Upcoming Events....
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2023
Sunday 29th October Join us for the 2023 Melbourne Tabla School Concert. Our main annual concert is a celebration of all things tabla. With 40 students performing in groups of different sizes accompanied by sitar and bansuri. From intermediate students to professional players this is a big fun event. Come and join us in celebrating tabla in Melbourne. Sunday 29th October, 3pm Thornbury High School Auditorium, Collins Street, Thornbury Tickets: Adult: $18, Concession: $10, Family: $42 |
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Past Events...
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Visiting International Artist - Rhitom Sarkar
Accompaniment Workshop - Saturday 20th May, 2023 A-Grade Artist of All India Radio, Rhitom Sarkar will be running an accompaniment workshop for tabla players with Melbourne Tabla School director Sam Evans. The workshop will cover details and subtleties of the important art of instrumental accompaniment for tabla players of all levels. Saturday 20th May, 2023 Green Monday Yoga Studios 10am - 11:30am Tickets: $25 |
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EMBRACE FESTIVAL, Temora, N.S.W.
Sunday 2nd April, 2023 Join us in celebrating cultural diversity in regional New South Wales. The EMBRACE Festival combines live music, street food and culture in a playfully curated program of entertainment. Sam Evans will be leading the Melbourne Tabla Ensemble in a program that includes performances and education about the tabla and Indian music as well as some hands-on tabla playing. Come and join us for the fun. 2nd April 2023 - Afternoon performances. Temora, N.S.W. |
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Visiting International Artist - Yashwant Vaishnav
Tabla Workshop - Sunday 19th March, 2023 Yashwant Vaishnav is a disciple of legendary tabla maestro Pandit Yogesh Samsi. He has performed tabla solo and accompaniment widely around the world with some of the greats of Indian music. His tabla playing is marked with clarity and a crisp tonality at remarkable speeds. He will present a 90-minute workshop for tabla players. Bring your own tabla, students will be arranged according to playing levels. Sunday 19th March , 2023. 3pm to 4:30pm Green Monday Yoga Studios, 73 Grattan Street, Carlton Tickets: $30 participants / $10 audience only (not playing) This event is FREE for Melbourne Tabla School students |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2022
Sunday 20th November 2022, 3pm Join us for the 2022 Melbourne Tabla School in the beautiful Oratory at the arts precinct in the Abbotsford Convent. After two-years of online concerts we are very excited to be back to playing live again! With group performances by Melbourne Tabla School students and Sam Evans that present traditional repertoire that is at times fast and exciting, other times slow and moody and often groovy and funky. Accompanied by sitar, subahar and bansuri, this concert celebrates the wealth of talent among the students at the Melbourne Tabla School. The Oratory - Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford Tickets: Adult: $18, Concession: $12, Family: $37 |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2021
Saturday 18th December, 6:30pm With the Corona Virus lockdown back in place in Victoria, our 2021 Melbourne Tabla School Concert will again be held online this year. Pre-recorded three-minute creative pieces of tabla music will be presented online on 28th November 2020, at 6pm. Please use the contact page to request access. |
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Melbourne Tabla School LOCKDOWN Concert 2020 Saturday 28th November, 6pm With the Corona Virus lockdown in place in Victoria, our 2020 Melbourne Tabla School Concert will be held online this year. Pre-recorded three-minute creative pieces of tabla music will be presented online on 28th November 2020, at 6pm. Please use the contact page to request access. |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2019
Sunday 17th November 2019, 3pm Join us for the 2019 Melbourne Tabla School in the beautiful Oratory at the arts precinct in the Abbotsford Convent. With group performances by Melbourne Tabla School students and Sam Evans that present traditional repertoire that is at times fast and exciting, other times slow and moody and often groovy and funky. Accompanied by sitar, subahar and bansuri, this concert celebrates the wealth of talent among the students at the Melbourne Tabla School. Join us for a Sunday afternoon of tabla. The Oratory - Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford Tickets: Adult: $18, Concession: $12, Family: $37 |
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NAAD: Sitar, Vocal and Tabla Workshops
Sunday 25th November 2018 Bringing tabla, sitar and vocal students together - Sam Evans and Sarita McHarg will present a series of workshops for sitar, vocal and tabla students that will focus on playing together and getting to know other students of Indian music in Melbourne. Mangala Yoga Studios, 73 Grattan Street Carlton Sunday 25th November, 10am - 12pm. $40/student Places are limited, contact us to book a place. |
