SMC Monthly Concert March 2023

Dear Music Rasikas,

SMC would like to invite you with family and friends to our Monthly Concert to be held on Saturday 25 March 2023 at the Dundas Community Centre, 21 Sturt Street, Telopea.

5.30 pm to 7 pm: Violin concert by Sri. Venkata Yoga Aayush Veturi accompanied by

Sri. Nirmal Iyer on Mrudangam

Artiste Profiles:

Sri. Yoga Aayush Veturi

Aayush is 18 years old and has been learning Carnatic music since the age of 5 .

He is a disciple of Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sri Lalgudi G J R Krishnan for Violin and is also training under Smt Sankari Krishnan for Vocal music .

Aayush has performed in Malaysia and Singapore for different organisations ( Temple of Fine Arts ( TFA) , Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural centre ( NSSBICCR) , Singapore India Fine arts Society , since the age of 8 .

He is currently pursuing a double degree in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science at University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Family background brief :

 Aayush hails from an illustrious family steeped in literature and music.

His great grandfather Sri. Veturi Prabhakara Sastry was a pundit in Sanskrit and Telugu languages. He was renowned for unearthing the hidden treasure of over 20 thousand Annamacharya compositions, lying forgotten for over 6 centuries in the Annamayya Sankeerthana Bhandagaram at Tirumala temple and bringing them to light in 1920.

His grandfather Sri.Veturi Ananda Murthy is a respected Litterateur and researcher, who is an authority on Tallapaka Annamacharya and aunt Smt. Yoga Vandana is an A top Vainika .

Sri. Nirmal Ayyar

Nirmal Ayyar has been learning the mrudangam since the age of twelve under the initial tutelage of Sri Suthanthiraraj, before progressing his skills under the guidance of Sri Bala Sankar. He is currently learning under the guidance of Sri Melakkaveri Balaji. Nirmal learnt vocal music from Smt Prema Anandakrishnan and Smt Uma Ayyar. He continues his advanced training from Dr Ramanathan. Nirmal has had the privilege of providing accompaniment in a number of student concerts in Sydney over the past few years and continues to be actively involved in the Carnatic community.