Surangan Music School

Surangan

Surangan Music School focuses on spreading classical, semi-classical and vocal music in the greater Houston area. It was founded in 2010. Surangan Music School is extremely popular with both young and adult audiences for music education.

Over the years, generations of Bengalis have made Houston their own homeland away from their motherland. Living miles away from the continent and their roots, they are looking for ways to reconnect with their own Bengali culture. Surangan firmly believes that our own culture will live on in our new generation. Therefore, Surangan primarily focuses on our cultural heritage through Bengali music to our younger generation, especially those born and raised in the United States.

Driven by a commitment and passion to create an authentic Bengali music school that reflects purity and authenticity, Surangan has completed 15 years of providing Bengali music training in the greater Houston area.

Surangan offers music lessons to students of all ages. Surangan is an ideal carrier of music and prepares lessons tailored for students who wish to learn true Bengali music.

Our Offline and Online Classes

Singing / Vocal

Piano

Keyboard / Synthesizer

Guitar

Violin

Piano

Suparna Ghosh (Rupa)

Suparna Ghosh (Rupa) is a Rabindra sangeet singer, widely hailed in Bengali community in Houston area.

SUPARNA GHOSH (RUPA)

Suparna Ghosh (Rupa) is a renowned Rabindra Sangeet Singer (রবীন্দ্রসঙ্গীত শিল্পী) among the Bengali diaspora in North America. She is often known by her nickname ‘Rupa’. She was born in Bangladesh.

Rupa began her musical training at the age of five under the guidance of Shri Nirmalandu Chowdhury and under the Arya Sangeet Samiti in Chittagong (a well-known music academy in Bangladesh, established in 1880). Subsequently, she received formal classical training for over fifteen years under the tutelage of Ustad Nirod Baran Barua of Bangladesh and Pandit Manas Chakraborty of Kolkata.

Her genuine love for the songs of Rabindranath Tagore was further strengthened under the loving tutelage of Pandit Mihir Nandi and Smt. Shela Momen (an alumna of Shantiniketan).

Rupa also received personal training and guidance from renowned musicologist Smt. Sanjida Khatun, (President of Syanaut), Rezwana Chowdhury Banya, Sadi Mohammad, Pratima Sur (Shantiniketan) and Ustad Mihir Lala. In addition to her musical training, Rupa has a Master’s (MA) degree in English Literature from the National University of Bangladesh.

Before coming to the US, Rupa was a regular Rabindra Sangeet artiste listed on Bangladesh Radio and Television.

Rupa founded ‘Surangan Music School’ in greater Houston in 2010. She has trained 100+ students in the last 15 years.

She is actively involved with various organizations in the greater Houston area, such as the Houston Durgabai Society, Tagore Society of Houston, Bangladesh American Society of Greater Houston, Bangladesh Association of Houston, Vedanta Society of Greater Houston, Houston Puja Samiti, FOBANA, and many more.

Our Achivements

A Message From Rezwana Choudhury Bannya

I am very pleased to know that Rupa is playing a significant role in popularizing our Bengali culture especially Rabindra Sangeet in the greater Houston area through her Surangan Music School. Most of her students are born and brought up in a cultural environment that is miles away from the culture-Rupa is trying to propagate. It is an extremely difficult task. But the sapling Rupa planted seven years back is growing and new leaves are added each year. It shows that Rupa has successfully overcome many hurdles through her dedication and hard work and on a right track for achieving her goal of spreading Rabindra Sangeet all over United States. My heartiest support and best wishes will remain for all the activities of the Surangan in its endeavor to provide various avenues to strengthen and keep our Bengali culture alive. Finally, I wish to extend best wishes to all students of Surangan.

A Message From Kaderi Kibria

I am extremely pleased to know that Rupa through her Surangan music school is playing a pivotal role in spreading bengali music especially Rabindra Sangeet in the greater Houston area. I know from my own experience that it is an extremely difficult endeavor. Teaching Bengali music to those who are born and brought up in America is a herculean task. Rupa’s love for Bengali music especially Rabindra Sangeet has given her the strength to take this challenge. Started humbly eight years ego, today it is one of the most prominent Rabibdra Sangeet learning center. It shows that Rupa has successfully tackled many hurdles through her dedication and hard work and is on a right track to achieve her goal of spreading Bengali music in Houston. I wish her all the very best and my blessing will always be with her students.

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