the Alathur tradition alive. She is the direct disciple of the doyen Alathur Venkatesa
Iyer, the father and Guru of the notable Alathur Brothers. The artist had the good
fortune of acquiring her complete training under the great teacher from the tender
age of 7. Her training period extended for over one and half decades in the
traditional Teacher-Disciple (Guru-Kula) style. Sensing her innate aptitude for
music, the Guru took special interest in imparting complete training in all the
aspects of performing concerts and also teaching. He put her to the arduous task of
mastering the various patterns of of talas and ragas in order to master the intricate
Pallavis, typical of the Alathur style. Sarojini Sundaresan is one of the few
exponents, who is well versed in rendering difficult nadai Pallavis with ease.
Sarojini Sundaresan is a renowned Carnatic music vocalist acclaimed by critics and
music lovers as an exponent par excellence. She started as a performer in her
early teens and has sung in important concert platforms in India, the UK, Europe
and USA. She has presented lecture-demonstrations and conducted workshops
for students of various nationalities.
As a Teacher
Apart from being a well-known performer, she teaches students from all over the
world training them in the Alathur style. Even during the days of training under her
guru, the artist was given the schedule of deputizing the master in imparting training
to even some senior disciples. That put her in good stead to train students who
perform in international arenas. The artist has several disciples who are not only
able performers but have also started up their own teaching institutions. Her
students are from different nationalities including the UK, USA, France, Germany,
Malaysia and Singapore, some of them on scholarship grants from their countries
and the ICCR. She has been acclaimed by critics and popular artists in the field as
a gifted teacher.
As a Composer
Sarojini Sundaresan has composed several Varnams, Thillanas, Chittaswaras for
krithis, Swarajathis and Jathiswaras. These have been accepted and performed by
artists of repute in the field of music and dance. With her natural ability she has
composed tunes for the works of many composers in different languages of India.
She has also the ability to conduct orchestra music.
She lives in the UK with her husband who is a Chartered Accountant and travels all
over the UK, Europe and the US spreading the art in the form of concerts,
lecture-demonstrations and workshops.
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