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Diwali 2018 - Federation Square
Saturday 3rd November, 2018 Sam Evans and students of the Melbourne Tabla School will perform at this year’s Diwali celebrations on the main stage at Federation Square. In previous years the crowd has been in excess of 20,000 people. Come and enjoy a great event put on by Celebrate India. Federation Square, Melbourne 3000. Between 5pm and 7pm Free Outdoor Event |
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10th Annual Melbourne Tabla School Concert
Sunday 7th October 2018, 3pm Celebrate 10 years of the Melbourne Tabla School with us in the beautiful Oratory at the Abbotsford Convent. With group performances by Melbourne Tabla School students and Sam Evans that present traditional repertoire that is at times fast and exciting, other times slow and moody and often groovy and funky. Accompanied by sitar, subahar and bansuri, this concert celebrates a decade of Melbourne Tabla School concerts in Melbourne. Join us for a Sunday afternoon of tabla. The Oratory - Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford. Tickets: Adult: $18, Concession: $12, Family: $37 |
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Sitar and Tabla Workshop
Join us for an in-depth exploration of the art of tabla accompaniment with Sugato Nag and Melbourne Tabla School teacher Sam Evans. Bookings essential. Mangala Yoga Studios - 73 Grattan Street, Carlton Saturday 13th May, 2017 11:00am - 12:30pm Bookings are essential |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2016
Introducing the Melbourne Tabla School concert 2016 with tabla player Sam Evans and students of the Melbourne Tabla School. The concert presents Melbourne Tabla School students playing the intricate rhythms and detailed compositions from the North Indian drumming tradition of the tabla in unison. Accompanied by Denis Phelen on sitar, the tabla players perform in groups of various sizes in a diverse presentation of styles, speeds, colours and moods. With a vast compositional repertoire that presents drumming music as a detailed and beautiful language, the tabla is one of the world’s most incredible drumming traditions. Join us for this year show! MacLaren Hall, Through Street, Hawthorn Saturday 12th November, 8pm |
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UNISON - Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2015
Saturday 31st October 2015, 8pm - SOLD OUT! UNISON is the 2015 concert from Melbourne Tabla player Sam Evans and students of the Melbourne Tabla School. The concert presents thirty tabla players playing the intricate rhythms and detailed compositions from the North Indian drumming tradition of the tabla in unison. Accompanied by sitar, slide guitar and electric guitar, thirty tabla players perform in groups of various sizes in a diverse presentation of styles, speeds, colours and moods. With a vast compositional repertoire that presents drumming music as a detailed and beautiful language, the tabla is one of the world’s most incredible drumming traditions. Northcote Town Hall, Studio One. 189 High St, Northcote Saturday 31st October, 8pm $15/$10/$5/$35 full/concession/under 15/family of 4 BOOK NOW |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2014
Saturday 11th October 2014, 8pm SOLD OUT Join us for the Melbourne Tabla School 2014 at the Darebin Music Feast. The concert will features a performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring up to 30 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students ranging from beginners to advanced will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison, with Indian style guitar accompaniment. Northcote Town Hall, Studio One. 189 High St, Northcote. Saturday 11th October, 8pm $15/$10/$5/$35 full/concession/under 15/family |
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Melbourne Tabla School @ Diwali - Federation Square
Saturday 26th October 2013 Representatives of the Melbourne Tabla School will be performing for Diwali on the main stage at Federation Square. Diwali - The Indian Festival of Light - is one of the largest celebrations held at Federation Square throughout the year. Federation Square, Melbourne 3000 Saturday 26th October, 2013 - 7pm |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2013
Saturday 9th November 2013, 8pm Join us for the Melbourne Tabla School 2013 sponsored by Arts Victoria, Whitehouse City Council and Box Hill Community Arts Centre. Presented by The Boite. The concert will features a performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring up to 30 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students ranging from beginners to advanced will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison with sitar accompaniment. With solo sections, spoken rhythms and complex cycles the music is a celebration of the rising interest and talent in tabla playing in Melbourne. The Boite - Box Hill Community Arts Centre. 470 Station Street, Box Hill Saturday November 9th, 8pm $15/$10/$35 full/concession or under 25/family |
