5-day music extravaganza in city from Dec. 2 to 6

Mysuru: Flautist Vid. T.R. Srinath has been selected as the President of the 5-day 31st JSS Sangeetha Sammelana, organised by JSS Sangeetha Sabha Trust in commemoration of Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji, from Dec. 2 to 6 at Navajyothi auditorium of JSS Women’s College in Saraswathipuram, according to Sabha Publicity Committee Convenor Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao.

Profile: Vid. Srinath was born to T.N. Ramamurthy and Kamala Ramamurthy on 1.8.1958 in Bengaluru. His first teacher was his mother.

With the encouragement of his parents, he studied flute playing for many years under the famous Mysuru flautist Vid. A.V. Prakash. Later, he was trained in various techniques of flute playing by famous flautists Vid. B.N. Suresh and Vid. Dindigal S.P. Natarajan and gained special expertise.

A ‘Top Grade’ artiste of All India Radio (AIR), he won the first prize in the AIR All India Music Competition held in 1976 and was directly selected as a ‘B-High’ grade artiste. He was a member of the Karnataka Music and Dance Academy during 1995-1998 and also served as a judge in AIR’s Auditions.

Vid. Srinath has given lectures at prestigious institutions in the country and abroad, including the Central Music-Drama Academy, the Karnataka Music and Drama Academy, and ‘Nada Neerajanam’ programme organised by Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Vahini.

He has also given flute concerts on AIR and TV several times, in National Music Programmes and at National Music Conferences.

ICCR-accredited Vid. Srinath has received various awards and titles, including the ‘Gana Kalashree’ of the Karnataka Ganakala Parishat, ‘Kala Deepthi’ of Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, ‘Lalitha Kala Suma’ of Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Bengaluru, ‘Venu Brahma’ of the Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru and ‘Ananya Hiriya Sangeetgara Puraskara’ of Ananya  Samsthe, Bengaluru.

Vid. Srinath will be honoured with the prestigious ‘Sangeetha Vidyanidhi’ Award at the valedictory of the Music Conference.