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About the
Artists
Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna
Born in the year 1985, Kunnakudi M. Balamurali
Krishna (formerly Master M. Balamurali Krishna)
has been one of the rising young vocalists. Music
is in his blood. His father, Sri Meenakshi
Sundaram, also his first guru, is a musician and
an eminent teacher. He also had training under Sri
Neyveli Santhanagopalan and Sri V.Sundaresan. He
is now under the tutelage of Padma Bhushan Sri
P.S.Narayanaswami for the past 14 years. He has
enthralled audiences all over India and countries
like the USA, Australia, Singapore, Dubai, Bahrain
and Sri Lanka.
Awards and accolades have followed Balamurali at
the right intervals in order to create in him the
urge to go further in his musical journey. Being
called a child prodigy at a very tender age,
Asthana Vidwan title from Sri Kanchi Mutt,
Yuvakala Bharathi, Yuvakala Jyothi, Young Star of
the year 2008, Gantasala award -2008 etc. are few
of the names conferred upon the young Master. He
is currently under the Sangeeth Nataka Academy’s
Scholarship Scheme after receiving the ‘Advanced
Training Scholarship’ from the Dept. of Culture,
Govt. of India.
Balamurali is an accomplished Mridangist. After
training from Nagai Sri Bashyam, he is currently
under Guru Kaaraikudi Mani. This rare feature
helps him appreciate the intricacies of rhythm
from a young age. His Music is totally personal
and innovative yet, within the strict parameters
of tradition. Balamurali’s music is of a different
cadence, rarely found in musicians of his age. His
Alapanas are galvanizing efforts, totally
personal. His deep involvement in Kriti-rendering
and natural flair for laya has made his music
enjoyable. His style and content go hand in hand
to make him an artiste yearning for the ineffable
in Carnatic Music. He is currently pursuing
Masters in Music after completing Post-Graduation
in Commerce.
H N Bhaskar
H N Bhaskar belongs to a family of
musicians. He started learning violin from his
father H. K. Narasimha Murthy, a well-known
violinist and a teacher, and vocal music from his
mother H.N. Rajalakshmi, from a very young age.
Though he was not quite serious about it then, he
was a regular winner at various music
competitions.
He later moved to Chennai to study music at the
University of Madras and came under the wings of
violin maestro Padmashri Sangeetha Kalanidhi Shri.
M.S.Gopalakrishnan. His melodious style has helped
him accompany leading vocalists in the field.
Today, he is one of the most sought after
violinists in the country who accompanies leading
artistes of Carnatic music and gives violin solo
recitals too.
H. N. Bhaskar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2011 recently
for his contribution to the field.
Thanjavur
K Murugabhoopathi
Thanjavur K Murugaboopathi belongs to
a family of artists and musicians.
He had his
initial training under
Sri T.R.Srinivasan, a
Mridangam Vidwan and
Lecturer in the Tamilnadu Government
Music College. After receiving the
'Vadhya Visharada' with distinction from
the Music College, he came under the
guidance of Late Sri Tanjore
Upendran. He learnt from the late
maestro in the age old tradition of
Gurukulavasam.
Sri Murugaboopathi has won numerous
awards including the Vadya Kalaimani
from the Music
College, Chennai, the
Laya Kala Ratna
from the Tiruppur
Murugan Mandram, the
Best Artiste Award
from the South
Indian Music Club,
Andhra Pradesh, the Music Academy and
the Sivan Mandram, Sydney,
Australia.
Murugaboopathi can adapt his playing to
any style of singing or instrumental
music and has won
the appreciation of
the artists as
well as the
rasikas. With
his uncompromising orthodox
style of playing
he gracefully blends
the best of the
Pazhani Subramania Pillai and the
Palghat Mani Iyer schools making him one
of the most sought after mridangam
players today.
Boopathi as he is
fondly known with
his contemporaries,
regularly accompanies leading
artists such as Sangeetha Kalnidhis Shri
Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan, Dr. N.
Ramani, Shri T V
Sankaranarayan, the
Hyderabad Brothers,
Mandolin Srinivas, Sudha
Ragunathan, and other contemporary
artists such as Sanjay Subramaniam, T M
Krishna, Bombay Jayashri and Aruna
Sayeeram to name a few.
Within India, he has performed in
various venues in most metros including
New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad,
Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram and across
Tamil Nadu. Internationally, he is
widely travelled on tour with the above
reputed artists in North America
including USA and Canada, in Europe
including Great Britain, Scotland,
Germany, Spain, Belgium, Turkey, South
Africa, the Middle East at Dubai,
Muscat, and Doha, South East Asia in
Singapore and Malaysia, Australia and
New Zealand.
Shree Sundarkumar
Shree
Sundarkumar is one of the leading Kanjira artists
in the world of Rhythm music. Having entered the
musical world at the age of three, he has been
mesmerizing audience with his intricate rhythm
beats and innate creativity, that he inherited
from his musical family.
After the initial tutelage under his father, a
renowned Mridangam player, Dr. K. B. S Mani, he
underwent rigorous training under legendary Guru
Karaikudi Sri R. Mani. It was under his guidance
that Sundarkumar perfected the art of playing
Mridangam, and then took to playing his most
favorite percussion instrument, the Kanjira. His
mastery and understanding of the subtle nuances of
playing this instrument is unparalleled.
(Biography sourced from http://www.kanjiraman.com/)
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About the Venue:
Normandale
Community College is located at : 9700 France Avenue
South, Bloomington, MN 55431
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Acknowledgments:
IMSOM
’ s Fall 2017 Concert Series has been made
possible, in part, by the Honeywell and UHG
“Dollars for Doers” Grant, a matching grant
from US Bank, a generous donation from the Dr.
Dash Foundation, and the generosity of its
members and donors. All concerts are
co-sponsored by KFAI Radio (90.3 FM Mpls/106.7
FM St Paul). IMSOM, established in 1980, is a
registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
serving Minneapolis - St. Paul and the greater
Twin Cities Metro Area.

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