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Artists Biographies
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Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar |
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Friday, November 7th, 7:00 PM
Tanjore K.Murugabhoopathi - Mridangam, Mullaivasal Chandramouli - Violin |
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M.K.Sankaran Namboodiri |
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Saturday,
November 1st, 6:00 PM
Jai Shankar Balan - Violin,
Vasudevan Namboodiri – Mridangam. |
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Grand Instrumental Concert by |
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Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran |
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Saturday, October 25th, 6:00 PM
Akkarai S Subhalakshmi - Violin
Prof Trichy
Sankaran - Mridangam
Dr. Mohankumar - Ghatam |
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Ranjani and Gayathri |
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Sunday,
October 5th, 3:00 PM
H.N. Bhaskar - Violin,
Delhi S. Sairam - Mridangam |
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Sanjay Subramanyam
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Friday, September 26th, 7:00 PM
Nagai Murali - Violin, Neyveli Venkatesh - Mridangam |
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| Mythili Prakash |
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Friday,
August 22nd, 7:00 PM
Vanathy Raghuraman -
Vocal, Kasi Aysola - Nattuvangam
Vedakrishnan
Venkatesan - Mridangam, Mahesh Swamy - Flute and
Moorsing
Mythili is special. One prays that
an overdose of adulation her dance is bound to
evoke, and the cynicism of the performance syndrome
do not in any way puncture that precious inner core
in the dancer. |
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T.M. Krishna |
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Friday, May 16th, 7:30 PM
With R.K.Shriramkumar - Violin, Arun Prakash - Mridangam
T.M.Krishna is one of the leading artists in the field of Carnatic Music. He has been performing for over 18 years and today, he is one of the youngest singers to occupy the top slot in every major music festival. His first concert was at the Spirit of youth series organized by the music academy Chennai (India). Since then there has been no looking back. He has traveled widely in India and abroad and won applause from connoisseurs and critics. He has received numerous awards and titles from many leading organizations. He has released many music albums from leading audio companies like Magna sound, H.M.V., Inreco, Amudham (U.S.A.) and Charsur.
From a very young age, he showed immense talent in the art of classical vocal music. He used to pick up all the songs that his mother learnt during her music classes. Taking notice of this talent, his mother put him under the tutelage of Vidwan Sri Seetharama Sharma at the tender age of 6. He has been learning from him ever since. He has also undergone special Ragam Thanam Pallavi (a special component in a Carnatic music concert) training under Sri Chengalpet Ranganthan. He had advanced training from Dr Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer for more than seven years.
His resonant and mellifluous voice and strict adherence to classicism have enriched his art. His music is marked with a very high level of aesthetics in conception and execution. He is known for his tremendous Manodharma (Imagination) and Sampradaya (Traditional) Sangeetha (music). His complete involvement and his ability to unfold ragas with ease have left many a listener lost in his music. His renditions of vilamba kalam (slow tempo) compositions are soaked with bhakthi (devotion) and bhava (emotion) are a treat to every listener. |
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O.S.Thyagarajan |
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Friday, May 2nd, 7:30 PM
With B.Raghavendra Rao - Violin, Tanjore K.Murugabhoopathi - Mridangam
O. S. Thyagarajan learnt music initially from Guru Sangeetha Bhushanam O.V. Subramanyam. He then attended the ‘Sangeetha Bhooshanam’ course at the Annamalai University and later he trained under the guidance of Padmashri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman and Sangeetha Kalanidhi T.M. Thyagarajam. He is an ‘A’ grade artist of the All India Radio and of Doordarshan, He has given a large number of concerts all over the world that are well appreciated and relished. He has a swift vocal style with long korvais and excellent sruti suddham. His style is original and he brings to the fore many rare and unknown compositions of great composers. He has won many awards including Tamil Isai Vendar and Sangeetha Choodamani. |
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Dr. Nagamani Srinath - Vocal & Dr.Suma Sudhindra - Veena |
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Saturday, April 26th, 6:00 PM
With Ranjani Ramakrishan Arun - Violin, Vinod Seetharaman - Mridangam
Nagamani Srinath started her training at an
early age of 5 and at 9 had her first concert. She
is a disciple of late Sri Ramnad Krishnan. She is
also an astute grammarian with a deep insight into
the facets of Carnatic music. She has enriched the
field by providing new nuances to the traditional
and established compositions of famous composers of
yester years. She holds M. A. (Music), Mysore
University, Vidwat (Music) – Government of Karnataka
and Post Graduate Diploma in Music –Tamil Nadu
Government, all with a First Rank. She is currently
Professor and Head of the Department of Music,
Government Maharani’s College, Mysore University.
She is the recipient of many awards and titles
including Ganasaraswathi (Vice President of India).
