Credits - In Alphabetical order
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Vocalists
VK Arunkumar (Carnatic)
A Fall Afternoon of Classic Music & Dance Extravaganza
Gayathri Krishnamurthy (Carnatic)
Kamala Vedanthan (Carnatic)
Meera Ganesan (Carnatic)
Priya Hariharan (Carnatic)
Vinata Gangolli (Hindustani)
Percussions
Nabin Shreshtha (Tabla)
Sriram Srinivasan (Mridangam)
Vani Iyer (Drums)
Strings
Gayathri Krishnamurthy (Veena)
Prasad Subramaniam (Guitar)
Priya Hariharan (Violin)
Dancers
Prathyusha Apparasu (Kuchipudi)
Shilpi Nikhil (Kathak)
Program Direction and Keyboards
Krish Hariharan
Saturday, Nov 19th, 2011
Aurora Central High School
Catering
Shirdhi Sai Temple Group
Audio
Saiganesh Rajamani
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Videography
Pradeep Nair, Clips Claps
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Schedule of Programs for Nov 19th
CFAA Governing Body
Prelude
The current CFAA board of directors has 10 members.
Welcome
Ram V Nathan
Mallari
Following is our team for the 2 year term 2011-2012, starting Feb 2011.
Artist Intro
Anitha Ajay
Exposition
About CFAA
Ajay Menon – President & Executive Director
Saveri Varnam
Perspectives
Krish Hariharan – Vice President & Director of Strategy
Jugalbandhi
Ramesh Achuthan – Treasurer & Director in Charge of Event
CFAA Report
Management
Perspectives
Ravi Mahalingam
Ramesh Achuthan & Ajay Menon
Nottuswaram
Vinod Kazhipurath
Nivedita Subramanian – Gen Secretary & Director in Charge of Special
Recharge
Events
Anjana Gopakumar – Director in Charge of Special Events
Snacks, Tea and Socialize with the CFAA BODs and Patrons
Arunkumar VK – Director in Charge of Program Development
Concert
Gayathri Krishnamurthy – Director in Charge of Program Development
Melakarta
Ram Vaithianathan – Director, Fund Development
Perspectives
Venkat Ramachandran
Sri Chakra Raja
Sridhar Babu T – Director, Marketing
Perspectives
Vishy Lakshmanan – Director, Fund Development
Raghavendra Samatanahalli
Thaayaagi Thanthayumay
Perspectives
Venki Ramanathan
Tarana
Perspectives
We are always looking for people with enthusiasm, interest, ideas and
time to spare to be part of our governing bodies.
Indira Duggirala
Ragam Thanam Pallavi
Perspectives
Aniruddh Prakash
Finale
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the organization, please contact us by emailing the executive director of
Saluting the Artists
Thanks
the board at president@coloradofinearts.org
Thillana
Mangalam
If you are interested in learning more about CFAA activities, please drop
Epilogue
Jaya Ramesh
Sridhar Babu & Vishy Lakshmanan
us an email to info@coloradofinearts.org
Photo Op with the Artists
Meet the artists and the CFAA board
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Thank You!
V. K. Arun Kumar is a well-known South Indian Classical (Carnatic)
Vocalist, senior disciple of 'Sangita Kala Acharya' Guru Smt. Seetha Rajan
of Chennai. He is the recipient of titles like 'Sangeetha Sri' from
We wish to thank the following for their immense support during the year 2011
that helped us take CFAA to the level where it is today
RRSabha, Trichy, 'Swathi Kiranam' from Malayalee Club, Chennai and 7
Tambura prizes winning in various competitions during his student
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About the Artists
days. He is currently a B-High grade artiste of the All India Radio,
Platinum & Gold level patrons for the year 2011-2012 for your financial
support.
Chennai. Arun also serves on the Board of Directors for Colorado Fine
Arts Association (CFAA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the
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promotion of Fine Arts, with focus area on program development.
Kamala Vedanthan is a native of Bangalore,India and had her intense
whole year.
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All the members of the community who came out to the events and
supported us by buying tickets.
training in Carnatic classical music under her father/Guru Late Vidwan
M.R.S.Raghavachar and grew up in a musical environment.
2011 Calendar year members for showing your commitment for the
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All the wonderful volunteers who helped us present some amazingly
good programs over the past few months.
Vani Iyer is a dedicated drummer and a versatile singer. Started formal
training in Carnatic Music at the age of 4 and is currently pursuing
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entertain and educate the audience here in Colorado.
training in Hindustani Classical Music under Shri Manoj Govindraj.
A well trained drummer in Rock and Jazz, she loves to explore Classical
fusion styles in drumming. She is also a practising Finance professional.
