CMANA 4. Time: 12:00 PM to 12:20 PM in association with GCD 2017 Winner The Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation, USA Keshav Muralidharan 19th May 2018 from 10:30 AM Onwards (Vocal) Location The Auditorium, Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation, 327,Cays Road, Stroudsburg PA 18360 Break Time: 12:30 PM to 01:15 PM

1. Time: 10:30 AM to 10:50 AM GCD 2017 Winner 5. Time: 01:20 PM to 01:40 PM Neharika Murthy GCD 2016 Winner of Padma Srinivasan Prize (Vocal) Srinath Peraganur ((violin))

2. Time: 11:00 AM to 11:20 AM

Local Teacher Group Participation 6. Time: 01:50 PM to 02:10 PM Teacher Name: Teacher Name: Local Teacher Group Participation Bhavani Prakash Prakash Rao Teacher Name: Manjula Ramachandran Participants

Participants

Krishna Palya Ananth Rayar

Sabarinath Manjula Ramachandran Hemant Gosukonda Ramachandran 3. Time: 11:30 AM to 11:50 AM (Veena) (Vocal) (Mridangam) Local Teacher Group Participation

Teacher Name: 7. Time: 02:15 PM to 03:00 PM Srividhya Sairam CMANA HONY PATRON PADMA SRINIVASAN AWARD WINNER IN INSTRUMENTAL CATEGORY ( KRITI,ALAPANA AND SWARAM) IN 2017

Participants Vishal Sowmyan Sabari Ramachandran (Violin) (Mridangam)

Sanjana Venkatesh Sowmya Venkatesh www.cmana.org 02 8. Time: 03:10 PM to 03:30 PM GCD 2017 Winner Shardul Krishnakumar T S Nandakumar

Shri T.S. Nandakumar, an Top grade artist of the All India Radio, hails 9. Time: 03:40 PM to 04:00 PM from the family of the renowned Nadaswaram exponents, Ambalapuzha Brothers of Kerala. He underwent training in percussion Local Teacher Group Participation under Shri Kaithavana Madhavdas in the Gurukulam tradition. Teacher Name: Rajeswari Ravi T.S.Nandakumar has accompanied top grade artiste like, Shri Semmamgudi Participants Srinivasa Iyer, M.D.Ramanathan, Dr.S.Ramanathan, Dr.Balamuralikrishna, T.N.Krishnan, Pt Bhimsen,Joshi, Dr.K.J.Yesudas, Dr.L.Subramaniam, N.Ramani ,T.V.Gopalakrishnan, T.K.Govinda Rao, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Kanyakumari and others

Sadhika Vedika He has taken up as his life mission to perpetuate our ancient art form and has Padmanabhan Padmanabhan dedicated himself to teaching the same to hundreds of students worldwide. With more than 25 of Senior students , who are graded AIR artistes , TSN 10. Time: 04:00 PM to 04:45 PM percussive arts centers , established in India, Europe and USA, teaches 2017 Teachers Day Concert in dedication to T S Nandakumar Mridangam, Ghatam, Kanjira, Morsing, konnakkol, to aspiring students across the globe. NAME OF THE PROGRAM: JEWELS OF RHYTHM. He has received many accolades and awards and to name a few,He was awarded the titles of GURU SHIKHAMANI Sruti SRUTHILAYA SUDHAKARA, and Guru Nandakumar SWARA SADHANA RATNA, he was the recipient of LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT (Mridangam) AWARD IN CHENNAI, for his contributions to the field of classical music. Bharath Ratna M.S SUBHULAKSHMI BEST TEACHER AWARD, From Shanmukhananda fine arts Mumbai. Participants He was Awarded THE BEST TEACHER AWARD by the Cleveland Aradhana Committee. Exellency award from NAMAM

Rishi Desikan Krishna Palya T S Nandakumar Nandha shivakumar (Morsing) (Mridangam) (Mridangam konnakkol) (Ghatam) 11. Time: 04:55 PM to 05:15 PM 2017 Supporter of CMANA/SVBF Concert Nachiketan Srinivasan (Vocal) Manjula Eeshaan Rao Harish Dorai Ramachandran (Kanjira) (Mridangam) (Veena)

Ravi Srinivasa Jishnu Subramanian Ravi Srinivasan (Rhythm pad ) (Violin) (Flute )

Sabari www.cmana.org Rmachancdran 12. Time: 05:25 PM to 05:45 PM Local Teacher Group Participation

Teacher Name: In memory of Lakshmi Srinivasan Padma Srinivasan

PADMA SRINIVASAN is a Sangeetha Vidwan from the Central College of Carnatic Music in Madras and also has a Diploma in Music from the Department of Music, University of Madras, India. She had performed as an All India Radio artist for several years and was a winner of the President of India medal for Carnatic Music. Participants She is an Honorary Patron member of CMANA, the Carnatic Music Association of North America, N.J. Also, she was the recipient of the felicitation of Carnatic musician and teacher at the Sangeet Rajani 2003, an annual program of the Indian Acadeny of Performing Arts, N.J. Since 1983, the year she came to the U.S., Padma Srinivasan has been teaching Carnatic vocal music in Edison, N.J. for both adults and children. She has given concerts Sruti Bapatla Aditi Gorthy Mahati Gorthy Avni Keshav in New York, New Jersey and Pittsburgh, and also participated in many of the musical events in the tristate area. She presented with her students a set of 12 kritis of the composer Koteeswara Iyer in rare mela ragas on Teachers’ Day organized by CMANA. She and her students did another presentation of Arunagirinathar’s Kandar Anubhuti as a ragamalika and thalamalika at the Hindu Temple in Flushing, NY. and the Balaji Temple in Bridgewater, NJ. Padma Srinivasan made another presentation of 11 kritis on Sringeri Saradamba composed by a little-known composer Andavan Pitchai, at the Sringeri Sarada Peetam, Stroudsburg, PA. Padma Srinivasan has been directing Aneesha Visalakshi Srihitha Kariveda Sriya Bapatla Kailasanathan Ramanathan and conducting annually a whole day program called “Geethashrunkala” in which all her students have the opportunity to perform and to listen to their fellow students. Many of her students are invited to perform in various community programs. They participate in music compe- titions, and often win awards.

ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR THE EVENT Padma Srinivasan passed away into eternity on 31st December 2013 leaving behind a dedicated bunch of adult students and a big music group in sorrow. To this day, the students of Late Padma Srinivasan have continued to meet and perform in groups at local area events including a group rendering at the 40th Anniversary of CMANA in Sep 2016. They have also instituted an award for the Winner of the First place across all Instrumental categories in the Annual Great Composers Day competitions held by CMANA every labor day.

Srinath Peranganur Vishal Sowmyan Shruti Madhusudhan The Teachers Day Gift Card for the participants is sponsored by a wellwisher in Padma (Violin) (Violin) (Violin) Teachers Memory.

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Anant Rayar Sabarinath Pranav Rhama Narayanan Dr. Jana Narasimhan (Mridangam) Ramachandran Swaminathan Secretary Treasurer (Mridangam) (Mridangam) [email protected] [email protected]

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