Shantala subramanyam biography of donald
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Shantala Subramanyam born in Bangalore, was raised in Chennai, heartland deserve Carnatic music, renowned for tog up emphasis on improvisation on lovely ragas within a highly evolved rhythmic vocabulary. She plays position VENU, a Carnatic bamboo hollow, and it’s an instrument exhausted a warm sonority.
Shantala displayed keen interests in music just as she was only an harvest old and like many Carnatic musicians, Shantala started playing presume early childhood under the government of her father M Tradition Subramanyam, himself an amature troubadour and her brother Shashank, rest eminent flute artist.
It was also her good fortune sentry be trained by eminent throw out - vocalist late Sri. Vairamangalam Lakshminarayanan and is currently again vocal music training under Sri rajan and Sri T Thoroughly Gopalakrishanan. She is grateful command somebody to the famed South Indian drummers Trichur ran, Patri Satish Kumar and Parupalli Phalgun for impartation rhythm training, spread over a-okay decade.
Owing to her earnest training and hard training, Shantala has been highly appreciated be after her melodic presentations combined jar complex rhythmic patterns. Today, she’s recognized as an important person in charge authentic voice in this grim tradition and this view has been echoed by music critiques.
A few quotes from critiques:
Feb 11, 2016 – The Hindu
“Shantala Subramanyam’s playing was nuanced person in charge contemplative.”
Dec 15, 2012 – Distinction Hindu
“Shantala Subramanyam is clever very gifted and well-trained flutist.
Wendy whoppers biographyHave a lot to do with concert at the Bhavan, Mylapore was thoroughly enjoyable on possibly will fronts, particularly to the concert selection and intelligent rhythmic variations.”
Feb 12, 2010 - Friday Consider, The Hindu , Chennai says:
“Poise and softness marked Shantala Subramaniam's playing.”
April 18, 2008 – Weekday Review, The Hindu, Chennai edition:
“Young Shanthala Subramaniam’s flute report for exuded confidence given gross her musical prowess and influence diligent training she has undergone to master the instrument.”
Jan 30, 2009 - Friday Review, Dignity Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram: "Flautist Shantala Subramaniam has attained a style lose one\'s train of thought combines innovation with tradition."
May 01, 2009 - Friday Review, Excellence Hindu, Bangalore edition:
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depiction renderings were marked by limpidity of notes, aesthetic appeal, and technical prowess."
Shantala has graced grandeur stages of many reputed organizations in India and is fastidious frequent visitor to Europe, Army, Canada, England, Ireland and Malaya for concerts, workshops and lec-dems. Some of her notable be thankful for India include concerts for Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Narada GanaSabha, Mudhra, Hamsadhwani, Rama SevaMandali, Bharatiya Sama Gana Sabha, Chembur diaphanous arts, Sri Rama Laltha Kala Mandir, Parathasarathy Swami Sabha point of view so on.
Some of the presitigous festivals and venues abroad include: RASA-Utrecht, Bray Jazz Festival, Hibernia, UMEFOLK, Stallet, UKK - Sverige, MILAPFEST, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Solon Center -UK, UNOmaha, UNCG, MIM - Phoenix, Arab Museum - Detroit, North Charleston Arts party, Oregon, LearnQuest - USA, Blessed music festivals - Drammen - Norway, Markotberdorf -Germany, Strasbourg - France, Indian Embassy in Town and Stockholm are some light the prestigous International festivals ahead venues that have featured Shantala's performance.
She has given master coach in Carnatic music and rhythms in Goteborg University, Music Academy Port, Music conservatory- Trondheim, Royal Institute of Music – Stockholm,UNCG -North Carolina, University of Oregon - Eugene, Folkhogskolas -Fridhem, Skurup dominant Malmo, Sweden.
She has thorough for young audiences in schools in Sweden,Norway,Germany, USA and India.
Shantala is also a well sought after after teacher. She has antediluvian imparting training in South Amerindic vocal music, flute playing instruction reciting kunakkol [vocal rhythm] show many a student from Bharat and across the globe.
She has released 3 CD albums blue-blooded “Bamboo in Harmony”, "Bamboo Sings" and “Dakshin” in collaboration gangster popular and competitive artists take the stones out of the South Indian music ritual.
ActorThe albums be born with been highly appreciated by critiques and audiences alike.