Homage to Mysore Sri Vasudevacharya No 212 Vocal Concert by Dr Priyashri Rao  & Team
Channel: Homage to Mysore Vasudevacharya
Date: 07/08/2022

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Namaskarams to all Musicians and Rasikas.

Guru Sishyas Thematic Presentation Concert under Auspices of the Guru Smt. Mangalam Shankar

Day 6 We welcome you all for Premiere Concert by  Dr Priyashri Rao  Vocal  Accompanied by Violin:   Sri Arjun Ganesh and  Mirdangam: G S Nagaraj


Smt. Mangalam Shankar is a renowned Carnatic Vocalist, Performing / Studio Artist, Musicologist and a beloved Music Guru to many students all over the world. The primary disciple of ‘Sangeeta Kalanidhi’ Sri TM Thiagarajan and the Leading exponent of his Paatandaram (School of Music), she is also an “A” Grade Artist in AIR and Doordarshan. She has also trained under Smt. D.K.Pattammal and Shri. D.K.Jayaraman earlier in her musical life.
Her Musicology journey started five decades ago when she completed the ‘Sangeetha Vidwan’ course and the ‘Teachers Training Course’ with distinction from Tamil Nadu Music College.
She has since been contributing to the propagation of Sampradayic (traditional) Carnatic music in India and abroad through her concert performances, CD releases as well as in-person workshops in venues across the globe. Supported by her phenomenal repertoire of compositions, she promotes her own special brand of pure and serious Carnatic music that includes exceptional bhava, melodic touches, and one that is steeped in Sampradaya and Guru bhakti.
She has been part of institutions such as the Kalakshetra School of Fine Arts and the SIFAS (Singapore), focusing on nurturing young musical talent. She also plays the role of a conventional guru to her many students (including junior & senior musicians).
She has also been training students to appear for variously graded examinations including Masters in music through various universities in India.

Dr Priyashri Rao Vocal

Dr Priyashri Rao is a Bharatanāṭyam danseuse, Carnatic vocalist and a research
scholar. She is currently serving as an Assistant Professor and Research Supervisor
in the Research Department of Bharatanatyam and Music at TDES
(Tiruchirappali Diocesan Educational Society) affiliated to Tamil University,
Thanjavur. She is also a resource person for the Bachelors and Masters programs in
Bharatanāṭyam and Carnatic music conducted by TDES. She is a recognized guide
for candidates preparing their MA, MPhil & PhD dissertations. She has guided
about 40 candidates in successfully submitting their masters dissertations. Two MPhil
candidate has also successfully submitted her dissertation last year. Currently 3 MPhil
candidates and 4 PhD candidates are working under her.

Priyashri has had the good fortune to interact and absorb the nuances of the twin art
forms of Bharatanāṭyam and Karnāṭaka Saṅgītam from great artists and scholars
who adorned the two world famous institutions, Kalākshetra Foundation, Chennai
and the Department of Indian Music, University of Madras. She is an alumni of
Kalākshetra Foundation from where she obtained her PGDFA in Bharatanatyam.
She went on to complete her MA securing the gold medal. Her MPhil was titled ‘An
Analysis of a Bharatanatyam Composition – Relation between Music, Drumming
and Dance Movememnts’. She was conferred her doctorate by the University of
Madras for her thesis titled ‘Dance Performance and its Components – A
Historical Study’ under the guidance of Dr N Ramanathan, well known
musicologist. She is a recipient of the HRD Ministry scholarship for advance studies
in dance and JRF for pursuing her doctoral studies. She has travelled in India and
abroad as a part of Kalākshetra. Priyashri has performed Bharatanāṭyam and Carnatic
music as a solo artist in a number of sabhas both in India and abroad too. She is a
graded artist of both AIR and Doordarshan. Priyashri has also presented papers at
conferences and penned articles for journals. She has also to her credit composing a
few jatisvaram-s and pushpanjali-s apart from choreographing a number of items. She
is currently honing her vocal skills under the able guidance of Smt Mangalam
Shankar.

Priyashri established Kalāsampūrṇā to promulgate to the next generation of artists the
knowledge and intricacies, and the beauty of these two art forms of Bharatanatyam
and Carnatic music. A number of Kalasampūrnaites have passed the dance and music
exams conducted by KSEEB.

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