Vidu. Vasundhara Kikkeri
Vidu. Vasundhara Kikkeri born to a family of music connoisseurs started her initial Indian classical South Indian music (Carnatic) vocal training at an early age of five years under renowned vocalist Dr Smt R.A. Ramamani. a well-known vocalist /Grade A artist known for her melody and creativity.
She started her Veena training at a young age and is a disciple of Kalaimamani Dr Suma Sudhindra, Veena Maestro Dr. Chittibabu and Sangeetha Samrat Sri Chitravina N Ravikiran.
She has also gotten the Laya and Pallavi training under the renowned Mrdangam Vidwan, Sri V.S.Rajagopal.
Vasundhara regularly performs for the Margazhi music season at Chennai and other cities in Southern India and United States. She gave her maiden recital, Arangetram at the age of 18 years at Yavanika in Bangalore and later in various cities in India. She has performed at the prestigious institution Gayana Samaja Bangalore. She was adjudged as the best young veena player of the year and won the Best Concert award. She has performed in USA in prestigious universities such as Oxford Ohio, Purdue –Indiana, Bloomington- Indiana, Cornell, and Cincinnati conservatory concerts both as a performer and as a visiting guest artist.
She has participated in fusion music festival in Cincinnati and October Fest in Bloomington and performed with Jazz Players sucVidu. Vasundhara Kikkerih as Rick Van Matre and famous drum player Glen Velez. She was invited to perform at Louisiana fund raising events and annual state fairs and performed in front of delegates and Mayor of Louisiana. She has CD’s and solo recordings and accompaniments for her credit. She has done several concerts online for many Sabhas during the recent pandemic. Her latest concert was for World Culture Festival held at Washington DC as a principal player. This program had over 250 thousand viewers audience in person and over a billion viewers online.
Vasundhara cherishes veena guidance from her teachers. A sought after Veena teacher in Dallas Fort Worth metroplex, she imparts the same level of training to future young aspiring Veena players at her Swara School of Veena, a premiere Veena Institution. She is dedicated to continue the great Veena tradition and to cherish and preserve the rich, over 10,000 years old, Instrumental grand legacy.
Vid. Ganesh Sankaranarayanan
Vid. Ganesh Sankaranarayanan started learning mridangam at the age of ten from the renowned guru Sangita Kala Acharya Sri Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer in Chennai, India. He then underwent advanced training under M. Lakshman a senior disciple of Palghat Sri T.R. Rajamani. He has given many performances in India, Canada, and USA. With his knowledge in vocal music, he seeks to provide a sensitive and sahityam-based accompaniment. He is an Associate Professor at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.