Utsav 2004

Ramesh Gangolli

Musician, musicologist, mathematician and educator, Ramesh Gangolli has for decades been a pillar of the musical scene in Seattle, where he has taught mathematics as well as music at the University of Washington. He is also a primary motive force behind Ragamala, the organization which has organized peformances of Indian classical music and dance in Seattle for over two decades.

Prof Gangolli started his initial training with Sharad Gadre in Seattle. Later he trained as a vocalist under the guidance of several well-known vocalists of India, including Late Pt. K.G. Ginde and Pt. Dinkar Kaikini of the Agra gharana. He has a deep interest in various compositions of Agra Gharana, especially by Pt. S.N. Ratanjankar and has several to his own credit. He has also been engaged in the study of the texts of the oral repertoire of the hereditary lineages of musicians of North India. He has given a number of recitals and lecture demonstrations in the US and in India relating to his work. He also teaches Indian music in the Ethnomusicology Program in the School of Music at the University of Washington.

A mathematician by profession, Prof Gangolli obtained his doctoral degree from MIT and started teaching at the University of Washington since 1962. He is currently aProfessor Emeritus of Mathematics and an Adjunct Professor of Music at UW.