Sangeet Pratibha
Festival of Young Musicians
3-7 August 2005
Dharwad

Programme

Wednesday 3 August
S. ANAN DAN, Chennai Nagaswaram
SWARNA RAYAPROLU, Hyderabad Carnatic Vocal
HAFIZ KHAN, Dharwad Sitar
"SUSWARALAYA", Bangalore Instrumental Ensemble

Thursday 4 August
K. SHOBANA, Chennai Carnatic Veena
SANGEET MISHRA, Varanasi Sarangi
SHUBHASHREE RAMACHANDRAN, Chennai Carnatic Vocal

Friday 5 August
AMITH A. NADIG, Bangalore Carnatic Flute
AFZAL HUSAIN, Aurangabad Dhrupad
DWARAM LAKSHMI, Tirupati Carnatic Vocal

Saturday 6 August
DIVYA B., Bangalore Carnatic Veena
RANJEET KUMAR PATHAK & SANGEET KUMAR PATHAK,
Darbhanga Pakhawaj
A. SHYAM PRAKASH, Chennai Carnatic Vocal
KUMAR MARDUR, Dharwad Hindustani Vocal

Sunday 7 August
SHASHANK MAKTEDAR, Goa Hindustani Vocal
VIJU S. ANAND, Cherthala Carnatic Violin
CHANDRIMA ROY, Lucknow Sarod

S. Anandan - Nagaswaram

S. Anandan received his initial training in Nagaswaram from Shri Thirupulivanam E. Uthrakumar, and later studied under Shri T.S. Latchappa Pillai at the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, Chennai; he qualified the Vadya Kalaimani in Nagaswaram. He also received special training in Nagaswaram from Shri Palapattu R. Rajendran. He has been performing all over India for the past fifteen years. He is a regular broadcaster with All India Radio, Chennai.

Accompanied by

Padmanabhan - Nagaswaram
Vinayagam - Thavil
H. Dakshinamurthy - Thavil
Hemanathan - Shruti and Thalam

Swarna Rayaprolu - Carnatic Vocal

Swarna Rayaprolu learnt music from late Shri Susarla Sivaram and has been receiving advanced training from Hyderabad Brothers since 1985. A graded artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan, Swarna Rayaprolu has participated in many national festivals, organized by various Sabhas and organizations in India and abroad. She has received many awards like the Bala Ratna from Andhra Balananda Sangham, Bala Viswakalajyoti from Viswa Kala Parishad, and the Child Prodigy by the Academy of Fine Arts. She has released an audio-cassette and a CD on Carnatic classical music in Singapore. Swarna Rayaprolu received the central government scholarship through the CCRT, New Delhi. She has also served as a judge for many competitions conducted by various organizations.

Accompanied by
Pavan Singh - Violin
Burra Sriram - Mridangam

Hafiz B. Khan - Sitar

Born in a reputed family of musicians, Hafiz Khan received his training in Sitar from his grandfather Prof. A. Karim Khan, his father Ustad Balekhan, who is Professor of Sitar at Karnataka College, Dharwad, and from his Uncle Prof. Hamid Khan. Hafiz Khan is a post-graduate in music and has been a recipient of a scholarship from the Government of India. He has to his credit a large number of solo performances.

Accompanied by
Tabla - Ravi Kiran Nakod

"Suswaralaya" Instrumental Ensemble

Suswaralaya College of Music provides training to young musicians. The college also organizes performances, seminars, workshops and discussions with specific themes to encourage active participation and involvement of music-lovers. The director of the instrumental ensemble is Shri H.S. Sudhindra, managing trustee and principal of Suswaralaya. The other participating artists are:

N. Rajkamal- Flute
S. Supradeep - Flute
Deepa K. Murthy - Violin
S. Aditya - Violin
J. Shubha - Veena
C. Nitin - Mridangam
S. Ashok - Kanjira
Phanindra Bhaskara - Ghatam
Bharadwaj R. Sathavalli - Morsing
B.N. Phaneendar - Tabla
M.B. Hariharan - Konnakol
Amruth Nagasundar - Mridangam

K. Shobana - Carnatic Veena

Shobana received her training in Veena from late Smt. Jayalakshmi Narayanaswami at an early age. Presently, she is receiving training from Smt. Revathi Srinivasan, staff artist, All India Radio, Chennai.

