006), Echo Art Indian Vocal Workshop - Genoa - Italy (2005), Master Class - Hans Eisler Hochschule fur Musik - Berlin - Germany (2003, 2006),       Master Workshop - Narada Suoni del Mondo - Arrezo - Italy (1998, 2001, ’02, ’03, ’05, ’06, ’07), Master Workshop - Fries Musik Zentrum - Stuttgart - Germany (2001), Master Class - Musik Hochschule - Hamburg - Germany (2001), Master Seminar - Institute Internationale Di Studi Musicali Compariti (IIMC) San Giorgio - Venice - Italy (1991 ’92, ’93, ’94 & ‘95), Master Workshop - Tagore Institute (India Culture Centre) - Berlin - Germany (1998), Master Workshop -  Saraswati Art Centre - Amsterdam - Holland (1994), Master Workshop - Click Music – Belgium (2005, 2006)