Pallavi of the Capital District and UPAC, RPI

proudly present a

CARNATIC CLASSICAL VOCAL CONCERT

MRIDANGAM Sri. J Vaidyanathan Hyderabad Brothers Sri. D.Seshachari

and Sri. D.Raghavachari

VIOLIN Sri. Nagai Sriram Friday, 25

th

September 2009, 6:00 P.M

at BioTech Auditorium - RPI, Troy, NY

Suggested Donations: Patron-$100, Sponsor-$50, General-$10, Students-free

For more information:

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 and Directions.

About the Artists

: The renowned Hyderabad Brothers, Sri Raghavachari Darury and Sri Seshachari Darury, hail from an orthodox family. They underwent systematic initial training from their father, Sahitya Vidwan Daroor Rathnamacharyulu and their mother Sulochana Devi. They later perfected the art under Vidwan Susarla Sivaram at the Government College of Music and Dance in Hyderabad. They complement each other in knowledge and have voices that blend. Their phenomenal success is due to their grip over

Shruthi (tune), Laya (rhythm), and Sahithya Bhava (meaning and emotion), in addition to the rich and

varied repertoire and stunning understanding they have. The brothers also perform solo, particularly for All India Radio, but believe that their complementary skills and voices produce music that is invigorating and exciting. They have toured all over the world and have to their credit, numerous commercial recordings that are a popular favorite at record stores. The brothers were nominated as the Asthana Vidwans of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham and they are recipients of several awards. Entirely attributed to their talent and stunning understanding, the Hyderabad Brothers seem to have filled the void left by Alathur Brothers, one of the great duo singers of the past.

Sri Nagai Sriram

is a youngster who is a much sought-after violinist today. He initially trained under Smt. R. Kamalavally and, later under his uncle Sri. Nagai R. Muralidharan. He has accompanied many stalwarts in Carnatic music and has several feathers to his cap in the form of awards. He is a recipient of the Best Violinist award from the Music Academy, Chennai for eight consecutive years.

Sri J. Vaidhyanathan

hails from a Family of Great Musicians. He is the son of legendary musician "Sangita Kalanidhi” Sri.D.K.Jayaraman and nephew of "Padmavibhushan” "SangitaKalanidhi" Smt.D.K.Pattammal. He is the disciple of "Sangita Kalanidhi" Maestro Dr.T.K.Murthy. He has accompanied great stalwarts Like "Bharatratna" Smt.M.S.Subhalakshmi, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Smt.D.K.Pattammal, Lalgudi Sri G Jayaraman, Sri S Balachander, Smt.M.L.Vasanthakumari and many other great Stalwarts. Shri JV, as he is affectionatley known, has travelled widely in India and Abroad. He is the youngest Mridangist to get the prestigious "Kalaimamani" award from the Government of Tamilnadu in 2006.

DIRECTIONS TO BioTech Center, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TROY, NY.

From I-87 take exit 7 for route 7E; this becomes Hoosick St. Take right at the 4th light onto15th street. Go through 3 signal lights and under a walk-bridge. BioTech Center is after the RPI Playhouse and before Academy Hall. You can park at the visitor’s parking lot on the left, soon after the walk-bridge. Parking is also available in the Academy Hall parking lot, in addition to street parking on 15th street.