LearnQuest Academy of Music announces a partnership with the Malco Art Center of  North Attleboro, MA.  Malco is an art institution operated by Monie and Arun Malhotra, dedicated to arts and crafts connoisseurs and students of all ages. 

This launch celebrates a new addition to the LearnQuest family of regional venues, where music classes will be held regularly.  LearnQuest music classes at Malco Center will allow easy access to high-quality music education for people in Foxboro, Sharon, Norfolk, Plainville, and Franklin in Massachusetts and Cumberland, Lincoln and Providence in Rhode Island.  Classes will be held there on weekday evenings and weekends, taught by accomplished LearnQuest faculty:

- Hindustani and Semi-classical vocal by Mr. Pradeep Shukla

- Tabla by Mr. Nitin Mitta

Please join us for an introductory session and open house at Malco Art Center on October 15 from 10 AM to 1 PM. There will be a short concert given by the faculty followed bystaff on hand to answer questions on classes. Malco Art Center is located at Rt1, 585 E. Washington Street, North Attleboro, MA 02760

For more information, please email at: admissions@learnquest.org 

LearnQuest Academy of Music, a non-profit educational institution based in Waltham, MA, has been serving the community for the past 21 years.  The Academy offers music instruction to children and adults at three locations in the Boston area - Waltham, Acton,and Andover.  The Academy is supported by a group of dedicated faculty, committee members and volunteers who strive to foster and nurture the rich tradition of Indian classical music, both Hindustani and Carnatic, through formal instruction and by organizing workshops, concerts and music festivals. 

Nitin Mitta is one of the most accomplished and distinctive tabla players of his generation, with a reputation for technical virtuosity, spontaneity, clarity of tone, and sensitivity to melodic nuances.

Apart from being a dynamic soloist, he is a highly sought after accompanist who has performed with some of India’s most celebrated Hindustani classical musicians, including Pandit Jasraj, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Ustad Shahid Parvez, as well as many Carnatic musicians, such as Lalgudi G.J.R Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi.

Nitin has also made a mark as a versatile collaborator in other spheres. He recently joined forces with 2010 Grammy Nominee Pianist Vijay Iyer and electric guitarist R. Prasanna to produce a studio album titled Tirtha that blends elements of contemporary jazz with the North and South Indian traditional ragas and compositions. Another collaboration with R. Prasanna can be heard on the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning documentary Smile Pinky. He has also performed and toured with singer and Juno Award nominee Kiran Ahluwalia.