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thematic programs on this topic in the presence of India’s former president Dr. Abdul Kalam, India’s former ambassador to the US Meera
Shankar and at the Media Rise Festival in Washington DC. He has presented talks, lecture/demonstrations and articles on this topic in various places in North America (including venues such as Berklee College of Music, The University of Cincinnati, The University of Texas at A&M and more), Singapore (National University of Singapore), Trinidad and India (Bangalore International Center, IIT Madras and more)
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in the World Choir Games 2012, held in
Cincinnati Ohio. Shanti, his flagship production is an oratorio for large mixed choruses, orchestra, dance, narration and multimedia. It has been performed many times in Cincinnati, Houston, Atlanta and other cities in the United States. Recently, he produced "Sangam to Silicon Era", a choral presentation of the work of various Tamil poets through various ages, in Chicago at the 40th annual convention of the Tamil Nadu Foundation
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Cincinnati symphony orchestra . He recently collaborated with the Korzo theater in the
Netherlands, the United Nations Association International Choir in Houston and with the National University of Singapore Indian Instrumental Ensemble, the NUS Symphony orchestra, the Dario Fo choir and the Residentie Orkest in The Hague, Netherlands.
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in the voice of his daughter Vidita
Kanniks with western (largely Celtic) orchestration. This recording ‘Vismaya - An Indo Celtic Musical Journey’ was released both in India and in the United States. He also presents his work at the Annual meetings of the Society for Ethnomusicology. He has presented
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Kanniks has assembled and conducted Indian
American choirs across North America. He founded the first Indian choir in the United States in Cincinnati in 1993. The Greater Cincinnati Indian Community Choir, directed by Kanniks Kannikeswaran, won two silver medals in the prestigious Champions Category
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Kanniks is an adjunct faculty member of
Musicology at the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, since 1994. Kanniks also conducts classes outside the University in Indian classical music for children and adults of all age groups. He is the founder of the American School of Indian
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Shanti – A Journey of Peace is an oratorio for large mixed choruses, western and Indian instrumental ensembles, dancers, narration and multimedia. Shanti has recorded the participation of Indian community choirs, the Martin Luther King
Chorale and the United Nations Association International Choir.
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resulted in ‘Guruguha
Dhruvapada’ - a dhrupad concert featuring kritis of Dikshitar rendered in the classical dhrupad style. He has worked with conductor Catherine Roma who has conducted several of his productions including Shanti. He has also worked with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and the
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Kanniks has trained in the classical
Carnatic and Hindustani music traditions of India. He founded the Greater Cincinnati Indian Community Choir in late 1993 and produced his first musical production "Basant - A Musical Celebration of Spring" in 1994. His productions combine Indian voices, chants
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Sharad – A Celebration of Autumn for Indian choir, western orchestra, performed in the
Netherlands (2013) and in Tampa (2014). Colonial Interlude – Featuring the life and music of Indian composer Muthuswami Dikshitar, performed by the National University of Singapore Indian Instrumental Ensemble
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Chitram - A Portrait of India – tells the story of the diversity in Indian culture through Indian choral music, dance and multimedia. Chitram premiered in Dayton OH in 2005 and has been performed in Dearborn MI, Cincinnati OH, Wilmington OH, Tampa FL, Fort Lauderdale FL, Minneapolis/St Paul MN,
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Kannikeswaran has researched into the various aspects of Dikshitar’s music - particularly the similarity between Dikshitar’s compositions and Dhrupad . He collaborated with the Gundecha brothers to present "Meditative Moments: Guruguha-Dhruvapada", a unique concert that highlighted Dikshitar's
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Kannikeswaran has done extensive research on the Indo Colonial Music of Dikshitar and the nottusvara sahityas. Kanniks presented a lecture demonstration on this topic at the Music Academy - Madras in 2007 and in 2008, released the first ever recording of the
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Ragas in Symphony portrays the intimate relationship between ragas and the seasons of the year. Written for mixed choruses, chamber orchestra and dances, this work was presented by the
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with Western choruses and orchestral arrangements. Kanniks has assembled and led Indian American choirs in 10 cities in the United States. His doctoral work is on the music and life of
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Shanti has been performed by over 1000 people in Cincinnati OH, Bethlehem PA, Houston TX and Atlanta GA. Shanti premiered in 2004 and recently celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2014.
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Art (ASIA). He was a visiting artist at the University of South Florida.
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