2009
Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 26, 2009 6pm
Percussion Accompaniment, Thresh
Savitri: Journey in Eternal Night
Dumbo Dance Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Admission: Free
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Akshara performs at Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street, NY
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Friday, October 9, 2009
Akshara performs at Guria Festival
Columbia University, NY
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October 23, 2009 7:00 PM
Jugalbandhi--A Grand Carnatic/Hindustani Concert
Lang Recital Hall @ Hunter College
East 69th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues
New York, NY

Harrice Miller Entertainment and Jiva Performing Arts present one of India's foremost Carnatic violinists, Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, who will perform a duet with Hindustani flute maestro Pravin Godkhindi in New York City!
Accompanying them on the mridangam will A.R. Bala Skandan and on tabla, Charudatta Phadke.
Buy your tickets in advance and save!
https://www.sulekha.com/ticketsV3/buytickets.aspx?cid=578338
$35 VIP (first two rows including an autographed CD)
$16 General Admission
$15 Students & Seniors w/ID (same as at door)
Tickets at the door (cash only)
$40 VIP
$20 General Admission
$15 Students & Seniors w/ID
To hear Viji's sublime music, please visit:
http://www.lalgudivijayalakshmi.com
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Concert with Chitraveena Ravikiran
TBA
December 2009 - January 2010
Music Festival - Chennai
Past Events in 2009
March 21, 2009
Carnatic Vocal Concert by Prasad Venkatraman
accompanied by Arun Ramamurthy on Violin
AR Balaskandan on Mridangam
G Balaganesh on Morsing
Arsha Bodha Center
www.arshabodha.org
March 28, 2009
Dikshitar Utsavam
Bridgewater Temple, NJ
April 3, 2009
Westchester Arts Council
Arts of India, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Carnatica Brothers in Concert
South Indian Vocal Concert by the renowned KN Shashikran and P. Ganesh
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accompanied by Arun Ramamurthy on violin, AR Balaskandan on mridangam, and G Balaganesh on morsing
7:30PM
Nurture New York
1123 Broadway @25th St. Suite 1205 | New York, NY
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Chamber Concert
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Thyagarajah Aradhana at Pioneer Grange, South Brunswick, NJ
Friday, June 12, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Swami Dayanandha Ashram, Saylorsburg, PA
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Chamber Concert
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Chandayyan Concert Series, NY
Arun Ramamurthy - Violin, AR Bala Skandan - Mridangam, G Balaganesh - morsing
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Make Music New York
Akshara performs at Think Coffee
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Sai Mandir, Baldwin, NY
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Flushing Temple, NY
Friday, July 17, 2009
Lotus 5
DROM, NY
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Bombay Sisters
Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, NY
Friday, August 7, 2009
Akshara performs at OS Art House
John Street, NY
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Friday, August 14, 2009
IAAC Panel Discussion - Mathematics & Rhythm in Indian Music & Dance
Dance New Amsterdam, NY
www.iaac.us
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Carnatica Brothers
Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple, Middletown, CT
Thursday, August 27, 2009 7pm
Violin Accompaniment: Kalarathnam K G Jayan
Sai Mandir, 1889 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY
Free Admission
Friday, August 28, 2009 6.30pm
Akshara performs in Somerville
Somerville Community Center, 22 Vinal Avenue, Somerville, MA
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Saturday, September 5, 2009 6pm
Jugalbhandi with Carnatica Brothers, Sitar Maestro Ikhlaq Hussain Khan, A R Bala Skandan, Naren Budhakar
Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin, DE
Saturday, September 12, 2009 3.30pm
Akshara performs at the New England Culture Festival
Lowell, MA
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Sunday, September 13, 2009 12.30pm
Akshara performs with Sonali Skandan
Queens College, NY
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Monday, September 14, 2009 6.30pm
An Evening of Bharatanatyam, Prof CV Chandrasekhar, Sonali Skandan, AR Bala Skandan, Trina Basu
Hunter College, Lang Recital Hall, NY