Vidu.Gayatri Satya
Gayathri Satya is a disciple of Sangeetha Acharya Late Sri O. V. Subrahmanyam and Sangeetha Acharya Sri O. S. Thiagarajan. She was initiated into Carnatic music by Vidwan Late Sri Manakkaaal Rangarajan with whom she learnt all the basics and many krithis. Gayathri has also been mentored by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Smt. R. Vedavalli and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. S.Sowmya. Gayathri has performed widely in India and in the US. She has been performing in many leading Sabhas in Chennai every year during the presigious December Music Season for over 2 decades now. Gayathri has released several music albums and is a well renowned Carnatic Vocal teacher in the bay area, California where she lives with her family. Gayathri holds a Masters degree in Carnatic music. She is a painter and is a certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor.
Kum. Shalini Namuduri
Kum. Shalini Namuduri is a violinist based out of Dallas, Texas. She began learning Carnatic Vocal from her mother, Dr. Smt. Savitha Namuduri, at the age of four. She then came under the tutelage of Sri Delhi P. Sunder Rajan for violin and advanced vocal training at the age of 12. She has placed in competitions such as Saptami, Sangeet Samrat, and Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana and continues to perform around the US and India. Aside from Carnatic violin, she is also proficient in Western violin. She is currently a medical student at Texas A&M University and a member of the Texas Medical Center Orchestra.
Chi. Vikram Satya Bharati
Chi. Vikram Satya Bharati’s musical talent was spotted by his parents when he was 2 years old and could identify many ragams. As a child prodigy in Carnatic music, Vikram formally started learning both Vocal and mrudangam simultaneously from the tender age of 4. Vikram is a disciple of well renowned Mrudangam vidwan, Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee, kalaimamani, Guru Sri Neyveli R. Narayanan. Vikram performed his mrudangam arangetram at the age of 13. As a mrudangist, Vikram has accompanied many leading musicians such as Sri. O. S. Thiagarajan, Sri. Neyveli R. Santanagopalan, Sri Sikkil Gurucharan, Sri Palghat Ramprasad, apart from his mother Smt. Gayathri Satya. Vikram is also a performing Vocalist and in vocal, he is a disciple of Vidwan Sri Abhishek Raghuram.
Vikram has organized many concerts, lec-dems and fundraiser concerts collaborating with many leading musicians, music sabhas in Chennai as well as in the US, through his initiative CMAY - Classical Music Awareness among Youth. He was awarded the, “Youth Patron of Carnatic Music”, by Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha in Chennai, for his dedication to Indian art and culture. Lieutanant Junior grade Vikram Bharati, is a commissioned Naval Officer and a Naval aviator in training, working for the United States Navy.
Chi. Bharghav Kidambi
Chi. Bharghav Kidambi is a young and promising mridangam artist and a junior at Coppell High School, Texas. He began his musical journey at the age of three with initial training in Carnatic vocal music from his mother. At the age of seven, he commenced his formal training in the mridangam under the guidance of Vidwan Shri Erode Nagaraj. Bharghav has also had the good fortune of receiving the blessings of his revered paramaguru, Padma Vibhushan Sangita Kalanidhi Vidwan Shri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman. Blessed with the rich guru–shishya parampara, Bharghav has developed a deep passion and dedication towards the art of mridangam. He continues to pursue his musical journey with dedication and humility. He has received several accolades, including the First Prize at the 2025 mridangam competition at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival. Bharghav has had the opportunity to perform in India and across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, accompanying both vocal and instrumental artists. In addition to his musical pursuits, Bharghav has a strong interest in finance and mathematics and aspires to pursue higher studies and a career in these fields.