In 2018 our much awaited annual Children’s Music Competition will be followed by the awards ceremony on the same day. The excitement builds as the competition day nears. The registration process is complete and we have more than 130 participants.
Dr. Padma Sugavanam is an A-graded Carnatic vocalist, and also an academician with a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Music from the Madras University. Padma has served as a Lecturer of Music for ten years, in the Sri Venkateswara College of Music and Dance, Tirupati.
Accompanists: L. Ramakrishnan - Violin | Akshay Anantapadmanabhan - Mridangam K.V. Gopalakrishnan - Kanjira The concert will feature Vidwans Vignesh Ishwar (vocal), L. Ramakrishnan (violin), Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (mrudangam) and K.V. Gopalakrishnan (kanjira). All the four artists are popular and sought after in their respective arts in Chennai and have each won best performance awards […]
Nadi will be presented by the internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam artist Leela Samson and six highly accomplished SPANDA company dancers, and performed to a professionally recorded soundtrack. Poems in six Indian languages on the River. Choreographed by Ms. Leela Samson.
Accompanists: H N Bhaskar - Violin | Patri Satish Kumar - Mridangam Abhishek Raghuram Hailing as a child prodigy with lineage deeply rooted on both sides, music is in Abhishek’s blood. Possessing a combination of virtuosity, aesthetics and intellect, Abhishek has created a new genre in the field of music that, according to critics is […]
Accompanists: Srikanth Mallajosyula - Violin | Vijay Ganesh - Mridangam Madhav Iyengar is a student of Karnatak vocal under Vidvan Sri. T.M. Krishna. Madhav began his training at the age of five with Smt. Sitalakshmi Madhavan in Pittsburgh, PA. Madhav has been giving kutcheris since 2010 for organizations around the United States. Madhav has performed […]
A lecture - demonstration by Preethi Ramaprasad Preethi Ramparasad will conduct a lec-dem exploring the relationship between music and dance and how a dancer visualises music and transforms it into a four-dimensional mosaic. This program is part of our series of events specifically organized to enable all the members of our community to be able […]
Accompanists: Kamalakiran Vinjamuri - Violin | Trivandrum Balaji - Mridangam VISHNUDEV NAMBOOTHIRI - Carnatic Vocal Vishnudev Namboothiri is a young Carnatic vocalist. After his initial training under Sri. Chandramana Narayanan Namboothiri (Kerala), he has been undergoing advanced coaching under Sangeetha Kalaacharya Sri. P.S.Narayanaswamy (Chennai). While adhering firmly to tradition, Vishnudev's music is innovative and unique […]
The vocalists Archana and Aarathi are twins and are great grand nieces of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar and great granddaughters of T.L. Venkatarama Iyer.
In 2017 our much awaited annual Children’s Music Competition will be followed by the awards ceremony on the same day. The registration deadline is February 15, 2017.
Kunnakkudi Balamuralikrishna - Vocal
H N Bhaskar - Violin
Thanjavur K Murugaboopathi - Mridangam
Shree Sundar Kumar - Kanjira
An interactive multimedia duet between Ramya and Priya, this piece explores the ways that performance as research can come alive.
BHAKTHI is anchored by a live performance of songs of the Indian Bhakthi saints, interspersed with short narration accompanied by a visual presentation, to provide the audience both context and a thread of continuity.
Accompanists: Jay Shankar Balan - Violin | Vinod Seetharaman - Mridangam
Taken from Prahaladha’s shloka on the nine forms of devotion, this performance celebrates the ability for humans to break free from earthly bonds to be one with the universe.
Featuring: Aditya Prakash - Vocal Accompanists: K J Dileep - Violin | Sumesh Narayanan - Mridangam
Accompanist: J. Vaidyanathan – Mridangam
