Violin Arangetram: Sadhana Venkatesh
by Rayadurgam Ravikanth and Janani Swamy
Sadhana Venkatesh, student of Guru Tara Bangalore, presented her violin arangetram on July 10th at the Littleton High School auditorium. Her ability to show great sensitivity while rendering the compositions while giving rein to her manodharma in the improvisational sections showed her understanding of the balance that is unique to Carnatic music.
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Music Arangetram: Nandini Murali
Nandini Murali, a disciple of renowned Guru Smt. Tara Bangalore, recently presented her Carnatic vocal arangetram. Nandini was accompanied on the violin by Sadhana Venkatesh, also a student of Guru Tara. Young veteran Tarun Bangalore on the mridangam and seasoned stalwart Sri. Vaikom Gopalakrishnan on the ghatam provided the percussion accompaniment.
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Mridangam Arangetram: Maheedhar Athreya
by Mayuram Rajam Kumar
Mridangam arangetram by young Maheedhar Athreya, at the J Everett Collins Center for performing arts, Andover, in the august presence of the chief guest for the evening, Sangitha Kalanidhi Shri Trichy Sankaran - a doyen among percussionists of India, was a memorable event for years to come. Maheedhar, who is the grandson of Sangeetha Choodamani Shri O.S.Thiagarajan and son of Smt Aparna Balaji and Balaji Rajamani, is a disciple of ‘Nada Vallabha’ Shri Neyveli R Narayanan, one of the senior most disciples of ‘Padma Vibhushan’ Umayalapuram Shri K Sivaraman.
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Odissi Mancha Pravesh: Shreya Mishra & Anindita Mahapatra
by Jaya Kar
Shreya Mishra & Anindita Mahapatra, disciples of Guru Smt. Jayashree Mahapatra of Noopur Dance Academy, presented a delightful mother-daughter duo performance of Odissi Mancha Pravesh at Seifert Performing Center in Salem, NH.
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Manch Pravesh: Alpana Bakshi, Aaditi Padhi And Eva Choudhury
by Bhabana Pati
This summer at the Littleton High School Alpana, Aaditi and Eva presented a mesmerizing and memorable repertoire of Indian classical dance, Odissi. Odissi is one of the oldest classical dance forms in India originating from the state of Odisha.
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