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.
Recent News
Nada Nidhi is very proud to be celebrating its 25th anniversary of teaching in the Bay Area! There was a celebration held on Saturday September 13 to commemorate this special occasion.
Congratulations to two of our Nada Nidhi students who participated in IndianRaga Labs. Priyanka Chary participated in the session in the SF Bay Area. The end product video can be seen here: Bay Area IndianRaga Labs. Ananya Ashok participated in the session in Chennai. The end product videos from that session can be seen here: Chennai IndianRaga Lab 1 and Lab 2.
Congratulations to Hrishikesh Chary, who was awarded a 2014 Fellowship by IndianRaga. In one of the projects from that Fellowship, Hrishikesh has emphasized the jeeva swaram of seven different ragams in a ragamalika alapana-tanam segment.
Upcoming Performances
Saturday February 7, 2015: 11:00 am TV Recording for Swara Lahari Program by Shubha Jagannatha (Veena) accompanied by Srivatsan Tennatur (Mridangam) Saturday February 7, 2015: 4:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Performer: Omsri Bharat (Veena) accompanied by Srivatsan Tennatur (Mridangam) Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Sameer Vijay
Sunday February 8, 2015: 9:00 am Sunnyvale Hindu Temple & Community Center, 450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 OSAAT Naatya-Raga Music Competition Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Ananya Devanath, Saranya Rajagopalan, Anagha Mandayam, Sameer Vijay
Sunday February 15, 2015: 2:00 pm Dolby Theatre, 100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103 Raga(n) Music Festival and Fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank and Sri Raja Rajeswari Temple Nada Nidhi Veena Ensemble: Priyanka Chary, Omsri Bharat, Shubha Jagannatha accompanied by Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Ananya Devanath, Saranya Rajagopalan, Anagha Mandayam, Sameer Vijay
Sunday March 8, 2015 Shiva-Vishnu Temple, 1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551 Guru Samarpanam - A Tribute to Guru Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman Livermore Temple Fundraiser Program Details forthcoming
Saturday March 14, 2015: 3:00 pm Rancho Rinconada Parks and Recreation, 18000 Chelmsford Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014 Vocal Concert by Rajeswari Satish accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena) and Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam) Hosted by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts
Sunday March 29, 2015: Time TBD Badarikashrama, 15602 Maubert Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578 Ramanavami Celebrations Nada Nidhi Participants: TBD
Friday April 3, 2015 Cleveland Music Competitions Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH Nada Nidhi Participants: Omsri Bharat, Sameer Vijay, Anagha Mandayam, Saranya Rajagopalan, Ananya Devanath
Saturday April 18, 2015: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Laxmi Narayan Mandir (Back Hall), 7495 Elder Creek Rd., Sacramento, CA Mumoorthigal Vizha organized by Sacramento Aradhana Nada Nidhi Participants: Ananya Devanath, Saranya Rajagopalan, Anagha Mandayam, Sameer Vijay
Saturday April 25, 2015: 4:00 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, Divine Science Center 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 SRFA 3rd Anniversary Celebration Nada Nidhi Performers: Shubha Jagannatha, Anirudh Prabhu, Ansuman Somasundaram
Recent Performances
Sunday January 25, 2015: 2:00 pm Sankata Mochana Hanuman Temple, 35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark, CA 94560 Vocal Concert by Hema Sista accompanied by Srikanth Chary (Veena) and Gopi Lakshminarayanan (Mridangam)
Saturday January 24, 2015: 5:30 pm Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Devasthanam (VEDA), 475 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 Sangitalaya SSS Concert Series Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Usha Srinivasan, Omsri Bharat
Sunday January 18, 2015: 10:15 am Sri Guruvayoorappan Temple, 31 Wooleytown Road, Morganville, NJ 07751 Brindavani Youth Music Festival Vocal Concert by Vidya Kanthan accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Keerthi Venkataramani (Mridangam)
Saturday January 17, 2015: 5:00 pm Sri Guruvayoorappan Temple, 31 Wooleytown Road, Morganville, NJ 07751 Brindavani Youth Music Festival Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary accompanied by Athrey Nadhan (Mridangam)
Sunday January 11, 2015: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Ananya Devanath, Priyanka Chary
Saturday January 10, 2015: 2:00 pm Sri Raja Rajeswari Temple, 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 Pranava Nadam Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Shubha Jagannatha
