Learn more about Anya's recent trip to India, as described in San Antonio Medicine

Little Nightmare Music performers, Igudesman and  Joo will be interviewed by John Clare on KPAC, Texas Public Radio, 88.3 F on Thursday, January 17 at 1:00 PM.  Click here to listen to the interview.

Musical Bridges Around the World is pleased to announce the addition of two new Board Members, Reema Shroff, JD and Sujata Venkateswar, CPA.  Please join us in welcoming them.

Reema Shroff, JD

Ms. Shroff holds a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University, School of Law and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity University with a bachelors of arts in business administration. Ms. Shroff currently serves as a research consultant for several large physician practices and provides marketing, financial and legal services to strengthen their clinical research operations. Previously, Ms. Shroff managed clinical contracting and outsourcing at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and was in-house counsel at Fresenius Medical care. In her private legal practice, she focused on corporate and regulatory healthcare law. With over 15 years experience in the healthcare field, Ms. Shroff has been a speaker at various industry symposiums in clinical research and has authored publications on bioethics and healthcare fraud. In their free time, Ms. Shroff and her husband, Dr. Naveen Kella enjoy travel, music and the arts.

Sujata Venkateswar, CPA

Sujata Venkateswar, an Indian Classical Vocalist, is a versatile artist who is adept at performing classical, semi-classical and popular Indian music. To listen to her music, please click here.

Sujata also has enormous experience in producing and managing large shows.   In October 2011 Sujata produced the show “Songs of India” for Musical Bridges Around the World.  She was the Artistic Director and also one of the principal vocalists for the show.  To view the show please click here.

Sujata also produced “Bollywood Extravaganza” for Luminaria 2012 – a vibrant and colorful presentation of Bollywood songs from the 1950s – 2000s involving over 30 performers. 

Sujata is a licensed C.P.A. and an active member of the San Antonio Indian Community. She regularly coordinates a monthly program at the Hindu Temple of San Antonio called Raaga Archana that promotes local as well as out of area Indian musicians.   She also runs a local Indian music school called “Geetanjali Fine Arts.” 

On December 3rd and 4th, the exotic melodies of Galician bagpiper Cristina Pato rang out for public school students in five Kids to Concerts "Spanish Sojourn" performances. 

Over 1,500 children from Memorial, Morningside and Klein Road Elementary Schools in New Braunfels ISD, and 800 children from MH Specht and Timberwood Park Elementary Schools in Comal ISD participated. 

Cristina's natural effervescence created a special atmosphere for the students as they took a fantastic musical journey through Spain.  Not only did Cristina and her accompanists, Victor Prieto on accordion and John Hadfield on eastern percussions, play beautiful music, but they infused their performance with facts about Spanish geography, the flag, dance styles and rhythms. 

A reviewer of this KtC series said, "It was an excellent balance of music and teaching.  How nice it was to see that knowledge and objectives were taught through a sort of entertainment-type environment.  It was like the kids were learning without them realizing it."

A special thanks to our Sponsors for making these Kids to Concerts performances possible:

Kids to Concerts is a free educational outreach program that brings the inimitable experience of live performing arts directly to at-risk children around San Antonio in schools that lack funding for arts and music programs -- at no charge to the schools visited.

For more information or to donate to this program, please CLICK HERE to contact Diana Day, Program Manager, or call (210) 464-1534.

Photos by Ken Mahnke.