Shobana is a post-graduate in Indian music and is pursuing her M. Phil. at the Department of Indian Music, University of Madras. She has given many public performances on All India Radio and Doordarshan

Accompanied by
Kuldeep M. Pai - Mridangam

Sangeet Mishra - Sarangi

Born in a family of famous Sarangi gharana of Benaras, Sangeet Mishra acquired vocal skills from his grandfather late Pt. Narayan Das Mishra at a very young age. He took his initial training in Sarangi from Guru Pt. Bhagwan Das Mishra and further honed his style by learning Gayaki and Tantrakari from his father Pt. Santosh Kumar Mishra. Sangeet Mishra started performing at an age of nine. Thereafter, he performed in many concerts like the Ganga Mahotsav, Sankat Mochan Mahotsav, and Gaya Mahotsav. He has also performed as an accompanist with many eminent vocalists, dancers, tabla and pakhawaj players. He has participated in many competitions and won prizes.

Accompanied by
Amit Mishra - Tabla

Shubhashree Ramachandran - Carnatic Vocal

Shubhashree Ramachandran received her training in Carnatic vocal music from her parents, Shri Trichur V. Ramachandran and Smt. Charumathi Ramachandran, both eminent musicians. She is learning Carnatic vocal music from Smt. D.K. Pattammal and Hindustani music from Smt. Meera Sawoor.

Shubhashree gave her first concert at the age of fourteen, and has many concerts to her credit. Shubhashree is an artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan. She has a vast repertoire of compositions of kritis, padams, javalis, bhajans and tillanas in her own unique style. She has given vocal support to her mother in Austraila, USA, UK, Australia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, and Hong Kong. A graduate in Economics, she has studied French, and is a diploma-holder in interior design and multimedia graphics. Shubhashree has also acted and sung as Meera Bai, Seetha, and a devotee of Kanakadasa in her mother's operatic stage productions, where she also worked as an assistant producer.

Shubhashree has received many honours and awards including the Sahitya Priya Award of Jan Kalyan instituted by Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi Mutt, the Yuva Kala Bharathi Award in 2002 by Bharath Kalachar Organization, and a scholarship from the Government of India.

Accompanied by
Nagai Sriram - Violin
Seluvaraj - Mrudangam
Sukanya Ramgopal - ¬Ghatam

Amith A. Nadig - Carnatic Flute

Born in a family of musicians, Amith A. Nadig started his initial training in flute under his father Shri B.K. Anantharam at an age of four. Amith gave his first performance at the age of ten. A regular performer at the Thyagaraja Aradhana at Thiruvayyur, Amith has so far given hundreds of recitals and has won many prizes, awards and scholarships including the central government scholarship by CCRT.

Accompanied by
Vidwan J.K. Shridhar - Violin
Vidwan K.U. Jayachandrarao - Mridangam

Afzal Husain - Dhrupad

Born in a family of musicians, Afzal Husain received his initial training in vocal music from his grandfather Mohmood Khan. He received training in Dhrupad from the renowned Dhrupad artists Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar in the guru-¬shishya parampara at the Dhrupad Kendra, Bhopal. Today, Afzal is considered to be one of the finest Dhrupad singers of the younger generation

Afzal Husain has many concerts to his credit including Dhrupad Samaroh, Bhopal, Tansen Samaroh, Gwalior, Dhurpad Mela, Varanasi, Kumar Gandharva Festival, Swami Haridas Music Festival, Khajurao Festial, and Ellora Festival. He has been awarded the national scholarship by the Government of India. He has given many performances over All India Radio and Doordarshan. Presently, Afzal Husain is teaching Dhrupad at Naad Foundation, Aurangabad.

Accompanied by
Udhanrao Apegeonkar - Pakhawaj

Dwaram Lakshmi - Carnatic Vocal

Dwaram Lakshmi is the grand-daughter of the violin wizard Padmashri Dr Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu and daughter of Shri Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao and Veena Vidushi Smt. Dwaram Venkata Varadamma. She has also received training from Dr M.L. Vasantha Kumari, Dr Mani Krishnaswamy, Shri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Prof. T.R. Subrahmanyam, Shri P. Surya Rao and Pt. J.V.S. Rao, besides her parents. Highly proficient in Carnatic classical music, Lakshmi is equally at ease in the Hindustani style and renders bhajans of Meera, Tulsidas and other well-known composers of devotional music. She is a regular broadcaster with All India Radio and Doordarshan. She is able to sing songs in 14 Indian languages.

Dr Dwaram Lakshmi was awarded Ph.D. in Music and Fine Arts under Dr Padma Subrahmanyan. She has to her credit a large number of concerts in India and abroad. She has received many awards including the Durvasula Bhagavanulu Memorial Gold Medal, and the outstanding young Indian Award by Jaycees.

Accompanied by
Jayaram - Violin
P. Balasubrahmanyam - Mridangam

Divya B. - Carnatic Veena

Divya B. received her training in Veena from Dr Suma Sudhindra. She has to her credit a number of solo and duet concerts and has won many prizes. She is conducting classes for junior and senior students. She has played with Dr Suma Sudhindra and has released many audio-cassettes. An engineering graduate in information science, Divya is presently working as a software engineer.

