Srividhya & Sudha (IYER SISTERS)
(Vocal - Carnatic)
Sisters Sudha and Srividhya, are daughters of the yester-year Carnatic Vocalist Gita, of Uma-Gita Sisters. They started their musical career as violinists. Later, have taken up vocal. The sisters completed their schooling in Vidya Mandir, Mylapore. Srividhya has completed her Masters in Music, and took up Compositions of Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurthy for her project. Srividhya M.Phil research on Life and contribution of Margadarsi Seshayyangar was carried out as a pilot-study for her Doctoral research. Srividhya was working as a guest faculty in The Kalakshetra Foundation for the Academic year 2016-17. She was also taking Vocal and Violin contact classes for the Distance Education wing of the University of Madras. Sudha completed M.A.Sanskrit and M.Music from the University of Madras and recognised by The Mylapore Academy for being the Best Student in M.A Sanskrit in 2012. Sudha M.Phil research was a study and translation of Harikeshanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar work, titled Srimat Thyagaraja Vijayam. Vocal Duo : B-High grade from AIR, Chennai Violin : A and B-High respectively, from AIR, Chennai. The sisters were initiated into vocal music by their mother Smt. Gita (one among Mayavaram Sisters, Uma-Gita). They were under the tutelage of Sri Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurthy, after which they continued their advanced training under Smt. Gita. Violin Smt. Lalitha Raghavan - A-top grade Violinist, trained the sisters in Violin, from the age of five. Accompanying many artistes since 2003 in all major Sabhas in Chennai. Both have won the All India Pallavi Competition, conducted by SAFE for Violin, as accompanists. Both were selected by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram and has been providing violin accompaniment in various Sabhas of Tamil Nadu since 2007. Have given concerts outside Chennai also in leading organizations/Sabhas. They got the M.D.Ananthamachari Award ; T.Kesavulu & Parur Sundaram Iyer Endowment Prize for their violin performances in the 51st Gokulashtami Festival, held in 2006, organized by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. They have received many prizes in competitions conducted by prestigious Sabhas like Mylapore Fine Arts, Music Academy, Indian Fine Arts etc. for both Vocal and Violin including a tambura prize from Raja Annamalaipuram Bhakta Jana Sabha. selected by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram in the Vocal category in the year 2010.