Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2010

[ramanathan]

‘Bru’ Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2010
Oct. 30th – Nov. 9th 2010, Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

The Ultimate Indian Music Fest
Presented by Lancor Holdings, RmKV Silks, L&T Finance, The Residency Hotels, SBI, SS Music, Hello FM, BoB, Sangeetha Fast Foods

An event by Carnatica in association with Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha

Saturday, Oct. 30th

4.30 pm: Swaralaya by Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel & Party
6.00 pm: Conferring Lifetime Achievement award on Dr. Mangalampally Balamuralikrishna. Guests of Honour: Shri. Durai Murugan (Hon. Minister for Law, Govt. of TN), Ms. Kanimozhi (MP), Shri. Mohan Parasaran (Addl. Solicitor General), Mr. Andrew T. Simkin (US Consul General, Chennai), Dr. Nalli Kuppusami Chettiar, Shri. R. Krishnaswami, Smt. Aruna Sairam. Special felicitations to the awardee by Mrudangam maestro Umayalpuram Dr. K. Sivaraman (Padma Vibhushan awardee)
7.15 pm: Special 90 min. inaugural concert: Aruna Sairam, Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, B. Ganapathyraman, Madipakkam Murali

Sunday, Oct. 31st

10.00 am: Confluence of Doyens: Sangita Kalanidhi R. K. Srikantan R. S. Ramakant with Sangita Kalanidhi M. Chandrasekharan, Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, B. Shreesundar Kumar
2.30 pm: Weekend Special: “Beyond Boundaries” by Kunnakkudi M. Balamuralikrishna with B. Raghavendra Rao, Guruvayur Dorai, E. M. Subramaniam
4.45 pm: Paramparyathai Nokki – In the steps of Tradition: S. Sowmya with Embar S. Kannan, Poongulam Subramanian, K. V. Gopalakrishnan
7.00 pm: “Kirana Gharana”, a grand Hindustani recital by Prabha Atre with Vyasmurthi Katti, Viswanath Nakod

Monday, Nov. 1st

2.45 pm: Yuva Pratibha: Bharat Sundar & Vidya Kalyanaraman present “1, 2, 12” with Parur M. S. Ananthakrishnan, Trivandrum V. Balaji
4.45 pm: Jugalbandi: Abhishek Raghuram & Jaytirth Mevundi with Mysore Srikanth, Anantha R. Krishnan, Vyasmurthi Katti, Ravindra Yavagal
7.00 pm: Carnatic Fantasy: Isai Natakam – Sikkil C. Gurucharan & S. Ve. Shekher with V. Sanjeev, Neyveli Narayanan (Concept: K. N. Shashikiran)

Tuesday, Nov. 2nd

2.45 pm: Perfect Unison: Trichur Brothers (Srikrishna & Ramkumar Mohan) with Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli, Trichur Mohan, D. V. Venkatasubramanian
4.45 pm: “Jai Hanuman”: Nithyasree Mahadevan with B. Raghavendra Rao, Shertalai Ananthakrishnan, Trichy K. Murali
7.00 pm: Sangeeta Upanyasam: Vishaka Hari and Party

Wednesday, Nov. 3rd

2.45 pm: Emerging Styles: Students of Neyveli Santhanagopalan (Sriranjani Santhanagopalan & Gokul Chandramouli with R. Rahul, Shertalai Ananthakrishnan)
4.45 pm: Ellame Sangeetham: Anooradha Sriram & Dr. Sriram Parasuram
7.00 pm: Thittikkum Tamizh Isai: Sanjay Subrahmanyan with S. Varadarajan, Neyveli Venkatesh, Alathur Rajaganesh

Thursday, Nov. 4th & Friday, Nov. 5th – Break for DIWALI

Saturday, Nov. 6th

10.00 am: Sankeertana Sammelanam: Udayalur Kalyanaraman & Thanjavur Thyagarajan
2.30 pm: Unique Weekend Special Duet: Gayatri Venkatraghavan & Nisha P. Rajagopal with V. V. S. Murari, J. Vaidyanathan, S. Karthick
4.45 pm: Ghazals & Bhajans: Anup Jalota and Party
7.00 pm: Compositional forms in the Carnatic Classical Idiom: T. M. Krishna, Dr. Hemalatha, K. Arunprakash, B. S. Purushotham

