In the spirit of promoting awareness about Classical music, FAAA is proud to announce the commencement of a week-long workshop on Carnatic music. The carnatic music workshop will be offered by Sri. Ajay Namboodiri. Sri Ajay Namboodiri began learning music at the age of twelve under the able guidance of Sri. Kalmadi Sadashiva Acharya of Kasaragod in Kerala. He continued his studies under Sri. Palai C.K. Ramachandran and Sri. Reganatha Sharma in later years and his advanced training was under the great teacher Sangeetha Mahopadhyaya Prof. T. R. Subrahmanyam. At present he is a disciple of Sri. Neyveli Santhana Gopalan, one of the leading lights of contemporary Carnatic music. His training under Sri Neyveli Santhana Gopalan in the past few years has virtually been a kind of ‘Guru Kula Vasa’ and has aided him to imbibe the distinctive ‘Neyveli Bani’ or style in all its classical and aesthetic dimensions. He currently runs an institution named VISWA KALA PEETAM (A unit of Centre for Carnatic Music). The centre mainly aims at encouraging youngsters devoted to music improve their skills and knowledge and strive towards overall excellence in their chosen field. He has undertaken various professional assignments including roles as creative producer, conceiver and presenter of programs in various television Channels in India including Zee TV, Asianet, Bharathi T.V. and Jaya TV. To learn more about the artist, please visit his website http://www.ajaynamboodiri.com/

We invite participants (beginners and advanced students) to attend the workshop and take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn directly from Sri. Ajay Namboodiri. Details for workshop are as follows – Date: Sept 1st to Sept 7th , 2010 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Venue: Residence of Srimathy and Sivakumar Ramachandran 181, W. Birchwood Place, Chandler, AZ - 85248 Participant Fee: $20 per session Please register for the workshop by providing the following details via email to azfinearts@yahoo.com. Name of the participant: Participant Age: Name of the parent: Email ID: Contact Phone Number: Session Dates you will like to attend: Participant fee will be collected at the venue.

Your volunteering will be highly appreciated.

For specific learning requests, please call us at 480 254 8572. We request every enthusiast to make use of this unique opportunity to enhance your awareness on singing and listening to classical music

For more information please contact:

Mahesh Subramanian                 480 254 8572
Mouli Subramanian                      480 278 1450
Sharatchandra Bhargav              480 626 7431
or email us at azfinearts@yahoo.com