2009 Events
December 2009 - February 2010
Music Festival - Chennai
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Concert with Chitraveena Ravikiran
Baruch Performance Arts Center
Baruch College, NY
Violin: Ranjani Ramakrishnan
Mridangam: AR Bala Skandan
Morsing: G Balaganesh
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, performing a duet with Hindustani flute maestro Pravin Godkhindi in New York City!
Mridangam: AR Bala Skandan
Tabla: Charudatta Phadke.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Akshara performs at Guria Festival
Columbia University, NY
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Akshara performs at Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street, NY
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Saturday, September 26, 2009 6pm
Percussion Accompaniment, Thresh
Savitri: Journey in Eternal Night
Dumbo Dance Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Admission: Free
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
Sunday, September 13, 2009 12.30pm
Akshara performs with Sonali Skandan
Queens College, NY
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Saturday, September 12, 2009 3.30pm
Akshara performs at the New England Culture Festival
Lowell, 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
Friday, August 28, 2009 6.30pm
Akshara performs in Somerville
Somerville Community Center, 22 Vinal Avenue, Somerville, MA
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 7pm
Violin Accompaniment: Kalarathnam K G Jayan
Sai Mandir, 1889 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY
Free Admission
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Carnatica Brothers
Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple, Middletown, CT
Friday, August 14, 2009
IAAC Panel Discussion - Mathematics & Rhythm in Indian Music & Dance
Dance New Amsterdam, NY
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Akshara performs at OS Art House
John Street, NY
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Bombay Sisters
Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, NY
Friday, July 17, 2009
Performance with Lotus 5
DROM, NY
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Flushing Temple, NY
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Sai Mandir, Baldwin, NY
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Make Music New York
Akshara performs at Think Coffee
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Chandayyan Concert Series, NY
Arun Ramamurthy - Violin, AR Bala Skandan - Mridangam, G Balaganesh - morsing
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Chamber Concert
Friday, June 12, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Swami Dayanandha Ashram, Saylorsburg, PA
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Thyagarajah Aradhana at Pioneer Grange, South Brunswick, NJ
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Mridangam Accompaniment: Maharajapuram Srinivasan and Maharajapuram Ganesh
Chamber Concert
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 Bala Skandan on mridangam, and G Balaganesh on morsing
7:30PM
Nurture New York
1123 Broadway @25th St. Suite 1205 | New York, NY
April 3, 2009
Westchester Arts Council
Arts of India, 2009
March 28, 2009
Dikshitar Utsavam
Bridgewater Temple, NJ
March 21, 2009
Carnatic Vocal Concert by Prasad Venkatraman
accompanied by Arun Ramamurthy on Violin
AR Bala Skandan on Mridangam
G Balaganesh on Morsing
Arsha Bodha Center
www.arshabodha.org
2008 Events
December 2008/January 2009: December Music Season, Chennai
Performances during December Season
November 23: Pallavi II: Festival of Music 
by the violin & mridangam students of AR Balaskandan with special guests
Flushing High School | 35-01 Union St. Flushing, NY
9:30 - Registration
10:00AM-3:00PM - Concerts
presented by jiva performing arts
November 1: Mridangam accompaniment for Smt. Saavithri Ramanand
Staten Island Hindu Temple
October 3: Navaratri Celebrations at Wesleyan University
Mridangam Accompaniment to Anita Ratnam
September 14: Sampradaya: Celebrating Tradition
Solo Bharatantyam dance recital by Sonali Skandan, with live vocals, nattuvangam by CV Chandrasekhar
accompanied by AR Bala Skandan on mridangam & Jitendra Kishore on violin
Lang Recital Hall | Hunter College | 6:00PM
September 13: Sun to Stars Festival with Shobana Raghavan
www.solar1.org
August 15: Veena Duet by JT Jeyaraaj & Jaysri Krishan
accompanied by AR Bala Skandan on Mridangam & G Balaganesh on Morsing & kanjira
The Arch 7:00PM
June 20th: TV GOPALAKRISHNAN in Concert
Arun Ramamurthy on Violin
AR Bala Skandan on Mridangam
7:30PM
The Arch
66 West 39th St. NYC
sponsored by The Arch
June 28: Mridangam accompaniment for Dr. Krishnaveni Nisthala (veena artist from India)
Bridgewater Temple, NJ | 4:00PM
July 18th: Sankari Krishnan in Concert
SP Ananthapadmanabha on Violin, AR Balaskandan on Mridangam & G Balaganesh on morsing
7:30PM
The Arch
