On Wednesday 16th August, as part of the Summer Music Festival at The National Musicians' Church, The Music in Community Fund and the Baluji Music Foundation. Indian maestro Baluji Shrivastav OBE will perform an uplifting concert on sitar accompanied by Yousuf Ali Khan on tablas for the summer concert series at Holy Sepulchre - the National Musicians Church. Music that is both soothing and sublime. You can also ‘Meet the artist’ at 2pm following the performance.

This concert is part of the Summer Music Festival at the National Musicians' Church will be in-person at Holy Sepulchre, EC1A 2DQ and is free to attend.

Our concerts are made possible through the generosity of our audiences and we welcome donations, upon booking or after the concert with a suggested amount of £5 per person.

The Baluji Music Foundation is a blind-led, inclusive arts organisation encouraging participation in music by people from different cultural perspectives. It was established in 2008 by Baluji Shrivastav OBE, Indian multi-instrumentalist and composer and his wife, musician and writer Linda Shanson.

The Inner Vision Orchestra was founded in 2012 to give professional opportunities and employment to blind and partially sighted musicians and raise awareness of the issues facing them in establishing their careers. Members of the Inner Vision Orchestra performed in front of a global audience of millions at the London 2012 closing ceremony of the Paralympics. In 2016 Baluji was awarded the OBE for his services to music and as founder of the Inner Vision Orchestra.

Performers: Baluji Shrivastav OBE (sitar) with tabla accompaniment

This performance will be followed by an artist ‘meet & greet’.

Baluji Shrivastav OBE is one of the world’s leading composers and sitar players. Described as ‘sitarist to the stars’ (Evening Standard), he has performed and recorded with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, Massive Attack, Madness, Shakira, Malu, Boy George & Doves. Baluji is signed to Naxos World ARC with over fifteen releases of classical and world music fusion. His compositions include works for orchestra, theatre, dance, film, television and radio. Selected credits include Disney’s Million Dollar Arm, 20th Century Fox’s New Girl, NBC’s Outsourced and the world’s only Urdu opera Sohini and Mahival, which he composed with Golden Globe and Oscar Winner Dario Marianelli.

Baluji Music Foundation is a registered charity established principally to promote the participation of disabled people in music featuring The Inner Vision Orchestra of professional blind musicians. Accolades include an OBE for services to music, the GG2 Award for Overcoming Adversity, Non-Resident Indian of the Year for Art and Culture and the prestigious Hind Rattan Award-Jewel of India.

For further information about Baluji Shrivastav OBE please visit www.baluji.com

For further information about Baluji Music Foundation please visit www.balujimusicfoundation.org