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Muriel Sherrin Award for international achievement in music |
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Monday, 24 October 2011 17:10 |
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Professor Trichy Sankaran was awarded the Muriel Sherrin Award for international achievement in music at the 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation awards ceremony, held as part of the sixth annual Mayor’s Arts Awards lunch.
New music pioneer Trichy Sankaran, whose work is known for bridging the traditions of India and the West, took the $10,000 Muriel Sherrin Award for international achievement in music. Link
The Muriel Sherrin Award for international achievement in music, worth $10,000, went to artist, composer and educator Trichy Sankaran (fellow finalists were pianist and music director Andrew Burashko and singer-songwriter Rita Chiarelli). Link |
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Oct 4 2011, Faculty Concert Series: Trichy Sankaran |
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Sunday, 04 September 2011 18:04 |
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Music Department, Accolade East Building/Theatre
Keele Campus, York University, Toronto, ON
7:30pm Tickets: $15
Students/seniors: $5 |
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Finalists Announced for 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards |
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Sunday, 04 September 2011 17:43 |
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August 17, 2011 Today, Toronto Arts Foundation (TAF) announced the fifteen finalists for the 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards, celebrating those individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to Toronto’s vibrant artistic and cultural life.
This year's nominees were chosen by a stellar multi-disciplinary jury which included Peter Chin, Simon Foster, Maureen Hynes, Shannon Litzenberger, Charles Reeve, Sonia Sakamoto-Jog, Jini Stolk, Jordan Tannahill and Jennifer Waring. Winners of the 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards will be announced on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Mayor‟s Arts Awards Lunch.
2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards Finalists
Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement in Music finalists:
Andrew Burashko, Rita Chiarelli, and Trichy Sankaran. A $10,000 cash prize presented to an artist or creator who has made a contribution to the cultural life of Toronto through outstanding achievement in music. The recipient will also have participated in international initiatives, including touring, studying abroad and participating in artist exchanges.
Finalists Announced for 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards
On August 17th, Toronto Arts Foundation (TAF) announced the finalists for the 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards, celebrating those individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to Toronto’s vibrant artistic and cultural life.
TRICHY SANKARAN, international artist, composer, educator, and cultural ambassador, has been named a finalist for this year’s Muriel Sherrin Award.
A $10,000 cash prize presented to an artist or creator who has made a contribution to the cultural life of Toronto through outstanding achievement in music. The recipient will also have participated in international initiatives, including touring, studying abroad and participating in artist exchanges.
Dr. Trichy Sankaran is a globally-respected artist, composer, educator, and cultural ambassador, who consistently demonstrates mastery, creativity, ingenuity, humility, and devotion. Since his professional debut at 13, Trichy Sankaran has had a prolific international performing career, appearing as a featured musician at major music festivals and cultural events in Europe, Australia, North America and Asia, including the highly celebrated World Drum concerts at Expo 86 (Vancouver), Expo 88 (Brisbane) and Expo 2000 (Hanover). As an active contributor to the music scene in Canada, he has composed a dynamic body of work that bridges the musical traditions of both India and the West. Collaborations include performances with New Music, jazz, Western Classical world fusion and internationally-recognized Carnatic and Hindustani musicians. As an Indian music scholar he has contributed to many learned societies across the globe and has authored textbooks. As an award-winning (OCUFA) professor he is held in high esteem by his students and colleagues at York University. Over the years, Prof. Sankaran has bridged Eastern and Western pedagogical styles and has influenced generations of students who have become noted performers, composers, and music educators themselves. The University of Victoria, B.C, honoured him with an Honorary Doctorate degree in music in recognition of his eminence in the field. Prof. Sankaran has closely worked with the Asian community in large measure for the success of major festivals in Toronto for the past four decades.
Winners of the 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards will be announced on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch. |
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Trichy Sankaran chosen for 'Sangita Kalanidhi' title |
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Thursday, 21 July 2011 15:52 |
 Mridangam maestro Trichy Sankaran has been chosen for the coveted 'Sangita Kalanidhi' title by the Music Academy in Chennai and he would be honoured with it in January one next year.