66 West 39th St. NYC
May 31st: Ramayana: A Visual Journey
National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA
3PM
www.visionaid.org/ramayana
May 26th: Mridangam accompaniment for VK Raman
Bryn Mawr, PA
MAY 17th: OS THIAGARAJAN IN CONCERT
5:00PM
The Hindu Temple Community Center
Lakshmi Hall 45-57 Bowne St., Flushing, NY
Sri Raghavendra Rao on Violin
Sri AR Bala Skandan on Mridangam
presented by Jiva Performing Arts, Mukthambar Fine Arts, Youth Center for Music & Arts
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May 13: Juilliard School
Akshara performance at Juilliard
Lincoln Center 8PM
May 10: Violin accompaniment for Smt. Saavithri Ramanand
Queens, NY
April 26: Classical Carnatic Concert
Nirmala Rajasekhar - Veena
AR Bala Skandan - Mridangam
G. Balaganesh - Morsing
Arch Studios, 66 W. 39th St, New York, NY
7:30PM www.thearch.us
presented by Jiva Performing Arts
March 19: Manhattan School of Music: Lecture Demonstration
March 7: The Horace Mann School with Samir Chatterjee
March 1st: CHATUR-ANG
A Classical Indian Quartet
featuring: Arun Ramamurthy, Srinivas Reddy, Bala Skandan and Nitin Mitta
Saturday, March 1, 2008 7PM
The Arch
66 West 39th St. NYC
www.thearch.us
2007 Events
December 1st: Morganville, NJ
Mridangam Accompaniment: Purandaraotsavam
November 17th: Hartford, CT
Mridangam Accompaniment for Sri Deepak Varma
November 16th: Staten Island, NY
Violin Accompaniment for Smt. Saavithri Ramanand
October 27th: Philadelphia, PA
Violin Accompaniment for Reverend
October 19th: Tamarind Art, NYC
The Akshara Percussion Ensemble and Sonali Skandan
7:00PM
Tamarind Art Gallery & Museum
142 East 39th St.
New York, NY 10016
for more information: http://www.tamarindart.com
October 13th: Guria Festival, Columbia University
The Akshara Percussion Ensemble: benefit concert for Guria
Alfred Lerner Hall, 8PM
September 23rd: India Center of Westchester
Violin Accompaniment for Smt. Saavithri Ramanand
249 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
September 22, 2007:
U R B A N K U T C H E R I 2
-- where classical India meets the modern metropolis --
CAMBRIDGE MULTICULTURAL ARTS CENTER
41 Second Street
Cambridge, MA
Urban Kutcheri is a unique endeavor by New York based Indian classical artists who have come together to present their traditions in a modern light. The program presents classical Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music juxtaposed with contemporary imagery and word.
Featuring:
dance by Sonali Skandan
music by Bala Skandan, Arun Ramamurthy, Jonathan Singer, Zach Knight
poetry by Raina Mehta
photography by Jigar Mehta
September 15th: Violin Accompaniment for Shri Reverend, student of Yesudas
6:00Pm Rockland, NY
September 8th: Sun to Stars Solar 1 Festival
8:00 PM
Solar One/Stuyvesant Cove Park
along the East River between 18th and 23rd Streets
for more info: www.solar1.org
August 25th: Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors Festival
Mridangam Accompaniment for Shobana Raghavan
2:55 PM South Plaza, Lincoln Center
more info:
lincoln center
July 26th: Sai Mandir, Long Island
Violin Accompaniment for Smt. Saavithri Ramanand
JUNE 16th: PALLAVI I : Spring Festival 2007
Student Recital
Saraswati Hall, Hindu Temple Society of North America
Flushing, NY
5:30PM-8PM
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May 20th: Shri TK Govinda Rao Book Release Concert
Violin Accompaniment
April 14th & 28th: Raag-Bhava-Taal-Bhog
Presented by Westchester Arts Council
4/14 8 PM: Bharatanatyam dance by Nalini Rau
4/28 2PM: Mridangam workshop presented by Bala Skandan
The Arts Exchange 31 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY
April 8th: Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Mridangam accompaniment for vocal concert
8PM
April 6th: Learnquest Academy of Music 2007 Music Festival
Carnatic- Hindutani Jugalbandi with Ustad Shahid Pervez, Smt. Suma Suhindra, Bala Skandan & Nitin Mitta
Fine Arts Center, Regis College
8PM
March 22-25: Rajika Puri & Dancers: Conversations with Shiva: Bharatanatyam Unwrapped
A Suite of 7 new dances inspired by the traditional Bharatanataym repertoire
Joyce SOHO
155 Mercer St. NYC
www.joyce.org
2006 Events
December 2006-January 2007
Chennai Music Festival
October 7 2006: Guria Festival
Performance by Akshara Percussion Ensemble
Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall, 8PM
October 7th 2006
Vocal Concert, Shobana Raj
Sai Mandir, Flushing, Queens, 3-5PM
October 1st 2006
Vocal Concert, Shobana Raj
Staten Island Hindu Temple, 1:30-4:00PM
September 24th 2006
Vocal concert, Shobana Raj
Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater, NJ 6-8PM
September 23rd 2006
Vocal concert, Kannada Kutam
September 16th 2006
Rubin Museum of Art
Sikh Children's Stories through Indian Classical Music and Dance
September 16th 2006
Stonybrook University, Charles Wang Center, 8PM
Masters of Indian Classcal Music and Dance, Professor CV Chandrasekhar dance concert
