Cleveland Thaygaraja Aradhana 2011
Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana is celebrating its 34th anniversary this April–May 2011. The largest Indian music festival outside India is hosted at Cleveland in Ohio, U.S. Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhna or the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival is the one classical musical festival that is awaited not only by N.R.I. in U.S. but by Americans as well. Thyagaraja Aradhana holds the true flavor of authentic classical Indian music reaching the essence to the world outside. The event takes place at Music Building of Cleveland State University, every year.
Thyagaraja Aradhana has been enriching and quenching the cultural thirst since 1978. The love and appreciation of all has raised the festival to an 11-day long cultural event. Starting this 21st April the event will go on till 1st May 2011. This year the event is dedicated to the memories of Vazhuvoor Sri B. Ramaiah Pillai in the honor of his centenary year celebration.
Event Schedule Cleveland Thaygaraja Aradhana Festival:
The event emphasizes on music in all forms, instrumental performance, vocal performance, and even dance recital.
The event schedule for all the 11-days of the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival is followed below :
21st April At Main Classroom Auditorium :
4pm-5pm : Vocal with violin and mridangam
5.10pm-5.55pm : Vocal with violin and mridangam
6pm-7pm : Vocal with violin and mridamgam
7.10pm-9.45pm : Duet vocal performance with vocal supports, violin, mridangam, and kanjira
22nd April At Waetjen Auditorium
9am-5pm : Music Competition
6pm-7pm : Inauguration ceremony of Vazhuvoor Sri B. Pillai centenary year celebration
7.1515pm-9.30pm : Dance dramatization of Ramayana – Bala Kandam, in 5 parts with orchestra
23rd April At Waetjen Auditorium
7am : Prayer
7.30am : Bhajans (devotional songs) by children
8am : Pancharathna Krithis, group vocal performance of the five greatest compositions of Thyagaraja, then later individual vocal performance
3.30pm : Book launch and later DVD launch
4pm-6.45pm : Memorial concert for Ramnad Sri V. Raghavan with dance recital
6.45ppm-7.30pm : Felicitation ceremony
8pm-10pm : Vocal performance with violin, harmonium, mridangam, tabla, and kanjira
24th April At Waetjen Auditorium
8am-9am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
9.15am-12.15am : Vocal duet with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
12.45pm-1.45pm : Prize distribution ceremony
2pm-2.30pm : Concert by students of Sri T. Nandakumar’s
Academy of Indian Music
2.45pm-4.15pm : Presentation called Salutation To The Guru
4.30pm-6.30pm : Vocal performance with vocal supports, violin, mridangam, and kanjira
7pm-10pm : Dance dramatizaron of Ramayana – Ayodhya Kandam
25th April At Main Classroom Auditorium
8am-9am : Instrumental performance of veena with mridangam, and kanjira
9.15am-9.45am : A lecture session
10am-12.30am : Dance dramatization of Ramayana – Aranya Kandam, in 5 parts with orchestra
1pm-2.30pm : Vocal performance with vocal support, violin, maidangam, and kanjira
2.45pm-4.15pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanira
4.30pm-6.45pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
7pm-9.30pm : A concert
10.15pm-11.15ppm : Vocal performance, then later Bharatnatyam dance recital in Comfort Inn Ballroom
26th April At Main Classroom Auditorium
8am-9am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
9.15am-10.15 : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
10.30am-12.30am : Fluting performance with violin, mridangam, and kajira
1pm-2.30pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
2.45pm-4.15pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
4.30pm-6.45pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
7pm-9.30pm : Concert featuring vocal performance with vocal support, mridangam, violin, and kanjira
10.15pm-11.15pm : Open discussion in Comfort Inn Ballroom
27th April At Main Classroom Auditorium
8am-9am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
9.15am-10.15am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
10.30am-12.30am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
1pm-2.30pm : Fluting performance with volin, mridangam, and kanjira
2.45pm-4.15pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
4.30pm-5.30pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
5.45pm-6.45pm : Rama Bhakti (devoted to Rama) vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
7pm-9.30pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
10pm-11.15pm : Vocal performance by various artists, then later Bharatnatyam dance recital in Comfort Inn Ballroom
28th April At Main Classroom Auditorium
8am-9am : Violin concert with mridangam and kanjira
9.15am-10.15am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
10.30am-11am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
11am-12.30pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
1pm-2pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
2.15pm-3.45pm : Bharatnatyam dance recital with nattuvangam, vocal, violin, mridangam, and flute
4pm-5.30pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
5.45pm-9.45pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
10.15pm-11.15pm : Ragamallika (a string of ragas of Indian Carnatic classical music is beaded together) performance in Comfort Inn Ballroom
29th April At Main Classroom Auditorium
8am-9am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
9.15am-10.15am : Vocal performance with vocal support, violin, and mridangam
10.30am-12.30pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
1pm-2pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
2.15pm-3.45pm : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
4pm-6pm : Fluting performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
6.15pm-7.15pm : Discussion on Ramayana
7.30pm-9.30pm : Dance dramatization of Ramayana – Kishkinda Kandam and Sundara Kandam, in 5 partswith orchestra
10.15pm-11.15pm : Discussion in Comfort Inn Ballroom
30th April At Main Classroom Auditorium
8am-9am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
9.15am-12noon : An educational and entertaining presentation named Allied Ragas with vocal, mridangam, violin, and kanjira
12.30pm-2pm : Concert competition
2.15pm-3.45pm : Vocal performance with violin, mridangam, and kanjira
4pm-6pm : Vocal performance with vocal support, violin, and mridangam
6.15pm-7.15pm : Discussion on Ramayana
7.30pm-9.30pm : Dance dramatization of Ramayana – Yuddha Kanda, in 5 parts with orchestra
10.15pm-11.15pm : Musical workshop in Comfort Inn Ballroom
1st May At Main Classroom
8am-9am : Vocal performance with violin and mridangam
9.15am-10.45am : Vazhuvoor Baani with vocal, violin, nattuvangam, mridangam, and flute
11am-12.30pm : Dance recital
1pm-2pm : Bharatnatyam dance recital with vocal, nattuvangam, violin, and mridangam
2pm-6pm : Dance competition
To get details about the performers, for participation terms and conditions, and other schedule details please log into the official website of Cleveland Thaygaraja Aradhana Festival.
Ticket Prices For Cleveland Thaygaraja Aradhana Festival 2011
Ticket price for each person on 21st April is $20.
Ticket price for each person on 22nd April is $25
Ticket price for each person on 23rd April is $40.
Ticket price for each person on 24th April is $25.
Ticket price for each person on 25th April is $25.
Ticket price for each person on 26th April is $25.
Ticket price for each person on 27th April is $25.
Ticket price for each person on 28th April is $25.
Ticket price for each person on 29th April is $25.
Ticket price for each person on 30th April is $25.
Ticket price for each person on 1st May is $25.
To book the tickets on-line or for further details about anything related to the event or Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Committee and their works please log into the official website of Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival.
(Contact Details Of Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival)
Address : Aradhana Committee, 3447 Granton Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio -44111-2971.
Venue : Music Building of Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio – 44115.
Website : www.aradhana.org
E-mail : vvs@aradhana.org
Phone No. : +91-44-2491-4103
