Event Calendar
Vocal Concert by Amrita Murali
Registration/tickets: 4:30pm
Doors Open: 4:45pm
Concert: 5pm
Yuva Swaranjali
Concerts by:
1. Arjun Ashok of Montreal accompanied by Sayohn Ahilan on Violin and Sainan Kandiah on Mridangam
2. Amirthan Sothivannan of Ottawa accompanied by Thananjai Sothivannan on Tabla
3. Vaaraki Wijayaraj of Toronto accompanied by Maiyuran Gireedharan on Violin and Ragavan Thuraisinganathan on Mridangam
Doors Open at 3:30pm!
Vocal concert by Bharat Sundar
SICA members will be able to enjoy a melodious Vocal concert by Sri Bharat Sundar, beautifully supported by Sri Shiva Ramamurti on violin, Sri Sumesh Narayanan on Mridangam, and Sri Chandrasekara Sharma on Ghatam.
Thyagaraja Day 2024
Please join us to celebrate and to pay tribute to one of the greatest Carnatic music composers, Saint Tyagaraja.
Violin duet by Akkarai Sisters
Free for SICA MEMBERS.
Ticketed for Non-MEMBERS at $25 Per Person. Accepting e-transfers (mail.sicaottawa@gmail.com) or Cash at door.
Thyagaraja Day 2023
YouTube: https://youtu.be/j8QlWFgKJTE
Thank you and we look forward to your participation in this auspicious music festival.
Tyagaraja Day 2022
Please join to celebrate and to pay tribute to one of the greatest Carnatic music composers Saint. Tyagaraja. We will play a video recording of the group Pancharatna Kirtanams from a previous year followed by individual performances. While we miss the experience of the group rendition in person, we hope that this screening will evoke the same enjoyment from these divine compositions.
Please join the event using the links below:
Zoom Meeting : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84196714298
Meeting ID: 841 9671 4298
Passcode: 250730
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XXipZ_RAat4
Thank you and we look forward to your participation in this auspicious music festival.
Composer's Day - 2021
SICA Ottawa welcomes everyone to our Year End Event. Please join the Annual General Meeting THIS Saturday, December 11th from 10 AM, followed by performances. You can join the event using the links below.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85807995102 (for AGM & performance session)
Meeting ID: 858 0799 5102
Passcode: 267984
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/oAI4RXfnULk (for performance session only)
Anubhuti - Bharatanatyam Concert
SICA Ottawa in collaboration with BSS Montreal is delighted to present the grand Bharatanatyam production of Anubhuti (an experience) in the traditional Margam format featuring dancers from Chidambaram Dance Company, Chennai under the renowned guru Padmasri Smt. Chitra Visweswaran.
This is a member-exclusive event.
Vid Smt. Kruthi Bhat - Navaratri Vocal Concert
SICA Ottawa is delighted to present a grand Vocal concert on the occasion of Navarathri by Vid. Smt. Kruthi Bhat accompanied by Vid. Sri. Vittal Rangan on Violin and Vid. Sri. Sai Giridhar on Mridangam and Vid. Sri. Anirudh Athreya on Kanjira.
This is a member-exclusive concert. If you have not done so already, please consider becoming a member for access to more such exclusive concerts.
Nrithyanjali - Abhisheka & Shobana Vengadeswaran
We are pleased to present a Bharatanatyam performance by Abhisheka (Abhi) & Shobana (Shobi) Vengadeswaran, students of Smt. Geetha Prabahar.
Hope you will join us to encourage the local talent.
All are welcome.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89726390414
MeetingID: 897 2639 0414
Passcode: 556859
YouTube Live-Stream: https://youtu.be/okmm3h3sDno
This link will remain available after the event.
Nrithyanjali 2021 pt. 3
The third program of our Nrithyanjali dance series will feature three Bharatanatyam performances by the following local talents:
Akshajan Prakalathan & Bhavani Lambotharan - Disciples of Sri. Guhendran Saravanapava of Jegatheeswaralaya Fine Arts Centre, Ottawa.
Apurva Komandur - Disciple of Smt. Aishwarya Vijaykumar of Sadhana School of Indian Arts, Ottawa.
Vaishnavi Panchanadam - Disciple of Smt. Rohini Ramesh of Darshana Dance Academy, Bangalore.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88017874380
Meeting ID: 880 1787 4380
Passcode: 828933
YouTube Live-Stream: https://youtu.be/wFFbE3LsYvE
This link will remain available after the event.
Nrithyanjali - Vid. Aishwarya Vijaykumar
The next program in our Nrithyanjali series will be a Bharatanatyam performance by Vid. Aishwarya Vijaykumar - Director, Sadhana School of Indian Arts, Ottawa.
Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86476880002
Meeting ID: 864 7688 0002
Passcode: 571590
YouTube Live-Stream: https://youtu.be/u_V2VvSoNi8
This link will remain available after the event.
