The Nada Nidhi Music School, based in Fremont, CA, provides education in the art of playing the Veena, and the intricacies of Carnatic Music. Students undergo rigorous training ranging from the basics of this unique instrument to the complex aspects of musical improvisation and concert performance. Vocal classes are not offered.
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Congratulations to all the Nada Nidhi participants who competed in the 2014 Cleveland Aradhana Music Competition and did a fabulous job! Ananya Devanath, Saranya Rajagopalan, Anagha Mandayam, Sameer Vijay, Shubha Jagannatha, Ansuman Somasundaram and Priyanka Chary!
Upcoming Performances
Friday April 25, 2014: 6:00 pm UCSD Price Center Theater, University of California, San Diego Organized by SPIC-MACAY Veena Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary accompanied by Arjun Narayanan (Mridangam)
Sunday May 4, 2014: 7:00 pm Capistrano Hall, California State University (CSUS), 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA Veena Duet Concert by Srikanth Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Shriram Brahmananadam (Mridangam) and Arun Shriram (Mridangam) Hosted by Sacramento Aradhana
Recent Performances
Friday April 18, 2014: 9:00 am Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Music Competition Nada Nidhi Participants: Ananya Devanath, Saranya Rajagopalan, Anagha Mandayam, Sameer Vijay, Ansuman Somasundaram, Shubha Jagannatha, Priyanka Chary
Sunday April 13, 2014: 12:00 pm Sankata Vimochana Hanuman Temple 35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark, CA 94560 Ramanavami Music Celebrations Nada Nidhi Participants: Ansuman Somasundaram, Sameer Vijay, Ananya Devanath, Anagha Mandayam 12:30 pm: Vocal Concert by Smt. Hema Sista,accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena) and Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam)
Sunday April 13, 2014: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Priyanka CharySaturday April 5, 2014: 5:50 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, Divine Science Community Center 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Nada Nidhi Instrumental Ensemble: Shubha Jagannatha, Anirudh Prabhu, Ansuman Somasundaram, Sanjana Gopalan
Sunday March 30, 2014: 9:00 am Badarikashrama, 15602 Maubert Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578 Annual Ramanavami Music Celebrations Nada Nidhi Participants: Harinee, Deisha, Sumedh, Sridevi, Achyut, Akshay, Anirudh, Shreya A, Kavya, Vivrd, Nisha, Shreya R, Vikram, Vishrant, Preethika, Sowmya, Soundarya, Aishwarya, Arthi, Krishna, Saranya
Saturday March 29, 2014: 4:00 pm Musical Tribute to Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 193 Commercial Street, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Ind-US Fest hosted by Carnatica, Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival and Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Concert by: Anuradha Sridhar (Violin), Srikanth Chary (Veena), Shriram Brahmanandam (Mridangam)
Saturday March 29, 2014: 11:00 am Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 193 Commercial Street, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Ind-US Fest hosted by Carnatica, Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival and Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Instrumental Ensemble of Lalgudi Thillanas: Hrishikesh Chary (Veena), Sruti Sarathy (Violin), Gopal Ravindhran (Mridangam)
Sunday March 23, 2014: 3:30 pm Jain Temple, 722 S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035 Hosted by SIFA Violin Duet by Lalgudi Sri GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi, accompanied by Prof. Trichy Sankaran (Mridangam) and Sri Tirupanithura Radhakrishnan (Ghatam)
Saturday March 22, 2014: 2:30 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, Divine Science Community Center 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Veena Concert by Usha Srinivasan accompanied by Sekhar Sarukkai (Mridangam)
Sunday March 16, 2014: 3:30 pm Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 193 Commercial St., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 LOTUS Monthly Concert Vocal Concert by Santosh Sivakumar accompanied by Priyanka Chary (Veena)
Sunday March 9, 2014: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Priyanka Chary
Saturday March 1, 2014: 3:30 pm Eagle Theater, Los Altos High School, 201 Almond Avenue, Los Altos, CA 94022 Hosted by South India Fine Arts Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Shriram Brahmanandam (Mridangam) Sunday February 23, 2014: 1:30 pm Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino, CA SIFA Thyagaraja Aradhana Nada Nidhi Performer: Ansuman Somasundaram
