David Trasoff - Resume




	Indian Classical Music Performance
	Polymusical Improvisation

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Education

1999	University of California, Santa Barbara	Ph.D.	Program in Ethnomusicology, Department of Music
1988	California Institute of the Arts	M.F.A.	Performance/World Music

Fellowships & Awards

1997	Excellence in Ethnomusicology, Department of Music, UC Santa Barbara
1993	American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Research Fellowship
1992	Regents Fellowship, University of California
1991	Regents Fellowship, University of California.
1990	Moses Asch Scholarship, University of Maryland

North Indian Classical Music Performance
Training

Ali Akbar College of Music, San Rafael, California	Vadya Bid*	North Indian Classical Music	1981
*The "Vadya Bid" degree (literally "instrument knowledge") is a five-year equivalent degree requiring at least 20 terms of study, a written exam, and a public performance as well as approval by the directors of the Ali Akbar College. It is the approximate equivalent of an M.M. degree.

1973-1982	Full-time study, four 9-week sessions per year. Studies with Maestro Ali Akbar Khan included instrumental music on sarode and violin, vocal music, including both dhrupad and khyal styles, and tala.
1982-2009	Private instruction with Maestro Ali Akbar Khan and class attendance on a periodic basis.
1989-2006	Private instruction with Pandit Rajeev Taranath
1974-1978, 1995, 2009, 2010	Tabla instruction from Ustad Zakir Hussain

Fellowships & Grants

1993	American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Research Fellowship for Sarod Performance
1983-1989	Performance funding from Boulder Arts Council, Boulder CO; University of Colorado Student Arts Council, Colorado State University Arts and Events and Lincoln Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO.

Workshops

2008	CODARTS Rotterdam Conservatory of Music, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ongoing	Lecture-Demonstrations at schools and universities throughout Southern California, including Pomona College, Occidental College, California State Universities at Long Beach, San Marcos, San Diego, San Luis Obispo. Pasadena City College.
2000	Indian Theory and Improvisation for Jazz Musicians Prague Jazz Society Summer Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2000, 1998, 1996	Introduction to North Indian classical music for college music teachers College Music Society San Diego State University

Recordings

2011	New World, Svara World Music Ensemble - Original compositions and improvisations. David Trasoff – sarod, Robert Jacobson – guitar, John Graves – bass, Randy Gloss – tabla and percussion
2010	Ragas for a Winter Moon, Rag Hemant, Rag Gorakh Kalyan - Recorded live in concert at The Music Circle, Los Angeles. - David Trasoff – sarod, Abhiman Kaushal - tabla
2010	Hope Is A Thing, Lisbeth Scott (Hope Is A Thing)
2008	What’s So Special ‘Bout Peace, Love And Understanding, theme to television series “Aliens In America;” recorded by Salman Ahmed and P.J. Ohlsson
2007	Sri, Shantala (Om Namo Bhagavate)
2003	The Love Window, Shanatala (Durge)
1998	Music for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” - Original theater music for Shakespeare’s comedy - Compact Disc, published by Lila Vihun Music.
1998	“Fly High, Run Far” music for the recording Asura by the Korean recording artist, Won Il.
1991	When Words Disappear, Ragas Puria Kalyan, Jaijaiwanti, and Kirwani - Compact Disc/Cassette, published by Lila Vihun Music - David Trasoff - sarod, Zakir Hussain - tabla

Performances — North Indian classical music (partial list)

Ravi Shankar Music Circle	Los Angeles, California
Bodemuseum	Berlin, Germany
Bharat Bhavan	Bhopal, India
Sangeet Research Academy	Kolkata, India
Rabindra Bharati University	Kolkata, India
Mandapa Centre	Paris, France
National University of Music (UNAM)	Mexico City, Mexico
Consulate of the United States	Kolkata, India
Maritime Hall	San Francisco, California
House of Blues	Los Angeles, California
The Zee Network (Asia-wide satellite TV)	Mumbai, India
International Conference on Indian Music & The West	Mumbai, India
International Symposium on Musical Acoustics	Tokyo, Japan
Indian Academy of Fine Arts	Singapore
Muzikacademie Basel	Basel, Switzerland
San Diego State University	San Diego, California
University of California	San Diego, California
University of California	Santa Barbara, California
World Music Institute	New York
Lotus Fine Arts Society	New York
World Music Festival	California Institute of the Arts
Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture	Kolkata, India
Nehru Centre	Mumbai, India
National Center for the Performing Arts	Mumbai, India
India International Centre	New Delhi, India
Birla Academy of Fine Arts	Kolkata, India
Sangit Mahabharati	Mumbai, India
Muziekschool Amsterdam	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Westport Town Hall	Westport, Connecticut
University of Maryland	Baltimore, Maryland
World Affairs Conference	University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona
University of Texas	Austin, Texas
Colorado College	Colorado College
Colorado College	Lincoln, Nebraska