Mylapore Fine Arts - 21/12/10

Accompanists:

V.Sanjeev - Violin
Poongulam Subramanian - Mridangam
Madipakkam Murali - Ghatam



















Song List: (R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1. varnam - AbhOgi - Adi(S)
2. virutham, puLLin silambina kAN - misra cApu - AndAl tiruppAvai
3. vanadurgE - vanaspati - rUpakam - harikEsanallUr muthiah bhAgavatar (R,S)
4. ninnu cheppa - mandAri - Adi - patnam subramanya iyer (N,S)
5. manasu vishaya - nAtakurinji - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
6. vAnchatO - karNaranjani - Adi (tisra) - harikEsanallUr muthiah bhAgavatar
7. RTP - shanmukhapriya - tisra triputa (misra nadai)
8. smara vAram - jOg - Adi - sadAsiva brahmEndra
9. virutham, karuNai deivamE - sindubhairavi - Adi
10. tillAnA - kamAs - Adi - lalgudi
11. mangaLam

Bharat Kalachar - 18/12/10

Accompanists:
Mysore Srikanth - Violin
Poongulam Subramanian - Mridangam
Sree Sundarkumar - Kanjira


















Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1. varnam - vasantA - Adi (S)
2. virutham, Ongi ulagaLanda - Arabhi - AndAL tiruppAvai
3. needayarAdhA - vasantabhairavi - rUpakam - tyAgarAjA (R,S)
4. nannu brOva - AbhOgi - Adi - tyAgarAjA
5. OdOdi vandEn - dharmavati - Adi - ambujam krishnA (R,S)
6. idadhu padam - kamAs - Adi - pApanAsam sivan
7. rAma kathA sudhA - madhyamAvati - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
8. jaya jayati jaya - pantuvarALi - misracApu - traditional bhajan
9. virutham, tirupati vEnkataramaNA - hamsAnandi - Adi - purandara dAsA

Karthik Fine Arts - 15/12/10

Concert held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore.








Accompanists:

Sri.Mysore Srikanth - Violin
Sri.J.Vaidyanathan - Mridangam
Sri.Guruprasanna - Kanjira






Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1.varnam - bhairavi - ata
2.nEnedhu - karnAtaka behAg - tyAgarAjA (S)
3.vAnchathOnu - karNaranjani - muthiah bhAgavatar (R)
4.parAkela nannu - kEdAragowla - Adi - syAmA sAstri (R,S)
5.EkAmranAtham bhajEham - gamakakriyA - Adi - muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R,N,S,T)
6.virutham (rAgamAlikA) followed by muruganin marupeyar - behAg - Kanta cApu
7.gOpi gOpAla - gamanAshramam - tisra Adi - sUrdAs
8.tiruppugazh - surutti

Nungambakkam Cultural Academy - 11/12/10

Venue : Rama Rao Kala Mantap, T.Nagar








Accompanists:

Sri.B.U.Ganeshprasad - Violin
Sri.Ganapathiraman - Mridangam





Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1.varnam - tOdi - Adi
2.Swagatham Krishna - Mohanam - Tisra Adi - Uthukkadu Venkatakavi
3.mahAvishnu sOdari - Anandhabhairavi - rUpakam - muthiah bhAgavatar (R,S)
4.teliyalEru rAmA - dEnukA - Adi
5.parAtparA - vAchaspati - Adi - pApanAsam sivan (R,N,S)
6.dArini telusukonti - sudhdhasAvEri - Adi - tyAgarAjA
7.sri rAjagOpAla - sAvEri - Adi - muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R,N,S,T)
8.jagajjanani - ratipatipriyA - Adi
9.virutham,chandiran oLiyil - chandrakouns - misrachApu - subramanya bhAratiyAr
10. tillAnA - sindhubhairavi - Adi - Uthukkadu Venkatakavi

Shanthi Arts Foundation and Endowments - 10/12/10

This concert was held at Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz. This series was part of the Global GNB Birth Centenary Celebrations.