Dr. Suma Sudhindra, one of the acclaimed Veena
artistes trained under Veena Maestros Raja Rao and
Chitti Babu. She has blended into her music the
classical conservatism at the dynamic spirit of
innovations. Suma has contrived to bring within the
borders of tradition, all her feelings and knowledge
with a touch of creative Instinct. She has won many
awards and titles including Ganakala Shree by the
Karnataka Gana Kala Parishat, Best Vainika award
from The Madras Music Academy, Vainika Kalabhushani
from Thyagaraja Ganasabha, and Rajyotsava Award from
KARNATAKA Government. She has performed in every
prestigious music festival in the country and has
traveled the world performing to an International
audience. |
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Nirmala Rajasekar |
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Saturday, April 5th, 5:00 PM
With Vinod Seetharaman - Mridangam, Balaji Chandran - Ghatam
Nirmala Rajasekar is a disciple of Vidushi Kalpakam
Swaminathan on the veena. She has had her vocal
mentoring under Bhagavatula Sri Sitarama Sarma and
Prof. T. R Subramanyam. She has received many awards
both as a veena player and as a vocalist. An A grade
Artist of All India Radio since 1990, she has been
empanelled by the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations and has performed in Festivals of India
around the world to great acclaim.
Nirmala’s
music is marked by adherence to her rich patanthara
and she “makes the veena sing” –The Statesman, New
Delhi. Her style of playing which makes her music
‘look’ easy and her pleasing presentation are a
treat to rasikas. For many years now she has been a
regular performer in the Chennai Margazhi Mahotsav.
Nirmala was selected as a BUSH artistic fellow
for the years 2006 –2007 by the Bush Foundation. She
has become the first Indian classical musician to
receive this honor. She has also been awarded the
titles of ‘Nada Kala Vipanchee’ in Dec 2005 and ‘Veenai
Sudaroli’ in Jan 2007 in appreciation of her
musicianship by organizations in India. India
Association of Minnesota(IAM) has chosen Nirmala to
be the winner of their Achievement award for the
year 2008....more |
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Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri R.K. Srikantan |
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Saturday, April 5th, 7:00 PM
With Sri R.S. Ramakanth - Vocal Support, Ranjani Ramakrishnan
Arun - Violin,
Vinod Seetharaman - Mridangam,
Balaji Chandran - Ghatam
Sangeetha
Kalanidhi Sri R.K. Srikantan was born in 1920 to a
distinguished traditional family of musicians of
Rudrapatnam in Hassan District in Karnataka which is
situated on the banks of river Cauvery. He is the
youngest son of late Sri Krishnasastry who was a
great scholar in Sanskrit and Kannada, a noted poet,
a versatile artist and also a Harikatha vidwan. His
grandfather Sri Narayanappa of Bettadapura was also
a great musician and a close friend of Sri Veena
Seshanna of Mysore. After taking lessons of music
from his father at a tender age and later from his
illustrious brother Sri R.K.Venkataramasastry - a
leading violinist and a disciple of T.Chowdaiah - he
came under the influence of all leading musicians of
yore from the south.
The noteworthy features
of Sri Srikantan's music are his sruthi suddham,
clear cut pronunciation of the sahityam and his
bhava-laden krithi renditions.
He has been
particularly instrumental in popularizing the
Devaranamas of all Haridasas especially
Purandaradasa. The point to note here is his strict
adherence to the rakthi ragas - the ragas which are
the life and soul of Carnatic Music. All the
Devaranamas tuned by him are in the time honored
ragas like Todi, Bhairavi, Mohana, Kalyani, Dhanyasi,
etc. Sri Srikantan belongs to the shishya parampara
of Thyagaraja himself:
Thyagaraja
Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavathar
Mysore
Sadasiva Rao
Veena Seshanna
R.K.Venkatarama
Sastry
R.K.Srikantan.
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Sikkil Gurucharan |
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Friday, March 14th, 7:00 PM
With Nagai Sriram - Violin, Neyveli Skandasubramaniam - Mridangam
Sikkil C.Guru Charan is a disciple of Vaigal S.
Gnanaskandan. Born and brought up in a music family,
there was a natural environment to learn Carnatic
music from an early age. His first concert was under
the banner of Gnanaskandan trust at Music Academy
Chennai in 1994. He is an A-Grade artist of All
India Radio. He has released several Albums that
have been well received. He has won awards from
several prestigious institutions including Yuva Kala
Bharathi, Isai Chudar, Naada Oli, Kalki Memorial
Award and Dharmatma memorial Award to name a few. |
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Mathangi Srinivasan - Bharathanatyam |
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Saturday, February 23rd, 6:00 PM
Mathangi Srinivasan has been learning dance from.
Smitha Magal since October 1999. Smitha Magal,
founder of Silambam, is in turn a disciple of
Padmashri recipient, Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy and
the late Padmabhushan recipient Vidwan Madurai N.
Krishnan.
Mathangi had her Rangapravesham in
October 2005 and continues to learn and perform
under the guidance of her Guru in productions put
forth by Silamabam. Mathangi acknowledges her
sincere thanks to her Guru and the Columbus Carnatic
Music Association for providing her with an
opportunity to perform.
Mathangi has also
been trained in Carnatic Music by Ms. Sashikala
Shankar in Chennai, India and by Mrs. Gnanam
Subramaniam in Columbus Ohio. Mathangi has Masters
degrees in Systems Analysis and Business
Administration and currently works as a Business
Analyst for Big Lots in Columbus Ohio. |
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