Sri Ariyakudi Music Foundation and ICCR - 9/7/10

It was a full house at Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Mylapore.

Accompanists were Kumari.Akkarai Subhalakshmi on violin and Pathri Sri.Sathishkumar on Mridangam.



















Unfortunately the mikes created havoc that day and I felt sorry for the disappointed Rasikas. Despite repeated requests from me and the other artists on stage, the audio quality was very poor.

Organizers had put in a lot of effort in organizing this concert. I only wish the audio quality had been better..


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

1.ErAnApai-varNam-tOdi-Adi
2.munduvenuka-darbAr-Adi-tyAgarAjA
3.rAjagOpAlam bhajEham-mOhanam-rUpakam-muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R,S)
4.padmAvati ramaNam-pUrvikalyANi-misra cApu-UttukAdu vEnkatasubbier
5.nAdupai-madhyamAvati-kanta cApu-tyAgarAjA (S)
6.chakkani rAja-kharaharapriyA-Adi-tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
7.pravisha rAdhE-misra sivaranjani-kanta cApu-jayadevA
8.irakkam varAmal-behAg-rUpakam-gOpAlakrishna bhArati
9.tillAnA-nirOshtA-Adi-Madurai Sri.T.N.Seshagopalan
10.mangaLam

Back into blogging...

It has been quite some time since I wrote here...I have not written about a couple of concerts that took place in the past two months..

Shifted my residence a few weeks back and have been very busy settling down slowly. My concert calendar is also updated now.

Hope to resume blogging in full swing from now on :-)

YACM Chamber Concert - 1/5/10

This concert was held last evening at YACM member Vikram Raghavan's house.















I immensely enjoyed singing without mikes. Nice ambience..

For all the efforts taken by the committee in organizing the concert I wish more members of YACM had turned up for the concert :-(

Accompanists:

Sri.V.Sanjeev - Violin
Sri.A.S.Ranganathan - Mridangam
Sri.Adambakkam Shankar - Ghatam

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

1.varNam-kAnadA-ata tALA
2.chintayE mahAlinga-paras-Adi-muttuswAmi dIkshitar
3.nAdupai-madhyamAvati-kanta cApu-tyAgarAjA (R,S)
4.edayyA gati-chalanAtta-Adi-kOteeswara Iyer
5.ninnE neranammi-pantuvarALi-rUpakam-tyAgarAjA (N)
6.ivanArO-kAmbhOji-misracApu-kavi kunjara bhArati
7.kunram kudi koNda-tOdi-Adi-pApanAsam sivan (R,N,S,T)
8.gAyati vanamAli-gAvati-Adi-sadAsiva brahmEndrA
9.kalyANagOpalam-sindhubhairavi-kantacApu-nArAyaNa theertar
10.tillAnA-chandrakouns-tisra Adi-Sri.Madurai.T.N.Seshagopalan
11.mangaLam

Kumbakonam - 30/4/10

This was part of their Tyagaraja Aradhana Celebrations.

Held at Sankara Mutt, Kumbakonam.

Accompanists:

Dr.Hemalatha - Violin
R.Sankaranarayanan - Mridangam

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

1.varNam-sahAnA-Adi
2.needayarAdA-vasantabhairavi-rUpakam-tyAgarAjA (S)
3.daridApulEka-sAvEri-Adi
4.sukhi evvarO-kAnadA-Adi-tyAgarAjA (R,S)
5.phanipati sAyi-jhankAradhwani-Adi-tyAgarAjA
6.enduku peddala-shankarAbharaNam-Adi-tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
tukkadAs

Gayatri Mahila Sangeetha Sanmandali - Guntur, 24/4/10

This Sabha is an all-ladies association. The concert was held at Balaji Temple, Guntur.

Accompanists:

Sri.Peravali Nandakumar - Violin
Sri.K.Sathgurucharan - Mridangam
Sri.Bhusurapalli Venkateswarulu - Ghatam


















Excellent ambience, open-air concert.



































