flute sing with a bhava-laden Gayaki style, evoking Bhakti. Karnaataka Sangeetha Program He brings his own unique techniques and interpretation of vocal music, developed on top of the foundational principles 3:00 pm - Reception from his teachers and other stalwarts for a soulful experience 3:30 pm - Seating begins without gimmicks. 3:55 pm - Welcome Address 4:00 pm - Flute performance Sankari Krishnan 5:30 pm - Sri TSR Krishnan speaks Sankari Krishnan is a senior 5:40 pm - Vocal performance disciple of the great maestro, Padma Bhushan Lalgudi 6:10 pm - Sri Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan speaks Sri. G. Jayaraman, humbly 6:20 pm - Felicitation of Gurus & Artists dedicating herself to be a worthy 6:40 pm - Vote of Thanks torch bearer of the great Lalgudi bani. Her Guru’s value enriching 6:45 pm - Dinner guidance for more than two decades enabled Sankari to become a highly accomplished and a well-respected musician. The Gurus Sankari began her training in music under Sri. K.S. Subramaniam of Tiruvanailkoil, Trichy. Radhakrishnan Ramachandran Sankari, M.A. M.Phil is a gold medalist from the University Radhakrishnan Ramachandran of Madras and an “A” GRADE artist of All India Radio. Her started his Carnatic music training performances at all prestigious Sabhas in India and concert on the violin and soon after had tours in US, Europe, Singapore and Malaysia, have won her the privilege of learning many laurels. Further, Sankari has been conducting many Sri Krishna’s divine instrument, workshops for musicians belonging to different genres and Sanjai Subramanian the bamboo flute, under countries both in India and abroad. She has been successfully Sri. Nataraja Iyer, seniormost doing many interactive performances with reputed Western with disciple of the legendary flutist Musicians. She has also released a number of thematic T. R. Mahalingam ‘Mali’. He was Classical and Devotional compact discs. Sanjay Suresh - Violin also blessed with guidance from Raamkumar Balamurthi - Mridangam Padma Sri Dr. Sri. Ramani, Besides being an accomplished performer, Sankari is also Ravi Balasubramaniam - Ghatam mridangam Vidwan Thanjavur Sri. Ramdas, a committed teacher. She has been a Lecturer in Music at the legend Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravishankar and Mother Teresa Women’s University and a Senior Faculty at Sangeetha Acharya Thiruvaiyyaru S.R. Krishnan. Brhaddvani, founded by Dr. Karaikudi Sri. S. Subramanian. She blends her rich concert experience, glorious academic Radhakrishnan’s performances include several solo concerts achievements and innovative institutional teaching in the USA and India and accompaniment to many musical methodology while imparting music to many students at home Sunday August 11th 2019 presentations at various venues, including performing and across the globe through SKYPE. Many of her students, for Pandit Ravishankar ensemble at the Hollywood Bowl, in right earnest, have begun their tryst with Music by their Jewish Community Center, Hollywood California. Radhakrishnan strives to make his performances. 4126, Executive Drive, La Jolla CA thought Sri Krishna was really cool. In his first class, he was Raamkumar Balamurthi- Mridangam able to produce a sound from his flute, which is relatively uncommon among beginner students. In addition to Vidwan Raamkumar Balamurthi, participating in music festivals, Sanjai has participated in the is a student of Mahavidwan Cleveland Aradhana competitions, where he has won awards. Melakkaveri Sri. K. Krishnamurthy. Raamkumar has been an Starting in Fall 2019, Sanjai will begin pursuing an accomplished performer and undergraduate degree in Computer Science at UCSD. teacher for over thirty years. Sanjai’s eventual goal is to become a Lawyer – a goal which Raamkumar has accompanied is driven by the hope that his family will finally start taking his several senior musicians in India arguments seriously. Another goal of Sanjai’s is to get his older and in the US, including Sangita brother Akshai to take a pick axe to the mountain of reading Kalanidhi Prof. T.N. Krishnan, suggestions provided by Sanjai. Sangita Kalanidhi Sri. R.K. Srikantan, Sangita Kalanidhi Sri. Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Neyveli Sri. R. Santhanagopalan and Sanjai is a goal-oriented, multifaceted, focused young the Hyderabad Brothers. He is a sought-after music teacher in man, and his presentation today of both the flute and vocal Southern California Karnatak music is just another reflection of his diversity of interest.

Sanjai Subramanian Sanjay Suresh - Violin Ravi Balasubramanian - Ghatam Sanjai Subramanian is a whip-smart, cerebral, and multi- talented teenager with a strong academic background. In Sanjay Suresh began training in Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian is the addition, he is also a flutist, vocalist, skilled painter, tennis Carnatic vocal from his mother most sought-after Ghatam artiste player, and science buff. Vanitha Suresh at age 3 and in in North America and is known violin from Sri. C.N. Srinivasa for his energetic and sensitive His favorite pastime is getting lost in his books, only to Murthy (disciple of Sri. Lalgudi accompaniment and solos. With promptly emerge during mealtimes. His favorite foods? You Jayaraman) at age six. He has over one thousand concerts, guessed it – Dosai, Milaga Chutney/Milaga Podi, and Paneer/ been under the aegis of Sangeet Ravi has extensive experience in Roti. He also has a refined palate for eclectic home-made Samrat Chitravina N. Ravikiran Carnatic percussion, including foods, ranging from traditional South Indian cuisine to newly since age 9 and was presented in performing the Ghatam at top concocted soups and salads. his arangetram in a unique manner musical institutions such as the by his guru as both solo violinist (with Mrdangam stalwart Chennai Music Academy and the Cleveland Aradhana for Born and raised near the gorges and hills of Torrey Pines, Mannargudi Easwaran & Kanjira exponent nearly twenty years. He received the title Yuva Kala Bharathi in Sanjai happens to share many traits with the famous trees of Sri. B.S. Purushottam) and accompanist 2003 from Bharat Kalachar, a music organization in Chennai, the region. He is supportive, strong, resilient, and the tallest (for Sikkil C. Gurucharan) in Chennai, India in Brahma Gana for excellence and dedication in the art of Ghatam. Ravi has member of the Subramanian family. Sabha’s Music Festival on July 30, 2017. A freshman in expanded the envelope of using the Ghatam in music, when Middleton High School, WI, Sanjay was also awarded the he presented special “GhataTarang” concerts with seven He graduated from Pacific Ridge School in June 2019, where exemplary soloist award for Western Violin in 2019. Sanjay Ghatams as the lead melody and percussion instrument for his favorite subjects were Spanish, Mathematics, and History. has won numerous prizes in Cleveland, has performed solo the first time outside India. Ravi has had the rare honor and and accompanied in the Chennai music season, and has experience of performing with leading artistes including Sanjai started learning vocal music very young and, when he accompanied several leading artistes including his Guru, Sangitha Kalanidhi vocalists, violinists, autists, and mridangists was seven, he decided to learn to play the flute because he in the US and India. in India, USA, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia.