“SWAR SAADHANAA” - Voice Training Workshop
IIT – Madras Music Club,and Gaanapriya Foundation and Ninaad Trust Foundation – Bangalore will be jointly organizing a 2-Day FREE workshop on Voice Culture – “SWARA SAADHANAA” – on the 24th and 25th October, 2015 (Sat and Sun).
The venue being Central Lecture Theatre, IIT Madras Campus, the workshop will be conducted by Hindustani Vocalist Sri Abhijith Shenoy K “Abhirang” and his younger brother Sri Adarsh Shenoy K, a Tabla-ist, from Bangalore.
The Workshop will be conducted in 3 intensive sessions –
The workshop will be followed by a Hindustani Vocal Concert by Sri Abhijith and Sri Adarsh on Sunday
– 25th October, 2015 – 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm highlighting the topics presented in the workshop.
Please make your own arrangement for lunch. IIT has subsidized canteen facility
Some topics and issues addressed during the course of ‘Swara Saadhanaa’ will include –
You need to register to attend the workshop. For Registration please visit www.gaanapriya.in
ABHIJITH SHENOY K “ABHIRANG”
Initiated into music by Grandparents - Sri Karki Gopal Krishna Shenoy & Shrimati Radha Shenoy K, and Parents - Sri Satish Shenoy K & Shrimati Shweta Shenoy K. Learning Hindustani Classical Vocal inGwalior Gharana shaili fromPt. D B Harindra of Bangalore from 30 years. Also learnt fromPt. Ramchandra Janthalli of Hubli. Presently learning Thumris fromSmt Aditi Upadhya Kaikini.
Completed -Vidwat Antya (Hindustani vocal) from Karnataka State Govt, Music Proficiency exams from the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagad andSangeet Alankar (Hindustani vocal) from the Akhila Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai. Presently preparing for ‘Sangeetachaarya’ program of the Akhila Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai. B High-grade artist ofAll-India –Radio.
Receipent of theAryabhatta award andYuva Chandrahaasa Purasakara. Receipent of State and Central Gov.t Scholarships in music under the HRD department. Receipent of Sur Sagar Scholarship in music.
Composed around 250 bandishes (compositions in classical music) under the pen-name -"ABHIRANG”.
2 audio cd's-NINAAD (Hindustani Classical Vocal) andNAADAMRITA(Kannada Bhajans) released recently by Lahari Recording Company, Bangalore. Recorded Vachanas for the‘1000 Vachanas’ project undertaken by Karnataka Gov.t. Recorded Sufi Songs for All-India-Radio, Bangalore Station. Ongoing research project for All-India-Radio, Bangalore Station –Documentary on ‘Bhairav ke Prakaar’ (Rare/Aprachalit Raags in Hindustani Classical Music). Conducts online classes in Hindustani Classical Vocal for aspiring students of music, both in India and Abroad. Trained and headed the Jain College Music Group which was awarded the Best Group in the Hindi, Sanskrit and Regional Language categories at the All-India National Level Group Song Competition held at Hissar and Jaipur by the Bharat Vikas Parishad.
Hindustani Classical Vocal and Bhajan/Dasavani Concerts rendered at the following Prestigious Platforms –
Schooling at Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bangalore.B.Com &Hindi Diploma in Mass Communication - Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore.Diploma in International Trade from the Northern Institute of Tafe, Australia.M.Com in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from KSOU, Mysore.MBA in Human Resources from ICFAI. Presently working as theH.O.D - Human Networking Academy, Jain University, Bangalore. Faculty for Personality Development Training for students, teachers, parents and corporates.
Other Interests –Was Student Leader of Hindi Parishad at Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College. Wrote poems and articles for the College Hindi Magazine ‘Parichay’. Trained in chess for 10 years under Prof Simadri. Winner in many intra/inter-school and college chess competitions. Was ranked 3rd in the State-Level ‘Under-17’ category.
