Live Raga: Sitar and Tabla Concert with Will Marsh and Tim Witter

Sun, February 26, 2023, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Will Marsh on sitar and Tim Witter on tabla will weave together Raga (melody) and Tala (rhythm) in a mesmerizing concert that many describe as a portal to India. Will and Tim have both been devoted to this music for many years through study under their guru’s guidance and countless hours of practice. This musical offering, known as Hindustani music integrates devotion, ancient science, improvisation and virtuosity into a performance that will leave you uplifted and inspired.
An evening not to be missed!
~About the Artists~
Will Marsh brings refined melody, imagination and devotion to all facets of his music. He has been performing classical sitar for fourteen years and guitar twenty. Will has worked with Grammy-winning musicians and producers and has been featured on national T.V. From his roots as a guitarist from northern Michigan to performing Hindustani sitar in Kolkata, Will’s musical journey has been rich and diverse. He believes passionately that music is essential to all of humanity. He holds his MFA in World Music Performance from the California Institute of the Arts and has studied with some of the world’s greatest musicians including Ustad Aashish Khan (eldest son of Ali Akbar Khan), Roshan Bhartiya, Tushar Bhatia and Shakir Khan. Currently, Will resides in the California Bay Area as an active teacher, performer and recording artist.
Tim Witter began his tabla training with Ustad Alla Rakha in 1980. He has studied since 1984 with Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and ‘tied Ghunda” with him in 1994 becoming a devout disciple. He has also studied Mridungam and kanjira with Subash Chandran in Madras in 1996/97. He has made numerous trips to India for study and performance, and in 1994/1995 completed a research/performance grant awarded to him by the American Institute of Indian Studies. Tim taught at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, CA for over twenty years and continues his studies with Swapanda. Currently, he hosts the musical gatherings in his home in Sebastopol with the intention of presenting the traditional music in an intimate house-concert setting.

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