Shri. Gomathi Nayagam (Vocal)
Gomathy Nayagam started learning Carnatic music and trained rigorously for about five years under the guidance of Guru. Sangeetha Kalanidhi B. Rajam Iyer. He continued his learning by taking advanced training under Smt. Ramani Baskar. He started to sing professionally at the tender age of 13 in the presence of eminent singers like R. Vedavalli, O.S. Thyagarajan etc., He completed his Master’s Degree in Music from Madras University in 1999. Initially, he accompanied his Guru. B. Rajam Iyer for music concerts and traveled all over India. He has given several vocal concerts in India and Abroad including, USA, Singapore, Canada, and France. He has finished his VIII Grade theory of Western Music and is the Certificate holder from Trinity College of Music, London. At present, he is practicing rare songs of Nadha Brahmmam Muthuswamy Dheekshidar. He has been awarded the title of “Sangeetha Rathna”, conferred by Teachers College of Music, Music Academy, Chennai in 1991 and has received further prestigious awards and laurels since then. He has and continues to accompany senior dancers like Padmabhushan Alarmelvalli, Madurai R. Muralidaran, Smt. Meenakshi Chitranjan, Smt. Jayanthi Subramaniam. As an accompanying singer to all these senior dancers, he has traveled all over India and Abroad.
Shri. Sakthivel Muruganandham (Mrudangam Artist)
Sakthivel Muruganandham is a disciple of Sri. Mayavaram G. Somasundaram and Sr. Thiruvaur Bhakthavatsalam. He had special training for dance under Sri. M. Balachandar. He is a leading miridangist in India who accompanies famous dancers like Alarmel Valli, Priyadarsini Govind and others in India and Abroad.
Smt. Radhika Devrajan (Violin Artist)
Smt. Radhika Devrajan Received her initial training in violin from Sri S.V. Ramachandran in Mumbai and pursued advance training under vocalist Prof. R. Subbalakshmi, Smt. Kalyani Ramani, violinist Padmasree A. Kanyakumari and Sri Vittal Ramamoorthy. She has performed solo and as accompanist for several years in India and the US. Smt. Radhika Devrajan is the founder and director of Swaradhika School of Carnatic Music based in central New Jersey. The school imparts training in traditional style where all students learn vocal as a part of the training, workshops with guest lecturers, music camps, regular chamber concerts.
Her students perform regularly at several fundraisers music festivals as solo, group and accompanist. They regularly participate in competitions and have several prizes in Cleveland Aradhana and CMANA.
Shri. Sankarapillai Sunilkumar (Flautist)
Sunilkumar is a graduate of Govt. Music College in Chennai. He was trained under flute vidwan “Kalaimamani” Sri. T.S. Sankaran. He is a soloist of great promise and has accompanied and accompanies many of India’s leading artists, traveling with them in India and abroad.