Music Arangetram: Sindhu Donepudi
by K. Arvind
Carnatic music enthusiasts in the Greater Boston area were treated to a wonderful music concert by Sindhu Donepudi on July 22nd. She is a shishyaa of Guru Smt. Usha Dwarak at Bharathi Vidyashram, the cultural school associated with the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire.
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Vocal-Mridangam Arangetram Of Mahathi Athreya And Hari Shanmugam
by Sunanda Narayanan
There was palpable anticipation and excitement among the invitees at the double arangetram of Mahathi Athreya (vocal) and Hari Shanmugam (mridangam). Mahathi is the granddaughter of veteran musician, Sangita Choodamani Shri O. S. Thiagarajan, and daughter/student of lauded musician and teacher, Smt Aparna Balaji. Hari is a student of Shri Gaurishankar Chandrashekar and Smt Tara Anand.
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Carnatic Veena Arangetram - Kum. Aparna Rajan
by Balaji Rajamani
Aparna Rajan treated the invited audience, representing a wide cross-section of the art diaspora in the Greater Boston area, an afternoon of lilting Veena solo debut performance, a fitting welcome to the lovely summer! The presentation was a worthy testament to the knowledge imparted by Guru Durga Krishnan.
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Tabla Arangetram Of Atharva Kasar
On the warm summer afternoon of August 13th, Chinmaya Maruti Temple in Andover was bustling with activity of the ranga-pravesh of Atharva Kasar, a budding Tabla artist from Acton.
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Vocal Arangetram - Diya Godavarti
On August 13, 2017, 13-year old Diya Godavarti, student of renowned Guru Smt. Tara Anand of the Anubhava School of Music presented her Carnatic vocal arangetram at the Littleton High School in Littleton, MA.
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Carnatic Vocal Arangetram: Amrita Ajai Thirumalai
by Janani Swamy and Rayadurgam Ravikanth
On August 26th, 14-year-old Amrita Ajai Thirumalai, student of renowned Guru Smt. Tara Anand presented her Carnatic vocal arangetram at the Worcester Technical High School in Worcester, MA. Smt. Sujatha Vijayaraghavan, eminent musician and musicologist, congratulated Amrita for having accomplished nothing short of a feat – delivering a concert of such melodic and rhythmic complexity completely unfazed.
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