Degrees

• BA, Music & Computer Science; 5-College Certificate, Ethnomusicology, summa cum laude. Amherst College, Amherst, MA. Honors in Music Composition. Advisers: Jason Robinson, Eric Sawyer. May, 2017.

Private Instruction

• Khayal w/ Kishore Chakraborty 2013-present.
• Jazz piano w/ Eugene Uman 2013-2017.
• Western voice w/ Paulette V. Herbich 2016.
• Western voice w/ Tom Oesterling 2015.
• Choral Conducting w/ Mallorie Chernin 2014.
• Nazrul Sangeet w/ Sujit Mustafa 2012.
• Ghazal w/ Mazhar Hussain and Iqbal Hussein 2009-2011.
• Khayal w/ Prakash and Deepak Mishra 2008-2009.
• Khayal w/ Mohammed Sayeed Khan 2007-2008.
• Khayal w/ Nabendu Bhattacharya 2003-2007.
• Nazrul Sangeet w/ Shoma Howlader and Ummey Hossain 2000-2003.

Human Languages

• Advanced: English, Bengali.
• Intermediate: Hindi, Urdu.
• Novice: German, Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic.

Programming/Markup Languages

• Advanced: HTML/CSS
• Intermediate: Python, Java, Ruby (Rails).
• Novice: JavaScript, React, SQL, Android.

Software/Tools

• Advanced: Sibelius, Ableton, Git.
• Intermediate: Pro Tools, Final Cut, Max/MSP.
• Novice: Adobe Creative Suite.

Academic

• Teaching Assistant/Course Grader/Peer Tutor at Amherst College. Amherst, MA. September 2014 - May 2017.

Other

• Language Interpreter at National Communication System. Los Angeles, CA. May - July 2017.
• Rails Developer Intern at Viget. Boulder, CO. June - August 2016.
• Marketing and Audio Engineering Intern at Cloudwalkers. Los Angeles, CA. June - August 2014

• Thomas J. Watson Fellow, "The Place of Music in Islam". 2017-2018.
• Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, "The Folk Origins of Hindustani Music". 2017-2018 (declined).
• Quest Scholar, "National College Match Recipient". 2013-2017.

Academic Honors

• Eric E. Sundquist Prize in Music Performance/Composition. 2017.

Musical Awards

• FOBABA Annual Cultural Convention – Vocalist, 1st place. 2014.
• Disney Land Heritage Festival – Maestro Award, Outstanding Soloist (Jazz Voice).2013.
• North American Bengali Conference – Vocalist, 1st place. 2012.
• Indo-American Community Theater – Vocalist, 1st place. 2012.

Conference Papers

• "Aspects of Singing Nazrul Sangeet." 15th North American Nazrul Convention (NANC). Los Angeles, CA. August 29-30, 2017.

Journal Articles

Coming soon...

In Progress

• "The Character, Variety, and Aims of Benedictine Monastic Vocalization."
• "The Music of Afghan-Austrian Refugees."

Hindustani Voice

• 12th Annual Indo-American Community Theater Singing Competition. Los Angeles, CA. March 25, 2012.

Nazrul Sangeet

• 15th North American Nazrul Convention (NANC) locally hosted by the Bangladesh Academy of Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA. August 29-30, 2017.
• 28th annual cultural conventions of the Federations of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) locally hosted by the Bangladesh Association of California. Los Angeles, CA. August 29-31, 2014.
• 32nd North American Bengali Conference (NABC) locally hosted by the Bengali Association of Nevada. Las Vegas, NV. July 6-8, 2012.

Jazz Voice

• World Strides Heritage Performance. Anaheim, CA. 2013.

Lecture Demonstrations

• "Duets Between Khayal and Nazrul Sangeet." Solo vocal presentation accompanied by Pial Hossain (tabla) @ the Bangladesh Academy of Los Angeles (BALA), Los Angeles, CA. January 9, 2016.

Talks

Coming soon...

Workshops

Coming soon...

Community

• Bangladesh Academy of Los Angeles (BALA). Music teaching assistant, instrument technician, and audio engineering assistant. Los Angeles, CA. September 2008 - August 2013.
• Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) Production Assistant and Rehearsal Leader. Los Angeles, CA. June 2010 - August 2013.

Professional

Coming soon...

• West African Research Association (WARA).

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