Sid Sriram

For Sid Sriram, there is a quality inherent in the Carnatic music of South India that he describes as “universal truth.” The 32-year-old singer/songwriter has spent years imparting this truth to audiences in India and across the world; today, he ranks as one of the most popular Bollywood singers of the past decade. On his new English-language album Sidharth, however, he departs from the musical lineage of his family’s home country, where he has lived since 2015, and draws on the R&B, indie rock, and American pop styles he grew up with as an immigrant kid in Fremont, CA, in the ’90s and 2000s. Through doing so, he hoped to find a way to communicate “truth” in music through deeper personal exploration.

Arun Ramamurthy Trio

Arun Ramamurthy (he/him) is a multifaceted violinist, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Rooted in South Indian classical raga music, Arun is a versatile musician, performing internationally in both traditional Carnatic and Hindustani settings, as well as blurring genres with his own innovative projects like the acclaimed Arun Ramamurthy Trio and duo with violinist Trina Basu. Arun studied under the celebrated violinist brothers, Sri Mysore Nagaraj & Dr. Mysore Manjunath, the distinguished violinist Sri. Ananthakrishnan, as well as many early years with western classical violinist Jim Mate.

The Resonance Series

Curated by Arun Ramamurthy, the Resonance Series explores sounds from the South Asian subcontinent and its relationship with musical cultures in the Capital Region and around the world. This series pairs traditional music and dance with contemporary creativity and spirit, and presents groundbreaking artists from a wide spectrum of culture and genre.  

The Resonance Series is funded by the Michele L. Vennard Hospitality Grant Program of the Albany County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Fund (AKA Discover Albany), a fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region.

The Resonance Series is also funded by the Arts Thrive & Grow Grant Program of the Art Center of the Capital Region. Arts Thrive and Grow has been funded by New York State, Kathy Hochul, Governor. We thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins for her extraordinary commitment and leadership, and our elected officials who represent our grantmaking region: Senators Jake Ashby and Neil D. Breslin; Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, Patricia Fahy, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.