Remembering Dikshitar
8-13 November 2021, 7pm PST each day
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Remembering Dikshitar, hosted by the Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver is a tribute to Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar, a renowned and integral figure in the realm of Carnatic music. This virtual event, from November 8-13, 2021, will commence with daily premieres of Dikshitar compositions and renderings by students and established artists from our local community, followed by a lecture by Chennai-based vocalist and scholar Aravindhan TR on the Life and Music of Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. All programs will stream for free on ICMSV’s YouTube channel.
This event is organized by the Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver (ICMSV), with the support of our community collaborators Kasturi Cultural Society, SangeetaMaruti Arts Academy, and Sankara Jayanthi Vancouver.
Schedule
Nov 8 - Pallavi Bharadwaj | Bharatanatyam
Nov 9 - Students of Nirupa Vinayagam | Vocal & Veena
Nov 10 - Students of Avatar Arts Academy (Soundari Chandrakanth) | Vocal
Nov 11 - Students of Sanskruti Music School (Remyaa Iyer) | Vocal
Nov 12 - Srividhya Sairam | Vocal
Nov 13 - Life and Music of Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar by Aravindhan TR | Lecture
Nov 8 - Pallavi Bharadwaj | Bharatanatyam
Nov 9 - Students of Nirupa Vinayagam | Vocal & Veena
Nov 10 - Students of Avatar Arts Academy (Soundari Chandrakanth) | Vocal
Nov 11 - Students of Sanskruti Music School (Remyaa Iyer) | Vocal
Nov 12 - Srividhya Sairam | Vocal
Nov 13 - Life and Music of Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar by Aravindhan TR | Lecture
Presenter Biography
Aravindhan TR trained in Carnatic vocal music under Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. R. Vedavalli and violin from Sri T.H. Gurumurthy. He has been performing since 1995 (violin) and 2012 (vocal), and has also been teaching students since 2012. Aravindhan has given numerous lecture-demonstrations on varying subjects for multiple sabhas and organizations including Parivadini, RR Sabha, and Chennai Fine Arts. He has also undertaken multiple research activities such as the study of unpublished song notations to examine differences in raga laksanas from past to present. He contributes regularly to guruguha.org and has had his work published in journals and featured in conferences. You can find more of his work on his YouTube channel here.
Aravindhan TR trained in Carnatic vocal music under Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. R. Vedavalli and violin from Sri T.H. Gurumurthy. He has been performing since 1995 (violin) and 2012 (vocal), and has also been teaching students since 2012. Aravindhan has given numerous lecture-demonstrations on varying subjects for multiple sabhas and organizations including Parivadini, RR Sabha, and Chennai Fine Arts. He has also undertaken multiple research activities such as the study of unpublished song notations to examine differences in raga laksanas from past to present. He contributes regularly to guruguha.org and has had his work published in journals and featured in conferences. You can find more of his work on his YouTube channel here.