The Executive Committee of the Academy which met on Sunday has taken a decision to this effect, President of the Academy N Murali said in a press release on Monday.
Sankaran would also chair the 85th Annual Conference of the Academy which would be held from December 15 to January one, 2012, he said.
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The Hindu- Feature Article, Dec 2010 |
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Sunday, 02 January 2011 12:55 |
In their own voice - Best of both worldsTrichy Sankaran Having been trained in the traditional gurukula system, I made my debut at an Alathur Brothers' concert, with Lalgudi G. Jayaraman on the violin. Here, I had the honour of plaing in tandem with my guru Palani Subramania Pillai, says mridangam virtuoso Trichy Sankaran.
I had my early training on the mridangam at the age of four, first under my cousin P.A. Venkatraman, and then with the legendary mridangam maestro, Palani Subramania Pillai. I fondly reminisce the days when the inimitable Palghat Mani Iyer listened to my playing when I was barely seven years old and blessed me. Having been trained in the traditional gurukula system, I made my debut at an Alathur Brothers' concert, with Lalgudi G. Jayaraman on the violin. I had the honour of having played in tandem with my guru Palani. Since then I had the rarest honour and privilege of performing duos with my guru for seven years for many top rank artists of the time including Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and others. I was able to imbibe Palani sir's style (the Pudukkottai bani) that was known for delectable designs of patterns, laya-oriented mohras and korvais and gumuki techniques through exemplary training which enabled me to embellish further and to imprint my own style over the years. I believe it is this individual artistry that has earned recognition for artists from different traditions and not mere imitation. When I was at the pinnacle of my concert career, Jon B. Higgins invited me to teach at York University, Toronto, Canada. We both founded the Indian Music Program in 1971. This was left entirely under my direction after Jon left Toronto in 1978. My academic training as a postgraduate of Madras University alongside my performance career enabled me to slip into teaching and research. In the last 39 years at York University, I have trained several hundreds of students in the history, theory and performance of Indian music, many of whom have become professional performers and educators over the years. It was gratifying to be honoured with a doctorate in music by The University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 1998 and earlier with the coveted OCUFA (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association) award for teaching excellence. I have published several articles and two major text books, one on the ‘Rhythmic Principles of South Indian Drumming' and the other on the ‘The Art of Konnakkol'. My interest for collaboration with world music artists resulted in many new creations with noted world musicians in the genres of Western Chamber music, Symphony, Jazz, African, Indonesian and other ensembles. Noted among these are, the ‘alpha Tai Chi Tala' which I introduced in 1973, embodies the culmination of three different cultures, Indian, Chinese and North American. One of my sabbatical trips to Indonesia in 1982 resulted in creating compositions for a contemporary Gamelan group in Toronto (The Evergreen Club Gamelan Ensemble). My interest for writing compositions did not stop with non-Indian musical types. In fact, a special piece that I was commissioned to write for a leading dancer in Toronto titled ‘Time Scape' was premiered in 1996. This highlighted both traditional Indian dance and the percussive elements. Another major work was ‘The Carnatic Concerto' that I was commissioned to write for The Winnepeg Chamber Orchestra in 1998. The piece was scored for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, Western percussion, kanjira and mridangam. The highlight of this piece is the excursion into different ragas and different talas more like a raga-tala malika. When this piece was performed again by the Toronto Symphony in 2007, Chitravina N. Ravikiran was featured as a guest artist. As a torchbearer of the Palani style of mridangam playing, I enjoy coming to the music season every year, purely out of passion for music and to spread this style among the younger generation. Living, teaching and performing our music abroad, has given me a unique perspective to look at my own culture and the music of India and share it with a global audience. It is thanks to my good fortune, God's grace and my hard work, that I have been enjoying the benefits of the best of both worlds. Professor Trichy Sankaran is a percussion virtuoso, Indian music scholar and composer, and the founding director of Indian music studies at York University. Published: December 29, 2010 |
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