Saturday February 22, 2014: 5:00 pm San Jose, CA Sangitalaya SSS Performance Series Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Priyanka Chary
Sunday February 9, 2014 Sunnyvale Hindu Temple & Community Center 450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 OSAAT Naatya Raaga Music Competition Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Ananya Devanath, Saranya Rajagopalan, Ansuman Somasundaram, Priyanka Chary, Shubha Jagannatha, Usha Srinivasan
Saturday February 8, 2014: 4:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Performer: Shubha Jagannatha
Saturday February 1, 2014: 6:30 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, Divine Science Community Center 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Vocal Concert by Ria Pradeep accompanied by Priyanka Chary (Veena) and Srivatsan Tennathur (Mridangam) Saturday January 11, 2014: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 CCC 5th Anniversary Celebrations Nada Nidhi Participants: Anirudh Prabhu, Shubha Jagannatha, Priyanka Chary
Sunday December 29, 2013: 6:00 pm Margzahi Utsavam Music Series at Sekhar Residence 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 VVV Ensemble by Srikanth Chary (Veena), Mohanrangan Govindraj (Venu) and Saravanapriyan Sriraman (Violin) accompanied by Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan (Mridangam) and Ganesh Ramanarayanan (Kanjira)
Friday December 27, 2013: 6:00 pm Margzahi Utsavam Music Series at Sekhar Residence 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 Vocal Concert by: Hari Devanath and Vivek Sundararaman, accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena) and Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan (Mridangam)
Thursday December 26, 2013: 4:30 pm Margzahi Utsavam Music Series at Sekhar Residence 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 Vocal Concert by: Abinaya Srikant, accompanied by Priyanka Chary (Veena) and Sanjay Chandrasekaran (Mridangam)
Wednesday December 25, 2013: 3:00 pm Badarikashrama, 15602 Maubert Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578 Annual Christmas Concert by Srikanth Chary (Veena), Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam)
Tuesday December 24, 2013: 6:00 pm Margzahi Utsavam Music Series at Sekhar Residence 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 Vocal Concert by: Jayanthi Umesh, accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan (Mridangam)
Monday December 23, 2013: 6:00 pm Margzahi Utsavam Music Series at Sekhar Residence 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 Vocal Concert by: Hema Sista, accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena) and Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam)
Saturday December 7, 2013: 7:00 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, Divine Science Community Center 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Vocal Concert by Hema Sista accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena) and Kum. Shubha Chandramouli (Mridangam)
Saturday December 7, 2013: 4:00 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, Divine Science Community Center 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Veena Concert by Priyanka Chary accompanied by Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam)
Sunday December 1, 2013: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Performers: Anirudh Prabhu, Geeta Shankar
Sunday November 10, 2013: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi accompanists: Priyanka Chary
Saturday November 2, 2013: 2:00 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, Divine Science Community Center 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Kushal Tirumala (Vocal) accompanied by Priyanka Chary (Veena) and Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam)
Sunday October 13, 2013: 2:00 pm Shiva Murugan Temple, 1803 Second Street, Concord, CA 94519 SSS Concert Series Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Usha Srinivasan
Sunday October 13, 2013: 12:00-1:00 pm Shiva Murugan Temple, 1803 Second Street, Concord, CA 94519 Vijayadasami Concert: Srikanth Chary (Veena)
Sunday October 13, 2013: 9:00-11:00 am Shiva Murugan Temple, 1803 Second Street, Concord, CA 94519 Vijayadasami Celebrations Nada Nidhi Performers: Anagha B, Harinee, Deisha, Sumedh, Sridevi, Achyut, Akshay, Anirudh, Shreya A, Shreya R, Vivrd, Nisha, Kavya, Vikram, Vishrant, Janani, Ranjani, Sowmya, Soundarya, Aishwarya, Anagha M, Ananya D, Saranya, Sameer, Krishna, Srisha, Arthi, Ansuman, Sanjana, Shubha, Priyanka, Omsri, Gayatri, Usha
Sunday October 6, 2013: 7:00-9:00 pm Navaratri Concert at the Sivamani Residence 1055 Lily Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Vocal Concert by Hema Sista accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena) and Ravindra Bharathi Sridharan (Mridangam)
