Events
Smt Shobha Sekhar
- Vocal Concert hosted by Carnatic Music Circle Melbourne at Rowville Secondary College - 15 August 2009
- Memorial Tribute -
Shobha and Jayshree will pay a memorial tribute on the First Anniversary of their Mother Vidhushi Mangalam Muthuswamy:
Date - 9 June 2008, 4.30 PM
Venue - Glen Waverley Community Centre, 700 Waverley Road, Glen Waverley (Corner of Springvale & Waverley Road) - Shobha Sekhar supported by Murali Kumar (violin) and Ravichandhira (mrudangam) presents a concert on 19 May at Waverley Meadows School Hall at the launch of "Sampradaya"-organised by Iyer Brothers.
- Missing Melodies: Grand Carnatic Music Cavalcade
Leading Carnatic musicians of Melbourne performed together on a unique musical theme on January 21, 2006. View images >>
- Tamil Society of Melbourne Classical Evening Program 2005
Smt Sekhar performed at the Classical Evening organised by The Tamil Society of Melbourne on June 11, 2005. At the concert Smt Sekhar was presented with the "Arumuga Navalar Award" for the Distinguished Services Rendered to the Tamil Community of Victoria, Australia. View images >>
- Dancing in the Flames
Smt Sekhar was in the Tony Hynes production featuring singers from diverse cultural backgrounds presented by Grand Union Orchestra on May 21, 2005 at the Malvern Town Hall. Smt Sekhar lead the choir in Tony Haynes production and sang "Bho Shambho", Thillana "Thana Deem tha Thirana" with Adrian Sheriff on mridangam and another repertoire with the clarionet soloist Fiona. Earlier, Smt Sekhar taught the songs "Bho Shambho" and Thillana to the 30 enthusiastic singers during the specially organised workshop sessions. View images >>
- Tamil Women's Achievement Concert
Smt Sekhar was honoured at the concert organised by the Tamil Australian Friendship Society on March 13, 2005 in recognition of her achievements and service to the community. Some of her senior students also performed at this concert. View images >>
- Chennai Music Festival 2004
Smt Sekhar performed at the Krishna Gana Sabha on December 17, 2004. She was accompanied by Kalyani Sankar on the violin and Mudhra Bhaskar on the mridangam. She was also interviewed by All India Radio - Mumbai on the demise of one of our greatest musicians Smt M S Subbulakshmi.
- SRISHTI - Creation
The first charity concert in aid of the Cultural & Heritage Centre at Carrum Downs by acclaimed Carnatic music artistes Smt Shobha Sekhar, Smt Jayshree Ramachandran, Smt Narmatha Ravichandhira, Sri Ravi Ravichandhira and their students on September 5, 2004. View images >>
- Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2004
Smt Sekhar participated in MIJF 2004 in a fusion concert conducted by Tony Haynes on May 13 - 15, 2004. View images >>
- Chennai Music Festival 2003
Smt Sekhar performed at several prestigious sabhas including at the Music Academy, the Narada Gana Sabha, Kapali Fine Arts, Bharath Kalachar, Hamsadhwani, and Mylapore Fine Arts. Kala Kruthi students, Sakthi Ravitharan, Gayatri Ganesh and Nikthi Rajagopal, also performed at the Hamsadhwani Sabha during this time. Sakthi Ravitharan also performed under the auspices of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Ramani’s Academy of Flute (RAF) during the festival.
Kalakruthi Students
- Kala Kruthi 2009: Tenth Annual Carnatic Music Concert. Refer to review.
- Kalakruthi launches Geetarpanam, its first senior students' (Mahitha-veena and Dawina-vocal) solo recital on Monday 9 April 4.30 pm at Kel Watson theatre.
- Kala Kruthi 2008: Ninth Annual Carnatic Music Concert
- Lecture Demonstration by Veenai Iyer Brothers
Smt Sekhar and Kala Kruthi students organised and took part in the lecture demonstration on Melakarta & Janya Ragas by resident artistes, Ramnath and Gopinath Iyer, on July 30, 2006. View images >>
- Workshop with Sri O S Arun
Kala Kruthi students took part in a workshop with Sri O S Arun on May 23, 2005. View images >>