Upcoming North American tour of Vidwan Sanjay Subrahmanyan - with Vidwans S. Varadarajan and Neyveli B. Venkatesh

The itinerary:

Date______Venue

4/18/2015 Detroit, MI
4/19/2015 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4/25/2015 Houston, TX
4/26/2015 Denver, CO

5/02/2015 Sacramento, CA
5/03/2015 San Jose (actually, Los Altos Hills), CA

Here is the flyer for this tour: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_zf1fXX2IkeM0dBQU5oeEwyNWFULWNVTkljQzVmdVpXaC1n/view?usp=sharing

2015 Sankritilaya concerts - Spring season

Upcoming 2014 Fall Music Concerts

Vidushis Ranjani Gayathri concert on April 6th, 2014 @Santa Clara Convention Center

2014 Sankritilaya Tours and Bay area events

Sankritilaya is pleased to announce the following tours and bay area events for 2014. The annual passes and individual events can be purchased from Sankritilaya website.

Spring 2014:

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	Vidushis Ranjani and GayathriSri HN Bhaskar (Violin) Sri Manoj Siva (Mridangam) Bay Area concert: Venue TBA (Sunday, April 6, 4:00pm) Tickets -->
	Vidwan Sanjay SubrahmanyanVidwan S. Varadarajan (Violin) Vidwan Neyveli Venkatesh (Mridangam) (East Coast Tour Only) No Bay area event
	Padmashree  Malavika Sarukkai with live orchestra Exclusive tour for Sruti, Philadelphia No Bay Area event

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FALL 2014:

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	A Grand Vintage production from Kalakshetra Led by Vidushi Priyadarshini Govind Bay Area Opera: (Deferred to Spring 2015) (Supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José.)
	Vidushi Dr. Pantula Rama Sri. MSN Murthy (Violin) Sri. Patri Satishkumar (Mridangam) Bay Area Concert: Venue & Date:  October 5, 4pm
	Vidwan T.M.Krishna Sri R.K.Shriramkumar (Violin) Sri Arun Prakash (Mridangam) Bay Area Concert: Venue & Date: October 26, 3:30pm

Upcoming concerts for FALL 2013

September 28, Saturday 2013, 4 PM. Vidwan Sanjay Subrahmanyan concert

                Accompanied by: Vidwan S. Varadarajan (Violin)
                            Vidwan Neyveli B. Venkatesh (Mridangam)
                 Venue: Livermore Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, CA
                  (Grand opening concert at the newly built auditorium)

Oct 20, Sunday, 2013, 4 PM. Vidwan Vijay Siva Concert

              Accompanied by: Vidwan R.K.Shriramkumar (Violin)
                           Vidwan J. Vaidhyanathan (Mridangam)
              Venue: Montgomery Theater, downtown San Jose.

Oct 26, Saturday, 2013, 5 PM. Vidushi Bombay Jayashri Concert (cosponsored with Bhoomija)

 

                Accompanied by: Vidwan H.N.Bhaskar (Violin)
                            Vidwan Patri SatishKumar (Mridangam)
                            Vidwan Giridhar Udupa (Ghatam)
                Venue: San Jose Center for Performing Arts, Downtown San Jose.
Ticketing available at: http://www.sankritilaya.org/bay-area-event-tickets
While Vidwans Sanjay and Vijay Siva's concerts are free events for annual pass holders, Vidushi Bombay Jayashri concert is not a free event. Annual pass holders will get a discounted ticket from Sankritilaya for this event and can collect their tickets at the next event (@Livermore temple on Sept 28th,2013).

Upcoming Concert on September 1, 2013: Vidwan Prasanna Venkatraman vocal concert

2013 Concert tours by Sankritilaya!

Sankritilaya is pleased to announce our 2013 tours and artist lineup!

