30:
173:. He was one of the most talented oriental musicians who played the Flute and the Esraj. He studied under the great Esraj Maestros Ashish Chandra Benerji, Flute from Pandit Gowr Goswamy and Vocals from Pandit Jamini Kantha Chakrawarthi. He was conferred with Master of Arts (Musicology) by the Open International University (U.S.A.) in May 2004.
191:
He was a visiting lecturer at the
University of Kelaniya. He is the founder of Sharada Kala Nikethanaya, an institution that propagates and popularizes Oriental classical music in Sri Lanka. The board of directors and the publication board of the American Biography Institute appointed him as an
176:
He has widely traveled on concert tours in the United States of
America, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and several times in India. He was highly regarded as the leading Flutist cum Esraj player in Sri Lanka who could charm anyone with a musical ear.
275:
University of
Nebraska University of Wesleyan University of Creighton University of Omaha Recorded several programmes to introduce Flute, Esraj, Sitar and Violin for Educational Television Council for Higher Education on oriental music
156:
and was the first Sri Lankan to obtain degrees in both flute and esraj. Running his
Sharadha Kala Niketanaya, he endeavoured to teach, develop and popularise Indian classical music in Sri Lanka for the last forty years.
680:
198:
The haunting notes that emanated from his flute bore the ample testimony to his talents and experience in his chosen field. His compositions are played throughout the Island by his pupils.
295:
2000 : Visited Vishva
Bharati University (Shanthinikethan) in the capacity of president Tagore society and performed Flute & Esraj
181:
185:
470:
937:
927:
29:
180:
He has composed music for several ballets, documentary films and feature films. He was a super grade artist at the
153:
87:
932:
166:
723:
219:
209:
1959 – Graduated from the
University First appointment as a Music teacher in the Department of Education.
652:
308:
1978 : Composition titled "Peacock Dance" was performed by
Nebraska Symphony Orchestra ( U.S.A. )
314:
1985 to 1987 : Composed and directed combined orchestra for Sri Lanka
Broadcasting Corporation
246:
1961 Started public performances at Lionel Wendt auditorium which was titled as "ABHIRANGA"
827:
666:
526:
286:
1987 : Taken part in 5th Aspect
International Art Festival in Hong Kong & Taiwan
921:
751:
540:
298:
2001 : Performed at
Bhatkhande Music University 75th Jayanthi Mahotsava Festival
793:
779:
765:
737:
694:
638:
624:
610:
596:
582:
568:
554:
512:
498:
484:
442:
140:(10 August 1933 – 10 June 2017) was a Sri Lankan classical musician, who played the
203:
195:
He was conferred with honorary citizenship by governor of Nebraska State of U.S.A.
170:
709:
351:
1994 : Apeksha The musical score was adjudged as the best music for the year
456:
311:
1980 & 1997 : Same composition was played at Colombo Symphony Orchestra
901:
881:
861:
841:
807:
91:
317:
1985 : Composed and directed opening and closing theme for STX, S.L.B.C
212:
1960 – First appointment as a Music teacher in the Department of Education.
252:
1967 The first Oriental Hevisi Band was formed for Ananda College, Colombo
243:
1960 Selected by an audition, as a super grade artist on Flute & Esraj
906:
886:
866:
846:
812:
141:
113:
102:
225:
1974 – Appointed as a lecturer at the Institute of Aesthetic studies.
188:
Corporations. They have acknowledged him as an International artist.
283:
1983 : Invited to perform at Indira Kala University (M.P) India
280:
1978 : Invited to perform at Indira Kala University (M.P) India
513:"Anil Mihiripenna – Sri Lanka's leading flautist cum esraj player"
443:"Anil Mihiripenna – Sri Lanka's leading flautist cum esraj player"
215:
1969 – Appointed as a lecturer of music at Govt. College of music.
149:
145:
117:
471:"Theartsdesk in Colombo: Where Music Matters as East Meets West"
258:
1973 Formed first Hevisi band at St. Lawrence's Convent, Colombo
255:
1972 Lecture demonstration was held at Ananda College, Colombo
695:"A collection of 'Gat' in the North Indian musical tradition"
249:
1964 Initiated series of programmes for intellectual audience
192:
honorary member of their research board of advisors in 1999.
