Oothukadu Venkatakavi Academy Trust - 22/9/2014

This was the first concert of their annual series. Venue was Dakshinamuthy Auditorium, P.S.High School.

Co-Artists:
Dr.R.Hemalatha - Violin
Neyveli Skandasubramanian - Mridangam
N.Guruprasad - Ghatam






 


Song List:

1. swAgatam krishNA - mOhanam - Adi
2. shlOka on aghOra vIrabhadra followed by tyAgarAja paramEsha - chakravAham - Adi
3. kalyANarAma - hamsanAdam - Adi (R,S)
4. nAdamuraLi - hamIrkalyANi - tisra Adi
5. sadAnanda mayI - hindOlam - sankeerNa matyam (R)
6. nAn enna tavam - kamAs - Adi
7. sarasijabhava - kalyANi - rUpakam (R,N,S,T)
8. nandagOpAla - bhImplAs - Adi
9. muddukrishNa - chenjurutti - Adi
10. tillAnA - sindubhairavi - Adi

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha - 28/8/14

This concert was held as part of their Sri Jayanti Festival.

Co-artists:
Smt.M.Narmadha - Violin
Sri. Neyveli Skandasubramaniam - Mridangam
Sri.K.V.Gopalakrishnan - Kanjira

Song List: (R- raga alapana, N-neraval, S-swaram, T-tani avartanam)

1. sakti gaNapathim - nAta - rUpakam - Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar (S)
2. gAnamurthe - gAnamurti - Adi - tyAgarAja
3. neene dayALo - Anandabhairavi - misra cApu - purandara dAsa (R,S)
4. rAjeevAkshabAro - sankarAbharaNam - Adi - Maharaja swAti tirunAL
5. AdAdu asangAdu - madhyamAvati – Adi - Oothukadu Venkatakavi (R,S)
6. AlokayE sri - charukEsi - Adi - nArAyaNa teertha
7. sree sathyanArayaNam - sivapantuvarALi - rUpakam - muthuswAmy Dikshitar (R,N,S,T)
8. pravisharAdhe - misra sivaranjani - kanta cApu - jayadEva
9. kAtrinilE varum - Kalki Krishnamurthy
10. Mangalam jaya mangalam - Suruti - Adi - purandara dAsa

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2012 - SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI - 23/8/2014

It was a great honor to be chosen to receive the prestigious "Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2012" instituted by Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.

This grand function was held at Agartala on the 23rd of August, 2014.

I had the great fortune of receiving the award from Sri.P.B.Acharya, His Excellency, Governor of Tripura. (Also seen in the picture is Smt.Leela Samson, Chairperson, Sangeet Natak Akademi).

 
 
 

The following day was a concert by the awardees.

We presented a 45 minute concert.

Co-Artists:

Sri.B.Ananthakrishnan - Violin
Sri.B.C.Manjunath (Yuva Puraskar Awardee)
Sri.N.Guruprasad (Yuva Puraskar Awardee)
Sri.Anirudh Athreya (Yuva Puraskar Awardee)



 

Pallavi Darbar - Carnatica - 4/7/2014

The theme taken up was "The Art of Pallavi Singing".

Co-Artists:

Sri.B.Ananthakrishnan - Violin
Sri.R.Sankaranarayanan - Mridangam

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BTM Cultural Academy, Bangalore - 29/6/2014

The theme was "Rare : Ragas, Compositions and Composers"

Co-artistes:

Sri.B.K.Raghu - Violin
Sri.Srinivasan - Mridangam
Sri.Phanindra Bhaskara - Ghatam

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


1. valaci vacci - hindOLa vasantA - rAmaswAmi Dikshitar
2. srI shivE jaya vaibhavE -AbhogI - Adi -  Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar (R,S)
3. manaviche konavayya - sarasAngi - rUpakam - Patnam Subramanya Iyer (R,N,S)
4. cidambara nataraja mUrtim - tanukeerti-  MuthuswAmi dIkshitar
5. vAnchathOnu - karNaranjani - Tisra Adi - Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar
6. phanipati sAyee - jhankAradhwani - Adi - tyAgarAja
7. azhagA azhagA - suddha dhanyAsi - kanta cApu - Ambujam Krishna (R,S)
8. marachitivO mA ramaNa - latAntapriyA - Adi - yOganarasimhA
9. pasupatheeshvaram - sivapantuvarali - Adi - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (R,N,S,T)
10. gAyati vanamali  - gAvati - Adi - sadAshiva brahmendrA
11. Thillana - sindhubhairavi - Adi - oothukadu vEnkatakavi
12. MangaLam

 

Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai - 14/6/2014

Co-Artists:

Sri. Mysore Srikanth - Violin
Poongulam Sri. Subramanian - Mridangam
Sri.K.V.Gopalakrishnan - Kanjira


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

1. varnam - bhairavi - ata tAlam
2. vara vallabhA ramaNA - hamsadhwani - Adi - G.N.Balasubramanian (S)
3. mArubalga - sriranjani - Adi (R,S)
4. sri suganthi kuntaLAmbikE - kuntaLam - rUpakam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (R)
5. chittam irangAdadEnayyA - sahAnA - misra cApu - pApanAsam sivan
6. srikAntha - bhavapriyA - Adi - tyAgarAjar (S)
7. O rangasAyee - kAmbhOji - Adi - tyAgarAjar (R,N,S,T)
8. telisirAma - poorNachandrikA - Adi - tyAgarAjar
9. RTP - keeravANi (R,T,N,S)
10. virutham, irakkam varAmal - behAg - rUpakam - gOpAlakrishna bhArati
11. tillAnA - sindhubhairavi - Adi - uthukAdu vEnkatakavi
12. Durga pancharatnam - His Holiness Jagadguru Sri. Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi
13. MangaLam

 

Workshop at SAP Labs, Bangalore - 29/5/2014

I had a wonderful opportunity to interact with a diverse group of software professionals at SAP Labs, Bangalore to talk on the subject of "Teamwork" in Carnatic music concerts.

This session was very interactive, with members from the corporate world asking very interesting questions about what actually takes place during a typical concert and how the artistes in a Carnatic concert gel with each other without any rehearsals.

I talked on various aspects like core competencies of a musician, innovation, teamwork among the artists, adaptability of artists and about concert planning. I also gave numerous examples by demonstrating these aspects and also played video clips, which was very well received.