Sunday, August 9 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Kavita will share several excerpts from Ramanatakam to demonstrate the use of abhinaya and storytelling as integral aspects of Bharatanatyam.
Sunday, August 23 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Aishwarya Srinivas will share her insights into the quintessential aspects of D.K Pattammal’s music, her way of rendition, and her unique bani.
Sunday, August 30 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Amritha Murali will share some insights into approaches to Raga Alapana. She will show us how different types of ragas can be handled In accordance with their intrinsic flavor.
Friday, August 14 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm EDT
‘Rise’, by A Carnatic Quartet, is a lockdown production that has been created as a reflection of the human spirit, in these last months.
Artist Reception on Zoom immediately following.
Saturday, August 29 8:00 pm EDT
Aditya Prakash, Shiva Ramamurthi and Rohan Krishnamurthy will present an energetic concert in an informal setting.
Friday, September 11 8:00 pm EDT
Vignesh Ishwar along with RK Shriramkumar, K Arun Prakash and N. Guruprasad will present a concert exploring the grandeur of varnams – வர்ண களஞ்சியம்.
Sunday, September 6 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
How does institutional injustice impact Indian classical art practice and performance in America? Preethi Ramaprasad and Ananya Ashok explore this intersection…
Saturday, September 26 8:00 pm EDT
Sushma Somasekharan – vocal
Sunday, October 11 10:00 am EDT
vivēkĀvivēka; appreciating the timeless message of Gopalakrishna Bharathi
Friday, October 30 8:00 pm EDT
Brinda Manickavasakam – vocal
Saturday, November 21 8:00 pm EST
Amritha Murali – vocal | R K Shriramkumar – violin | Manoj Siva – mridangam | Chandrasekara Sharma – ghatam
Sunday, August 2 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
An introduction to ghatam, the instrument, and its music will be presented by Vidvan Sri N. Guruprasad.
Sunday, August 161:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
We often think of ragas as being a structure of notes in a structured sequence. As with our understanding of colors, we realize that just as colors are both more and less that their chromatic numeric codes. so it is with ragas.
Sunday, September 13 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
A Dhvani Exclusive: A short solo veena recital by the talented young musician followed by a virtual reception with the artist. Ramana plays solo and sings along.
Sunday, September 20 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
We will be introduced to the bamboo flute and playing techniques by Jayanth.
Saturday, December 5 8:00 pm EST
G Chandrasekara Sharma – vocal / ghatam/ konnakol | Ambur Padmanaban – mridangam | Sunil Kumar – kanjira | R Raman – moharsing
Sunday, October 11 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Sharing music to build bridges between communities. A conversation with the musicians of Maithree and members of the American Composers Forum.
Zoom Event
Sunday, November 1 11:30 am EST
A discussion and demonstration on the art, science and techniques of singing swarakalpana in concerts.
Sunday, December 13 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EST
How can maths be used to learn and produce good music? How can music be used to make learning maths fun? How do musical and mathematical concepts interplay and how can this be used to create better engagement with both? And how can you have fun while doing all this? Let us explore!
Mylai M Karthikeyan – Nagaswaram Gummidipoondi R Gnanavel – Nagaswaram Mangalam M K Aasan – Tavil R Thandavamoorthi – Talam Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
January 14, 2021
T N Arunagiri accompanied by Vittal Rangan and Neyveli Narayanan Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
January 17, 2021
Sowmya Acharya accompanied by Vittal Rangan and Neyveli Narayanan Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Kavita Ramanan accompanied by Vittal Rangan and Neyveli Narayanan Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Ajay Balasubramanian accompanied by K V Prasad Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Renuka Suryanarayanan accompanied by Apoorva Ravindran Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Prithi Narasimhan accompanied by Vittal Rangan & Neyveli Narayanan Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
V K Arun Kumar accompanied by Vittal Rangan & Neyveli Narayanan Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Anirudh Raja accompanied by Vittal Rangan & K V Prasad Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Sai Govind Vijayaraghavan (Mandolin) accompanied by Vittal Rangan & K V Prasad Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Sapna Ganesh Prasad accompanied by Vittal Rangan & K V Prasad Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Prameela Mandyam accompanied by Vittal Rangan & K V Prasad Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Samarth Anantuni accompanied by Vittal Rangan & Neyveli Narayanan Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Shilpa Sathyanathan accompanied by Vittal Rangan & K V Prasad Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Adithya Anandan accompanied by Vittal Rangan & K V Prasad Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
R Suryaprakash accompanied by emerging accompanists Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
January 16, 2021
Akkarai Subhalakshmi Violin Solo accompanied by emerging accompanists Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Special feature on Dikshitar by Anahita & Apoorva Ravindran, and Archana Upadhyaya & Samanvi Udupi Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
January 15, 2021
Dr Pappu Venugopal Rao on Dikshitar, and Prof Robert Morris on Beethoven Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Sikkil Gurucharan accompanied by emerging accompanists Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Melody, Harmony, Melharmony – Grammy & other Award winning Indian & Western stars celebrate Beethoven & Dikshitar Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Akkarai Sisters – Vocal accompanied by emerging performers Dikshitar – Beethoven Melharmony Festival
Held on Friday, February 19 6:30 pm PST | 9:30 pm EST (Saturday, February 20, 8:00 am IST)
Discussion and Workshop with Melvin Varghese and Gautam Marathe
When Eyes Speak – Indian Choreography Festival 2021
FREE for Annual Members
Friday, March 19 7:00 pm PST | 10:00 pm EDT (Saturday, March 20, 7:30 am IST)
Performance and Discussion with Sudharani Raghupathy
Friday, April 16 7:00 pm PST | 10:00 pm EDT (Saturday, April 17, 7:30 am IST)
Performance and Discussion with Yashoda Thakore
Friday, February 19 – 6:30 pm PST | 9:30 pm EST (Saturday, February 20, 8:00 am IST) Discussion and Workshop with Melvin Varghese and Gautam Marathe
Friday, March 19 – 7:00 pm PST | 10:00 pm EDT (Saturday, March 20, 7:30 am IST) Performance and Discussion with Sudharani Raghupathy
Friday, April 16 – 7:00 pm PST | 10:00 pm EDT (Saturday, April 17, 7:30 am IST) Performance and Discussion with Yashoda Thakore