780:"Sangeeth Bhavana promotes music therapy to relieve stress"
499:"Sangeeth Bhavana promotes music therapy to relieve stress"
377:
A collection of 'Gat' in the North Indian musical tradition
271:
1997 : Invited by following four American Universities
882:"Floating Flute Part 3 – Shashthrapathi Anil Mihiripenna"
862:"Floating Flute Part 2 – Shashthrapathi Anil Mihiripenna"
842:"Floating Flute Part 1 – Shashthrapathi Anil Mihiripenna"
724:"Instruments of the East & West Sarasavi Book Shop"
345:
1983 : Snake & Eagle for French Ballet Master
261:
1974 Performed for the University students at Horana
457:"The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska · Page 72"
361:
1984 The Mahaweli feature film for American Embassy
123:
109:
97:
83:
71:
54:
44:
39:
20:
289:1996 : Performed at Benaris Hindu University
828:"Anil Mihiripenna and his orchestra in concert"
527:"Convergence of jewels of tradition and talent"
218:1972 – Appointed as a visiting lecturer at the
8:
639:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
625:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
611:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
597:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
583:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
569:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
555:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
485:"Artscope – Transcending meditative notes"
234:Anil was married to Mrs. Soma Mihiripenna
202:1955 – Joined Vishva Bharathi University (
28:
17:
902:"Esraj – Shashthrapathi Anil Mihiripenna"
364:1992 Paradise in tears for German Embassy
292:1999 : Performed at Delhi University
206:) India Studied Flute, Esraj & Vocal.
710:"Diffusion of Indian Music in Sri Lanka"
434:
380:Diffusion of Indian Music in Sri Lanka
7:
383:Instruments of the East and the West
127:Sangeeth Bhawana, Saratha Sankalana
14:
541:"Tribute to three theatre greats"
348:1983 : Selalihini Sandesaya
34:Shashthrapathi Anil Mihiripenna
356:Documentary and Featured films
1:
752:"A book on Hindustani music"
389:Elements of Hindustani Music
954:
708:Mihiripenna, Anil (2009).
653:"National Youth Orchestra"
88:Hindustani Classical Music
386:Vadya Sankalana (Sinhala)
367:1995 Film Ninja Sri Lanka
27:
327:1960 : Ranketiputha
167:Visva-Bharati University
794:"ArtScope – Daily News"
766:"ArtScope – Daily News"
738:"ArtScope – Daily News"
169:India, better known as
421:Floating Flute Part 3
418:Floating Flute Part 2
415:Floating Flute Part 1
336:1975 : Omarilatha
330:1962 : Chandalika
220:University of Kelaniya
182:Sri Lanka Broadcasting
165:He graduated from the
154:North Indian tradition
40:Background information
808:"Bhatiyali folk song"
938:Hindustani musicians
667:"ballet is illusion"
412:Bhatiyali folk song
339:1976 : Bilipuja
333:1970 : Sebaliya
928:Sinhalese musicians
152:. He played in the
342:1977 : Mother
148:and Indian bamboo
681:"Ninja Sri Lanka"
402:Saratha Sankalana
131:
130:
50:Siril Mihiripenna
945:
912:
911:
898:
892:
891:
878:
872:
871:
858:
852:
851:
838:
832:
831:
824:
818:
817:
804:
798:
797:
790:
784:
783:
776:
770:
769:
762:
756:
755:
748:
742:
741:
734:
728:
727:
720:
714:
713:
705:
699:
698:
691:
685:
684:
677:
671:
670:
663:
657:
656:
649:
643:
642:
635:
629:
628:
621:
615:
614:
607:
601:
600:
593:
587:
586:
579:
573:
572:
565:
559:
558:
551:
545:
544:
537:
531:
530:
523:
517:
516:
509:
503:
502:
495:
489:
488:
481:
475:
474:
467:
461:
460:
453:
447:
446:
439:
407:Watch Live Shows
399:Sangeeth Bhavana
138:Anil Mihiripenna
78:
64:
62:
47:
32:
22:Anil Mihiripenna
18:
953:
952:
948:
947:
946:
944:
943:
942:
933:Bansuri players
918:
917:
916:
915:
900:
899:
895:
880:
879:
875:
860:
859:
855:
840:
839:
835:
826:
825:
821:
806:
805:
801:
792:
791:
787:
778:
777:
773:
764:
763:
759:
750:
749:
745:
736:
735:
731:
722:
721:
717:
707:
706:
702:
693:
692:
688:
679:
678:
674:
665:
664:
660:
651:
650:
646:
637:
636:
632:
623:
622:
618:
609:
608:
604:
595:
594:
590:
581:
580:
576:
567:
566:
562:
553:
552:
548:
539:
538:
534:
525:
524:
520:
511:
510:
506:
497:
496:
492:
483:
482:
478:
469:
468:
464:
455:
454:
450:
441:
440:
436:
431:
409:
396:
374:
358:
324:
305:
268:
240:
232:
163:
136:Shashthrapathi
134:
76:
66:
60:
58:
45:
35:
23:
12:
11:
5:
951:
949:
941:
940:
935:
930:
920:
919:
914:
913:
893:
873:
853:
833:
819:
799:
785:
771:
757:
743:
729:
715:
700:
686:
672:
658:
644:
630:
616:
602:
588:
574:
560:
546:
532:
518:
504:
490:
476:
462:
448:
433:
432:
430:
427:
426:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
408:
405:
404:
403:
400:
395:
392:
391:
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
373:
370:
369:
368:
365:
362:
357:
354:
353:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
323:
320:
319:
318:
315:
312:
309:
304:
301:
300:
299:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
273:
272:
267:
264:
263:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
244:
239:
236:
231:
228:
227:
226:
223:
216:
213:
210:
207:
162:
159:
133:Musical artist
132:
129:
128:
125:
121:
120:
111:
107:
106:
99:
95:
94:
85:
81:
80:
79:(aged 83)
73:
69:
68:
65:10 August 1933
56:
52:
51:
48:
42:
41:
37:
36:
33:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
950:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
909:
908:
903:
897:
894:
889:
888:
883:
877:
874:
869:
868:
863:
857:
854:
849:
848:
843:
837:
834:
829:
823:
820:
815:
814:
809:
803:
800:
795:
789:
786:
781:
775:
772:
767:
761:
758:
753:
747:
744:
739:
733:
730:
725:
719:
716:
711:
704:
701:
696:
690:
687:
682:
676:
673:
668:
662:
659:
654:
648:
645:
640:
634:
631:
626:
620:
617:
612:
606:
603:
598:
592:
589:
584:
578:
575:
570:
564:
561:
556:
550:
547:
542:
536:
533:
528:
522:
519:
514:
508:
505:
500:
494:
491:
486:
480:
477:
472:
466:
463:
458:
452:
449:
444:
438:
435:
428:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
410:
406:
401:
398:
397:
393:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
375:
371:
366:
363:
360:
359:
355:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
325:
321:
316:
313:
310:
307:
306:
302:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
278:
277:
270:
269:
266:Foreign Tours
265:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
241:
237:
235:
230:Personal life
229:
224:
221:
217:
214:
211:
208:
205:
201:
200:
199:
196:
193:
189:
187:
183:
178:
174:
172:
168:
160:
158:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
126:
122:
119:
115:
112:
110:Instrument(s)
108:
104:
100:
98:Occupation(s)
96:
93:
89:
86:
82:
74:
70:
57:
53:
49:
43:
38:
31:
26:
19:
16:
905:
896:
885:
876:
865:
856:
845:
836:
822:
811:
802:
788:
774:
760:
746:
732:
718:
703:
689:
675:
661:
647:
633:
619:
605:
591:
577:
563:
549:
535:
521:
507:
493:
479:
465:
451:
437:
322:Ballet Music
303:Compositions
274:
233:
204:Santiniketan
197:
194:
190:
179:
175:
171:Santiniketan
164:
137:
135:
77:(2017-06-10)
75:10 June 2017
15:
238:Performance
922:Categories
429:References
186:Rupavahini
105:, composer
101:Musician,
92:Film Score
61:1933-08-10
46:Birth name
67:Sri Lanka
907:YouTube
887:YouTube
867:YouTube
847:YouTube
813:YouTube
142:Bansuri
114:Bansuri
103:flutist
424:Esraj
161:Career
124:Labels
84:Genres
372:Books
150:flute
146:Esraj
118:Esraj
184:and
72:Died
55:Born
394:CDs
924::
904:.
884:.
864:.
844:.
810:.
144:,
116:,
90:,
910:.
890:.
870:.
850:.
830:.
816:.
796:.
782:.
768:.
754:.
740:.
726:.
712:.
697:.
683:.
669:.
655:.
641:.
627:.
613:.
599:.
585:.
571:.
557:.
543:.
529:.
515:.
501:.
487:.
473:.
459:.
445:.
222:.
63:)
59:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