Sunday, Nov. 7th

10.00 am: Ragamalika (Subhasree Tanikachalam)
2.00 pm: Rabindra Sangeet & Semi-classical forms: Nabanita Chowdhury & Party
3.30 pm: Classical concert forms: P. Unnikrishnan with Embar Kannan, K. V. Prasad & Anirudh Athreya
5.15 pm: Carnatic Tukkadas, dance & devotional forms: O. S. Arun with Embar Kannan, Srimushnam V. Raja Rao, Krishnan, Ganapathy
7.00 pm: Hindustani Vocal in the Dagar Gharana: Gundecha Brothers & Party

Monday, Nov. 8th

2.45 pm: Emerging Styles: Disciples of Sanjay Subrahmanyan (Swarna Rethas & Sandeep Narayanan with V. Sanjeev, Melakaveri K. Balaji, N. Guruprasad)
4.45 pm: Malai Mel: A thematic concert by N. Vijay Siva with R. K. Shriramkumar, J. Vaidyanathan, B. S. Purushotham
7:00 pm: Rajasthani Folk music by the Manganiyar Group (Jamil Khan, Manjoor Khan, Dewoo Khan, Mohammad Khan, Dare Khan, Samsu Khan, Multan Khan)

Tuesday, Nov. 9th

2.45 pm: Emerging Styles: Disciples of T. M. Krishna (G. Ravikiran, Rithvik Raja, Vikram Raghavan & Vidya Raghavan with Amrita Murali, B. Sivaraman & N. Guruprasad)
4.30 pm: Spectrum – A multi-hues thematic presentation by Ranjani & Gayatri with H. N. Bhaskar, K. Arunprakash, Sai Shravanam
6.30 pm: Valedictory Session
7.00 pm: Grand Finale: “Tri Shakti” – Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. Mangalampally Balamuralikrishna, Sudha Ragunathan & Chitravina N. Ravikiran accompanied by R. K. Shriramkumar, Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan & Dr. S. Karthick

Note:

1) Morning & afternoon performances are free. Entry for evening performances will be by donor passes. (Limited free seats for evening performances may be available on first-come, first-serve basis)
2) Donor passes for all days will be available online from Oct. 21st at www.carnatica.com, www.kalakendra.com & www.indianstage.in
3) Passes will also be available from Oct. 23rd at Narada Gana Sabha lobby (11 am – 4 pm) and at outlets of Landmark, Odyssey & Lakshman Sruti
4) Passes can also be availed from Carnatica’s office at Jammi Building, 60/119, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 4. (Ph: 94440 18271 / 4553 5576)
5) Schedules are subject to change. Please check for updates at www.bharatsangeetutsav.org and in The Hindu & The Deccan Chronicle (on the days of the event)
6) Kindly refrain from using your mobile phones during performances.
7) Usage of cell phones or personal recording devices for audio / video capture of performances is strictly prohibited. We request your cooperation for the same.
8) Kindly abide by the seating instructions provided by volunteers at the venue.

Updated: 23 Oct 2010

[arasi]

Stunning line up, interesting combinations and a mega festival for you to run!
All the best!

[ramanathan]

Updated Schedule: see above

[Always_Evolving]

Really impressive line-up! I am intrigued by the Saturday program
4.45 pm: Ghazals: Anup Jalota and Party
7.00 pm: Compositional forms in the Carnatic Classical Idiom: T. M. Krishna

I think Anup Jalota might be more appropriate later in the evening.

[ramanathan]

Passes now avbl online at: www.carnatica.com & http://www.kalakendra.com/shopping/even ... rrency=INR

[rshankar]

People (who understand hindi) should try not to miss Sri Jalota's program - he is awesome; his explanations, personal views etc., are almost as wonderful as his music... and his hindi is both high quality and simple at the same time.

[arasi]

What is Subhashri Thanikachalam's ragamalika program about? Is it a lec-dem?

