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Purist
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Post by Purist »

Catchy tune, sounds like Ahir to me.

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karthikbala wrote:A few years ago, an opera-loving rasika played for us a very unusual home-recording. To our astonishment we heard "O sainte médaille", Valentin's aria from Faust sung by Smt. Sowmya! (of course the baritone's aria had been transposed to an appropriate tessitura). Very sporting of her to make the effort and play along with an unusual request !
Sounds very interesting - has Sowmya studied opera? More to the point, will she entertain a similar request in a concert setting? That would be awesome.

And thanks, this has me digging up some Gounod - the last one I heard was Bobby McFerrin's crowd-pleasing Ave Maria which is fun.

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gn.sn42 wrote:Sounds very interesting - has Sowmya studied opera? More to the point, will she entertain a similar request in a concert setting? That would be awesome.
Not that I know of...I believe she was played a recording and then was asked to have a goat it... Anuradha Sriram though, did undergo some training I think in the US. While the tunes or melodic content are generally childs play for a CM vocalist, it is the sound production that is the key differentiator. Even the softer mezza voce phrases, pianissimi, have to fill a concert hall *without miking*. The Met in NYC for instance is more than twice as large as Narada Gana Sabha! Audience in even the uppermost galleries, while having only a microscopic view of the stage still expect to hear the singer clearly.

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Post by Shrinidhi »

Hey im a big fan of sowmya.Not only is she such a wonderful singer but she also got a gold medal(BSc chem) and did MS from IIT.Shes one awesome person.

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bilahari wrote:Quite an attractive song, indeed! Can't catch the ragam but sounds rather similar to veTri koDi kaTTu from Padaiyappa (to my ears anyhow): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Yt7mQ8oKY

Yeah, maybe a hint of cArukEsi. But like I said, I'm a total dud at looking for ragas in film music.
It starts as cArukEsi then switches to sarasAngi during the 1st instrumental interlude - quite neatly done.

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Oh, and veTri koDi kaTTu is in kIravANi

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Post by Shalu »

Sowmya is an intelligent musician and has given some weighty and memorable numbers. But somehow, todays Express review is a let down as I had been to the concert and found her really very good. Guess critics have their own way of conveying and convictions...

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Can someone kindly tell me a few details about Ms.Sowmya's sister Ms.Bharathi? She mentions about her sister in the Margazhi Maha Utsavam session. I was just wondering if even Ms.Bharathi is a performing musician. I may be wrong.

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Smt. Sowmya is being conferred with the prestigious Sangeetha Choodamani title this year by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. The ceremony will be on the opening day of the sabha's Gokulashtami series in August. Congratulations to her on a richly deserved recognition!

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Congratulations and Best Wishes!

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Congrats! Sowmya Avl
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great news . Congrats to Sowmya :)

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Congrats Smt sowmya .

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Congratulations to Smt Sowmya! Well deserved honour for the vidushi!

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Congratulations to the vidushi who does not give up depth for glamor!

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E'-SWARA-020-Smt.S.Sowmya @Trinity Music Concerts 2004

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqPcnlEpQfU

Whether it was 2004 or it is 2011, you seen the same smile and the same depth and it will continue hence after also !!

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kamavardhani wrote:Song from the recent movie "Achamundu Achamundu": http://www.raaga.com/play/?id=157205
Hard to believe it's the same Sowmya!
Can we attribute the Raga as close to "Ahir Bhairav"?To me the tune resembles Dasavatharam song"Kallaikandal Kadavul theriyadu(pleads my inability to quote the correct lyrics).Charukesi tinge is also there.

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சங்கீதத்தில் கரை கண்டவர்கள் யாரும் இல்லை. அப்படி எந்த வித்வானும் இது வரை சொன்னதில்லை. காரணம் சங்கீதம் ஒரு கடல். 'கர்நாடிக் ஐடல்' நடுவர்கள் சிறியவர்களை அரள வைக்கிறார்கள். அவர்கள் நாம் அந்த வயதில் என்ன கிழித்தோம் என்று நினைத்து பார்க்க வேண்டும். இந்த காலத்து குழந்தைகள் அதி புத்திசாலிகள். என்ன கொடுத்தாலும் தைர்யமாக பாடுகிறார்கள்.

சௌம்யா! உங்களுக்கு என்ன ஆயிற்று? பூர்ணச்சந்திரிகா ரிஷபம் தீர்க்கமாக வராதா? "தெலிசி ராம" சிட்டை ஸ்வரம் மற்றும் "பலுக்க வேமி நா தெய்வமா(;R;S R;;;)" போன்ற கீர்த்தனைகளில் ரிஷபம் தீர்க்கம் தானே? அதி மேதாவி என்ற நினைப்பை நிறுத்தி கொள்ளவும்.

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suswara: There is no objection for posting a message in a regional language but in order to be fair to everyone, please post the same message in english as well. This is the general rule of our site. Thanks.

