PAST EVENTS
2023
Sun, Oct 01Woodside High Performing Arts CenterOct 01, 2023, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDTWoodside High Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave, Woodside, CA 94062, USAAccompanied by Kamalakiran Vinjamuri on Violin Sumesh Narayanan on Mridangam Anirudh Athreya on Khanjira
Sun, Oct 08Milpitas High School TheatreOct 08, 2023, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDTMilpitas High School Theatre, 1285 Escuela Pkwy, Milpitas, CA 95035, USAAccompanied by: Vidwan. Vijay Muraleedharan on Violin; Vidwan Sai Raghavan on Mridangam.
Sun, Oct 08Milpitas High School TheatreOct 08, 2023, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDTMilpitas High School Theatre , 1285 Escuela Pkwy, Milpitas, CA 95035, USAAccompanied by: Vidwan Sri. Sayee Rakshith on Violin; Vidwan Sri. Praveen Sparsh on Mridangam.
Sun, Nov 05Willow Glen Middle School TheaterNov 05, 2023, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM PSTWillow Glen Middle School Theater, 2105 Cottle Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, USAA grand Carnatic Vocal Concert on the closing event of the year. Vidwan Sri. Rajeev Mukundan on Violin; Vidwan Sri. Thanjavur K. Muruga Boopathi on Mridangam.
Sat, Feb 10Cubberley Theater Palo AltoFeb 10, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMCubberley Theater Palo AltoA thematic concert presented by Anuradha Sridhar and Team. The play describes a boat journey by the Gopis and a 7 years old Krishna on the Yamuna river. Krishna creates an illusory storm to challenge the pride of the Gopis.
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Jagat Janani is a unique Bharatanatyam concert demonstrating the power of The Universal Mother. Jagat Janani is the result of collaborative and creative choreography of leading Bay Area dance schools - Shri Krupa Dance Company, Abhinaya Dance Company, Nrithyollasa Dance Academy, and Kala Vandana Dance Company.
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Vasanthothsavam Series of Concerts
Vocal: Vid. Shri T.N Arunagiri
Violin: Vid. Vignesh Thyagarajan
Mridangam: Vid. Ajay Gopi.
Date:
July 10 2021, 6.00pm PDT
Concert Schedule (All concerts will begin at 6.30 PM PST):
13-Mar-2021 – Vid. Smt. Chandrika Pai
27-Mar-2021 – Vid. Smt. NCS Ravali
10-Apr-2021 – Vid. Kum. Roopa Mahadevan
24-Apr-2021 – Harikatha by Vidwan Shri Ashok Subramanian
08-May-2021 – Vocal concert by Vidwan Shri Anil Narasimha
22-May-2021 – Vocal concert by Vidwan Shri Krishna Parthasarathy
Date:
See above
“Mano RaGaRanjani” is an exquisite online vocal duet by
Vidushis Smt. Ranjani & Smt. Gayathri
Vidwan Rajeev Mukundan - Violin
Vidwan Sri. K. Sai Giridhar - Mridangam
Vidwan S. Krishna - Ghatam
Date:
March 20, 2021, 4pm PDT
Ticketing:
SIFA presents 42nd Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival on February 6th 2021 (Saturday) and takes great pride in featuring the Pancharathna Krithis singing led by Bay Area's revered Vocal Gurus (left-to-right and top-to-bottom in the order of the Pancharathna).
1. Chethulara, Sri Ganapathi Ni - Vidwan Sri. Mohan Rangan
2. Jagadānanda kārakā - Vidushi Smt. Jayashree Varadarajan
3. Duḍukugala - Vidushi Smt. Asha Ramesh
4. Sādhinchane - Vidushi Smt. Padmaja Kishore
5. Kana kana ruci rā - Vidushi Smt. Kasthuri Shivkumar
6. Endarō mahānubhāvulu - Vidwan Sri. Shivkumar Bhat, Vidwan Sri. Hari Devnath
Date:
February 6th 2021, 9am PDT
Trinity" weaves a fabric of three beautiful stories on the legendary Carnatic musicians Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshithar, and Shyama Shastri and has received critical acclaim when it was originally staged in India. It has now been recreated using very high quality theater style video production for online streaming and viewing.
Date:
April 16th 2021, 6.00pm PDT
Available to watch until April 19th, midnight.
Ticketing:
SIFA presents "Margazhi Mela" NavaYuva concert series from Nov28th 2020 - Jan31st 2021, every Saturday at 6.30 p.m. PST .
Join us in celebrating the music festival by listening to the wonderful artists.