[VK RAMAN]

I have attended three concerts of Sri Anup Jalota. He keeps the audience spell bound and engaged continuously all through his renditions without break.

[uday_shankar]

Wow! Amazing line up. Keep it up Ram, Shashi and others. Extra credit for programming innovation too! It's a pity I have to miss it all as I will be away from Chennai during those dates ((.

BTW, the "Tri Shakti" program could be renamed "Tri Nitrotoluene" now that it is confirmed that the "explosive" power of Shri Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan has been added to the ensemble ! How I wish again I could be there to witness the excitement !

[mankuthimma]

I am surprised that Maggi Sauce is not one of the sponsors .
For this event , year after year , is one with a difference
Good Luck .I may have to miss the major part of this due to personal commitments..

[rajeshnat]

Instead of most lineups being at 3 ,5 and 7pm which means the first two concerts wil wind up in 1 hour and 50 mins will not give that much time for artists .. Instead if the line up is made at 2pm , 4:30 and 7pm it would have been better.Incidentally those who sing in weekends have that kind of favourable slot like sowmya and gv /nisha ,where there is that extra time, but weekday concerts are constrained with time.

Isai nAtakam by SGC and SV Shekhar , is it going to be continuous series of one line of punch dialog and one musical sangathi for 2 hours . Nevertheless it appears a clever marketing to pull more drama rasikas to music .Good luck , I am travelling out of country for a week during deepAvali .

[tkb]

This is one of the series which creates interests for all rasikas and wish the series all the very best and grand success.

[ramanathan]

Important update:
The curtain-raiser event scheduled for Oct 29th at The Residency Towers stands cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. Alternate plans will be announced shortly. Please watch this thread. Thanks!

[ramanathan]

Dear friends, the festival starts today... hope to see many of you there!

[harimau]

Dear friends, the festival starts today... hope to see many of you there!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I cannot be there. However, I shall pray for the success of the program.

Vittala Vittala Vittala!

[ramanathan]

More pictures uploaded:
CLICK HERE

or

CLICK HERE

[smala]

That is a very special photo of Sri R. K. Srikantan Avargal. Enjoyed all the pics. Thank you for the quality.

[arasi]

Superb pictures of artistes in action and of others. Not surprising, coming from you (except for a couple of shots).

[rajeshnat]

ramanathan
Thanks , photos are lovely,that too you have removed all duplicates which was a feature of your earlier uploads. Unfortunately cannot attend even one as I am travelling out of chennai.
In one photo you are peeping from outside , did you not get the donor pass

[mankuthimma]

Great work Ramanathan. I mean the photos , too
You are slowly developing into our own Yousuf Karsh .

[nivedita]

Some more pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/carnaticate ... nai201002#

[ramanathan]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Today's BSU programme (7/11/2010, entire day) CANCELLED due to inclement weather and approaching cyclonic storm in Chennai. We will try to reschedule today's events at a later date. Apologies to our rasikas & members...

[sureshvv]

Thank you for the update. Saved me the commute and the disappointment.

[Musicranga]

Some more pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/carnaticate ... nai201002#

Nice to see the snaps of Current stalwarts of Music Sitting at Dammam. Good keep it up.
Ranganathan, Dammam

[Musicranga]

Dear Ramanathan,
will you be uploading the recorded kutcheries of various artists in bharat sangeet utsav website. If you do it will be better for overseas people like us to enjoy. Regards, S.Ranganathan, Dammam KSA

[Musicranga]

Very Nice photographs. Thanks for uploading . Ranganathan, Dammam, KSA

[ramanathan]

More photos uploaded: CLICK HERE

[rshankar]

Lovely! Thank you Ramanathan for these pictures. Can you add captions to the pictures of the artists in colorful turbans?

[Musicranga]

Fantastic photographs Mr.Ramanathan. Nice to see them in at least pictures if not personally from sitting at Dammam.
Thanks, S.Ranganathan

[venkatakailasam]

Sanjay Subramanyam at Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STss9oOK1j4


Recorded on 22-12-10

venkatakailasam