THALAVADYOTSAV 2013

(32^nd Annual Percussive Arts Festival & Music Conference)

3^rd – 7^th July, 2013

at Bangalore Gayana Samaja, K.R.Road, Bangalore 560004

 3^rd July 2013
INAUGURATION at 6 pm
Mridanga Kala Shiromani Vidwan A.V. ANAND will inaugurate
Sri H. V. RAMACHANDRA RAO, Secretary, Border Area Development Authority, Karnataka State, will release the souvenir publication
 Inauguration followed by concert by
Tirumale Srinivas (vocal) – Mathur R. Srinidhi (violin) - M.T. Rajakesari (mridangam) – B.N.Chandramouli (khanjari)

4^th July 2013
5.00 pm: 'Role of media in propagating classical music' - Illustrated Talk by Sri N.S. Krishnamurthy
6.00 pm: Mookambika Talavadya Sangeetha Kalashale – Laya Milana presents  ‘SUNAADA VADYA VAIBHAVA’; Direction Vidwan B.K.Chandramouli
L.V.Mukund (flute), B.Raghuram (violin), B.K.Chandramouli (mridangam & konakkol), B.Dhruvaraj (mridangam), A.S.N.Swamy (khanjari), M.A.Krishnamurthy (pakhawaj), S. Srishyla (ghata),  Anoor R.Ananthakrishna Sharma (Tabla), B.S.Arunkumar (drums), Bhagyalakshmi M.Krishna (morching), B.Bhaskara (dolu),  Karthik Mani (Rhythm Pads),  Somashekar Jois (konakkol), V.Sridhara (dholak)
 5^th July 2013
5.00 pm: Seminar on Thalavadyas: ‘Nadae Bhedams & Poly Rhythms in Western Perspective’ – Lecture-demonstration by B.C.Manjunath
6.00 pm: M.S.Sheela (vocal) – Nalina Mohan (violin) - Tumkur B. Ravishankar (mridangam) – B.R.Ravikumar (ghata)
 6^th July 2013
5.00 pm: Seminar on Thalavadyas: ‘Special Thematic Structures Involving Nadae Bhedams’ – Lecture-demonstration by B.S.Prashanth
6.00 pm: Sikhil Gurucharan (vocal) – Charulatha Ramanujam (violin) - A.V. Anand (mridangam) – G.Guruprasanna (khanjari)

 7^th July 2013
 10.00 am:  VALEDICTORY AND AWARD PRESENTATION
 Sri B.N.V. SUBRAMANYA, President,  Jyothy Group, will present the Awards
 Mridanga Kala Shiromani Vidwan T.A.S. MAN, will be the Chief Guest
Dr. A.H. RAMA RAO, President, National Education Society, will be Guest of Honour & present prizes to percussion competition winners
 Padmabhushan Awardee Vidwan Dr. R.K. SRIKANTAN, will preside
  AWARDS
Palghat Mani Iyer Memorial Award to Vidwan B.K.CHANDRAMOULI
(donated by Sudha R. Rao & Dr. A.H. Rama Rao, Ramasudha Charities)
Palani Subramanya Pillai Memorial Award to Vidwan Dr. N.RAMANI
(donated by Sudha R. Rao & Dr. A.H. Rama Rao, Ramasudha Charities)
Bangalore K. Venkataram Memorial Award to Sri N.S.KRISHNAMURTHY
(donated by Vid. Padma Gurudutt & Vid. Dr. T.S. Sathyavathi)
 H. Puttachar Memorial Award to Vidwan B.R.RAVIKUMAR 
(created by Khanjari Kala Shiromani Vid. H.P.Ramachar - donated Vid. B.R. Latha)
CMANA (Carnatic Music Association of North America Inc.) Endowment Prize to Vidwan B.S.PRASHANTH

12.00 noon: Special Percussion Ensemble - LAYA LAVANYA: Direction - Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma
Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma (mridangam) – G. Guruprasanna (khanjari), Udayraj Karpur, Kiran Godkhindi, S.Madhusudan Jagadeesh D. Kurthkoti (Tabla) - B.S.Arunkumar (Jazz Drums) - Pramath Kiran (Congos & Hand Percussions) – Somashekar Jois, Anoor Vinod Shyam, Sunaad Anoor, Tirumale Gopi Shravan, S.P. Nagendraprasad, Chidananda, Sudatta (konnakkol and other percussions)
MUSIC LOVERS AND CONNOISEURS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED