Shobana
Raghavan
307 E
89th St, Apt 1H, NY 10128 Ph: (646) 479-4297
VISION
- to
spread the joy of Indian Classical Music and bring out
the spiritual aspects of slokas and vedic chants that elevate one's
soul and
brings eternal happiness to the singer and the listener.
- to
teach the theory and practice of indian carnatic music,for students
to be able to sing at various music
festivals and competitions in the country
and to make them understand the nuances of such an age-old
traditional
art form,that will help them practise
any other genre of music and to train them for concert singing.
- to
organise carnatic vocal,instrumental and percussion concerts by
eminent artistes, for students to
develop concert appreciation qualities and learn better by listening
and
understanding.
- to
conduct special workshops that deal with raga elaboration,effective
use of
tala patterns and to teach how to compose songs in carnatic music.
- to
hold music quizzes and competitions for students and give the
winners a
platform to perform.
- to
conduct teachers' training courses and teach the various methods
involved
in imparting the knowledge of carnatic music.
BACKGROUND
EDUCATION
1993 Received “First Class” in Lower
Examination
for Indian Music, conducted by Government of Tamilnadu, India
o "First
rank" in Tamil in Tamilnadu State 10th Grade Examinations, with
commendation and citation from Education minister of Tamilnadu State
o Prizes in
numerous music competitions presented by organizations such as:
- The
Music Academy
- Mylapore
Fine Arts
- Rajah
Annamalaipuram Baktha Jana sabha
- Thyaga
Brahma Gana sabha
1999 Madras
University, Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) graduate degree
o Topped the
college in B.Com
o Fifth rank in
Tamil; received numerous prizes in oratorical and debating skills in
both Tamil
and English
o Best Outgoing
Student of the Year, 1999
o Founder's Award
2000 Member of
"The Institute of the Cost and Works Accountants of India" (ICWAI)
MUSIC AND DANCE
TUTELAGE
AWARDS
Best Solo
Vocalist - Indian Fine Arts Society at
German Hall, Chennai; 1999
Best Vocalist
for Dance - Krishna Gana Sabha,
Chennai; 2000
Best Anchor -
MGR-Sivaji film awards, for compering
of television programmes
NOTABLE MUSIC
PERFORMANCES
Solo Vocal :
1998
- Chembai
Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar festival,
Guruvaayoor
1999
- December
Music Festival, Indian Fine Arts society
- Vocal
concert, Kartik Fine Arts at Bharatiya Vidhya
Bhavan, Chennai
- Suswaraa and
Dharma Paripalana Sabha concert for
World Peace, Chennai
2000
- Vocal concert
for Chidambaram sabha, Natraja
temple, Chidambaram
2004
- Lecture demonstration on Carnatic music, New York University,
New York,
NY USA
2005
- Thematic Chamber music concert at Manalapan,NewJersey USA,in
April
- Studio recording of classical
songs for bharatnatyam for dancer Sonali Skandan in April at Queens,NewYork
USA
Vocal
Accompaniment
for Classical Dance :
- Performances
with dance exponent Smt.Alarmel Valli
in Haryana and Mumbai festival concerts in Chennai for the Bharat
Kalachar, as
well as the Ellora festival inaugural concert, among others
- Performances
with popular dance artist Ms.Anitha
Ratnam of "Naachiyar" - a thematic dance presentation
- Performed
with numerous Bharatnatyam dance
exponents in Chennai, such as Kalaimamani Guru Smt.K.J Sarasa,
Smt.Revathy
Ramachandran, Smt.Srekala Bharat, Smt.Ranganayaki Jayaraman, and
popular dancer
and actress Shobana
- Accompanied
Kuchipudi dance recitals for Smt.Uma
Muralikrishna, as well as students of guru Smt.Durga, etc.
2000
- Toured
Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland and London
with dancer Smt.Meenakshi Chittaranjan
- Toured Japan
with Kum.Kavita Ramu, senior disciple
of Kalaimamani Smt.K.J Sarasa
2001
- Toured
Switzerland with dancing couple Dasappa
Keshava and Esther
2002
- Toured US
with
senior dance guru Smt.Kamala Lakshman
Dance
Accolades:-
- Performed in
the dance ballets "Sita
Kalyanam" and "Valli thirumanam", choreographed by dancer guru
Smt.Anita Guha in 1997
- Perfomed in
group presentations choreographed by
dancer Smt.Revathy Ramachandran in 2001
- Won the
"First Prize" in the Group Folk
category and the "Second Prize" in the Outstanding Dance category of
the "Annual Bridgewater Temple dance competitions" in July 2005 at
New Jersey, as part of the 'Shubanjali school of performing arts,
NewJersey'
OTHER INTERESTS
AND ACHIEVEMENTS
'Final Stage
Brown Belt' in Okinawan Goju-Ryu style of
Karate