Gayathri Girish @Nadasurabhi, Bangalore on 20th June 2010

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Nadasurabhi Cultural Association, (Regd.)
Bangalore.560 034.
Phone: 25539368. Email:[email protected]

Cordially invites you for the monthly Programme on
Sunday, 20th June 2010 at 4.15 PM

Venue: The Indian Heritage Academy Hall,
6th Block, Near Police Station, Koramangala, Bangalore. 560 095.

Grand Vocal Recital by
Vidushi Gayathri Girish -Vocal
Vidwan B.Raghuram -Violin
Vidwan V.Krishna - Mridangam
Vidwan Guruprasanna - Khanjira

All are Welcome

Smt.Gayathri Girish is one of the leading Carnatic vocalists of today. A disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai Sri TN Seshagopalan, she has also learnt violin for a few years from Smt T Rukmini. An A-Grade panel artiste of AIR Chennai, Gayathri has given quite a number of interesting and non-routine concerts including Jugalbandis, Nava Vidha Bhakti, History of Tamil literature and carnatic music, several technical lecture demonstrations and so on. She has won numerous awards from several prestigious sabhas, the first one being received at the age of 13 from the hands of Dr.Balamurali Krishna and the title Sahityapriya from the hands of Semmangudi Sri.Srinivasa Iyer. Besides performing in all prominent sabhas in India, Gayathri has also enthralled audiences in Cleveland (won CMANA award), Singapore, Russia, Colombo (won Gaana Rathna award), Muscat and London. She has released several CDs. A gold medallist post graduate degree holder in Computer applications, she now follows her heart and passion which is Carnatic Music.


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A Scholarly Carnatic Concert by Gayathri Girish at Nadasurabhi

Gayathri Girish presented a well balanced, thoroughly enjoyable concert held under the auspices of Nadasurabhi, Koramangala on Sunday, the 20th of June 2010. The concert was held at the Indian Heritage Academy Hall. Known for her bold initiatives, in researching and presenting highly innovative thematic concerts, this artist from Chennai, chose for great elaboration a Ragam Thanam Pallavi in the raagam Ramapriya. The earlier songs leading to the RTP started with the popular Naatakurinji varnam, Chalamela. Here the artist sang the saahityam for all the chittaswarams in two speeds thus giving a colourful start to the proceedings. Then came a crisp Kalyani number followed by the elaboration of Madhyamavathi. The exotic Dikshitar kriti in Kokilaravam was beautifully presented. The sub-main piece was Kedaragowla- Saraguna Palimpa with extremely enjoyable neraval and swaras. After the Chalanatta filler, came the amazing presentation of RTP. Seldom does this raaga treated to such grand treatment. The highlight of the evening was when the fount of swaraprasthara for the pallavi started. In what appeared to be an unending stream of raagas, the 18 raagam raagamaalika swarams simply stole the thunder. The swarams of the different raagas perfectly fell in place without any carry over and wove a fascinating tapestry of great musical value. Gayathri proved her eminence in this field by the effortless presentation of the RTP, including the complex swaraprastharam. Thukkadaas were well chosen and did not follow the beaten track. Set to sweet raagas, the compositions of Bharathiar, Surdas, Periazhwar, Kamban and Purandaradasa left a lasting pleasant feeling at the end of the concert. One common feature of these compositions were that they are all from the stable of her guru, the illustrious Madurai Sri.T.N.Seshagopalan. To crown them all, the final piece was a Thillana of Sri.TNS himself.

Overall it was a very satisfactory concert showcasing the scholarliness and musical prowess of Vidushi Gayathri Girish. Accompanying artists, Sri.B.Raghuram gave excellent support including effective replies to the complex swara delineations of the vocalist. Sri. V.Krishna on mridangam and Sri. Guruprasanna on Khanjira gave understanding percussion support and a short but memorable thani aavarthanam.

LIST OF SONGS

1. Naatta kurinji Pada Varnam Chalamela Adi Sang sahityam for all the chittaswaras - 2 speeds.

2. Kalyani Bhajana seyave manasa Rupakam Thyagaraja

3. Madhyamavati Elaborate raga presentation Naadupai palikeru narulu khanda chapu Thyagaraja swara @ veda sannuta

4. Kokilaravam Kodandaramam Anisham Bhajami Adi Muthuswami Dikshitar

5. Kedaragoula Elaborate raga Saraguna palimpa Rupakam Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar neraval@ varaguna seshadri swara prastharam

6. Edaiah gati Chalanatta Adi Koteeswara Iyer

7. Ramapriya RTP Khanda triputa 2 kale pallavi Janaki manohara kalyana ramapriya pativrata siromani
ragamalika swaram ramapriya,nattai, sriranjani, todi,revathi, vasantha, varali, kapi, (brindavani?), ranjani, saveri,--------?, mohana kalyani, kanada, poorvikalyani,suddha dhanyasi,hamsanandi, suruti, Ramapriya.

8. Brindavani Kakkai chirahinile Adi Subrahmanya Bharati

9. Gamanasramam Gopigopala lala Adi Surdas

10. Kapi Anjanavannanai aayarkulakuzhandinai Adi Periazwar paasuram

11. Karnaranjani Naamam annadu kel Misra chapu Kamba Ramayanam

12. Sindhu Bhairavi Tamburi meetidava Adi Purandaradasa

13. Chadrakauns Tillana Adi T N Seshagopalan

14. Saurashtra Pavamana Mangalam Adi Thyagaraja.

[rajeshnat]

rtp in a rare rAga with a medlay of swaras Wow..
May I know the starting lines of chandrakowns thillAna of shri TNS (both the lyrical part and the tom tom tA part please).