Accompanists:
Sri.M.A.Krishnaswamy - Violin
Sri.Mannarkoil.J.Balaji - Mridangam
Sri. Anirudh Athreya - Kanjira








Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1. varnam -AndOlikA - Adi - G.N.Balasubramaniam (S)
2. saraseeruhAsanapriyE - nAta - Adi - puliyUr Duraisamy Iyer
3. bAgAyanayya - chandrajyOti - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R)
4. tanavAri - bEgadA - Adi - tyAgarAjA
5. sivAnanda kAmavardhani - kAmavardhani - G.N.Balasubramaniam (R,N,S)
6. virutham follwed by AdAdu asangAdhu - madhyamAvati - Adi - UthukAdu Venkatakavi
7. intha sowkhya - kApi - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
8. virutham(TirunAvukkarasar tEvAram) - rAgamAlikA followed by
eppO varuvArO - jOnpuri - Adi - gOpAlakrishna Bharati
9.mangaLam

Jugalbandhi at Meenakshi College - 7/12/10

This was my first concert for the December Music Season, 2010. Concert on the 5th got cancelled because of the incessant rains in Chennai.

Smt. Lakshmi Sreeram (Hindustani Vocal) and I gave a Jugalbandhi concert under the auspices of Meenakshi Sundararajan Trust, Chennai.





Accompanists:
Sri.M.A.Krishnaswamy - Violin
Sri.Neyveli Skandasubramaniam - Mridangam
Sri.Viresh Madri - Harmonium
Sri.Suresh - Tabla







Song List:

1. First Raga presented was Hamsadhwani.
I sang Vara Vallabha Ramana, a composition of Sri.G.N.Balasubramaniam.
The kalpana swara session was more of a conversation between the Carnatic and Hindustani styles.

2. Next Lakshmi presented the Raag Puryadhanasri. She sang Payaliya Jhankar in Teental. Here again, I joined in a few places with the Carnatic version of the same, namely, Pantuvarali.

3. The main item in the Carnatic style chosen for this concert was Abheri. I sang Nagumomu Ganaleni of Sri Tyagaraja and during the Raga Alapana and Kalpana Swaras, it was again an exchange of ideas between the two of us.

After the Tani Avartanam by Skandasubramaniam, Lakshmi sang the composition Ja ja Re in Bhimplas.

4. The main item in the Hindustani style taken up by Lakshmi was Bihag. She presented two compositions, namely, Aada Siva Shankara in Jhaptal and a Tarana in Teental.

I sang next, a composition of Sri.Gopalakrishna Bharati in Behag - Irakkam Varamal.

5. The fifth Raga was Revati. I sang Jayadeva's Ashtapadi Samudita Madane.

6. Lakshmi finished with an Abhang in the raga Deshkar.

The December Music Season

2010 December Music Season :

20 December Music Seasons have gone by and this is going to be the 21st December Music Season for me :-))
It suddenly occured to me that I should briefly pen down a few thoughts on the past 20 years of my career.

My debut in the Music Season was in December 1990.

Looking back at these 20 years:

First ever December Season Concert was under the auspices of Karthik Fine Arts - 22nd December 1990.



(I was just out of school that year and into my first year at Meenakshi College..)

Starting from the afternoon slots in the first few years, I came into the "early evening" slots in the subsequent years and now presently in the prime evening slots..

Till 1995, my December concerts would invariably be combined with semester exams at college :-)

There have been many awards and honors in the past Music Festivals..

Press reviews: The last 20 years have seen several accolades, praise and bashings too :-). Over the years, I have learnt to take everything into my stride.





(This was in December 1999 - my 10th December Music Season.)











Each year has been a learning experience. Planning each concert requires a lot of thought, including selection of compositions to suit the occasion, managing the time and presenting my best in the given 2 or 2.5 hours. These 20 years have been wonderful in this context as well.

Artists always have goals and dreams. My journey through these years has always been towards my goal and it will continue.. Some dreams have got fulfilled, some dreams have remained unfulfilled till date :-)





((This was in December 2009 - my 20th December Music Season.)







One thing that has always remained constant over all these years is my belief in God, belief in hard work and support from well-wishers. I always begin the Season with my humble Pranams to all my Gurus, who have been the inspiration and guiding light for me all along.

I am looking forward to my 21st year's Music Season with the good wishes of all Rasikas :-)

God willing, I will probably be writing on the same blog 20 years hence, and see how the progress has been at that milestone :-)