Sunday September 29, 2013: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Performer: Omsri Bharat Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Priyanka Chary
Saturday September 14, 2013: 4:00 pm Louis Mayer Theater, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Priyanka Chary, Student of Nirupama Vaidhyanathan Orchestral Accompaniment: Hrishikesh Chary
Sunday, September 1, 2013: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Omsri Bharat, Anirudh Prabhu
Sunday September 1, 2013: 4:30 pm Residence of Sri and Smt. Venkatesan, San Jose, CA Upanayanam Celebration Concert Malavika Sriram (Vocal) accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Akshay Venkatesan (Mridangam)
Saturday August 31, 2013: 5:30 pm Livermore Temple Malavika Sriram (Vocal) accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Chinmai Raman (Mridangam)
Saturday August 31, 2013: 2:00 pm San Jose, CA Pranava Naadam Series Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Usha Srinivasan
Saturday August 24, 2013: 5:30 pm Malibu Hindu Temple Auditorium, 1600 Virgenes Canyon Road, Calabasas, CA 91302 Hamsadhwani Youth Concert Series, Evening of Ragam Tanam Pallavi Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Shiva Ramamurthi (Violin) and Arjun Narayanan (Mridangam)
Saturday August 24, 2013: 7:00 pm San Jose, CA SSS Concert Series Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Omsri Bharat
Saturday August 10, 2013: 4:00 pm Iyal Isai Natyam Celebration Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA Bharati Tamil Sangam Performance by Malavika Sriram (Vocal) accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena), Parthiv Mohan (Violin) and Sri Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam)
Saturday July 27, 2013: 7:00 pm Rancho Rinconada Parks & Recreation, 18000 Chelmsford Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Vocal Performance by Anirudh Venkatesh accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam)
Sunday July 21, 2013: 4:00 pm McAfee Theater, 20300 Herriman Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Manjari - Blossoms, Dance Production by Abhinaya Dance Company Featuring a Dance Tribute to Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman Orchestral Accompaniment: Srikanth Chary
Sunday July 14, 2013: 1:30 pmSri Mahakaleshwar Temple 2344-A Walsh Avenue, Bldg. F, Santa Clara Commerce Park, Santa Clara, CA Sangeetha and Naatya Seva Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Usha Bharat
Saturday July 13, 2013: 2:00 pm Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary accompanied by Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam)
Sunday July 7, 2013: 4:00 pm Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Soundarya Jayaraman, Student of Deepa Mahadevan Orchestral Accompaniment: Hrishikesh Chary
Saturday July 6, 2013: 1:00 pm Milpitas Library Auditorium, Milpitas, CA Sangeeth-Ankur Nada Nidhi Performers: Geeta Shankar, Shubha Jagannatha Reviewed in India Express
Sunday June 30, 2013: 4:00 pm Campbell Heritage Theater, 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA Kuchupudi Arangetram of Bhavya Malladi, Student of Sunita Pendekanti Orchestral Accompaniment: Hrishikesh Chary
Sunday June 23, 2013: 1:00 pm Santa Clara Fairgrounds, Santa Clara, CA India Now 2013 Nada Nidhi Performer: Hrishikesh Chary
Sunday May 26, 2013: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Omsri Bharat
Saturday May 25, 2013: 10:00 am Saratoga Library Community Room, 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Pranava Naadam Music Concert Series Performance by Pratibha Jagannatha (Vocal) accompanied by Omsri Bharat (Veena)
Saturday May 18, 2013: 7:30 pm 10677 Amulet Place, Cupertino, CA 95014 Ramanavami Celebrations hosted by Pat and Godha Krishnan Instrumental Ensemble (VVV) by Srikanth Chary (Veena), H. V. Srivatsan (Violin), Mohanrangan Govindraj (Flute) accompanied by Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam) and Ganesh Ramanarayan (Kanjira)
Friday May 17, 2013: 7:25 pm 435 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Westwood Elementary School Multicultural Fair Nada Nidhi Performers: Shubha Jagannatha and Geeta Shankar, accompanied by Srivatsan Tennathur (Mridangam)
Sunday May 5, 2013: 2:15 - 3:00 pm Sri Mahakaleshwar Temple 2344-A Walsh Avenue, Bldg. F, Santa Clara Commerce Park, Santa Clara, CA Sangeetha and Naatya Seva Nada Nidhi Performers: Anirudh Prabhu, Sanjana Gopalan, and Ansuman Somasundaram, accompanied by Ajay Gopi (Mridangam)
Saturday May 4, 2013: All day Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Papanasam Sivan Music Competition Nada Nidhi Contestants: Shubha Jagannatha, Geeta Shankar Nada Nidhi Winners: Shubha Jagannatha and Geeta Shankar (Tied for 1st place!)
