Daylong classical music fest in Barisal

A daylong classical music competition and festival ended at Barisal on Friday night, to promote practices of pure and true music.

Ustad Binoy Krishna Das Memorial Trust (UBKDMT) in assistances with Tansen Music School (TMS) organised the programme at Barisal Ashwini Kumar Hall of the city from Friday morning to late night.

The programme was inaugurated by Bijoy Krishna Dey, president of TMS and presided over by Dr. Gazi Md. Saifuzzaman, deputy commissioner Barisal and president of the trust.

Pt. Patit Pabon Natray, a renowned tabla and pakhwaj player and Ustad Santosh Kumar Karmakar were handed lifetime achievement awards for their contribution in the practice of classical music.

Awards were also given among the successful competitors of classical vocal and instrumental music and and Nazrul Sangeet competitions, judged by Pandit Patit Pabon Natray, Ustad Santosh Kumar Karmakar, Ustad Ganesh Chandra Roy and Tapan Devnath.

The programme ended with a classical music soiree.

A large number of people enjoyed the programme.