Yuva Swaranjali - Vaibhavi & Utsavi James
The ninth instalment of the Yuva Swaranjali series was a vocal concert by Vaibhavi & Utsavi James (students of Guru Smt. Tara Anand, Boston). They were ably accompanied by Yash Ravish on violin (student of Guru Smt. Tara Anand, Boston) and Nihar Iyengar on Mridangam (student of Guru Sri. K.U. Jayachandra Rao, Bangalore).
Thank you to everyone for showing their support for the young artists.
YouTube Live-Stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-176v8YvP3E
Nrithyanjali 2021 - TKSN Dance Academy
SICA Ottawa is proud to present the first dance program of our Classical Dance Series - NRITHYANJALI 2021. The first program is by the TKSN Dance Academy, Ottawa. Please attend and show your support for our local dancers!
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87586644401
Meeting ID: 875 8664 4401
Passcode: 287367
YouTube Live-Stream: https://youtu.be/OR0ZbndLrmU
Vid. Kamalakiran Vinjamuri - Violin Ensemble
SICA is proud to present a violin concert by Vid. Kamalakiran Vinjamuri. Kamalakiran will be accompanied by Bhargav Tumkur and Sanjith Narayanan on the violin, Vid. Abhinav Seetharaman on the mrdgangam and Vid. Sowmiya Narayanan on the ghatam. Please join us for this lively event featuring talented North American artists.
This is a member exclusive event. If you have not done so already, consider becoming a member to access this event and many more.
Trinity - A Carnatic Play by The Madras Players
SICA Ottawa and BSS would like to thank everyone who joined the virtual premiere of TRINITY - the first ever Carnatic Play in English by The Madras Players.
Trinity weaves a fabric of three beautiful stories on the fountainheads of the Carnatic music tradition - Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastri.
If you have not done so already, consider becoming a member to access similar events in the future.
Please see the video testimonials from the director, author, and translator who brought us this legendary program:
Yuva Swaranjali - Sabthavi Baskaran
The eighth concert of our ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series was a vocal concert by Sabthavi Baskaran.
YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1gYUfa2NpII
Sri T.M. Krishna - Member Exclusive Event
SICA Ottawa would like to extend a big thank you to our members for the positive response following the grand concert by Vidwans Sri T.M. Krishna, Sri R.K. Shriramkumar, Palghat Sri Harinarayanan, and Sri Anirudh Athreya, in collaboration with BSS Montreal.
This was a member exclusive event. If you have not done so already, consider becoming a member to gain unlimited access to such high-calibre programs.
Yuva Swaranjali - Vidya Kanthan
The seventh program in our ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series of youth concerts was a vocal concert by Vidya Kanthan. Vidya was accompanied by Sharada Krishnan on Violin and Keerthi Venkataramani on Mridangam.
YouTube Live-Stream:
https://youtu.be/WA915k0ZvDE
Yuva Swaranjali 2021 - Sharanya Vunnava
The sixth concert of the ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series was a vocal performance by Texas native, Sharanya Vunnava.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Y5wJf5ijI
Yuva Swaranjali 2021 - Samanthy Santhirasigamany, Shanmukh Iyer and Ramya Krishnan
The fifth installment of our ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series of youth concerts was a triple treat, including vocal performances by Samanthy Santirasigamany and Ramya Krishnan, and a violin solo performance by Shanmukh Iyer.
YouTube
https://youtu.be/oDZe5HvGQl0
Tyagaraja Day 2021 - 2
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Part Two of Tyagaraja Aradhana 2021, which featured performances of Tyagaraja compositions by SICA members.
YouTube
https://youtu.be/cZ-RnENXSB0
Tyagaraja Day 2021 - 1
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Tyagaraja Aradhana 2021 virtually. The first part of the 2-day event featured a special screening of the group Pancharatna Kirtanams and live performances of Saint Tyagaraja’s other compositions by SICA members.
YouTube
https://youtu.be/gvpy6iKJHM4
Yuva Swaranjali - Aparna Ramnath
The fourth installment of our ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series of youth concerts was a vocal performance by Aparna Ramnath.
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/ZOSNyCDQXmw
Yuva Swaranjali - Priya Srinivasan
The third part of our ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series featuring youth artists was a vocal concert by Priya Srinivasan.
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/KEu9ZxChtuI
Veena Concert By Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh
In an exclusive event in association with BSS Montreal, SICA members were able to enjoy a melodious Veena concert by Vid. Jayanthi Kumaresh, beautifully supported by Sri. Pramath Kiran on the Tabla and Sri. Jayachandra on the Mirdangam.
Yuva Swaranjali 2021 - Maathumai Jegatheeswaran and Aradhana Sukumaran
The second installment of our ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series of youth concerts was a violin instrumental by Aradhana Sukumaran and a vocal performance by Maathumai Jegatheeswaran.
YouTube:
Yuva Swaranjali - Sayohn Ahilan
The first concert of our ‘Yuva Swaranjali’ series featuring youth artists was a violin solo by Sayohn Ahilan.
YouTube :
https://youtu.be/X2yPktWrpE0