For more details: here
For 2013 Annual pass: here

Upcoming dance ballet on October 6th, 2012

Sankritilaya is pleased to announce our next fall event - a spectacular dance ballet - Deiveega Vaahanangal - by Saraswathi Gana Nilyam School led by Kalaimamani Ranganayaki Jayaraman = on October 6th, 2012, 4 P.M. at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose. Tickets are available at http://www.sankritilaya.org. Sankritilaya season pass holders get a discounted ticket for this event.

Vidushi S.Sowmya Concert in the Bay Area

Announcing Daiveega Vaahanangal - A spectacular dance Ballet by SGN school - Bay area

Sankritilaya is pleased to announce this dance ballet by Saraswathi Gana Nilayam School from Chennai. The Dance Ballet will be on Saturday, October 6th, 2012 4 P.M. at the Mexican heritage Plaza Theater, San Jose.
Sankritilaya Season Pass holders get a discounted $10 tickets for this dance event.
For tickets: sankritilaya.org

Announcing Vidushi S.Sowmya's Vocal Concert Tour of North America

Sankritilaya is pleased to announce the upcoming tour of North America by Vidushi S. Sowmya during this fall (Sept-November 2012).

The Bay Area Concert will be on September 23rd, Sunday, 4 P.M. at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose. Tickets are available from Sankritilaya website.

Smt. Rhadha's Classical Dance event on Aug. 19th, 2012

SanKritiLaya is pleased to announce an evening of classical dance by the eminent Vidushi Guru Smt. Rhadha on August 19, 2012 at 5.00 P.M. at Mission City Center for Performing Arts, (Wilcox High School), Santa Clara, CA. This event is a FREE Event for Sankritilaya Season Pass holders.
(Please note the time change to 5 P.M.)

May 26, 2012 - Jugalbandi concert co-sponsored with BasantBahar

A unique north-south instrumental jugalbandi Vidwan Indrajit Banerjee on Sitar with Vidwan Neyveli S. Radhakrishna on Double Violin. The accompanists are Vidwan Subrata Battacharya on Tabla and Vidwan Somnath Roy on Gatam.

The concert will be at the Jain Temple Auditorium, Milpitas, and will start at 5.30 p.m.

Tickets are available from Sankritilaya website and from BasantBahar as well as Sulekha.

Vidushis Ranjani and Gayathri Vocal concert in Bay Area - April 29, 2012

Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan Concert in Bay area this saturday (4/14/2012)

Accompanied by:
Vidwan B.V.Ragavendra Rao on Violin
Vidwan Patri Satishkkumar on mridangam

Venue:
Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA
Directions:->

Wish you all a (belated) Happy New Year 2012!

SanKritiLaya has an exciting 2012 season ahead for the rasikas! Please visit our web site for details and season pass tickets!

Heartbeat Ensemble concert in Bay Area - October 16th, 2011 4 P.M. @ Santa Clara Convention Center

Tickets for this concert: http://www.sankritilaya.org

Heartbeat ensemble Tour of North America and Canada in Progress!

Sankritilaya is pleased to announce North American tour of world-renown HeartBeat ensemble.  HeartBeat ensemble is led by Vidwan Dr. Gatam Karthick, and the other members of the ensemble are:
Vidwan Embar Kannan on Silent Violin,
Vidwan Poongulam Subramanian on Mridangam,
Vidwan Master Sathya on keyboard,
Vidwan Arunkumar on Rhythm drum pads, and Vidwan Sree Sundarkumar on Kanjira.
Heartbeat ensemble has been performing worldwide from 1999 and has a wide following even outside the carnatic music circle.
Artists' website: http://www.ghatamkarthick.com/heartbeat.php
Here is a link to the Youtube video introduction to a performance by the ensemble: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CMtQepFFlY&feature=related

Spring 2011 - Vidwan T.M.Krishna Concert tour of North America

SanKritiLaya is pleased to announce the North American tour of Vidwan T.M.Krishna accompanied by Vidwan R.K.Shriramkumar and by Vidwan K.Arun Prakash for the Spring 2011 season.

