This is a photograph of Amelia wearing traditional Indian clothing, seated and playing the stringed instrument known as the sitar.

Amelia Maciszewski

My mission is to raise awareness and understanding about the Indian subcontinent music and culture.

Amie’s Lineage

Black and white image of a young woman
Teresa Maciszewski (1912-2003) - creative homemaker, history buff, and entrepreneur; Amie’s mother and first music critic.
Black and white image of a Mother and father with their child and family dog
Amie with parents and family dog Rex exploring in Ojo Caliente, NM, late 1950s.
Black and white portrait of a gentleman
Arthur Maciszewski (1907-2000) - electrical engineer and creative scientist, entrepreneur, outdoorsman, and pianist; Amie’s father and first music teacher.

Amie and Professor Suresh Misra together posing for a picture
Amie with first Guru, the Late Prof. Suresh Misra in Santiniketan, 1996.
Outdoor graduation where people are walking across a small stage getting their diplomas
Amie receiving diploma from Indira Gandhi at Santiniketan graduation, 1983.
Man playing a citar with people behind him watching
First encounter with the guru: Aashish Khan performing for The India Music Society, Albuquerque, 1989 (Mark Choplin and Amie on tanpuras).
Small huts on the side of a dirt road with a large hill in the background
The pilgrimage to the temple of Ma Sharda, the Khan family deity
A man playing the citar while others watch him
Aashish Khan in an intimate concert, Kolkata, 2001.
Group of people smiling and handing a cake to a womanAmie, guru brothers, and guru Aashish Khan celebrating in Edmonton, Canada, 2001.
Two women sitting facing each other looking down at one womans wrist
Honoring the Guru on “Guru Purnima” (Guru festival day), Kolkata, 1997
Three woman dressed in formal india attire with intruments and a microphone
Girija Devi in the recording studio, Kolkata, 1996.
Four women sitting together laughing
Amie, Girija Devi, Sudha Dutta and senior student at Koklata, 2001
Three women sitting together and smiling for the camera
Amie with vocal guru Padmabhushan Girija Devi (L) and daughter Sudha Dutta, Kolkata, 2003.
Four musicians sitting on a mat
Guru Aashish Khan performing with brother Pranesh Khan on tabla at Sangeet Millennium’s Global Legacy Concert, Austin, Nov. 2007. Disciples Rick Henderson and Amie accompany on tanpuras.
Four musicians sitting on a low stage
Guru Girija Devi performing in Sangeet Millennium’s Lighting the Way concert, Austin, 2004. Accompanists are (L-R): Anandagopal Bandhopadhyay - tabla, Amie - tanpura and backup vocals, Rupan Sarkar - tanpura and vocals, Amzad Rahman - harmonium.
Guru Girija Devi
Guru Girija Devi in her Sangeet Research Academy residence, Kolkata, 2006.