Mr. Srinath Bala

(Mridangam, residing at MD, USA)

TRAINING:

Initiated in Mridangam by Late Mr. Krishnan, Andhra Pradesh, he learnt under Mr. Chandrashekhar, Delhi. He then received intensive guidance under Sri. R. Ramesh (Disciple of Karaikudi Mani) of AIR Madras. After migrating to the US, he derived a lot of his inspiration from his Uncle, Sri P.K. Swaminathan, a Senior Mridangam Vidwan in MD, with whom Srinath occasionally performed on the Ghatam.  While in the US, he got training lessons from visiting artists such as J.Vaidyanathan, and Srimushnam Raja Rao.  He then came under the guidance of Mridanga Chakravarti Padmasri Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman in 1999, who has greatly steered Srinath's Musical endeavors.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

He has accompanied many senior artists, such as T.R. Subramanian, T.V Shankaran (Flute), Late Smt Mani Krishnaswami, Smt Suguna Varadachari, Smt T. Rukmini (Violin), N. Ravi Kiran (VichitraVeena), Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri R.K. Srikantan, Allepey Venkatesan, Getha Raja, Maharajapuram Ramachandran, to name a few.

He has been accompanying for Dance Programs, Ballets, Arangetrams, performing with leading Dancers such as Kamala Narayan, Jothi Raghavan, Sasikala Pennumarthi, and many others.

He has led and participated in various Tala Vadya, and Jugalbandi type concerts.

He played with western musicians for series of concerts titled "Violin Bridges East and West".

He led the Percussion for the 25th year Celebrations for Art of Living benefit concert at Kennedy Center, Washington DC featuring a 30-member orchestra.

He has led Percussion for Jayamangala Symphony at various venues around the country.

He led a 6-member Tala Vadya concert titled "Music Through Membranes" in June 2006, for which he composed an RTP (Ragam Tanam Pallavi)

AWARDS:

Individual Artist Award from Prince Georges County, MD FY 2006

Individual Artist Award from Maryland Arts Council, MD FY 2008

Srinath has been receiving a lot of acclaim, especially for his "crisp" playing, and for his ability to play and follow the "layam", blending it into his own style of accompaniment. While incorporating the various styles he has learnt from, he has created his own unique style.

He is a Software Engineer by profession. He teaches Mridangam at the JAYAMANGALA School of Music and Dance in Maryland, USA.

Concert History

Sl No	Date	Place	Sponsor	Type of concert
1	9-Oct-94	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, MD	Vocal music concert
2	12-Oct-96	Chamber Concert, MD	Mr. Sundaresan	T.V.Sankaran - Flute
3	2-Nov-96	College Station, TX	SPICMACY	Jayamangala - Dance concert
4	3-Nov-96	University of Austin, TX	University of Austin, Texas	Jayamangala - Dance concert
5	16-Nov-96	SSVT, Maryland, USA	SSVT Cultural Committee	Sandhya Srinath - Violin Solo
6	25-Jan-97	Murugan Temple of North America, MD	Murugan Temple	Jaya Balasubramanian - Vocal music concert
7	16-Feb-97	SSVT, Maryland, USA	SSVT Cultural Committee	Raju Sounderrajan - Vocal
8	2-Mar-97	SSVT, Maryland, USA	SSVT Cultural Committee	Mathura Satyaraj - Vocal
9	22-Mar-97	Murugan Temple, MD	Murugan Temple, MD	Tara vishwanathan - Vocal
10	Apr/May 1997	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	Nadatarangini & Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, MD	Jaya Balasubramanian - Vocal music concert
11	24-May-97	SSVT, Maryland, USA	SSVT Cultural Committee	Lalita Seshadri - Vocal
12	1-Jun-97	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, MD	Geetha Raja - Vocal
13	22-Jun-97	SSVT, Maryland, USA	SSVT Cultural Committee	Nirmala Ramaswamy - Vocal
14	27-Sep-97	Boston, MA	Jothi Raghavan	Jothi Raghavan group:Dance Arangetram
15	28-Sep-97	Boston, MA	Jothi Raghavan	Jothi Raghavan group:Dance Arangetram
16	4-Oct-97	Boston, MA	Jothi Raghavan	Jothi Raghavan group:Dance Arangetram
17	8-Nov-97	Murugan Temple, MD	Murugan Temple, MD	Usha Char - Vocal
18	11-Apr-98	Murugan Temple of North America, MD	Murugan Temple, MD	Jaya Balasubramanian - Vocal music concert
19	25-Apr-98	Hindu Temple, Thiagaraja Festival, CT	Temple Festival, CT	Seethalakshmi Madhavan - Vocal
20	24-May-98	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	Anuradha Murali of South Carolina	Orchestra for Kuchipudi dance
21	25-Jul-98	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, MD	Jaya Balasubramanian - Vocal music concert
22	6-Sep-98	Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Pittsburgh, PA	SVTemple, Pittsburgh, PA	Seethalakshmi Madhavan - Vocal
23	21-Sep-98	Bethesda, MD (House Concert)	Mr. Ganesh	Maharajapuram Ramachandran - Vocal
24	2-Oct-98	Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Pittsburgh, PA	SVTemple, Pittsburgh, PA	Manjula Ramesh - Vocal
25	3-Oct-98	Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Pittsburgh, PA	SVTemple, Pittsburgh, PA	Sruthi Raghavan - Vocal
26	4-Oct-98	Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Pittsburgh, PA	SVTemple, Pittsburgh, PA	Kalpana Venkat - Violin Solo
27	27-Jan-99	Madras, India	Hamsadhwani, Madras	Jaya Balasubramanian - Vocal music concert
28	29-Jan-99	Mysore, India	Lalithakala Academy of Arts, Mysore	Jaya Balasubramanian - Vocal music concert
29	30-Jan-99	Mysore, India	Lalithakala Academy of Arts, Mysore	Radha Thandaveshwar - Vocal music concert
30	30-Jan-99	Mysore, India	Lalithakala Academy of Arts, Mysore	Shobha Subramanian -Mohiniattam Dance  concert
31	28-March-99	St. Louis, KY	Uttar-Dakshin (Kuchipudi Dance)	Students of Sujatha Vinjamuri
32	9-April-99	Cleveland State University, PA	Cleveland Aradhana Committee	Rajeshwari Pariti - Veena concert
33	10-Aug-01	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	SSVT Cultural Committee	T.Rukmini/Kalpana V - Violin Duet concert
34	22-Sep-01	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	SSVT Cultural Committee	Smt. Suguna Varadachari - Vocal music concert
34	14-Oct-01	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	SSVT Cultural Committee	Sow. Savita K. Raman - Vocal music concert
36	21-Oct-01	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	SSVT Cultural Committee	N. Ravi Kiran - VichitraVeena concert
37	25-Jan-03	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	SSVT Cultural Committee	Sangeetha Swaminthan - Vocal concert
38	19-Jul-03	Hindu Temple, DE	Cultural Committee	Geetha Raja - Vocal concert
39	03-Aug-03	Hindu Temple, Richmond, VA	Cultural Committee	N. Ravi Kiran - VichitraVeena concert
40	08-May-04	Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, MD	Jayamangala	Symphony at the "MUSIC TRANSCENDS" International Conference with 25 Musicians from USA
41	15-May-04	Sri Siva Vishnu Temple auditorium , MD	SSVT Cultural Committee	Smt Sandhya Srinath - Violin Solo
42	05-Jul-04	NASA, New Windsor	NASA, USA	Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri. R.K. Srikantan & Ramakanth              - Vocal concert

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