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Music is an ocean. Nobody could fathom the length and breadth of this great ocean. Even the stalwarts never claim that they know everything and use to say that they are still students. But the judges of Jaya TV’s Carnatic Idol programme terrorize the young aspirants. The judges should think what they have done at that young age. The gen next is very skilled and is capable of handling any challenge without any fear.

Sowmya! What happened to you? Does a dheergamana rishabam not occur in Poornachandrika? I would like to cite some examples like “Thelisi rama” chittai swaram, “Palukavemi naa deivama” (;R;S R;;;)” etc. In such kritis isn’t the 'Ri' dheergam? It is better Sowmya sheds the I know it all attitude and refrain from passing rude remarks.

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Post by vasanthakokilam »

suswaraa, I have not watched the Carnatic Idol. Leaving aside whether such questions are appropriate or not, it will come as a surprise if Sowmya did not get her facts right. May be, you can email her through her web site http://sowmya.carnatica.net/ and post back any reply you get.

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http://tamil.techsatish.net/file/carnatic-10/

I was referring to this episode. Watch the third part. (She clearly says that in poornachandrika the ri will not be dheergam at 2:30)

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hmmm...interesting.

Reminds me of the exchange between Sowmya and Sri V Subrahmaniam a few years ago on the similarities and overlap between prayogams in janaranjani and Poornachandrika. The discussion is archived here: http://www.carnatica.net/sowmya/academy ... review.htm

Suswaraa, are you saying that Sowmya is contradicting her old position on the deergam "ri" that she has written about while notating palukavemi? I heard Sowmya's comment on Carnatic idol; I just want to make sure I fully understand the context in which you are making your argument (which sounds valid to me).

Perhaps, as VK suggests you should just write her and ask.

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Smt S Sowmya on Veena-Listen to her at:

http://www.ignca.nic.in/veena_06092009_07.htm

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Can some one give me the link to download Smt. Sowmya's Krishna Nee Begane Baaro?. Thanks in advance !

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* I saw her name in the list of faculty members in a recent announcement from MA seeking applications from students.Also find SKA PSN is also included this time.

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Smt. Sowmya is the recipient of this year's SANGEETHA KALA SARATHY title from Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, one of Chennai's oldest music organizations. The title will be conferred on Dec. 15th, at the inauguration of the sabha's annual December series at Vidya Bharati, Mylapore.

Smt. Sowmya has also recently been elevated by All India Radio to the coveted 'A-Top' artiste grade!

Here is a link to her season schedule:
http://sowmya.org/blog

cienu
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Congratulations to Sowmya :)

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Congratulations Smt Sowmya , a year back sangeetha choodamani , this year sangeetha kalasarathy.

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Congratulations!

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Congratulations Sowmya. My best wishes to you.

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Congrats Sowmya!
with blessings,

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Post by varsha »

So nice to hear . One of the few remaining icons of orthodoxy .

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* She is authoritative -poise with which she had presented the Lec-dem in MA last year(with madras eye).
* Scholarly in bringing out innovative RTPs-all in Gowlai.......&the like.
* Educative------------Nandanar Charithram- Marghazhi mahotsav.
* Mentoring.. Showing the way to upcoming artists... marghazhi mahotsav.uthsava sampradhaya kritis presenting with Sriranjani Santhanagopalan &two others -getting them thunderous applause throughout the session.

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Saw the news item in ToI today! Congratulations on the title, madam! :)

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Post by tiruppugazh »

Just saw the telecast of the Jaya TV concert. What a scholarly and erudite performance! Only saw this morning's truncated version. I thought the tambura looked more like a prop. I don't think the tambura was even being strummed. I wonder why?

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Re: Dindigul S.P.Natarajan » 31 Jan 2012 20:43
"There is also apparently a rare recording somewhere of an SPN vocal concert. I am given to understand that some of his impeccable pathantaram of Tyagaraja kritis lives on through Smt. Sowmya, whose father is SPN's disciple."---
I earnestly appeal to Smt Sowmya through this Forum to popularise the features of his music padantharam etc.,in the midst of her Lec-Dems& the like. :!:

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Radioweb (one of the many new carnatic streaming sites) has a special programme on Smt S Sowmya today, on the occasion of the vidushi's birthday. The program features a rare kharaharapriya varnam among other things.

http://www.radioweb.in/player-list?titl ... 96eee3a803

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Two bits of information picked up from Smt. Sowmya's official fb page:

Sept. 4th 2012
Congratulations, DOCTOR Sowmya!
(Smt. Sowmya today successfully defended her dissertation titled "A study of the effect of temperature variations on the pitch of a double-headed drum - mrdanga" at the University of Madras, capping six years of research, under the guidance of Dr. Premeela Gurumurthy)

Sept. 3rd 2012
Smt. Sowmya accompanied by Parur MS Ananthakrrishnan, Neyveli Narayanan & KV Gopalakrishnan will be on a concert tour of USA & Canada from Sept. 8th - Nov. 18th 2012. The tour is organized by Viji Mani & Mahalingam Mani of Sankritilaya, California. The schedule:

