Sri Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi Aradhana 2016

[KVasundhara]

Dear Friends,
It is with great pleasure that we invite you all for the ninth annual Sri Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi Aradhana in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.. The Aradhana, the first of its kind in the Americas, initiated nine years ago, will be conducted by the IFCM-USA and Nadopasana in conjunction with the DFW Hindu Temple Society.
Sri Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi's (1700-65) stature as a musician, a trendsetting and pioneering composer, a reformer, and a thinker par excellence is increasingly known today. But, above all else, one cannot fail to recognize what a humble devotee he was of the Lord. It is indeed a great honor to pay our humble tributes to such a great gem adorning our world of music.
The OVK Aradhana will be held on Saturday,5, November 2016, at 12:45 PM in the Youth Center of the DFW Hindu Temple in Irving, TX.
We will begin with an invocation and the group rendition of OVK Saptaratna krtis led by Smt Lalita Seshadri, one of the most respected Musicians, senior disciple of Semmangudi Sri Srinivasa Iyer and Dr.M Balamurali Krishna.
This will be followed by two short concerts and individual performances.
Venkata Kavi's Saptaratna krtis are now widely acknowledged as the pioneering compositions with a structure that comprise a pallavi, anupallavi and multiple charanams that can be rendered as swaras and lyrics, (a form similar to Tyagaraja Pancharatna).
Venkata Kavi used the ragas Nattai, Gowla, Kalyani, Keeravani, Todi, Paras and Madhyamavati for his pieces. We also invite students and music lovers to listen and/or learn some of the Saptaratnas as well as other masterpieces from Venkatakavi.org.
Once again, we cordially invite you with family and friends for this celebration and look forward to seeing you all on this auspicious and joyous day.
Best Regards,
Vasundhara Kikkeri and Gayatri Seshadri

[rshankar]

Best Wishes! Are you planning a webcast for those of us not fortunate to be proximate?

[KVasundhara]

Thank you so much for your best wishes Shankar Sir. Your encouragement means a lot to me. your suggestion about webcast is wonderful. We will be doing the Aradhana in the main sannidhi of the temple. We have a little trouble regarding the electrical connections there. However I will work with few friends and will try to webcast the event. Truly appreciate your wishes.