SUBJECT:

Appointment of Ravi Shankar, UCSD Regents' Professor

I am pleased to announce the recent approval of the first Regents' Professor
at UCSD: Ravi Shankar, the internationally renowned musician and legendary
virtuoso sitarist, composer, and scholar of classical Indian music.

Ravi Shankar's long and distinguished musical career includes performances
at many of the world's leading venues, numerous recordings, an extraordinary
list of accolades, as well as interdisciplinary work and music for film.
His experiments with cross-cultural musical collaboration are unparalleled,
and stand among the most significant cultural accomplishments of our time.
As one of the leading figures of the twentieth century, his presence at UCSD
will broaden our awareness of the enormously rich heritage of music. This
distinguished appointment is intended to enrich University life, and
Professor Shankar is interested in sharing his vast experience and musical
knowledge with UCSD faculty and students.

In response to this appointment, the Ravi Shankar Foundation has extended a
special invitation to the UCSD community: on Saturday, October 11, at
7:00 p.m. he will perform at the California Center for the Arts in
Escondido. Everyone with a UCSD ID will be given a 10% discount on the
ticket price (1-800-988-4253). Proceeds from this concert with benefit the
new Ravi Shankar Foundation, a resource for researching classical Indian
music, archiving Ravi Shankar's works, presenting concerts, awarding
scholarships for advanced studies, and encouraging the study of world music
and performing arts. For further details on Ravi Shankar or the foundation,
you may refer to websites at: www.ucsd.edu/music or
http://www.ravishankar.org .

Please join me in welcoming this most distinguished musician to his new
affiliation with the UC San Diego campus.

Robert C. Dynes Chancellor