Shaankara Geeta Sourabha Saptaha A week-long classical musical rendition of Stotras composed by Sri Shankaracharya Inauguration Wednesday, 10th Sept 2014, 5.30 pm Venue : Gayana Samaja, K.R.Road, Bangalore Divine presence and Benediction His Holiness Sri Sri Shankara Bharati Mahaswamiji Peethadhipati, Yadathore Sri Yoganandeshwara Saraswati Math, K.R.Nagar and Patron, Vedanta Bharati Chief Guest : Justice Dr. Y. Bhaskar Rao Honourable Lokayukta , Karnataka All are welcome Sri S.S. Naganand Sri Pathi Sridhara Coordinators Director & President Hon. President Vidushi Loka Shankar Trustees Chaturmasya Vratha Sanchalana Samithi-2014, Bengaluru Vidushi Vasudha Sharma Vedanta Bharati Daily live telecast on Shankara TV. Webcast on www.srisankaratv.net Pandit Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi 10-9-2014, Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm Harmonium : Pandit Madhu Bhat Tabla : Pandit Gurumurthy Vaidya Manjira : Sri Roopak Vaidya Pt. Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi, a popular Hindustani Vocalist who is a disciple of Pt. Basavaraja Rajaguru had his initial training in music in sitar and then soon moved over to Hindustani vocal under the guidance Pt. C.R. Vyas. He has performed in all the major Hindustani forums in India and abroad. In US, Bhat had concerts at Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York, San Francisco, Washington etc. He is presently guiding and training aspiring students at Dr. Gangubai Hanagal Gurukula Trust, Hubli 11-9-2014, Thursday, 5.30pm to 6.30pm Dr. R. S. Nanda kumar, Mysore Violin : Vidwan N. Dayakara Mridangam : Vidwan K. U. Jayachandra Rao Dr. R.S. Nanda Kumar born in Bhadravathi, Karnataka is a Natural Musician in the parampara of St.Tyagaraja: great grandson of the great Pallavi Ramalingayya, grandson of m u s i c i a n c o u p l e R a m a i a h – Va ra l a k s h m i , s o n a n d d i s c i p l e o f Dr. R. Sathyanarayana. His music has many unique features: rich, rangy, supple voice, extensive conventional repertoire such as Svaranka, Panchabhagi, Umatilaka, Sriranga, Kaivara, Sukasarita etc,. He has carried out extensive research on Gadya, Dandaka, Suladi, Vrittanama, Bhramaragita, Kriti archetypes, Mundige, Gundakriya etc. He has rendered Avadhana Tala Pallavis in both suladi and desi talas. He is unique in authoritative performance of the ancient musical forms: Ragalapti – Rupakalapti, Chaturdandi music etc,. He has performed all over India and abroad. He is a Senior Research Fellow of the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, for research on the Ancient Prabandhas, Ela Prabandhas of Indian Music and contemporising them. He has sung for Doordarshan and AIR. He has conducted the famous Indra Dhanus Orchestra of the Youth at the World Kannada Conference. He is recognized as an Outstanding Musician of our country by the ICCR. 6.30pm to 7.00pm Upanyasa : Prof. M. L. Narasimhamurthy Tirupati Ganakalaashree Vidushi M.S. Sheela, Bangalore 11-9-2014, Thursday, 7pm to 9pm Violin : Vidushi Nalina Mohan. Mridangam :Vidwan Anoor Anantakrishna Sharma Ghatam : Vidwan S. N. Narayanamurthy Vidhushi Smt. M. S. Sheela is a popular Carnatic Classical Vocalist, and disciple of living legend, Padmabhushan awardee, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. R. K. Srikantan , of Thyagaraja Parampara. She had her initial training from her mother, Late Smt. M.N. Rathna. She is a Post graduate in Music from Bangalore University with a Gold Medal. She is TOP RANK artist of AIR ,Doordarshan and has given concerts in all prestigious Sangeetha sabhas, presented special programmes like Eka raga, Eka vaggeyakara concerts, Ragadarshana, etc. She has performed at several prestigious events in USA, Australia and Europe. She has many prestigious awards to mention a few- "Outstanding Senior Female Vocalist” by Madras Music Academy, Karnataka state “Rajyotsava Award”, ANANYA PURASKAR by Karnataka Ganakala Parishat, RAJYA RATHNA by Karnataka State Sangeetha Nrithya Academy, Sheela has been honoured and given titles by various Sabhas like Gaanakalashree, Gaana Vaaridhi, Sumadhura Sangeetha and many more. She is declared as “ASTHANA VIDUSHI' of Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri. 12-9-2014, Friday, 5.30pm to 6.30pm Vidwan Kumaresh, Bangalore Violin : Vidwan Vaibhav Ramani Mridangam : Vidwan K. U. Jayachandra Rao Vidwan KUMARESH started performing when he was barely five years of age and has been performing for the last thirty-two years across the globe. Guided by his father Shri.T.S.Rajagopalan and his brother Ganesh, Kumaresh has performed in all the prestigious music festivals. Sri M. G .Ramachandran made them State Artistes of TamilNadu. Kumaresh has been honoured as Asthana Vidwan of the Sri Matham of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam.He is the youngest violinist to be recognized by AIR as 'A-Top' ranking artiste. 