Saturday May 4, 2013: 4:00 - 6:30 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Geeta Shankar, Priyanka Chary
Saturday April 27, 2013: 8:30 - 9:30 am Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 1st Year Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Nada Nidhi Instrumental Ensemble: Priyanka Chary, Omsri Bharat, Geeta Shankar, Shubha Jagannatha accompanied by Chinmai Raman (Mridangam)
Sunday April 21, 2013 Minneapolis, MN IMSOM - Indian Music Society of Minnesota Veena Concert by: Srikanth Chary accompanied by Poovalur Sriji (Mridangam) and K. V. Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira)
Sunday April 7, 2013: 1 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Performer: Geeta Shankar Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Shubha Jagannatha
Saturday April 6, 2013: 5 pm SSS Concert Series by Sangitalaya School Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Usha Srinivasan
Friday March 29, 2013 Music Competition at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH Nada Nidhi Contestants: Anirudh Prabhu, Ansuman Somasundaram, Shubha Jagannatha Nada Nidhi Award Winners: 1st place - Anirudh Prabhu 2nd place - Shubha Jagannatha 3rd place - Ansuman Somasundaram
Sunday March 24, 2013: 12:00 pm Shiva Murugan Temple, 1803 Second Street, Concord, CA 94519 Vocal Concert by Hema Sista, accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena)
Sunday March 3, 2013: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Room, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Performer: Priyanka Chary
Saturday March 2, 2013: 3:30 pm Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Pratibha Jagannatha (Vocal) accompanied by Priyanka Chary (Veena)
Sunday February 24, 2013: 5:30 pm Quinlann Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014 SIFA Thyagaraja Aradhana Senior Student Concert by Geeta Shankar (Vocal) accompanied by Priyanka Chary (Veena)
Sunday February 10, 2013 Jain Center of Northern California 722 S. Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 OSAAT Naatya Raaga Competition Nada Nidhi Accompanists and Winners: Sanjana Gopalan (3rd place) Shubha Jagannatha (3rd place) Geeta Shankar (1st place, 2nd place and Judge's Appreciation) Ansuman Somasundaram (1st place)
Saturday February 2, 2013: 5 pm Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Organized by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts Priyanka Parthasarathi (Vocal) accompanied by Geeta Shankar (Veena)
Saturday January 26, 2013: 5:30 pm Jain Temple, 722 S. Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 Bharathi Tamil Sangam Pongal Vizha 2013 Nada Nidhi Performers: Shubha Jagannatha, Anirudh Prabhu, Ansuman Somasundaram
Saturday January 26, 2013: 5 pm Sangitalaya School SSS Concerts Venue: San Jose, CA Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Omsri Bharat, Priyanka Chary
Saturday January 19, 2013: 4:30 pm Venue: Fremont, CA Lec-Dem by: Srikanth Chary Organized by Pranava Naadam
Sunday January 6, 2013: 2 pm Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Temple VEDA, 473-479 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Geeta Shankar, Priyanka Chary
Tuesday January 1, 2013: 12-1 pm New Year's Day Concert Shiva Murugan Temple, 1803 Second Street, Concord, CA 94519 Veena Duet Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam)
