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Abhishek Raghuram - 06 Feb 2020

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At Bangalore, I recently got to coordinate a recent circuit by Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram, one of the most accomplished Carnatic vocalists among the younger generation.   Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram conducted two programmes on 06 Feb 20 viz. at Parikrma School, Jayanagar during the forenoon and at The Valley School, Kanakapura Road during the post lunch session. He was ably accompanied by Vidushi Sornalata on the Violin and Vidwan K Sai Giridhar on the Mridangam. Vidwan Abhishek started by explaining the genesis of music from the sounds of the nature and went on to identify the basic ‘swaras’ in the nursery rhyme ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little star’. He replaced the English lyrics with Indian lyrics and accent progressively to arrive at a rendering of the rhyme in pure Carnatic style. Coming to the ‘laya’ aspect of music, he illustrated the same as an enabler of harmony by initially singing to the rhythmic clapping of children and then in step with the strains of Violin and the be...

Workshop demonstration by Vidushi Shivaranjani Harish

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The Workshop Demonstration Circuit in Bidar district of Karnataka was successfully conducted by   Vidushi Shivaranjani Harish from 3rd February,2020 to 8th February,2020. Vidushi Shivaranjani Harish has been learning Bharatanatyam for close to 30 years and teaching this art form for over 18 years under the tutorship of acclaimed dancers and Gurus Kiran Subramanyam and Sandhya Kiran at their institution for dance, RASIKA, Bangalore. She has performed at several prestigious platforms and has a host of solo shows all over India. A TOP GRADED artiste of Doordarshan and an empanelled artiste of ICCR- Government of India, Shivaranjani has won major awards like the YUVA PRATHIBE from the Government of Karnataka, ARYABHATTA award and the title of 'Karnataka Nrityashri'.She is also the proud winner of the prestigious HRD scholarship awarded by the Government of India. A graduate in Journalism, she presently works as a senior teacher and administrator at RASIKA. Shivaranjani...

Yamini 2020 @IIM Bangalore

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For the 17th consecutive year, we had a successful Yamini overnight at IIM, Bengaluru on 25-26th January on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day of India. Beginning with the masterpiece ‘Swara Raga Sudha’ in Shankarabharanam, Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram rendered compositions of Tyagaraja and Muthuswamy Dikshitar with great proficiency. Todi and KapiNarayani were his other choice of ragas for the evening. He was ably accompanied by Vidushi H.M. Smitha on the Violin, Vidwan K U Jayachandra Rao on Mridangam and Vidwan Giridhar Udupa on the Ghatam. Concert ended with a joyful Thillana in MohanaKalyani composed by his maternal granduncle, Maestro Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman. Misra bandhu began with a soul-stirring rendition of a vilambit in Bihagada. The Basant Bahar that followed, a jod-raag, was skillfully tackled to be rendered as an enchanting hybrid. The Gurunanak bhajan in Raag Kirwani  and the Tulsi Das bhajan in Raag GauriManjari were special. Pandit Ravindra Yavagal and Pandit Vya...

Applications to be a Core Team Member

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SPIC MACAY Bangalore Chapter invites applications for various positions in core team that manages SPIC MACAY activities in Bangalore and Karnataka. Areas of Work Accounts (2) SW development (2) Publicity and Branding (10) Program Coordination (43) Fund Raising (15) Process of Applying Select a position you want to apply for Fill the application form   Come for a discussion - if shortlisted and called Accounts Coordinator – 2 positions Key Responsibilities: Manage account books of Bengaluru Chapter for collection of sponsorship and contribution amount Payment of reimbursement and honorarium Reporting accounts and activity list to central chapter SW Development Process Automation Engg – 2 positions Key Responsibilities: Develop Automation Software for  Data collection, tracking and reporting  Account keeping and communicating  Work with Team to identify more automation possibilities  Social Media Coordinator – ...

15th Yamini @ IIM Bangalore

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It's a new year and as the weather starts turning from  cold  to  pleasant , SPIC MACAY Bengaluru presents yet another dusk to dawn overnight series of concerts,  Yamini 2018 , at IIM Bangalore,  from 7 PM on Jan 25 to 7 AM on Jan 26 . There is absolutely no exaggeration that this very important event of our calendar, Yamini at IIM Bangalore (started in 2004), has become one of the most famous classical music and dance events in Bengaluru. This edition is indeed a  milestone event , for this being the  15th edition in succession at IIMB ! We take this opportunity to thank the host institute IIM Bangalore, innumerable student volunteers, faculty and all the extremely dedicated volunteers of SPIC MACAY who made it happen over the past 14 years.. On the eve of the 69th Republic Day of India, we present a wonderful lineup of artistes to showcase the rich heritage of India!! Sri.  Kadri Gopalnath  (Saxophone) - with Kum.  Kanyakum...

Experience @ ISC2017

International School Convention 2017 is over. All of us reached to our homes and are back to our normal routine. Being at ISC was a different experience. Some participants (Artists, Teachers and students) shared their experience with us in form of a video. If you also want to share your experience, please write the same in comments section. If you want to share a video, put the link to the video in comment and we shall include the video on this page.

Preparations of ISC2017 Venue

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Students of the host school DPS North Bangalore, are instrumental decorating the school and making it ready for upcoming International School Convention.