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