Dover Lane Music Conference Explained

Music Festival Name:	The Dover Lane Music Conference
Location:	Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata, India
Years Active:	1952 - Present
Dates:	January 22nd to 25th/26th
Genre:	Classical
Website:	doverlanemusicconference.org

The Dover Lane Music Conference is an annual Indian classical music festival held in the month of January at Nazrul Mancha, an outdoor auditorium in south Kolkata. The Dover Lane Music Conference is an all night concert attended by visitors from all over the world. It typically showcases vocal recital, sitar, sarod, and violin music.^[1]

History

The festival derives its name from the fact that it originally took place at a location on Dover Lane courtesy the patronage of Late Sri Narendra Singh Singhi at his residence, Singhi Park.^[2]

See also

• List of Indian classical music festivals
• Swara Samrat festival

Notes and References

1. Noone . Mathew . North Indian Classical Music and the Kolkata Experience . Ethnomusicology Ireland . July 2013 . 27 . 4 November 2021.
2. Web site: Rhythm of Kolkata . https://web.archive.org/web/20030630213311/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/02/10/stories/2002021000430400.htm . dead . 2003-06-30 . 2002-02-10 . . 2013-01-25.