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

1.varNam-kAnadA-ata tALam
2.nAdasudhA-Arabhi-rUpakam-tyAgarAjA (S)
3.kshEmam kuru gOpAlA-mOhanam-misracApu-nArAyaNa tIrtha
4.teliyalEru rAmA-dEnukA-Adi-tyAgarAjA
5.sri vEnkata girIsham-surutti-Adi-muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R,S)
6.mAyamma-Ahiri-Adi-syAma sAstri
7.sarasa sAma dAna-kApinArayaNi-Adi-tyAgarAjA
8.kaligiyuntE-keeravANi-Adi-tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
9.akhilAndEshwari-dwijAvanti-Adi-muttuswAmi dIkshitar
10.nAnAti bratuku-rEvati-Adi-annamAcAryA
11.muddugArE yashOdA-kurinji-Adi-annamAcAryA
12.mangaLam

Award Function - April 23rd, 2010

Sri Sayee Vivekananda Vidyalaya,Kodungaiyur (near Vyasarpadi) has been conducting "Vadachennayil Isai Vizha" (வடசென்னையில் இசை விழா) in North Madras from 20th of April,2010, for a duration of five days. Yesterday I was conferred upon with the title of "Arul Isai Selvi" (அருளிசைச் செல்வி) and also given the coveted "Smt.D.K.P Memorial Award".


This is the first ever Music Festival that is being conducted in that area and it was a grand affair.

I thank the school authorities for having chosen me to have been the recipient of this prestigious award, in memory of one of the greatest musicians of this era, Smt.D.K.Pattammal.

















The chief guest was Sri.Vaidyanathan, EDITOR, Dinamani Publications.

















After the award function was my concert, accompanied by Sri.Mysore Srikanth on violin and Sri.Delhi Sairam on the Mridangam.


















(Its 12.30 a.m now, I have to take a train at 6.30 a.m today to Vijayawada, I have a concert at Guntur this evening.Couldn't resist posting about the award immediately, hence did it now :-))

Naada Neerajanam - Tirupati - 15/4/10

The Tamizh New Year Vikruti has dawned.

Lets all pray to the Almighty for global peace and prosperity.

I consider it to be the Almighty's blessings that I have got an opportunity to begin this New Year by participating in the "Naada Neerajanam' program at Tirumala, Tirupati tomorrow.

This concert will be telecast live on SVBC (Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel) channel from 6 to 7.30 p.m tomorrow.

I will write in detail about the concert, on Friday, after I get back from Tirupati.

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1.10 a.m - 16/4/10


Got back home about half an hour back..
We reached Tirupati around 10.30 a.m yesterday morning and immediately went for Darshan.
Naada Neerajanam officials had arranged for a quick and good Darshan.

Concert began around 6.10 p.m and ended at 7.30 p.m.

Accompanists:

Sri.V.Sanjeev - Violin
Sri.Poongulam Subramanian - Mridangam


































To sing in the quadrangle just outside the main Gopuram was a great experience.


















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

1.shankha chakra-pUrNachandrikA-rUpakam-muttuswAmi dIkshitar (S)
2.slOkam-verses from dayA shatakam followed by
neenE dayAlO-Anandabhairavi-misra cApu-purandara dAsA
3.anudinamunu-bEgadA-rUpakam-rAmanAthapuram srinivAsa iyengar
4.indirA mandiram-surutti-Adi-tulaseevanam (R,S)
5.nAmorAlagimpavE-yadukulakAmbhOji-kanta cApu-tALapAkkam chinnayya
6.sarvOpAyamula-kalyANi-Adi-annamAchAryA (R,N,S,T)
7.indirA nAmamu-kalyANavasantam-Adi-annamAchAryA
8.verses from kulasEkhara AzhwAr pAsuram followed by
tirupati vEnkataramaNa-hamsAnandi-Adi-purandara dAsA


















Great vibrations and ambience..