9/8/2012 White Plains, NY
9/9/2012 Boston, MA

9/16/2012 Phoenix

9/21/2012 San Diego
9/22/2012 LA
9/23/2012 San Jose

9/30/2012 Charlotte

10/5/2012 Indianapolis
10/6/2012 Chicago
10/7/2012 St Louis

10/13/2012 Calgary
10/14/2012 Buffalo

10/20/2012 Toronto
10/21/2012 New York

10/26/2012 Columbus
10/27/2012 Austin
10/28/2012 Houston

11/2/2012 Rochester
11/3/2012 Washington DC
11/4/2012 Atlanta

11/10/2012 Philadelphia
11/11/2012 Denver

11/16/2012 Dallas
11/17/2012 Sacramento
11/18/2012 Portland

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Congrats to Dr. Sowmya. Very interesting thesis topic!

Given the breadth of her knowledge, I would have expected her topic to be more related to the pannisai in the Silappadikaram or something like that. But then again, her knowledge of physical chemistry & thermodynamics probably came in very handy in studying the effect of temperature variations on the mridangam's pitch.

I would be delighted if someone could post a pdf copy of her thesis (if it is public domain material). Most dissertations in the US/UK/Canada are archived and available to the public.

Looking forward to her upcoming concert tour.

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Interesting thesis topic. Congratulations Dr. Sowmya. Her thesis title reminded me of Fourier Transform, given such a similar problem in a different context is what motivated Fourier on that monumental intellectual achievement nearly two centuries ago. As a self-proclaimed Fourier devotee, it will be fun for me to see if she went mathematical in the FT route. As Mahavishnu said, it will be interesting to browse through her thesis.

Hope to catch her concert when she comes our way here.

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Ramesh / VK: Having been a witness to Smt. Sowmya's research work and its outcome (mostly as a helping hand, nothing more!), I must say that the innocuous-sounding title of the thesis masks what will eventually be acknowledged as a path-breaking PRACTICAL innovation to stabilize the pitch of the instrument, which varies widely across climatic variations and ambient conditions, posing a challenge to performers especially in this age of globe-trotting! Importantly, this has been done WITHOUT tampering with the basic construction or natural materials traditionally used in constructing the mridangam. Professional percussionists and mridangam craftsmen have been involved in the work. I believe the thesis can be made public only after the convocation, with the University's formal consent. As of now, the results have been publicized only at her final viva voce that happened on Sept. 4th, wherein the examiners recommended that Sowmya be conferred with the Ph.D.

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Thanks Ramanathan. Sounds very interesting. We will look it over and learn from her work once it is made public after her convocation. Kudos to Dr. Sowmya.

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ramanathan wrote:
I must say that the innocuous-sounding title of the thesis masks what will eventually be acknowledged as a path-breaking PRACTICAL innovation to stabilize the pitch of the instrument, which varies widely across climatic variations and ambient conditions, posing a challenge to performers especially in this age of globe-trotting! Importantly, this has been done WITHOUT tampering with the basic construction or natural materials traditionally used in constructing the mridangam.
I think she should patent her innovation first. She can check with Rohan Krishnamurthy who, I am sure, can refer her to a competent patent lawyer.

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thanks, Ramanathan. Look forward to hearing more when it is appropriate to release the material.
Harimau: :lol:

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Dr Sowmya's lecture on "Ragas as envisioned in Padam & Javali", at Voices of Tmrw 2013, Sastri Hall, Chennai, Nov..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_OH0eJ ... e=youtu.be

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From twitter of the artist:
Vidushi Sowmya has been nominated by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India as a Member of the Governing Board of Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai

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quote="vasanthakokilam"]Interesting thesis topic. Congratulations Dr. Sowmya. Her thesis title reminded me of Fourier Transform, given such a similar problem in a different context is what motivated Fourier on that monumental intellectual achievement nearly two centuries ago. As a self-proclaimed Fourier devotee, it will be fun for me to see if she went mathematical in the FT route. As Mahavishnu said, it will be interesting to browse through her thesis.Hope to catch her concert when she comes our way here.

To me PRACTICALLY EVERY COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEM'S PRACTICAL SOLUTION HAS HEAVILY INVOLVED USE OF FOURIER TRANSFORM WHICH OCCUPIES THE PLACE OF SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS! HOWEVER in many instances the results of second law for macroscopic situations are not violated while the fourier analysis can be violated (& indeed is) while the complex problem is solved with less accuracy.
It would be nice if you can elaborate further as I have done quite a bit of research on this including multi-diciplinary approaches regarding scales in music etc...VKV

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Dec 01st is always a special supplement in The Hindu. Almost all sabhas publish their schedules and lovely writeups are also written on the forth coming season
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ ... 123767.ece

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Keynote address by Sangita Kalanidhi designate Dr Sowmya at inauguration of Academy's conference:
http://sowmya.org/2019/12/15/keynote-ad ... nate-2019/

The speech was also livestreamed on her Facebook page

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