Carnatic vocal concert by Trichur Brothers

Sunday September 27th

Richmond Rasikas is proud to announce a Carnatic vocal concert by Trichur Brothers, as part of their 2015 Fall Concert Series.

Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan, popularly known as the Trichur Brothers, are eminent Carnatic musicians.

They are sons of Senior Mridanga Vidwan Shri Trichur R Mohan and belong to the 'Sitaram Group', a traditional business family based in Trichur, Kerala.

Trichur Brothers are noted for their strict adherence to Patanthara and uncompromising attitude towards Bhavam. They also adopt a unique style for alapana, where both exchange phrase after phrase, long and short, and participate equally in exploring a raga. Many well known critics have pointed that this is a unique and effective manner of raga delineation and that it is hitherto never attempted by any duo singers.






When:
Sunday, September 27th, 2015 at 5:00PM

Where:
Pocahontas Middle School
12000 Three Chopt Rd,
Henrico, VA 23233
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Shri. NAGAI MURALIDHARAN & Shri. NAGAI SRIRAM

Saturday May 9th

 Richmond Rasikas is proud to announce a Carnatic violin Concert by Shri. NAGAI MURALIDHARAN & Shri. NAGAI SRIRAM, as part of their 2015 Spring Concert Series.

Kalaimamani Shri. Nagai R Muralidharan began his violin tutelage under his mother Smt. R.

Komalavalli. Shri. Nagai Muralidharan later underwent further training from Sri. R. S.

Gopalakrishnan. Shri. Nagai Muralidharan's maiden performance was at the age of 10 and his career as a violinist has spanned for over 4 decades. Today, he is a top-ranking violinist, noted for his clarity, rich tonal quality, and crispness, and has developed a distinct scholarly style of his own

Shri. Nagai Sriram was introduced to the Carnatic violin at the age of 10 under his grandmother, Smt.

R. Komalavalli. He currently receives more advanced training from his uncle Vidwan Kalaimaamani

Shri. Nagai R. Muralidharan. All India Radio rates him as an A-grade artist, and he is also rated highly by Doordarshan Television.




When:
Saturday, May 9th, 2015 at 7:00PM

 Where:
Hindu Center of Virginia Auditorium
6051, Springfield Rd,
Glen Allen, VA - 23060
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FREE Admission for Members
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(Member benefits: free 4 concerts per year , free Admission for live-in/out of town parents, concessional rates at TU and GCD  read more..)

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  By 5/8   Gate
Adult$20$25
Senior/Student$15$20
Kids 12 years & UnderFreeFree
Richmond Rasikas MembersFreeFree


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Carnatic Saxophone Concert by Kadri Gopalnath

Saturday April 18th

 Richmond Rasikas is proud to announce a Carnatic saxophone Concert by Kadri Gopalnath, as part of their 2015 Spring Concert Series.

Kadri Gopalnath is an accomplished Indian saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone. He acquired a taste for music from his father Thaniappa, a nadhaswaram vidwan. Young Gopalnath once saw the saxophone being played in the Mysore palace band set. Thrilled on hearing the vibrant tone of the saxophone, Gopalnath decided to master it. Gopalnath had to modify  the conventional alto saxophone to play Carnatic music, the mastery of which took him nearly 20 years.

So successful has this adaptation of the saxophone been that the great musician Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, the doyen of Carnatic music, has acknowledged Kadri Gopalnath as a true Carnatic musical genius. Gopalnath learnt the instrument under Gopalkrishna Iyer of Kalaniketana, Mangalore. In Madras, Gopalnath was mentored by mridangist T.V. Gopalkrishnan who identified the youngster's potential and played an instrumental role in channelizing his talent.

Gopalnath effortlessly plays the most complex and nuanced ‘gamakas’ of Carnatic music on the saxophone. He has equally enthralled audiences at jazz festivals across the world including the Jazz Festival in Prague, Berlin Jazz Festival, International Cervantino Festival in Mexico, Music Hall Festival in Paris, the BBC Promenade concert in 1994 at London, to name a few.

