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Vocal Concert by Shashidhar Kote
Chinmaya Mission Boston Presents
A Grand Classical/Devotional Concert
by
Gaana Gandharva
Shashidhar Kote
of Kote Music & Art Foundation, Bangalore
(www.kotemusic.com)
Accompaniments
Violin: Suhas Rao
Mridangam: Pravin Sitaram
Contacts: Sudhakara Rao: 339-206-1121, Durga Krishnan: 508-481-7842, Ram Mukunda: 978-758-4069, Praveena Naduthota: 978-289-2185
Shashidhar Kote has engendered a new generation of music lovers. His innovation lies in bringing music out of its purist closets to a mass audience who experience semi-classical music in uninhibited ways. This popular singer with 2500 plus vocal performances has created new waves in the field of Kannada Music. His magnanimity and versatility to adapt to all styles makes him the most sought after Kannada singer. Gifted with mellifluous voice that transcends and traverses through all octaves with grace and melody, resonating with richness, he sings his way directly through the hearts of the listener. Kote has redefined the experience of semi-classical music to the public by creating his own style “For the mass and the classâ€. An element of neo-classical tradition in his rendering is gaining grounds in what is now becoming popular as “Kote Shaili†(Kote Style). He sings in four to five south Indian languages with ease. Kote, born to Vasantha Kumar and Parvathi in Kalanja (SulliaTaluk) near Mangalore, had his formal training in carnatic music under Vidwan Gopalakrishna Iyer and later in Iyengar College of Music, Bangalore. Kote completed his academic schooling and college in Dakshina Kannada. He completed his Masters in English literature from Mangalore University. He served the education field as a lecturer of English for three years, but the music pulled him with profound gravity towards Bangalore. Apart from singing, he is also popular as a television artist. He has anchored various shows on television and has been acting in many TV serials. He shows keen interest in Yakshagana (the popular folk art form of coastal Karnataka) and an expert chess player as well. Kote has been honored with various awards and titles such as Gana Gandharva, Kannada Sarathi, and Gana Garudiga - to name a few.
Suhas Rao is a versatile and talented performer on violin. He has been a student of well known teacher of New England, Smt. Tara Anand since age 6. He is also learning Carnatic vocal from Smt. Geeta Murali of Norwood, MA. He is also receivingadvanced training from Sri Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Prof. T.R. Subramaniam, and Smt. A. Kanyakumari in Chennai. He has won many awards and prizes in all major competitions in the U.S. like Cleveland Aradhana and CMANA of NJ, including the Gottuvadyam Narayana Iyengar award for creativity. In 2007, he was awarded the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to further his training in Carnatic violin. He has performed throughout the U.S. and in India as both a solo artist and an accompanist, performing with eminent artists like Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. R.K. Srikantan, Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Prof. Trichy Sankaran, Carnatica Brothers, Kiranavali Vidyashankar, and Prof. Radha Venkatachalam,. Lately, Suhas has been teaching both vocal and violin to many students. He is currently a sophomore at Harvard University.
Dr. Pravin Sitaram hails from a family in Mumbai that is steeped in Carnatic music tradition. Introduced to mridangam at the age of 8, Pravin has learnt this art from his Guru, Shri P. S. Parameswaran - a disciple of the legendary Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer. He has also received advanced training under Shri Palghat Raghu in Mumbai. Pravin is noted for his pleasing accompaniment and unobtrusive support of the main performing artist. Pravin has accompanied several artists, both local and visiting, of outstanding caliber and repute, the likes of whom include, the late Dr. Chitti Babu, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. R.K. Srikantan, Shri S. R. Janakiraman, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Smt. R. Vedavalli, Lalgudi Shri GJR. Krishnan and Mysore Manjunath – to name a few. Pravin has been teaching students over the past eight years. His students have participated and won prizes at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana. In 2009, he along with his student Ullas Rao, received a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He is a member of the faculty at the LearnQuest Academy of Music. Pravin has his Doctorate in Polymer Chemistry.
Date: 09/27/2009
Location: Chinmaya Maruti Mandir, Andover
Time: 4:00 pm
Cost: $12 General, $100 Sponsor
Contact: Sudhakara Rao: 339-206-1121, Durga Krishnan: 508-481-7842, Ram Mukunda: 978-758-4069, Praveena Naduthota: 978-289-2185
Web: http://chinmaya-boston.com/events
Email: durga.krishnan@gmail.com
Directions: #Union Street, Andover, MA
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