The artists, both local and otherwise, who chose to perform with us and
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Our business sponsors for the year, who were instrumental in ensuring
a better business awareness
Priya G. Hariharan, a disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Shri Jayaraman.,
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is the founder and chief instructor at Bhairavi school of Music which
TechMedia Info Systems, Krishna Groceries, Stone City LLC,
recently celebrated its 10th year. Priya is an accomplished Carnatic
and Fortune Financial
Violinist and vocalist and is an All India Radio artist. Priya has performed
many lecture demonstrations in Carnatic Music. She has accompanied
many renowned artists such as Smt. Jayalakshmi Santhanam, Father
Paul Poovathingal, Chitravina Ravikiran, Delhi Sunderajan, and Sankaran
Namboodiri. She has also performed fusion music with professional
bands like grammy nominated band ‘Devotchka’.
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Ram V Nathan Insurance Agency, Alpine Travels, ClipsClaps,
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The charitable wing of the following corporations, who helped match
the donations made by their employees to CFAA
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Covidien, HP, McKesson, Oracle, Verizon Wireless, Whiting ,
Xcel Energy , Xilinx
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Ragam Tanam Pallavi (RTP for short) is a form of singing in Carnatic
music which allows the musicians to improvise to a great extent. It is
one of the most complete aspects of classical music, demonstrating
the entire gamut of talents and the depth of knowledge of the
musician.
Gayathri Krishnamurthy is a performing Vocalist and Veena player. She
started learning Carnatic vocal at the age of 5 under Smt. Bharathi
Mahadevan, niece of the renowned carnatic vocalist Dr.S.Ramanathan
Ragam in the context of "Ragam Thanam Pallavi" refers to raga
alapana - the first component. In this form of pure melodic
improvisation, the musician starts with a refrain to create the mood
of raga and lays a foundation for composition to follow.
and Veena at the age of 7 under Smt. Kamala Sukumar and later under
Smt. Shanthi Rao, chief disciple of Sri Chittibabu. After finishing an
equivalent in Bachelors of Music from Sathuguru Sangeetha Samajam
About RTP
she started performing in All India Radio, Madurai for many
Tanam is one of the most important forms of improvisation, and is
integral to ragam tanam pallavi. It is the second component of this
composite form of improvisation. Originally developed for the veena,
it consists of expanding the raga with syllables like tha, nam, thom,
aa, nom, na, etc. Tanam is a rhythmic version of the raga alapana.
Although tanam is often rendered without percussion support, the
element of rhythm is more obvious in this type of improvisation.
Sometimes percussion support is added to tanam rendition to make
it more effective and appealing from the rhythmic point of view. It is
rendered in medium speed and just before commencing the third
component of this composite form of improvisation; the pallavi.
years. Gayathri has performed Carnatic and fusion concerts in various
The word Pallavi is derived from the three syllables Pa - Pada (words),
La - Laya (rhythm) and Vi - Vinyasam (variations). The Pallavi is usually
a one-line composition set to a single cycle of tala. The tala could
range from the simple to the complex and there may also be different
gatis being employed. Pallavi has 2 portions to it. The first half of
Pallavi builds up the theme of the words chosen and showcases the
raga lakshana clearly. It should always end at the strike of the
beginning of the second half of the Talam cycle, called the Arudhi.
Between the first half of the Pallavi and the second half of the Pallavi
there will be a brief pause called as the Vishranthi and then the
second portion of the Pallavi starts.
play the harmonium and performed with his father Sri. P. Hariharan and
The singer will then sing the Pallavi in 3 different speeds, once with
each beat carrying one unit, then 2 units and then 4 units per beat. At
times, the artiste would sing the Pallavi in a different Nadai called
Tisra Nadai meaning each beat now carries 3 units. Then, the singer
explores in the Kalpanaswara phase and they would start exploring
different Ragas during the Kalpanaswara – termed the ragamalika
part of the pallavi rendition. Pallavi can also be sung in 2 different
aspects, one called as Anulomam and then the Pratilomam – the
variation would be to keep the rhythm cycle constant, the words
rendered in different speeds and keeping the words and the structure
constant, the tala is put in a different speed.
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venues in India and the US.She has started her own fusion band 'Lagna',
and also Jayalaya school of Music to promote Indian music in Denver
area. She is also a Board of Director for Colorado Fine Arts Association
(CFAA).
Krish Hariharan is a seasoned musician, composer, and arranger,
playing the Harmonium, Piano, and Keyboard for over 35 years .