Accompanied by
Vidwan AS.N. Swamy - Mridangam
Vidwan S.N. Narayan Murthy - Ghatam

Ranjeet Kumar Pathak & Sangeet Kumar Pathak - Pakhawaj

Ranjeet Kumar & Sangeet Kumar received training in music under the guidance of their father Pt. Ramashish Pathak of Amata (Darbhanga) gharana of Pakhawaj. They have given many performances all over India including NCZCC, Allahabad, Boudh Gaya Mahotsav, and Swami Haridas Samaroh.

Accompanied by
Vinay Mishra - Harmonium

A. Shyam Prakash - Carnatic Vocal

A. Shyam Prakash received his training in music from Sangeetha Vidwan Shri K.V. Krishnan and Shri V. Subramanian. He received a fellowship from the Government of India, and is now doing M.A. in music. He has performed individually, as well as an accompanist with his guru in various sabhas and music associations of Chennai. He has received many prizes and awards like the Yuva Kala Jyothi from Vedaparayana Trust, Chennai; Ganakala Nipuna award from Karnataka Sangha; Padma Bharathi from Padma Sarangapani Cultural Academy, Chennai; and Best Young Artist for the year 2004-05 from Tamil Nadu Eyal lsai Nataka Manram.

Accompanied by
A.P. Srinivas - Violin
Tomkur B. Ravishankar - Mridangam
Tomkur B. Shasishankar – Ghatam

Kumar Mardur - Hindustani Vocal

Hailing from a rich musical family of Dharwad, Kumar Mardur received his training in music from his father Pt. Somanath Mardur, a senior desciple of Dr Basavraj Rajguru of the Kirana gharana. Endowed with a melodious voice, he is known for pure and aesthetic presentation of ragas, taan patterns, and his command over laya. He is an approved artist with All India Radio, Dharwad and Doordarshan. He has travelled widely all over India with his father as an accompanying artist. He holds a Master's degree in music, and has received many accolades, prizes, and scholarships from the Karnataka State Sangeeth Nritya Academy, Bangalore, Avani Rasika Ranga, Dharwad and from the Government of India. He has to his credit a number of CDs and cassettes.

Accompanied by
Ravikiran Nakod - Tabla
Shivanand Salimath – Harmonium

Shashank Maktedar - Hindustani Vocal Music

Shashank Maktedar was initiated into music by his father, Shri Shamrao Maktedar in his childhood. Later, he received training from Pt. Nath Naralkar in Aurangabad, and from Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar at the Sangeet Research Academy. A post-graduate in music from Nagpur University, Shashank received many prizes, honours and awards like the Jadubhatta Puraskar from the Salt Lake Cultural Association, Kolkata, and Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Puraskar by Sangeet Kala Kendra, Mumbai. A regular performer with All India Radio, Shashank has participated in many prestigious festivals in India and abroad. He has to his credit many CDs and cassettes. Presently, Shashank is working as a lecturer with Goa College of Music.

Accompanied by
Sanjay Deshpande - Tabla
Raya Korgaonkar – Harmonium

Viju S. Anand - Carnatic Violin

Hailing from a family with a great tradition of musical excellence. Viju S. Anand was initiated into music at a very early age by his grandfather Shri Cherthala Padmanabhan Bhagavather, his parents Shri Thiruvizha Sivanandan and Smt. Vijayalakshmi. Later he received training from Shri Thiruvizha G. Ullas, and pursued it with Shri Nedumangad Sivanandan. Viju is a post-graduate in violin from the Delhi University and has received the scholarship from the Government of India. He is a B-¬high grade artist with All India Radio and has accompanied many top-ranking musicians and dancers in India and abroad.

Accompanied by
Cherthala G. Krishna Kumar - Mridangam
Manjoor Unnikrishnan – Ghatam

Chandrima Roy - Sarod

Chandrima Roy received her training in classical vocal music initially from Bhatkhande Music Institute. Lucknow. Since 1988, she has been learning Sarod from Pandit Narendra Nath Dhar of Gwalior gharana. She has participated and proved her competence in various music competitions like the All India Radio Competition, UP Sangeet Natak Akademi Competition, Doverlane Music Competition, and National Sacholarship Test. She received her post-graduate degree in music from Khairagarh University. She also holds a post-¬graduate degree in Economics. Sur Singar Samsad. Mumbai has conferred her with the title of Surmani. She was awarded the national scholarship and Junior Research Fellowship from the Government of India and UP State Government. Having made a mark at a young age. Chandrima has performed all over India. Presently, she is teaching Sarod at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, where she is credited with introducing Sarod as a discipline in the Department of Music.

Accompanied by
Arunesh Pandey - Tabla