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Young Tarang! - Music Classes

Carnatic Vocal Classes

Tarang,  a  non-profit forum organizing concerts for young, upcoming and promising classical musicians, has now introduced music classes!

Young Tarang is a music school to encourage youngsters to
learn Indian classical and semi classical music in Secunderabad. A small beginning in this endeavour with Ms Vandana Shete who conducted a workshop for  youngsters Hindustani semi classical music. 

The school activity has expanded since onto a larger format with the support and encouragement from talented teachers we now offer regular classes in Keyboard, Guitar, Carnatic and Hindustani vocals. We hope to introduce more instruments going forward.

Guitar Classes with Vivian!

Vivian and Soum accompanying young tarang singers!

Currently tutoring children and adults from 5 to 55,Tarang gives due importance to stage performances encouraging students them a platform of encouragement. The Young Tarang students shared stage space with child prodigy S. Akash, a flautist from Bangalore, at Tarang’s on March 31^st. 

keyboard for kids!

Meren Ozukum- Guitar Teacher.

The teaching panel consists of renowned Hindustani classical Artist Dr. R. N. Shinde for hindustani classical music, Ms. Veenadhri for carnatic vocals and Mr. Vivian Devraj and Mr. Anupreet for Keyboards and Meren Ozukum for Guitar.
Tarang is always on the look out for new teachers and interested students.

Special workshops in Hindustani , carnatic and are also conducted.

Carnatic Vocal classes on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Keyboard and Guitar on Saturday and Sunday.

Classes are held @ i Design Studio, 14 Teachers Colony, Near Andhra Bank, East Marredpally, Secunderabad -26.For more info Contact: Preethi 9553307300 and Indira 9949076582 

TARANG a non profit music forum  is featuring S.Akash, a child prodigy, in a hindustani flute recital on 31 st march, 6 40 pm at Saptaparini  Rd No 8 Banjara Hills.This concert is open to all music lovers.S.His skills are being honed under the tutelage of eminent  gurus like Pt Jayateerth Mevundi and Pt Ronu Majumdar.

 Akash has performed in many renowned music festivals and has the honor of receiving the Shanmukha Sangeet Shiromani award mumbai, Exceptional talent award from Governor of Karnataka,Pogo amazing kids award etc .His melody and mastery over a difficult wind instrument like the flute is a real treat to the ear..

Vivek Mishra another youngster from Mumbai is acompanying Akash on the Tabla and also play tabla solo..

Vivek Mishra  has tutored  under Padma Bushan late  Pt Samta Prasad, from the age of 8 and from his present gurus Pt Kishor Mishra and Pt Bholanath Mishra.

Tarang concert will be a must attend for  Hyderabadi  music lovers and especially the  young music enthusiasts. 

Tarang's 3- Ranjani Sivakumar & Shreya Ramnath

TARANG CONCERTS FEATURED  RANJANI SIVAKUMAR AND SHREYA RAMNATH

Tarang a non profit music forum to encourage young artistes in classical music featured two talented artistes on Sunday evening at a beautifully decorated saptaparini open air auditorium.

Ranjani Sivakumar ‘s a young Hyderabad artiste”s  vocal concert was a mark of melody ,crispness, youth and talent all bundled in one. She sang aarabhi and  hamsadhwani   as her opening pieces  and set the mood for the evening. karahara priya the next raga elaborated by her in which she  unfolded  its beautiful nuances and sang to the rapt attention of the audience  .Ranjani next  sang reethi  gowla  rendering the gem of krithi amba janani  with the richness this raaga deserves .Her shankarabharanam drew applause for the grandeur she so aptly brought out singing ee thaavunaa ra .She ended her concert with s melodius  bhajan .

Shreya Ramnath  a research scholar in journalism from chennai presented the second  concert featuring annamayya krithis.it  was a session marked by her beautiful voice , lilting tonal quality  and sheer melody which enhanced the beauty of each of the masterpieces which shri  annamayya penned. Her voice pitch and its freshness was the highlight of her songs. Her renderings in yaman kalian and tilang  and kurunji   were very well appreciated.

Shreya Ramnath holds a postgraduate diploma in Print Media from the Asian College of Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Stella Maris College. She is passionate about languages and has studied French and German, both of which she is proficient in. Shreya is currently learning Carnatic music from renowned musician Dwaram Mangathayaru , and has also undergone basic training in Hindustani music in Mumbai, where she did her schooling. She has won several prizes in singing at the school and college level and has performed at a number of cultural events at leading sabhas all over the city. Shreya particularly enjoys singing light music, and has recorded a number of devotional songs and jingles.  She has also sung for some television serials and for a couple of unreleased films. She recently made her Carnatic concert debut to critical acclaim. Currently working as a Research Associate while pursuing a Diploma in Music from the University of Madras, Shreya hopes to make a mark in the niche field of writing on the performing arts.

Ranjani Sivakumar
Date of Birth and Age
4th February, 1982
Professional Qualification
B.E. (ECE), University of Madras
Assistant Systems Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services (2003 – 2006)

M.Music from the University of Madras.
Siksha
Dr.Smt.Pantula Rama (“A-top"artiste of AIR, Disciple of Sri Ivaturi Vijayeswara Rao)
Smt.Seetha Narayanan (“A-top” artiste of AIR, Disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Sri S. Ramanathan and Sangita Kala Acharya
Sri Chingelpet Ranganathan)
Sri N.S.Srinivasan (flutist,Disciple of  Sri T R Mahalingam)

Music credentials
(Scholarships and prizes won)
Recipient of CCRT, Govt. of India, Junior Scholarship in the field of Carnatic Music vocal (1994 to 2002)
Recipient of CCRT, Govt. of India, Senior Scholarship in the field of Carnatic Music vocal (2006)
All India Radio,Hyderabad, B Grade.
Kalasagaram Tambura Prize for Dikshithar kritis,2010
Sharada Cultural Trust, Tambura Prize,2011

Tarang's 2nd - Sarang Kulkarni

Tarang presents  Sarang Kulkarni's Sarod concert which leaves   Hyderabadi's spell bound .

