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B. Balasubrahmaniyan: Vocal Music of South India at Wesleyan
Vocalist and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music B. Balasubrahmaniyan will be joined by Adjunct Associate Professor of Music David Nelson PhD ’91 on mridangam (double-headed drum) for their 20th annual Navaratri Festival concert together. The duo will be accompanied by violinist L. Ramakrishnan. This event is part of the 47th annual Navaratri Festival at Wesleyan.
B. Balasubrahmaniyan (voice) performs and teaches Karnatak music in India and in the United States. He began music lessons with his father, D. Balraj, and subsequently studied under several teachers, including B. Krishnamoorthy, T. Brinda, and T. Viswanathan. Balasubrahmaniyan (also known as Balu) has received several awards and fellowships for vocal music from a range of musical organizations. These include “Tamil Isaippanar,” from the Thanthai Periyar Tamil Isai Mandram Society, and the “Yuvakala Bharati” title from the Bharat Kalachar Cultural Center. He is a regular performer on All India Radio and Doordarshan television, and he has been invited to perform concerts at the St. Thyagaraja Aradhana music festival in Cleveland, Ohio. He holds a PhD in Music from the University of Madras. He is Adjunct Associate Professor of Music at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
