The Indian Music Society of Minnesota (IMSOM) is proud to announce the next
concert of our 2005 season: an evening of scintillating Carnatic vocal music by
one of India's most celebrated young artists, T.M. Krishna! This 29 year old
maestro has been internationally hailed as one of the youngest and brightest
stars of Carnatic music. Joining him in his 2005 US Tour is an ensemble of
outstanding accompanists. This is one concert you won't want to miss!

T.M. KRISHNA (Carnatic Vocal)
with
R.K. Sriramkumar (Violin)
K. Arun Prakash (Mridangam)
&
B.S. Purushothaman (Kanjira)

* This concert is co-sponsored by SPICMACAY (U of M) and KFAI "Fresh Air" Radio
(90.3 FM in Minneapolis and 106.7 FM in St. Paul).


DATE: Friday, May 13, 2005
TIME: 7:30 pm
VENUE: St. Paul Student Center Theater
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus
2017 Buford Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Please visit our website: www.imsom.org for parking details and maps.

DIRECTIONS & PARKING:
The St. Paul Student Center is located in the St. Paul campus of the University
of Minnesota at the intersection of Cleveland and Buford Avenues. The nearest
parking spaces are:
Buford Circle Meters
Buford Avenue Meters
Gortner Avenue Ramp

After 5pm the parking meters are FREE. You can also try FREE on-street parking
in the streets close by (Cleveland Ave and its intersecting streets). For all
other details, please visit: http://www.imsom.org/events/20050513.html

TICKETS:
Advance:
Students/Seniors/Members - $10
General - $15

Door:
Students/Seniors/Members - $12
General - $17

Buy advance tickets now and save $$ ! Visit the link below to purchase
advance tickets online:
http://www.imsom.org/html_files/online/adv_tkt_20050513.jsp



ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

T. M. Krishna is one of the leading artists in the field of carnatic music
today. He has been performing since the age of 12. Today he is the youngest
singer to occupy the top slot in almost every major music festival. He is a
student of Sri B. Seetharama Sarma and the legendary musician, the late
Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer. He has been on tours to South Africa, North
America, South East Asia, Australia and the Middle East numerous times. He has
received numerous awards and titles from many leading organizations. To name a
few: Musician of the year - Narada Gana Sabha - 1995, Title `yuva Kala
Bharathi'- Bharath Kalachar - 1997, Kalki Krishnamurthy Award - 2001, Title Isai
Peroli - Karthik Fine Arts - 2002, Best senior concert in the conference - Music
Academy
in 2002 and 2003, Title Sangeetha Siromani - Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha
Bombay - 2004. He has released many music albums from leading audio companies
like Magna sound, H.M.V., Inreco, Amudham (U.S.A.), Charsur and Rajalakshmi
Audio.

R. K. Shriramkumar is a top ranking Violin artist from India. He belongs to the
Rudrapatnam family of musicians; a family with a glorious musical tradition. He
is the grandson of the renowned violinist Sangeetha Kalaratna R. K. Venkatarama
Shastry. After initial training on the violin from Smt. Savitri Satyamurthy, he
recieved advanced training from his grandfather. He has performed all over the
world. He has had the privilege of accompanying some of the legends of Carnatic
music like Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer, M. S. Subbulakshmi, D. K. Pattammal and
Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna. He has received the title of Yuva Kala Bharathi from
Bharat Kalachar and the Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial award.

K. Arun Prakash is a dynamic young Mridangist who hails from a musical family.
He is the son of Shri L. Krishnan, a composer. He started learning Mridangam
from the age of nine under the late Sri Ramanathapuram M. N. Kandaswamy (a
disciple of Palani Subramania Pillai). Arun Prakash has performed in all leading
music Sabhas and over the years has accompanied famed artists like D. K.
Pattammal, K. V. Narayanaswamy, D. K. Jayaraman, T. N. Seshagopalan and U.
Srinivas. Arun Prakash has won many awards for his Mridangam playing and has
performed in USA, Canada, Middle East and U. K.

B. S. Purushothaman is today the most sought after Kanjira artist in India. He
is a student of Late Sri Bangalore M. L. Veerabhadraiah, Sri V. Praveen and
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri T. K. Murthy. He has accompanied such great musicians as
Sri K. V. Narayanaswamy, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, Sri
T. N. Krishnan and many others. He has traveled all over the world performing at
many major music festivals including the Adelaide World Music Festival, World
Drummers Meet Stockholm and the Hanover World Expo 2000.


For further information, please contact:
Ameeta Kelekar: 651-787-0497, ameeta@...
Shivanthi Sathanandan: 651-698-0774, shivanthi@...


We hope to see you at the concert!

Shivanthi Sathanandan
Public Relations Representative
IMSOM Executive Committee
shivanthi@...
651-698-0774


* * * IMSOM celebrates 25 years of bringing the best in Indian classical music
to Minnesota! * * *




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