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Instrumental Maestros of Indian Classical Music

Sruti, the India Music and Dance Society

Recipient

Grant Year 2009

Grant Amount $21,500

Status Completed

Updated May 30, 2023

Sruti, the India Music and Dance Society, presented Instrumental Maestros of Indian Classical Music, a three-part series that featured a Carnatic saxophone concert by Kadri Gopalnath; a Carnatic chitraveena concert by N. Ravikiran; and a jugalbandi (fusion) concert with Shashank Subramanyam playing the flute in the Carnatic style and Ustad Shahid Parvez playing the sitar in the Hindustani style, presented in collaboration with the Painted Bride Art Center.

Recipient

Sruti, the India Music and Dance Society

Founded in 1986, Sruti promotes and presents Indian classical music and dance to educate the Philadelphia community on the importance of Indian arts. Over the past 20 years, Sruti has presented artists such as sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar (as part of the organization's 10th-anniversary celebration) and Sudha Raghunathan, one of the world's most acclaimed Carnatic vocalists. In addition to public presentations, Sruti also publishes an annual magazine, Sruti Ranjani, and a periodical, Sruti Notes.

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