12:15 PM
J A Jayanth - flute
Parur MS Ananthakrishnan - violin
Ramkumar - mridangam
calamEla (varnam) - nATTakurinji - Adi - mUlaivITTu rangaswAmi naTTuvanAr (O)
sakala kalA vANiyE - kEdAram - Adi - suddhAnanda bhArati (OS)
tera tIyaga rAdA - gowLipantu - Adi - tyAgarAja
nenaruncarA - simhavAhini - Adi - tyAgarAja (S)
sabhApathikku vEru deivam - AbhOgi - rUpakam - gOpAlakrishna bhArati (AS)
parama pAvana rAmA - pUrvikalyANi - Adi - rAmanAthapuram srInivAsa iyengar (AST)
rAma nAmamE tudi manamE - dEsh - Adi - tanjAvUr sankara iyer (O)
nAnATi bratuku - rEvati - Adi - annamAcAryA
This youthful ensemble (Jayanth is still in high school, Ananthakrishnan in college and Ramkumar a young executive with an engineering degree and an MBA to boot! ) gave a superb concert, mature beyond their years.
Traffic jams prevented me from attenting the early part of the concert and I ended up there only during the nenarunara.
Jayanth is the grandson and inheritor of vidvan T S Sankaran's unique flute playing bANi. This bANi combines the best elements of the Mali style with that of Tirupambaram Swaminatha Pillai. The Poorvikalyani alapana was grand and laden with bhava. The swaraprastharas and the koiraippu were executed masterfully. Jayanth seems to be moving from strength to strength with each succeding concert and has a very bright future as a flute vidvan which I look forward to.
The young violinist gave very competent support.
Mridangam vidvan Ram's (who is also our friend and a forum member). accompaniment was simply superb. His playing as well as demeanour should set an example for all young mridangam vidvans. His acompaniment for songs was quintessential UKS bAni - it seemed as if the kirtana itself sprung from the mridangam. The short and sweet tani featured thishram if I am not mistaken.
Wonderful experience and a great feeling about the future of Carnatic music.