Cordially welcomes you to an enchanting afternoon of

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Pallavi of the Capital District
Cordially welcomes you to an enchanting afternoon
of
Rare Compositions of Swathi Thirunal
CARNATIC CLASSICAL VOCAL CONCERT
Smt. Kalyani Ramani
Sri. Suhas Rao
Vocal Support Ms. Shruti Srinivasan
Sri. Keerthi Venkataramani
Saturday, 10th November 2012, 230 P.M At The
Albany Hindu Temple, Albany Shaker Rd, NY
Suggested Donations Patron-100,
Sponsor-50 Tickets Couples 20, Individual
10, Students-5, Kids and Pallavi Members - Free
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www.pallaviny.org -or contact
M. Krishnamoorthy 518-273-6624 Thiyagarajan
Subramanian 518-831-9430
Lakshmi Ravichandran 518-373-9123 Sudharsana
Srinivasan 518-372-1248
See overleaf for Bio-Data of artists
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About the Artists Smt. Kalyani Ramani is an
Indian classical musician (Carnatic style). It is
generally said that music runs in the family.
True to this saying, Kalyani has imbibed the
essence of music from her mother, Prof. R
Subbalekshmi. Kalyani's foundation in music was
through intensive training from her mother for
several years. She has also trained under Smt.
Neela Ramagopal, a well known vocalist / teacher
from Bangalore. Like her mother, Kalyani is an
accomplished vocalist / vainika /
teacher. Kalyani has a Masters Degree in Music
from Kerala University. Blessed with a solid
foundation in both vocal / instrumental styles,
as well as in the theory of music, she has an
uncanny ability to blend the practical and
theoretical aspects of music with great ease, be
it in her performances or while teaching. For
more than 17 years, Kalyani has been actively
engaged in promoting the cause of Carnatic music
in the US. Her dedicated and "scientific"
approach to training in music has attracted
scores of students in vocal music and Veena.
Quite fittingly, she was awarded the title of
"Best Music Teacher in North America" in 2003
by Bhairavi Fine Arts Society at the world-famous
Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival in
recognition of her tireless and exemplary
efforts. Kalyani has given several Veena and
vocal performances on AIR, Television, and on
stage in several cities in India. In the US, she
has given numerous recitals in New Jersey,
Cleveland, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
She also performed in New Jersey under the
auspices of CMANA and IACRF. Kalyani and many of
her students have rendered numerous solo and
group concerts on special occasions like
Thyagaraja Aradhana, Dikshitar Utsavam, Sangeetha
Trimurthy Aradhana, Sruti, Nandalala Mission,
Triveni kannada Kootta, CMANA's programs like
Music Marathon, Great Composer's Day, etc. Many
of her students have participated in numerous
music competitions with commendable
success. Suhas Rao on the violin is an
accomplished Carnatic musician and one of the top
violinists of the younger generation in the US.
He got introduced to Carnatic music when he came
under the tutelage of Smt. Tara Anand, an award
winning teacher in the New England area, at the
age of six. He also had his vocal training with
Smt. Geetha Murali, a renowned Carnatic vocalist
in the area. He underwent rigorous training under
these gurus for more than 12 years and started
performing at the age of 12. In addition, he has
received advanced training in Chennai from
stalwarts like Sri Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Prof.
T.R. Subramaniam, and Smt. A. Kanyakumari. 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, and was featured in
the Keepers of Tradition exhibit at the National
Heritage Museum. Suhas has performed in concerts
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, Sri Chitravina N. Ravikiran, and
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Prof. Trichy Sankaran.
Lately, Suhas has been teaching both vocal and
violin to many students. He just graduated from
Harvard University and is working in the
Cambridge area. Keerthi Venkataramani, on the
mridangam, is a sophomore at South Brunswick high
School, New Jersey. He started learning mridangam
at the age of 6 from Sri. Suresh Ramachandran of
New Jersey, and for the past 3 years  has been
undergoing advanced training from renowned
mrudanga vidwan Melakkaveri Sri. Balaji. Thanks
to the blessings and support of his Gurus and
elders, and gifted with an inborn flair for
percussion, Keerthi continues to make steady
progress over the years pursuing this difficult
and challenging fine art. With a keen ear for
music,  Keerthi aims to provide percussion
support with an all-round sensitivity to the
music as well as his fellow-musicians (vocalists
and instrumentalists alike) whenever he plays on
stage.  He has also been fortunate to receive
accolades and blessings from senior artistes, and
very recently, had the privilege of accompanying
the renowned violinist Sri Vittal Ramamurthy at a
concert in St. Louis, Missouri and Sri Sankarana
Namaboothiri in New Jersey. Keerthi is a familiar
face as an accompanist at concerts and special
programs hosted by several cultural and
charitable organizations in the US.