ADARSH SHENOY K
Adarsh started his training in Tabla at the tender age of 8 under Sri Nagaraj Rao Gaikwad, who built in him a strong foundation of the basics of the Delhi and Ajrada Gharanas. Later he undertook training in the Faroukhabad style under Pandit Rajgopal Kallurkar from the year 1999. At present he is receiving advanced lessons from Pt. Yogesh Samsi of Mumbai. Adarsh was fortunate to be born in a music loving family to Sri Satish and Smt. Shwetha Shenoy, who took immense interest in grounding into him the importance of music at a very early age. Adarsh’s musical inclination was further strengthened by his elder brother Sri Abhijith Shenoy who is a very able Hindustani Classical Vocalist. Adarsh constantly accompanies his brother in all his concerts and the duo have given over 500 concerts together and carved a niche for them in the Hindustani Music Circuit. He was one of the youngest Tabla players to be awarded with a B-High grade by the All India Radio, Bangalore at the age of 18. Adarsh is also a recipient of many scholarships like the CCRT scholarship from the Govt. of India, scholarship from the State govt. of Karnataka and the Sursagar Scholarship. Awarded the Best Junior Tabla Player award by the Sri Rama Seva Mandali, Fort High School. He has represented the Bangalore University at the south zone university competitions and was selected to represent the south zone at the nationals. He also been part of the Jain College Group Song team which has been the All India Champion at the National Level Group Song Competition organized by the Bharat Vikas Parishad. Adarsh has completed his Vidwath exam in Tabla from the Karnataka State Board and Sangeet Alankar from the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal of Maharashtra, all in high distinction. He is currently pursuing another Music course under the Khairagarh University. He was recently awarded All India 2nd Rank in his Sangeet Alankar exam. Adarsh’s keen interest in innovation led him to foray into the fields of carnatic music and fusion music as well. He is currently undertaking training in the Carnatic talaa system under Vidwan Sri Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma, a very senior and respected Mridangam Artist from Bangalore. Adarsh is now a regular performer in various Taala vaadyas and ensembles and has been part of various groups like Laya Lahari, Layatharanga, Indo Canadian Band Lehera, Mangal Dhwani, RARE, Nandi Taala Vaadya, Karnataka School of Percussion etc to name a few. He has also successfully ventured into Fusion music and is the Founder member of a classical instrumental fusion band called Vidyouth, which comprises of young musicians from the Hindustani, Carnatic and Western forms of Music. He is part of fusion bands like The Prakash Sontakke Group, The Karthik Mani Group and others. Adarsh has given many performances and has accompanied artists like Pt. Narsimhalu Wadavatti, Pt. Parmeshwar Hegde, Pt. Nandakishore Muley, Pt.Prakash Sontakke, Pt. Milind Date, Pramod Gaikwad, Pt.Prabhat Kumar, Pt. Santosh Nahar, Dr. Jayanth Kumar Das etc to name a few. He has also performed alongside prominent Carnatic Musicians like Vidwan Sriram Parasuram & Anuradha Sriram, Vidushi Aruna Sairam, Sri Yella Venkateshwara rao, Sri Shashank Subramanium, Mysore Manjunath and Nagaraj, Vidwan Bangalore V.Praveen, Vidushi Kanyakumari, Vidwan Sri N Amrit etc. Adarsh is also the accompanist of choice for the younger generation of Hindustani Musicians like Sameer Rao, Suhas Mitra, Apratim Majumdar, Subranil Sarkar and many others. He has also been part of many jugalbandi concerts and has given Tabla solo recitals as well. He has played alongside western musicians like Mike Herting, Mathias Shriefel & Peter Kroll Ploeger and some jazz and rock musicians like Amit Heri, Keith Peters, Bruce Lee Mani, Darshan Doshi, Manoj George & Rhzude in fusion shows. Some of his performances include:
He has also performed at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Kasargod, Baroda, Kolhapur, Hassan, Manipal, Goa, Belgaum, Gulbarga etc to name a few. Adarsh is a commerce graduate from Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College and holds a PGDBA in Finance from Bangalore University. He has also completed his MBA in Finance from ICFAI Business School Bangalore with High Merit and is a scholarship holder from both the above said institutes. Adarsh is an avid chess player and has won many inter school and inter college chess competitions. Inspired by his Guruji Adarsh has taken up teaching, and conducts weekly Tabla Classes for aspiring young students and working professionals. He is currently working at Hewlett Packard as a Analytics Consultant.