Here is a rare opportunity for music lovers of Greater Saint Louis Area to enrich their knowledge from a veteran performing musician.  
This is an opportunity for a music student to seek more in-depth knowledge of Carnatic Music.
Come and enhance your skills & creativity in Carnatic Music. Special classes available for Alapana and Swara Vistaara sessions.
 

Summer Music Workshop

Dates: June 5 – 16, 2005
By Prof. Nagamani Srinath – A visiting artist from India 

Brief Description of Prof. Nagamani Srinath: Musician, Teacher, Composer, Author, Director amalgamated portrays the multifaceted personality of Mysore Nagamani Srinath. With her mellifluous voice, vocal prowess, unique combination of orthodoxy and uninhibited manodharma, informative knowledge and astute subtle rendering, she has carved out a niche for herself in the field of Carnatic music. Having been under the direct tutelage of Ramnad Krishnan and having many more maestros enrich her art, she belongs to an exclusive and elite group of musicians who have held center stage in the field of Carnatic music for over three decades. Her musical articulation has the magnetic appeal, charm and emotional richness to strike a chord with both the connoisseur and the commoner. A rare gem among contemporary musicians, she is an astute grammarian with deep insight into the facets of the enthralling and enhancing medium of music. She has enriched the field by her numerous compositions, by providing ever-new nuances to the traditional compositions of yester years and by training a whole new generation of artistes. Nagamani has a sterling academic record with a galore of gold medals and scholarships. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards and citations including the “Rajyotsava Award”- the highest award for the state of Karnataka. Nagamani is presently working as Professor and Head of the department of Music, Maharani's Arts College, Bangalore University

Details of the sessions

Morning Sessions:
9:00 - Beginners - Any one who is learning elementary level of music
10:00 - Intermediate - Such as Varnams and madhyama kaala keertanams
10:15 - 10:30 - Break
11:30 - Advanced - Such as Keertanams, and Raga alapana and techniques of Swara Vistaara 
12:30 - Advanced lessons - Keertanams

Evening Sessions:
4:15 - Beginners - Any one who is learning elementary level of music
5:15 - Intermediate - Such as Varnams and madhyama kaala keertanams
6:15 - Advanced - Such as Keertanams, and Raga alapana and techniques of Swara vistara 
7:30 - Light Bhajan and Devaranama sessions

 

Listen to Nagamani's Music
Alapana
Swaravistaara

 
Contact Information 
Guru Prasanna Kasthuri: 636-227-9366
Dr. Ashok Mallya: 314-966-3958
info@sooryadance.com
Fees & Registration
Beginners, Intermediate - $125
Advanced - $175
There will be 10% discount for multiple enrollments.





Location of the workshop

268 Arborcrest, Ballwin, MO 63021