[Lakshman]

rajeshnat: Here is the full text.

tomdru tani (t). raga: candrakauns. Adi tALA (tiSram). Composer: Madurai.T.N.Seshagopalan

P: tomrudAni tataratAni tana dhiranA drudru drudru drudru tAni
tom dru tAni tadara tAni tana dhirana drudru tani
tom drudru tAni tom drutani tom drutani tomtAnitom tAnitom tAni
A: nAdrudrutAni tOm dhiranA drudru tAni tom dhiranA
nAdrudru dhIm drudrudhIm drudrudhIm drudrudhIm tom
drudrudhIm drudrudhIm drudrudhIm drudru.
C: raNga nAthan bhavani sEvai bhAva nartanam uDan
raNganAyaki darishanam (shrI) gIta saNgamam vikasita
pankajAkshan pAdamalar mOkSa dAyakam paNi
shankara dAsanukkaruLum nAda vaibhavanugraham
s g m d n s n d m g s g m d n s g s n d m g
m d n s g m g s n d m s n d m g n d m g s
ggg mmm ddd nnn sss ggg m , , , , drudru tAni drudrutAni
drudrutAnitana tanadhiranA
tadith takajanu drudru drudru tAni dit takajanu drudru drudru tAni takajanu
drudru drudru tAni drudru drudrutAni drudru drudrutAni tOmtOm

[mahakavi]

>>6. Edaiah gati Chalanatta Adi Kavikunjara bharati <<
Composer is KOTIswara Iyer (mudra: kavikunjcara dAsan) grandson of Kavikunjcara Bharathi.

[priyaram78]

Happy to read GG's detailed review. thanks. I have CDs of some of her songs mentioned in the list here. I enjoy them so much I feel I badly missed this concert A live concert is a treat. I hope GG comes to delhi soon for her rasikas here !

[kssr]

>>6. Edaiah gati Chalanatta Adi Kavikunjara bharati <<
Composer is KOTIswara Iyer (mudra: kavikunjcara dAsan) grandson of Kavikunjcara Bharathi.

Thanks. I have edited (corrected)

[ganeshkant]

The only time I have heard an RTP in Ramapriya was in Dec.'85 (or '84 may be) in MA by Smt.Mani Krishnasamy.She exceeded her quota by 10 mts.and that was the topic the next day doing gossip rounds.I was thirsty those days to know more and more about CM and I fondly recall my association with one Mr.Radhakrishnan who used to come from Burkit Rd.by cycle.He used to help me in identifying not so familiar ragas.He was in his 50s that time.

Another thing that come to memory is the song 'kamalam paadha kamalam' from the film 'Mohamul' beautifully sung by KJY and tastefully tuned by IR. I don't know how many of our forumities might have read Mohamul.Its a must read for all rasikas of music in general.I've lost the count of how many times I would have read that masterpiece by Thi.Jaa.

Good to hear that after 2 1/2 decades somebody has sung an RTP in 'Ramapriya".

[Sribala]

Ganeshkant Sir, Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan Sir has sung ramapriya extensively quite a few times. The extensive RTP in Ramapriya he sang at Andavan Ashramam with Sri Mysore Manjunath and Sri Guruvoyur Dorai in the year 1998., Bangalore is still reverberating in my ears. Just an information

[HarishankarK]

Another thing that come to memory is the song 'kamalam paadha kamalam' from the film 'Mohamul' beautifully sung by KJY and tastefully tuned by IR. I don't know how many of our forumities might have read Mohamul.Its a must read for all rasikas of music in general.I've lost the count of how many times I would have read that masterpiece by Thi.Jaa.

Good to hear that after 2 1/2 decades somebody has sung an RTP in 'Ramapriya".[/quote]

Even Ethilum ingu iruppaan avan yaaro is a good Ramapriya song tuned by Ilayaraja sir.

Ethilum ingu iruppAn avan yArO
EnakkuL avan iruppAn arivArO
Thavazhum nadhiyai tharittha mudiyAn
Adiyum mudiyum aRiya mudiyAn
TELiya adiyar Odhum vEdha nAdhamAgi
(Ethilum)

Varippuli athazh tharithavan ezhil kaNdEn
PiRappenum piNi aRuppavan thuNai KoNden
Tamizhkkavi tharum enakkoru varam
Tarath thiruvuLam veNdum
Sagathirukkenai tarath thagum neRi
Vaguthida thuNai veNdum.
Aalam karu neelam ena theriyum oru kaNtan
ANdum thiruth thoNdan enum adiyAk koru thoNdan
Pattruth thaLaikku neruppavan
Ottraik kaNathil azhippavan
Nettrip piRaikkuL neruppai vaLarthu
(Ethilum)

Thodakkamum adhan adakkamum avan vElai
Nadappadhum adhai thaduppadhum avan leelai
UdukkaLil saram thodutthavan thalai mudikkaNiyavum koodum
Perukkalum adhai vagutthalum adhai kazhitthalum avan pAdam
Marum yugam dhorum avan kaNakkin padiyAgum
MaNNum uyar viNNum avan oru kaippidiyAgum
Sattam anaithum vagutthavan
Thittam anaithum thogutthavan
Ottrap padithu muditha uruthan
(Ethilum)

Poem is by Pulamaipiththan avargal.