 "Tarang " a  not for profit forum  to promote  and introduce  the young jewels  of Indian classical music,  featured Sarang Kulkarni on 25 Sept 2011 at the comfortable Shantha Auditorium in Sunshine Hospital , Secunderabad.

Sarang Kulkarni  a young  20 year old and gifted Sarod player from Pune , began  his concert  with Raag Madhuvanti .The  alaap  Jod and jhala could  bring out  the haunting melody of  this evening raaga .The vilambit  drut  composition sent audience into raptures several times due to the perfect co- ordination with the accompanying Tabla artist Shri Hari jit singh. who drew repeated applause.

Sarang next played a Hori (with the backdrop of holi in mathura),  which was a bouquet of melody  reminding one  of the by gone era of  Girija devi and Begum Akhtar"s  whose  rendition "Holi khelat Nandlala" can never be forgotten.

Sarang Switched to light classical  after the break  and played his own composition in mishra pahadi  the melody  raag of the Himalayas.Sarang followed this up  with a composition in Raag Des and  then with Gandhi ji s favorite Bhajan "Vaishnava Janate" in which he innovated several bandish with the Harijit  providing a perfect percussion  support.

He concluded with a  very innovative composition in mishra Bhairavi which left the audience  spell bound and  the music lovers showering this youngster with blessings and greetings.

Harijit  on Tabla and Sarang on Sarod were a perfect match in style , charm , talent, rhythm and melody and with eyes closed it felt that Zakir and  Ustad Amjad Ali AkbarKhan were performing .

 A very wonderful even by Tarang indeed and this gifted 20 year old maestro will indeed grow to be rated amongst  India's best Sarod Players in the very near future
For more pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/100929536704580621314/Tarang2Sarang

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Tarang's 1st Concert- Abhishruti

It takes years of untiring dedication and practice, numerous performances and some hard

knocks before an artist attains fame and recognition. Their passion demands time, effort,

enormous amounts of energy and above all mental strength and conviction to carry on.

We hope to provide one tiny avenue for them to journey on towards their destiny. In

pursuit of this objective we present today Ms. Abhishruthi Bezbaruah, a worthy disciple

of the famous duo; Padma Bhushan Pt. Rajan – Sajan Misra; who have said this of her

talent “It is wonderful for us to se our student performing so well”

Abhishruthi is multi talented, having displayed this aspect of her personality at a very

young age. A student of Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer and Lady Shri Ram College ,

New Delhi, she has won nearly every competition that she participated in and we can say

with certainty that winning is a habit of hers.

Abhishruthi has also done a course in Sound Recording, Design and Music production

from Whistling Woods International, Mumbai. A sound decision no doubt. In addition to

all these she is also a fine Bharatnatyam dancer having staged her Arrangetram- ‘Ranga

Pravesh’ in 2003.

Among the many awards that she has won; the Young Talent award for Hindustani

Classical Music by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India and the 1st prize in the All India

Radio competition in the vocal music category, deserves special mention particularly as

the latter was the first by an Assamese. She is a radio approved graded artist in both the

classical as well as the Sugam Sangeet categories. This immensely talented lady is also a

regular on the Doordarshan presentations.

Abhishruthi has performed all over the country and abroad at many cultural, educational,

corporate and government events. Her mastery over her craft is a delight to the rasiks

and the layman alike. Her command over the range of ragas and impeccable technique

has taken her to Houston, Atlanta, Boston and Yorkshire. She has also featured on a

local radio channel – Radio Masti in Houston, displaying a lighter and fun side of her

personality.

This lovely lady also has a beautiful heart as seen by her efforts to raise funds by

performing at the Unitarian University Church, Munice, Indianapolis, USA and for

Martin Hospice of Huddersfield, UK. Her beautiful music and smile has helped soothe

the hearts and bring a smile on many faces.

Abhishruthi has also sung in Padmashri Muzaffar Ali’s serial “Zubaan-e-Ishq” and his

opera “Gomti”. Has sung for Pt. Jaikishan Maharaj’s ballets “Abhisaar” and “Orja ki

Nrittaki” apart from lending her voice ( ??! ) in the Disney channel serial “Ishaan”. Of

her talent and effort Shri Muzaffar Ali said ”Her mellifluous voice has touched our

hearts.”

In addition to all these activities Abhishruthi finds time to cut music albums of which

one is with the renowned bhajan maestro Shri Anup Jalotaji - “Prayaas- A classical

endeavour” and one other, a tribute to Late Darpanath Sharma – “Emuthi Geetor

Sonkolon” , an Assamese music album. Presently she is working on a semi classical

album in Assamese.

All these accomplishments at such a young age! A precious jewel to her gurus and an

every lasting delight to her audience.

We wish her the very best in all her endeavours.

It is imperative and appropriate that we thank Dr. Balasubramaniam, Director Research,

L V Prasad Eye Institute for his support by allowing us to organize this performance here.

We also thank all the people at this esteemed institute who helped us do it.

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e- invite

A Tarang invitation

Join us on a delightful journey,

an evening of melodious music.

“Ragas rule her heart, mind and soul”

Immerse yourself in the Hindustani classical vocal recital

by

Ms. Abhishruthi Bezbaruah

A disciple of Pt. Rajan – Sajan Misra and their sons.

Venue : L V Prasad Eye Institute

Auditorium, 5th Floor

Rd. No. 2, Banjara Hills.

Date : Sunday, 26th June 2011

Time : 6.30 pm.