september 2024 concertS

Please note the change of regular concert timing and day as below. We have three concerts this Month. Please attend in large numbers, encourage the artists and enjoy the concerts.

DATE: SUNDAY, September 15, 2024 

TIME: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

VENUE: SANATHANA DHARMA KENDRA, 3102 Landess Ave, San Jose, CA 95132

Diya Krishna (Vocal)

Diya Krishna is a Junior in Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose. She has been a student of Shri. Hari Devanath in Sri Paduka Academy since 2014. She has won prizes in many competitions and also performed in local organizations in the Bay Area and India. Outside of music, Diya enjoys playing soccer, dabbling in western music, travelling and hanging out with friends.

Avanija Vangala (Violin)

Avanija is a 10th grader at Stratford Preparatory School. She has been learning Carnatic Violin from Kalaimamani Padma Shankar (Student of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman) for 5 years. Avanija has been learning Carnatic Vocal from Padma Shankar for 9 years. She has been supporting bay area schools and students on violin since October of 2023.

Kedar (Mridangam) 

Jayesh Kankanala (Vocal) 

Jayesh is a Junior at Saint Francis High School, Mountain View. Jayesh has been learning vocal carnatic music from Sri Hari Devanath for the last 8 years and has been learning Mridangam from Sri Ramesh Srinivasan for the last 5 years. Jayesh participates in school robotics team and likes to design, build and assemble practical objects. 

Nitya (Violin)

Nitya has been learning violin for the past 7 years from Guru Shri Mahesh Balaji. She also is learning vocal from Shri Hari Devanath.. Nitya is a 11th grader at Notre Dame high school. She likes theater at school and participates in the school musicals. 

Maanav (Mridangam)

Maanav is a junior at Bellarmine College Prep. He is currently learning Mridhangam from Sri. Patri Satish Kumar. He previously mirdhangam learnt from Guru Dr.Ramesh Srinivasan. He also learns music from Sri Hari Devanath of Sri Paduka Academy for the past 8 years. He is part of his school tennis varsity team and participates in USTA competitive tournaments. He volunteers at various organizations during his free time.

Roopa Rajagopalan (Violin Solo)

Roopa is a violin and vocal disciple of Smt. Lavanya Kothandaraman. She also learns vocal music from Sr. Kaushik Lakshminarayanan. Roopa is a Junior at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale.

Bhargav Nemani (Mridangam)

Bhargav is a  junior at Leland High School. He is currently learning mridangam from Sri Patri Satish Kumar. He started his mridangam journey in 2014, at the age of 6, with guru Sri Ramesh Srinivasan. He performed his mridangam arangetram in 2019. He has competed and won in local and international mridangam competitions. He also accompanies various local Bay Area students and artists. He has performed in Cleveland,  San Diego youth festival and the 2022, 2023 December Chennai  music seasons. He also learns vocal music from Smt Vasudha Ravi.