Concert Schedule (All concerts will begin at 6.30 PM PST):
28-Nov-2020 - Vocal concert by Ananya Ashok
05-Dec-2020 - Violin concert by Sruti Sarathy
12-Dec-2020 - Vocal concert by Ashwin Srikant
19-Dec-2020 - Vocal concert by Arjun Subramaniam
26-Dec-2020 - Vocal concert by Manasa Suresh
02-Jan-2021 - Violin duet by Vignesh & Aparna Thyagarajan
09-Jan-2021 - Flute concert by Shreyas Bharadwaj
16-Jan-2021 - Vocal concert by Ranjani Ravindrabharathy
23-Jan-2021 - Veena duet by Hrishikesh & Priyanka Chary
30-Jan-2021 - Vocal concert by Vivrd Prasanna
Date:
See Above
2020
Thyagaraja Aradhana
Date: Saturday Feb 6, 2020. 9:30am-4:00pm
Venue: Quinlan Community Center (near De Anza College)
10185 N. Stelling Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Kum. Malavika Sriram - Vocal
"Navayuga 2020 Concerts"
Kum. Malvika Sriram - Vocal Concert
Shreyas Srinivasan - Violin
Ajay Gopi - Mridangam
Achyut Srinivasan - Kanjira
Date: Saturday Feb 6, 2020. 9:30am-4:00pm
Venue: Quinlan Community Center (near De Anza College)
10185 N. Stelling Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014
2019
Thyagaraja Aradhana
Date: Saturday Jan 26, 2019. 9:00am-5:00pm
Venue: Quinlan Community Center (near De Anza College)
10185 N. Stelling Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Vyakrita - Under the Sacred Tree
Excerpts from the many past lives of the Budha on his path towards enlightenment.
Original Music: Smt. Asha Ramesh & Shri. Nachiketa Yakkundi
Javanese Dhalang (Puppeteer): Ki Midiyanto & Gamelan Ensemble
Choreography: Smt. Shreelata Suresh & Senior Vishwa Shanthi Dancers
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm.& 6:00 pm.
Venue: Quinlan Community Center (near De Anza College)
10185 N. Stelling Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Artist Website: Vishwa Shanthi
Vidwan Sri. Gunil Gargyan - Vocal Concert
Co-Artists:
Vidwan Sri. R. Raghul - Violin
Vidwan Sri. Trivandrum Balaji - Mridangam
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 4pm
Venue: Jain Temple of Northern California
722 S Main St. Milpitas, CA 95035
Vidushi Padmabhushan Smt. Sudha Raghunathan - Vocal Concert
Co-Artists:
Shri. Kamalakiran Vinjamuri - Violin
Shri. Akshay Ananthapadmanabhan - Mridangam
Shri. Sowmiya Narayanan - Ghatam
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 5:30 pm
Venue: Carrington Hall, Sequoia High School
1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City, CA 94062
Vidwan Sri. S. Saketharaman - Vocal Concert
Co-Artists:
Vidwan Sri. L. Ramakrishnan - Violin
Vidwan Sri. Patri Satish kumar - Mridangam
Date: Sunday, April 7, 2019 - 4 pm
Venue: Independence High School
617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA 95133
Vidushis Smt. Ranjani & Smt. Gayathri - Vocal Duet
Co-Artists:
Vidushi Charumathi Raghuraman - Violin
Vidwan Sri. K. Sai Giridhar - Mridangam
Date: Sunday, April 7, 2019 - 4 pm
Venue: Independence High School
617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA 95133
"Samyoga" The Sublime Union --
Bharathanatyam dance ballet by Sri. Shijith Nambiar, Smt. Parvathy Menon and Troupe
Date: Sunday, Apr. 28, 2019 - 5:00 pm
Venue: Carrington Hall, Sequoia High School
1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City, CA 94062
Vidwan Sri. Ramakrishnan Murthy - Vocal Concert
Co-Artists:
Vidwan Sri. Hemmige V Srivatsan - Violin
Vidwan Sri. B Srivatsan - Mridangam
Date: Sunday, May 12, 2019 - 4:30 pm.
Venue: Cubberley Auditorium (STANFORD campus)
485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
"New Dimensions to Margam"
Bharathanatyam program by Nrithya Choodamani Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan & Dakshina Vaidyanathan Baghel
Orchestra:
Vocal - Smt. Asha Ramesh
Nattuvangam - Smt. Snigdha Venkataramani
Violin - Sri. Vikram Ragukumar
Mridangam - Sri. Adithya Ganesh
Special Effects - Kum. Sannidhi Vaidyanathan
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2019 - 5:30 pm.
Venue: Independence High School
617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA 95133
Vidushi Smt. Vishaka Hari - Musical Discourse (in English)
Co-artists:
Vidwan Sri. B. Ananthakrishnan - Violin
Vidwan Sri. Arjun Ganesh - Mridangam
Date: Sunday, June 2, 2019 - 4pm.
Venue: ICC - India Community Center
525 Los Coches St, Milpitas, CA 95035
Carnatic Epic Choir - Srushti (Seeds of Creativity)
Conceptualized and presented by
Vidwan Sri. Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan
Date: Sunday, August 25, 2019 - 4pm.
Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Interactive Vocal Concert by: Vidwan Sri. Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan
with his senior disciples
Vidwan Sri. Shivakumar Bhat
Vidwan Sri. Hari Devanath
Vidushi Smt. Kasthuri Shivakumar
Co-artists:
Vidwan Sri. Hemmige Srivatsan - Violin
Vidwan Sri. Ramesh Srinivasan - Mridangam
Vidwan Sri. Ravindhrabharathy Sridharan - Mridangam
Vidwan Sri. M. Hariharan - Morsing
Date: Sunday, August 25, 2019 - 4pm.
Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054