Sri Thyagaraja Music Festival is held in rotation between three northwestern cities, Corvallis-Oregon, Portland-Oregon, Seattle-Washington.

This year Seattle will host the Northwest ‘Sri Thyagaraja Music Festival’ following the tradition of previous years. This festival is in homage to the great musician, saint, and composer Sri Thyagaraja, and other great composers who have contributed to the development of Carnatic Music. As in previous years, we expect to receive overwhelming response for the music festival. The festival will be held during the hours of 7.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. and the program will commence with the traditional group singing of Pancharatna Kritis followed by group singing of children, and adults. Due to the large number of participants expected, we encourage group singing of children, and adults whenever possible.

The event open to all music lovers, is an all-day music festival starting with the puja, followed by singing of Thyagaraja pancharatna kritis, individual, and group participants. This event focuses on the participation of young upcoming children as well as adults. The festival is mainly funded by volunteer donations and sponsors contributions. Sponsorship for this program is very welcome. Event sponsors will be recognized in the “events brochure”, and other public service announcements. Please consider this event as your community event and contribute generously.

We will need volunteers, donation of time, money and in-kind services. We appreciate your cooperation in completing and mailing the response sheet . Please make copies and circulate amongst your friends and other music lovers. Please click here for directions to the Venue. MSN MAP
Volunteers Donations and Matching Grants

Guidelines for participants:

Pancharatna Kritis:Those who wish to participate in the Pancharatna Kritis singing need to be familiar with a minimum two (2) compositions, and have had basic training in Carnatic Music.

Children participation: Please register the names of participating children by returning the registration sheet or registering on line as listed in the links of the web site, no later than March 15, 2005. Last minute entries will be accommodated only with cancellations or with time availability. In order to avoid disappointment; please register by the deadline.

Adult individual and in-groups: Please register your name by returning the registration sheet or registering on line as listed in the links of the web site no later than March 15, 2005. Again, last minute entries will be accommodated only with cancellations or with time availability

All participants are required to sing only Classical Carnatic Music Compositions and can select kritis of Thyagaraja or any other Carnatic Composer that they are familiar with.

Registration: By mail: Acme Foundation C/O Nat V. Raman, 11225 Lakeside Avenue North East, Seattle, Washington, 98125
By web: www.thyagaraja-seattle.com,http://geocities.com/seattle_aradhana

Click here to open the response sheet. Please print this sheet and kindly fill it out.
Please mail your response sheets to Venkat Ramanathan with address shown on the response sheet.

Contacts: Co-ordinators

Nat & Rajam V. Raman, 206-365-9751
Adhithi Venkat and Venkat Ramanathan, 425-898-0900

Portland and Vicinity:
Shailajah Prasannan, 503-296-9022, Tinny Srinivasan, 503-481-8658

Corvallis and Vicinity:
Sucheta Bhaskar, 503-757-9726, Ramanujams, 541-752-6328

Spokane, Richland and Vicinity:
Sreedharani Nandagopal, 509-467-5558

Please mail your donor checks to Acme Foundation, d/b/a, Sri Thyagaraja Music Festival
Acme Foundation is a non-profit organization, exempt from taxes under section 501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
All contributions to Acme are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.