'Kalaimamani', 'Sunaadha Sironmani', 'Sangeetha Saragnya', 'Dwaram Venkata Swami Naidu award' are some of the many titles that have been bestowed on him. Kumaresh and Ganesh have released albums like 'Uthsav', 'Vasantham', Nada Tarangini', 'Shantham', 'Anantham', 'Manoranjani' He has a unique style of playing the Violin, a blend of tradition and creativity. His 'Pancha Gana Raga' Varnam is the first of its kind in the Carnatic repertoire. He has acted in Tamil and Telugu films and has scored music for feature films and dance productions. His music band has produced “Brahmma”, “Colours of India”, “Navarasa”, “Carnatic Chills” He has done musical meditation projects for sports personalities like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid helping them focus better on their profession. Kumaresh-Jayanti are the CEO of 'Home Records'- Art for Arts sake with release of the album “Sanmaarga”. 6.30pm to 7.00pm Upanyasa : Dr. H. V. Nagaraj Rao, Mysore Pandit Parameshwar Hegde, Bangalore 12-9-2014, Friday, 7pm to 9pm Harmonium : Pandit Madhu Bhat Tabla : Pandit Gurumurthy Vaidya Manjira : Sri Roopak Vaidya Pandit Parameshwar Hegde, born in Uttara Kannnada district of Karnataka, started learning Hindustani music when he was barely ten. He was trained under the guidance of Sri.S.M.Bhat and Sri Pt.Chandrashekar Puranika Math and Pt. Basavaraj Rajaguru He is an 'A' grade artist on All India Radio, television and has successfully performed all over India and abroad. Touched by the genius of Rajguru and illuminated by warm inner light all his own, his music brings joy to his admiring listeners. The music of Parameshwar Hegde is marked by an adherence to the principles of purity and restraint. Critics discern in Parameshwar Hegde's singing the most beautiful elements of Rajguru's music, which is the confluence of three gharanas- Kirana, Gwalior and Patiala. Gifted with an evocative voice with commendable octave range, Hegde brings to his vocalism an agile imagination, a passion for the purity of the swara coupled with clear intonation and a remarkable grasp with layakari. 13-9-2014, Saturday, 5.30pm to 6.30pm Vidushi Archana Udupa, Bangalore Keyboard: Vidwan Umesh Murthy Vidwan Nagabhushan Udupa Tabla : Vidwan Satyamurthy Special Effects : Vidwan Srinivas prasad Vidushi Smt. Archana Udupa started learning music at the age of three under her father Sri Srinivas Udupa who himself is a well known singer and an Academy award winner, has been performing from past 28 years. Learnt Carnatic classical music from Sri.Balakrishna, learnt Hindusthani classical music under Sri.Radhakrishna, Pandit D.B.Harindra. and Smt. Dr. Shakunthala Narasimhan. She is an 'A' grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. Gave a solo performance at the age of five in Delhi and Mumbai Kannada Sanghas. Has performed widely in India and abroad. Has performed at Hampi Utsav, Mysore Dasara Utsav, Alwa's Viraasat Utsav, sangeeth Utsav "Spirit of Unity Concerts For Universal Integration" (2003). She has been performing with legends like Sri MANNA DEY, DR.K.J.YESUDAS, DR.S.P. BALASUBRAMANIUM, Dr. P.B. SRINIVAS, Sri HARIHARAN, SHANKAR. She is the first south Indian to win the talent hunt show, "TVS SAREGAMA" (Zee TV,1999). 6.30pm to 7.00pm Upanyasa : Prof. M. A. Hegde, Sirsi Vidwan Saketharaman, Bangalore 13-9-2014, Saturday, 7pm to 9pm Violin : Vidushi Charulatha Ramanujam Mridangam : Vidwan K. U. Jayachandra Rao Kanjira : Vidwan Guruprasanna Saketharaman is a disciple of Lalgudi Jayaraman. He is an 'A 'grade AIR artist. He was initiated in to music at six by his parents through his first guru Srirangam Krishnamurthy Rao and inspired by well known Harikatha exponent Vishaka Hari. He has a Masters degree in Software Engineering. He was trained on "Performing techniques in Carnatic music" conducted by his Guru. He has performed all over the world including Theatre de villa, Paris; Eppington Memorial Hall, Melbourne; Tyagaraja Seva Samithi, Muscat; Singapore Indian Fine Arts, Singapore; Kamban Kazhagam, Colombo; Concert tour of USA, etc. He has imbibed the famous Lalgudi Bani rich in Bhavam. His voice that flows effortlessly in all three sthayis never fails to enchant the audience. His Pallavis are outstanding for its rich aesthetic and mathematical permutations and combinations with scintillating ragamalika swaraprasthara showcasing his scholarship and creativity. His Kalpana Swaras mirror his rhythmic excellence. His mastery over the swaras is widely acknowledged. Some of his prestigious awards are Vocational Excellence award- Rotary-Chennai, Shanmukha Sangeetha Shiromani, Kalki Krishnamurthy Award, Yuva Kala Bharathi, Best vocalist at Music Academy Chennai, Yagnaraman Award of Excellence for music, Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Youth Excellence Award, etc. 14-9-2014, Sunday, 5.30pm to 6.30pm Vidwan Vinay Sharva, Bangalore Violin : Vidushi H. M. Smita Mridangam : Vidwan C. Cheluvaraju Morsing : Vidwan Bharadwaj Sathavalli Vidwan S.R.Vinay Sharva is a proficient Karnatic vocalist from Bangalore. Inheriting the great musical heritage of Saint Thyagaraja from both his maternal grandfather Late Vid. Sri S. Nanjundaiah and mentors Vid. Bangalore S. Shankar and Dr. Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, he is well known for his sonorous voice, flowing manodharma, impervious laya, spirited rendition style and uncompromising classical tradition. In recognition of his musical talent, Malleswaram Sangeetha Sabha and Ananya GML Cultural Academy have jointly conferred him with 'ANANYA PRATHIBHA PURASKARA'.