Vid. Smt. Subbalakshmi Namuduri
Vid. Smt. Subbalakshmi Namuduri is a highly accomplished Carnatic Classical Vocal musician and is a graded artist by Prasar Bharati (India's Public Service Broadcaster). She hails from a family of musicians. Her parents Sri Subba Rama Sarma and Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi learned Carnatic music. Subbalakshmi is a child prodigy and was able to identify 75 Carnatic ragas by the age of four and gave her first concert performance by the age of six. She had her initial training from Vidwan Sri. Tampella Suryanarayana and then underwent extensive training from Vidwan Sri D. Seshachary of the Hyderabad Brothers from whom she acquired a vast repertoire of compositions from various composers. She also had advanced training from Sri Bhagavathula Seetharama Sarma of Kalakshetra, Chennai. Following are some of the awards that Subbalakshmi has to her credit: "Young Talent Merit Scholarship in the field of Carnatic Classical Music (Vocal) from the Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Department of Culture, Government of India. "Sangeetha Chudaman'" from Sunshine Karthikeya Gana Sabha, Melbourne, Australia "Ugadi Puraskar' award from BCIC (Bharat Cultural Integration Committee), Chennai "Isai Gyana Vani" from Muthu Thandavar Tamil Isai Mandram, Thanjavur "Isai Peroli" from Melbourne Tamil Sangham, Australia "Gana Ratna" from Manoranjani, Hyderabad "Gana Kokila" from Kinnera Arts Theater, Hyderabad "Neelamraju Venkataseshaiah Award" from Neelamraju Muralidhar, Department of Cultural Affairs Government of AP.
Sri Tejas Majunath
Sri. Tejas Manjunath, a US-born started learning violin from Smt. Tara Anand at the young age of 8 in Boston, USA. In 2009, after relocating to Bangalore, he began learning from Vid. Smt. Lalgudi Rajalakshmi followed by Vd. Sri Yashasvi and currently under the tutelage of Padmasri A. Kanyakumari. He and his brother Pranav Manjunath, known as Boston Brothers, have performed over 500 violin duet concerts in India, the USA, and Singapore. They have won several accolades such as 1st place Violin Duet at Sangeeth Samraat (Chennai) on Sankara TV, 1st prize Prathibakankshi award, Nada Chintamani, and many more. They have performed at the prestigious Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore Ganesh Utsava, Alvas Nudisiri, Karavalli Utsava, Puttaparthi- Prashanti Nilayam, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Gayana Samaja, Shanmukhananda Hall- Bombay and many more. They have been featured in numerous regional newspapers such as The Hindu, The Indian Express, etc., and on television channels such as DD Chandana and Zee Kannada. Tejas has obtained Second Rank in the Vidwat Music Examination conducted by the Karnataka State Music Board. Tejas has been performing extensively in the US in solo, accompaniment, and dance arangetarams. He has an MS degree in Music Technology from Georgia Tech, Atlanta USA and is currently working at Harman International in Dallas, TX as a Senior Audio SP Software Engineer.
Sri Ramakrishna Neti
Sri. Ramakrishna Neti, a Data Analytics professional, hails from a family of musicians and is a well-known Mridangam vidwan and teacher in the Dallas area. He is a disciple of Mridangam maestro, Padmashri Dr. Yella Venkateswara Rao, and is mentored by Vidwan Sri Bombay CN Balaji. His uncle late Sri Neti Srirama Sarma was a top-grade Voco-Violinist at AIR Hyderabad. His elder sister Smt. Indira Kameswara Ra is a top-grade vocalist at AIR Visakhapatnam. Ramakrishna has performed in various Sangeetha Sabha concerts in India and North America as well as the Prasara Bharati network in India. He has also learned Hindustani vocals.
