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2022

2021

2020

​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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  1. November 12th--15th:
    Smt. Gayathri  Venkataraghavan

  2. November 19th--22nd:
    Smt. Shantala Subramanyam and
    Smt. Dhanya Dinesh

  3. November 26th--29th:
    Smt. S.Aishwarya and Kum. S.Soundarya

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Vid. Arunagiri

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

Ticketing: Free

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Vasanthothsavam

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

Ticketing: Free

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Mano Raga Ranjani

“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

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Sahana Vasudevan

Sahana will be presenting a vocal concert in honor of her Guru Padma Bhushan Sri. P.S. Narayanaswamy.

Date:

Sunday Feb 28th @6:30PM PST

Ticketing: Free

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Thyagaraja Aradhana

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

Ticketing: Free 

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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.

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Navayuva Series

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

Ticketing: Free

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2020

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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

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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

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"Online with Artists" - 2020 - Episode 1

Veena Concert by
Vid. Sri. Srikanth Chary
Chi. Hrishikesh Chary
Kum. Priyanka Chary

 

Date: Saturday Feb 6, 2020. 9:30am-4:00pm

Venue: FB / Youtube

2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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"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

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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

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"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

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Vidushi Smt. Vishaka Hari - Musical Discourse (in English)

Co-artists:

Vidwan Sri. B. Ananthakrishnan - Violin
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