Carnatic Vocal Concert by 

Sreevidhya Chandramouli 
(10th Generation Descendent
Karaikudi Veena Tradition)

Raman Iyer (Violin)
Nirmal Narayan (Mridangam)

Time: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 21 2015

Location: Christ United Methodist Church
12755 NW Dogwood Street, Portland, OR 97229

Adults:  $20* ($25 at the venue)
Children (5-17yrs):  $10* ($15 at the venue)
*Prices valid at Apna Bazaar or if purchased through Volunteers

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  • 1815 NW 169th Place, Suite #6022
  • Beaverton, Oregon-97006
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  • Sreevidhya Chandramouli
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  • is the tenth generation descendent of the illustrious Karaikudi Vina Tradition of South India. Sreevidhya learnt the art form from her mother Late. Smt. Rajeswari Padmanabhan (grand-daughter of the legendary Karaikudi Subbarama Iyer). Sreevidhya later pursued advanced vocal training with Late. Sri.Vairamangalam Lakshminarayanan and Smt. Suguna Varadachari.

    Sreevidhya has been teaching music in the Pacific Northwest for more than three decades, preserving the subtle aesthetics and purity of the Karaikudi tradition. She has served as artist-in-residence at The University of Oregon, School of Music and as artist-in-residence at the University of Washington, Department of Ethnomusicology.

    Sreevidhya has performed widely in Asia, Europe and North America.  Some of her prestigious concerts include performances at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Library of Congress, Washington DC, Festival of Saitanklange (Festival of Stringed Instruments, Museum für Völkerkunde & House of World Cultures, Germany), Long night of Indian Music for Sender Freies Berlin (Berlin Radio) and KIT Tropentheater, Netherlands.  

    She has collaborated with Pundit Uday Bhawalkar of  the North Indian Dhrupad tradition, drawing parallels between the two ancient vocal-vina traditions of India.  She is also a professional watercolor artist and a disciple of the legendary musician, musicologist and painter Late. Sri S. Rajam. Her paintings were exhibited by the Cedar Mill Library, Portland, Oregon. She was featured along with her mother in the book "The Singer & the Song: Conversations with women musicians" by C.S. Lakshmi (published in 2000).

    Sreevidhya Chandramouli and her husband Chandramouli Narayanan are the founding members of the non-profit organization Dhvani (www.dhvani.org), committed to the Education, Preservation and Dissemination of Art forms of India.

    Links to some notable concerts


     John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Millenium stage, Washington, D.C. (Veena)

    Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Veena)

    Concert with Uday Bhawalkar (Veena)

  • VEDA Sri Venkateshwara Temple Concert (Vocal)  

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  • Raman Iyer
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born and raised in Kochi, India comes from a musical household, and showed a keen interest in violin from an early age. His first training on the instrument was under Shri Nedumangad Shivanandan, when he was just six years old. This discipleship lasted for a decade, and was supplemented by the music that permeated his home. His parents Smt. Valli and Shri Mahadeva Iyer were deeply influential in young Raman's life and taught him much about the vocal repertoire of Carnatic music. 

For a short while, Raman also studied the art of vocal music under Shri Ochira Balakrishnan. In the early nineties, Raman briefly learnt under the legendary violin maestro Dr. L. Subramaniam. Raman's musical aesthetics have further grown as a result of the time he spent with another wonderful musician, Vainika Sreevidhya Chandramouli. 

Raman has also been associated with vocalist Arijit Mahalanabis in Seattle and performed with him as well. This has helped Raman to further appreciate and incorporate subtle microtonal nuances into his music. In the Seattle area, Raman is known as a patient, thoughtful and encouraging teacher of (vocal and violin) music, and has many students who have benefitted from his guidance.



Nirmal Narayan 



is a disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman.

He has been a regular performer in the Chennai Margazhi Music Festival for several years, accompanying such eminent artistes as Dr. N. Ramani, Prof. T.N. Krishnan, Sri T.V. Sankaranarayanan, Malladi Brothers, Smt. Ranjani and Smt. Gayathri, as well as several popular upcoming artists. He has performed in leading Carnatic sabhas, such as Shanmughananda Hall, Mumbai and The Music Academy, Chennai, where he was awarded the Best Concert prize during the December 2010 music festival.

Nirmal has received numerous awards and titles, namely “Yuva Kala Bharati” from Bharat Kalachar, “Azhiyoor Natesa Iyer Endowment Prize” from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, and “Best Performer for Mrudangam” by Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. As a mrudangam teacher, Nirmal was selected as a “Master Artist” by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts.

Nirmal has performed extensively in North America in major music festivals, including the World Music Festival in Chicago and the National Folk Music Festival in Montana. He has participated in fundraising events for the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation for building schools and the Sankara Nethralaya institute for ophthalmic care, and has collaborated with Hindustani artists, western drummers, and DJs on unique fusion projects.

Nirmal earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington, where he continues to teach mrudangam, as well as perform in concerts both in North America and abroad. 


 
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