Initiated by his mother Late Smt. Kalyani Hariharan, he taught himself to
friend and composer Sri. G. Vishwanathan. He studied the Piano and
Western music at the Trinity College of Music, specializing in writing
arrangements for Carnatic musical compositions and composed and
arranged music for Bhajan albums and the Ramayanam and
Mahabharatam operatic ballets where he met his wife Priya Hariharan.
Krish, along with Priya, has done fundraising ensemble performances for
non profit organizations and helped reinvigorate the Carnatic music
scene in Denver through the Rocky Mountain Thyagaraja Utsavam. Krish
is the Vice President of Strategy and Director in the Board of Colorado
Fine Arts Association (CFAA). Professionally, Krish has achieved
distinction by standing first in M.C.A in India and pursued a career for
over 20 years as DBA and Enterprise Architect and presently runs his
own firm, Quasar Database Technologies, LLC.
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Prathyusha Apparasu is a disciple of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam
Sriram Srinivasan started learning the mridangam at the age of six from Sri.
Garu, founder of Kuchipudi Art Academy in Madras and renowned Sri.
Rangarajan of Mettur. His interest in carnatic music started through his association
Chinta Aadinarayan Sarma Garu, Guntur. A Breathtaking Kuchipudi
with his friend Hari Devanath when he moved to Fort Collins in 1998. Sriram learns
Performer and a brilliant choreographer Mrs. Apparasu is among the
carnatic music from Smt. Priya Hariharan. He has accompanied local artists in
foremost Kuchipudi dancers of India. She mastered the technique of
various carnatic music concerts in Colorado. Sriram has also accompanied artists
Kuchipudi and began dancing lead roles in dance dramas at a very
visiting from India including Sri. Sankaran Namboothiri, Smt. Jayalakshmi
young age. Prathyusha has perfected and embellished her art with
Santhanam and Mr. Paul Poovanthingal . He is also part of a music group called
vigorous practice, love and dedication. Her mission is to present
Dhwanee that performs light music in Fort Collins. Sriram lives and works in Fort
professional and outstanding quality dance productions and to train
Collins.
the next generation of Indian Classical dancers to the highest
standards. She is the founding director of Laya Dance Academy.
Shilpi Nikhil belongs to famous Kathak Dance institute Devania based in Chennai.
She has learnt intricacies of Kathak from her Guru Jigyasa Giriji. She has received
Born and brought up in Mumbai, Vinata Gangolli has had rigorous
encomiums for her brilliant solo exposition of Lucknow Gharana and her own
training in Hindustani Classical music from the Late Pandit Ganpatrao
group choreographic works. Blessed with an impressive stage presence her
Desai and Pandit Yeshwantbuwa Joshi, the doyen of Gwalior Gharana.
performances brings sheer beauty of vibrant movements inculcating the joy and
She also received training from the Late Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, the
excitement of rhythm with great expressions.
distinguished musician, vaggeyakar and thinker. Vinata has tried to
develop her unique style that is built upon this solid foundation and
Meera Ganesan has been pursuing music with emphasis on the traditional South
the pursuit of musical expression by drawing from the aesthetic
Indian classical genre popularly known as Carnatic music, under the tutelage of her
elements of various schools (Gharanas) of the classical tradition. A
father Sri R. Ganesan, Smt. Raji Subbaraman of Mumbai and Dr. Prameela
graded musician on All India Radio before coming to Colorado where
Gurumoorthy of Chennai. She is captivated by poignant and ethereal music and
she teaches music, Vinata has won critical acclaim as well as
strives for meditative/soulful renditions. She also dabbles in light music and is a
admiration of audiences in her performances in the music concerts in
proficient Bharatanatyam dancer. Professionally she is a Senior Oracle DBA with
the US, Canada and India.
CenturyLink,Denver.
Nabin Shreshtha is an ace Tablist based in Westminster. Hailing from
Prasad Subramanian is a Software Engineer by profession and has been in the
Kathmandu, Nepal, Nabin was initiated in music at an early age.
Front Range area for about 13 years. He comes from a family of music lovers. He
Under the influence, tutelage and training of Guru Shree Rabin Lal
picked up the guitar when he was 15 and has been mostly self taught on the
Shreshtha, brother Rajendra Shreshtha , Ustaad Shri Faiyaaz Khan and
instrument. He has performed at several cultural events and fund raisers in the
Tansen Shrivastav Nabin has perfected the art by working with
Front Range area and has been fortunate to be in the midst of friends who are
maestro, Taalmani Pandit Sureshji Talwalkar. He has a Masters in
music lovers and learn immensely from them.
Music from Akhil Bharathiya Gandharva Music University in Delhi.
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