Vidwan TM Krishnai s at the forefront of classical vocalists in India today. His tremendous stage-presence, his aweinspiring voice, his great scholarship and his ability to transcend cultural borders makes him the greatest ambassador of his chosen field, the South Indian Classical Tradition. His youthful and innovative approach also draws a vast teen audience appeal – key for this tradition to survive and thrive.

Born into a traditional business family, his blazing talent was recognized by his mother who placed him under the guidance of a series of great Gurus, including Shri B Seetharama Sarma, culminating with the greatest of them all, Sri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. His resonant and mellifluous voice, strict adherence to classicism, the high level of aesthetics in his music and his deep involvement with the ragas makes every concert a treat for the listener.He is deeply involved in research in the field of Carnatic Music. He is presently working on audio-archiving the Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini a musical treatise of great importance in relation to the compositions of Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. In the tradition of his Gurus, he has many students from India and abroad. He has also founded several organizations to promote Carnatic Music in many ways like promoting culture and art in temples, encouraging youth talent, spotting and sponsoring talent from rural areas to learn music, getting the youth interested in Carnatic Music through youth festivals and so on.

Widely performed and performing to various parts of the world, TM Krishna is a recipient of numerous awards in the field of Music; has numerous audio and video albums released. He holds the distinction of co-architecting the first ever Concert Musical Movie of its kind in the world, Margazhi Raagam, released in 2009 to audience worldwide. All the three artists of this team have starred in the film.

R. K. Shriramkumar is a top-flight Classical Violin artist of India. R K Shriramkumar belongs to the Rudrapatnam family of musicians, a family with a glorious musical tradition. He is the grandson of the much respected Vidvan Shri R K Venkatarama Shastri. Having had his initial lessons in violin playing fromV idushi Smt.Savitri Satyamurthy, Shriramkumar was trained by his grandfather. He later received guidance from Vidvan Shri V V Subrahmanyam and also had training in vocal music from Sangita Kalanidhi Shri D K Jayaraman. His skills were further honed through the association and learning he gained by accompanying the doyens of Carnatic music like Sangita Kalanidhis Shri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Smt M S Subbulakshmi, Smt D K Pattammal, Shri D K Jayaraman, Shri Palghat K V Narayanaswamy, Smt T Brinda and others.

Shriramkumar has provided violin accompaniment in several commercial recordings and has had the blessed opportunity of participating in a very unique recording entitled ‘Divine Unison’ featuring the great veterans Shri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Smt M S Subbulakshmi. A recipient of many awards, including the prestigious Isai Peroli (2009) , Shriramkumar has traveled far and wide on concert tours. He also directed the music for a special television presentation on the Sringeri Sharada Peetam and has set to music a few compositions of the Acharyas of the Sharada Peetam.

K. Arun Prakash is the son of the renowned music composer Kalaimamani Sri L. Krishnan. He began learning the art of playing the mridangam from Kalaimamani Ramanathapuram Sri M.N. Kandaswamy Pillai from the age of 9, and began performing in concerts by the age of 11. Since then, Arun Prakash has had the honor of accompanying musicians like the great Smt.D.K. Pattammal, Palghat Sri K.V. Narayanaswamy, Sri T.N. Krishnan, and Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman. He has performed throughout India, the United States, Europe, and Australia.

Arun Prakash's style can be described as a blend of tradition and modernity with which he enhances the overall concert experience. His accompaniment, during all aspects of a concert, is musical and he weaves in unique and complex mathematical calculations without sacrificing the aesthetics of the music. Arun Prakash has won various awards including Best Young Mridangist from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (1984), Best Mridangist from The Music Academy (1994.1996,1999, 2002, 2005), Yuva Kala Bharathi from Bharat Kalachar (1996). He also has the distinction of being the first percussionist to receive the Kalki Krishnamurthy award (2000)