SRUTI
The India Music and Dance Society
in association with
Villanova
Indian Students Association
Proudly
Presents
A Grand
Carnatic Vocal Concert by
T. M. Krishna
accompanied by
Bombay B.
Gayatri - Violin
K. Arun
Prakash - Mridangam
Time: 3:00 PM ( ! Please note NEW time !)
Date: Saturday, June 20, 1998
Place: St.
Marys Auditorium, College of Nursing
Villanova
University, PA.
Admission: - Members $12.00 Non-members $15.00 Students $5.00
Free with Villanova ID
For tickets and further information, please contact:
Sudhakar Rao Prabhakar Chitrapu Usha
Balasubramanian
(610) 277-1607 (215) 616-0486 (215)
699-2827
Vasanthi Raghavan A.
Srinivasa Reddy Santi Kanumalla N.V.Raman
(215) 345-7698 (215) 576-1392 (610)
277-8955 (302) 421-9392
This concert
is supported in part by grants from the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Stockton-Rush Bartol Foundation, The
Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia Music Project ( administered by
Settlement School & funded by Pew Charitable Trusts).
T. M. Krishna is one of the leading youth vocalists in Carnatic Music. He started
learning Carnatic music at the age of 5 and gave his first performance at the
age of 12 and since then has performed in many prestigious music festivals all
over India. He is a student of Shri Bhagavatulu Seetharama Sarma. He has
received numerous awards from leading organizations. He has had the privilege
of being accompanied by mridangam maestros Shri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, Shri
Palghat R. Raghu, Shri Vellore Ramabhadran and Shri Shrimushnam Raja Rao. He is
continuing his musical training under Shri Bhagavatulu Seetharama Sarma and
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer.
Bombay B. Gayatri showed signs of musical talents even as a toddler and could identify
over 100 ragas when she was barely two years old. Today, she is one of the more
sought after violinists in Carnatic music. She is a student of Sangeetha
Bhushanam Prof. T.S. Krishnaswamy. She has made her mark as a duet artist playing
along with her sister Bombay B. Ranjani and also as an accompanist. She has
accompanied many senior musicians like Smt. D.K. Pattammal, Dr. M.
Balamuralikrishna, Sikkil Sisters, Bombay Sisters, Shri N. Ravikiran and Shri
O.S.Thyagarajan. She is presently learning vocal music from Vidwan Shri
P.S.Narayanaswamy.
K. Arun Prakash is a disciple of Late
Kalaimamani Ramanathapuram M.N. Kandaswamy. He started performing in concerts
at the age of eleven and toured several countries in Asia, Europe and North
America. He has accompanied stalwarts like K.V. Narayanaswamy, D.K. Jayaraman,
Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurthy, T.R. Subramaniam, T.N. Seshagopalan, N. Ravikiran
and U. Srinivas. He won several prizes and was awarded the title of Yuva Kala
Bharathi in 1996 by Bharath Kalachar. Arun Prakash is also a singer and a
composer.
DIRECTIONS:
1. From I-276 (PA Turnpike) or I-76
(Schuylkill Expwy.) - take I-476 (Blue Route) South.
Follow 5.
2. From Ben Franklin Bridge - take I-676 (Vine
St. Expwy.) West to I-76 West to I-476 South.
Follow 5.
3. From Walt Whitman Bridge - take I-95 South
past Phila Airport to I-476 (Blue Route)
North. Follow 5.
4. From Delaware - take I-95 North to I-476
North. Follow 5.
5.
From I-476 (Blue Route),
take exit 5 to Route 30 E. Take 320
N. Make the first left onto County Line
Road. Take an immediate left onto St.
Marys. This will lead you to the
College of Nursing. The auditorium is
inside this building.