An eminent personality in the field of music, Dr. Prabha Atre has earned for herself a place of distinction as a brilliant thinker, performer, composer and teacher of music. She is one of the senior most, front ranking female vocalists in the country representing the Kirana
gharaanaa, today. A Science and Law graduate, she also holds a Doctorate in music. A former Assistant
Producer with the All India Radio, former Professor and Head of the Department of Music, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, and former Producer-Director of the recording company `Swarashree', devoted only to Classical Music, Dr. Prabha Atre has a rare blend of skill and insight. She has displayed constant innovation and creative endeavour which has distinguished her from other vocalists, both in the classical and light classical idioms. She is working as a committee member for several social, educational and cultural institutions.
Dr. Atre has setup `Dr. Prabha Atre Foundation' which aims to
strive for the cause of Indian classical music and performing arts.
Prabha Atre's music
personifies the saying by noted Carnatic musician D.K Pattammal -
"In music proportion is beauty, balance is elegance, restraint is
power. Getting the depth of emotions by projecting very little comes
from tremendous maturity and confidence."
Versatility
is perhaps the right word to describe Prabha Atre... She shows her
ingenuity and craftsmanship in unfolding
(her raga with) a perfect sense of design in proportion.
- Mohan
Nadkarni
