SMC Monthly Concert September 2022
Dear Music Rasikas,
SMC would like to invite you with family and friends to our Monthly Concert - to be held on Saturday 17th September 2022 at the Dundas Community Centre, 21 Sturt Street, Telopea.
5.30 pm to 7.30 pm: Vocal concert by Smt. Gayathri Bharat accompanied by Sri. Balaji Jagannathan on Violin and Sri. Charan Vedurumudi on Mrudangam
On behalf of Sydney's Carnatic community SMC is privileged to congratulate Dr M S Ramanathan, Smt Bhavani Govindan, and Smt Prema Anandakrishnan (alias Meenakshi) on being conferred the title of "Acharya Ratna" by Sri T V Gopalakrishnan's Academy of Indian Music and Arts, based in Chennai, India. We are singularly proud of the global recognition of their tireless service to Carnatic music and commitment to mentoring and nurturing upcoming musical talent. The felicitation ceremony is at Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai on Friday 16-9-22 and Saturday 17-9-22, 6 pm Indian time on both days. YouTube links to the ceremony are currently awaited.
Artiste Profiles:
Smt. Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat
Website - nadhamunigayatribharath.com
https://nadhamunigayatribharath.com/home
Sri. Balaji Jagannadhan
Balaji Jagannadhan learnt vocal and instrumental Carnatic music from Bangalore Smt R. Thangammal, herself a disciple of Vidwan Sri R R Keshavamurthy. Balaji hails from the steel city of Jamshedpur, India, and is a frequent performer at Carnatic forums in Sydney and Brisbane. He is a enthusiast of both schools of music Carnatic and Hindustani. He has also contributed to the musical choreography for a few classical dance recitals.
Sri. Charan Vedurumudi
Charan Vedurumudi, a disciple of Vidwan Sri V V Ramana Murthy A Top Grade AIR staff artiste Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradhesh. Learnt for several years from Sri V V Ramana Murthy and took diploma course - Vidya Praveena in Mridanagam from Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music Puttaparthi. Won many prizes in district, state level and inter university competitions and played several concerts locally in Visakhapatnam, Puttaparthi (In the divine presence of Sri Sathya Sai Baba on many occasions and in Bangalore. Working in IT for more than a decade, have been teaching the art of playing Mridangam to enthusiasts back in Bangalore and now in Westmead Sydney.