Organised by music house Gaaner Dali and sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank Ltd., the evening featured four original compositions by Ruposhi. The pieces marked classical compositions as well as fusion of the classical with western music.

Ruposhi's first presentation, and the longest one, was titled Dawn to Dusk. Based on the ragas Bibhash, Yog and Tilong, the composition corresponds to the moods of the different parts of a day from dawn to dusk. Accompanied chiefly by tabla and dhol, with bass guitar, keyboard and octopad as supporting instruments, the melodious classical rendition marked some beautiful works on the violin. The sawal jawab between the violin and the tabla especially gave the audience a rare occasion of amusement.

The second composition of Ruposhi was Bodhu Biday, which is also the title piece of Ruposhi's only album released recently. The piece particularly remains nostalgic for the violinist, for it was inspired by her aunt, the late actress-danseuse Rowshan Jamil. 'When I was working on my album, my aunt was admitted to the hospital. She would repeatedly ask me to complete my recording of Bodhu Biday. But I thought of waiting until she returned home after treatment…I never thought she would pass away so soon without listening to my album,' reminisces a melancholy Ruposhi. 'Aunt gave me several more ideas for my composition and I will be releasing these soon,' she says.

Bodhu Biday is composed in the country's folk musical style and expresses emotions related to the different phases of a rural marriage ceremony.

Ruposhi's last two compositions--Emotion and Rhythm of Joy--were a blend of the oriental and western styles of classical music. Based on raga Yogia, Emotion speaks a universal language--that of emotion. Composed on raga Kirwani, Rhythm of Joy, on the other hand, brings out the jovial mood of victory.

Regarding her experimentation of fusion between the classical and western music, Ruposhi says, 'If people from the West can experiment with their music, why can't we?' While retaining the classical element, she believes that 'we can also create new styles of music through such blends.'

Bangladesh is the birthplace of a number of internationally acclaimed maestros of instrumental music--Ustad Alauddin Khan, Ustad Ayet Ali Khan to cite only a few. Live performances by these artistes were always a rarity.

The upcoming Ruposhi blazes a new trail with her courage and dedication to live concerts in instrumental music.