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Melbourne Tabla School @ The State Schools Spectacular
The State Schools Spectacular is the largest school performance event in Victoria with over 2500 students performing under one roof in front of 10,000 people. The Spectacular has never before had a performance of Indian music - The Melbourne Tabla School's tabla ensemble will be the first. The concert is open to the public and will be televised on Channel 7 to a national audience. HiSense Arena, Melbourne Park. Saturday 27th July 2 shows only - 11am and 5pm. $15.00 / $23.50 / $28.50 - PURCHASE TICKETS |
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Melbourne Tabla School @ Diwali - Federation Square
Saturday 10th November 2012 Representatives of the Melbourne Tabla School will be performing for Diwali on the main stage at Federation Square. Diwali - The Indian Festival of Light - is one of the largest celebrations held at Federation Square throughout the year. Federation Square, Melbourne 3000 Saturday 10th November, 7pm and 9pm Free Outdoor Event |
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The Art of Accompaniment - Sitar and Tabla Workshop
Friday 16th November 2012 Join us for an in-depth exploration of the art of tabla accompaniment and live performance by International Sitar Maestro Samuel J Dass. Samuel J Dass a multi-award winning performer that has reached the pinnacle of the classical and contemporary Indian music arena. He is a winner of 7 categories at the performing arts championships in 2010. He is a disciple of sitar master Pandit Shahid Parvez. He will be joined by Melbourne Tabla School teacher Sam Evans. Mangala Yoga Studios - 73 Grattan Street, Carlton Friday 16th November 6:30pm - 8:30pm |
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Melbourne Tabla School @ The Sri Durga Temple
Sunday 28th October 2012 Representatives of the Melbourne Tabla School will be performing at the Sri Durga Temple in Rockbank for Dussehra - Victory of Good over Evil. Sri Durga Temple, 705-715 Neale Rd, Rockbank, Melbourne, 3335 Sunday 28th October, 3:15pm |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2012 @ The Fitzroy Town Hall
Sunday 26th August 2012, 4pm Join us for the Melbourne Tabla School 2012 Concert held in the exquisite Fitzroy Town Hall. Sponsored by the City of Yarra and presented by The Boite. The concert will features a performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring up to 40 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students ranging from beginners to advanced will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison with sitar accompaniment. The Fitzroy Town Hall. 201 Napier Street, Fitzroy 3065. Sunday 26th of August, 4pm $10 or $30 for family of 4 - Available at the door |
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Melbourne Tabla School 2011 Concert @ The Boite World Music Cafe
Friday 7th October 2011, 8pm The Melbourne Tabla School 2011 Concert will feature 30 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students ranging from beginners to advanced will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison with sitar accompaniment. The Boite World Music Cafe. Mark Street Hall. North Fitzroy Friday 7th of October, 8pm $12/$18 At the door |
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Melbourne Tabla School 2010 Concert with Lisa Young
@ The Boite World Music Cafe Friday 22nd October 2010, 8pm This concert will begin with an end of year performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring 15 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. The tabla school performance will be followed by The Lisa Young Trio, a new collaboration of Lisa Young (voice) Ben Robertson (double bass) and Sam Evans (tabla). The Boite World Music Cafe. Mark Street Hall. North Fitzroy, Friday 22nd October, 8pm $12/$18 At the door |
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2009
with Sam Evans & Jenny Thomas @ The Boite World Music Cafe Sunday 25th October, 2009. 7pm With tabla students performing in groups, solo and accompanied, electro tabla, and small bands the end of year tabla school concert will be a lot of fun. Students of all levels will be performing and tabla teacher Sam Evans will be performing solo tabla lehara at the end of the evening. The Boite World Music Cafe - 1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy. Sunday 25th of October, 7 pm |
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2008 Melbourne Tabla School Concert @ The Boite End of Year Celebration
Sunday 6th December, 2008. 7pm In its debut performance, Sam Evans and students perform in the Melbourne Tabla School Ensemble at The Boite End of Year Concert. This event showcases Melbourne's world music artists. Music from 5pm till 10pm. Northcote Uniting Church, 251 High Street Northcote. Saturday, 6th December. 5- 10pm, Melbourne Tabla School starts at 8pm. |
