This year’s competition took place on Nov. 2nd at the North Royalton library. The standard of the participants was high and the judges were very happy with the good quality of the items presented. They gave excellent feedback to all…
Continue ReadingAnnamacharya Aradhana
This year, the Northeast Ohio Telugu Association chose to facilitate Shruti Aring, for her contributions to classical music in the Cleveland area. The whole Annamacharya Aradhana was well organized and on time, and Shruti was given an opportunity to perform…
Continue ReadingVijayadasami 2019
Each year, Vijayadasami is a time to start learning new things and a time to reflect on the importance of the guru. As students, we remember our gurus each and every day, as we continue to use the things that…
Continue ReadingSeptember: Composers Day and Daasa Vaibhavam
The beginning of the school year brings a new season full of musical events. This September we had two events – Composers Day on September 7 at the Richfield Balaji Temple, and Daasa Vaibhavam on September 22, organized by the…
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This spring, we sent several students to the Dhvani Children’s Music Competition in Columbus, and several others to the prestigious Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana competition. All the children worked hard and did well, and a few got prizes as well. Congratulations…
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On March 31, we had our annual student recital. It was a lovely event where each student was able to show what they had been learning and we had the opportunity to celebrate everything we had done over the past…
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On December 1st, we held our annual Young Artist competition at the North Royalton library for children K-12. We were fortunate to have two very capable judges, Mr. Indiresh Maktal from Detroit and Dr. Jayasitalakshmi from Chennai available to judge.…
Continue ReadingA very busy year!
As 2018 draws to a close, I realize that we have accomplished so much, but have hardly written about how our students have learned and grown over the summer and the fall. Let me remedy that with a recap of…
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On April 15, we had our annual student recital. It was a nice family event where each student was able to show what they had been learning. Afterwards the children got certificates and we celebrated with some snacks. Many thanks…
Continue ReadingThyagaraja Aradhana 2018 – Carnatic Symphony
There are a great many events during the Thyagaraja Aradhana that are intended to involve and inspire children. One of my favorites is K.N. Sashikiran’s Carnatic Symphony. Sashikiran has conceptualized the idea of putting symphonic music with western instruments (violin,…
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