Titles and honors have come his way, the most cherished being the Asthana Vidwan of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and the Shringerei Sharada Peetam. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004.



When:
Saturday, April 18th, 2015 at 7:00PM

 Where:
Pocahontas Middle School
12000 Three Chopt Rd,
Henrico, VA 23233
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FREE Admission for Members
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(Member benefits: free 4 concerts per year , free Admission for live-in/out of town parents, concessional rates at TU and GCD  read more..)

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  By 4/17   Gate
Adult$25$30
Senior/Student$20$25
Kids 12 years & UnderFreeFree
Richmond Rasikas MembersFreeFree
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2015 Thyagaraja Utsavam - UPDATE


Thank you Rasikas for the overwhelming response to this year's Thygraja Utsavam.

Here is the alphabetical list of participants by the registered time window:

Click here for list of participants

Please note that the list does not reflect the order in which he/she will be singing in that window.




2015 Thyagaraja Utsavam


When : Saturday, March 21st, 2015
Where: Hindu Center of Virginia, 6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Time : 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM



Richmond Rasikas Annual General Body Meeting

When:
Saturday, December 6th 2014
4pm - 5:30pm

Where:
Tuckahoe Library
1901 Starling Dr,
Henrico, VA 23229,
(804) 290-9100

Great Composers Day 2014 (Event Report)



  • More than 120 participants performed at the 7th annual Great Composers Day (GCD) event hosted by Richmond Rasikas at the Hindu Center Auditorium on the 15th of November 2014.
  • The GCD opened with a series of slokams recited beautifully by the students from Richmond's Gurukrupa Sloka Group.
  • The participants of the day-long event, rendered the krithis of Dikshitar, Syama Sastri, Purandaradasa, Papanasam Sivan, Harikesanallur Muthiah Bagavathar and several other yesteryear composers.
  • We received suggestions / complaints from a couple of participants that there was some confusion regarding the scheduling and concerns about transparency of the same. The affected parties were contacted for clarifications and suggestions so that the process will evolve to handle the enormous volume that it is trying to accommodate in a single day.
  • In short, the concerns are duly noted by the Committee of Richmond Rasikas and we assure you that they will be adequately addressed in the upcoming Thyagaraja Utsavam to be held in the Spring of 2015.
  • If there are suggestions/comments for improvement or to volunteer at Richmond Rasikas events, please send us an email. The committee always tries its best to be fair to all participants and follow the published guidelines. However, there is always scope for improvements based on your valuable feedback.
  • In future, we will continue to publish event reports on our website for all our events.

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Great Composers Day 2014 - REGISTRATION

We are pleased to open the registration for Great Composers Day 2014. Please read participation guidelines for complete details of categories, repeat performance and fees.

When : Saturday, 15th November 2014
Where: Hindu Center of Virginia, 6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Time : 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM


View Participation Guidelines for Details

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Registration will close on 9th November, 2014 @ 11:55 PM
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Carnatic vocal concert by Shri. Sandeep Narayan

SAVE THE DATE -  November 2nd , 2014
Richmond Rasikas is proud to announce a Carnatic vocal concert by Shri. Sandeep Narayan, as part of their 2014 Fall Concert Series. 

Sandeep Narayan is a disciple of the well acclaimed musician, Shri. Sanjay Subrahmanyan. Although he was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, he spends most of his time pursuing a career in music based out of Chennai, India. He has won several awards and accolades, and is an A grade artist of All India Radio, Chennai.

Sandeep regularly performs all over India and has toured many nations such as the UK, Germany, US, Canada, Singapore, and Sri Lanka, performing with artists across several Western and Eastern genres.




When:
Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 - 3:30PM

Where:
Hindu Center of Virginia Auditorium
6051, Springfield Rd,
Glen Allen, VA - 23060
Map

For Tickets:
Call (804) 372-7457; Veda Shekhar (804) 364-2070; Mallika Murthy (804) 741-5626

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  By 11/1   Gate
Adult$15$25
Senior/Student$10$20
Kids 12 years & UnderFreeFree
Richmond Rasikas MembersFreeFree

* New ticket price from Nov 1st 
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