E. Gayathri (Veena) - MA - 25th Dec 2010

[gardabha_gana]

Vid. E.Gayathri (Veena)
Vid. Trichur Narendran (Mridangam)
Vid. Pudukottai Ramachandran (Ghatam)

Sree Saraswathi - Arabi
Suma sayaka - Karnataka Kapi
Neranamithi - Chakravaham (R, S)
Bhuvaneswariya - Mohana Kalyani (R, S)
Ninne Nammi - Thodi (R, N, S, T)
Ethavu - Yadukula Kambhoji
RTP Suddha Dhanyasi - Tanam in Kambodhi, Simmendramadhyamam, Valaji (thanks to the hindu review) - Talam - Adi (2 kalai)
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Maitrim Bhajatha
Pavamana

Superb concert - could not understand as much as I wanted to and not qualified to review - I think she did a sruthi bhedham to Madhyamavati from Todi. Can someone who attended the concert confirm ?

[rshankar]

Vid. Gayatri has evolved into one of the most sensitive vaiNIkas who can caress/coax (she doesn't play that instrument) her vINa to do anything she wants...I absolutely love her playing...

[gardabha_gana]

rshankar: did you attend the concert ? If so, can you confirm the shruthi bhedham ? Indeed she is awesome - Her concert in blr last year was fantastic too - she plays with so much ease it is just mindblowing. The veena was a bit too loud in the academy, don't know if it is the contact mike or the acoustics levels.

[rshankar]

I did not - I try to catch a live concert when I am in Madras - I became hooked after a concert organized by Bhairavi in Pondicherry I attended way back when...

[bilahari]

human beings were in the homo erectus stage of evolution?

[rajeshnat]

Thehindu's review in
http://www.hindu.com/ms/2010/12/29/stor ... 040300.htm

[shankarabharanam]

rshankar: did you attend the concert ? If so, can you confirm the shruthi bhedham ? Indeed she is awesome - Her concert in blr last year was fantastic too - she plays with so much ease it is just mindblowing. The veena was a bit too loud in the academy, don't know if it is the contact mike or the acoustics levels.

To my knowledge it was madhyamavati.. But a terrific concert.. Somehow felt she is one musician who just forgets the audience and converses with the lord himself while playing the divine instrument. In fact couldn't sleep the whole night.. The concert is still resonating in my ears.

It was the best concert for me this season along with Vedavally mami's MA concert

[rshankar]

human beings were in the homo erectus stage of evolution?

Yes, indeed bilahari - while she was heading a new branch in the evolutionary tree!

[S.Balaji]

Somehow felt she is one musician who just forgets the audience and converses with the lord himself while playing the divine instrument

A blessed soul . Recently she mentioned in her blog that she got a call early in the morning from the Bhattachariar of Srirangam temple mentioning that he is right in front of the main deity and just finishing pooja and rang the bell too ! for her to get the divine blessings straight over mobile !

[gardabha_gana]

The sad thing was there was a fraction of the people around compared to the previous one in the double header (R&G). As noted in another thread - something needs to be done (if it can be done) re: audience and instrumentalists.

[hema]

Yes, I am so glad that she was reviewed in this forum. It was fantastic. Has she trained anybody? In fact, many of us were wondering why she was not given the "Sangita Kalanidhi" this year. She may be young but she has been playing for the last 42 years.

But I wish she will use some electronics -- a contact mike + amplifier (like Jayanthi Kumaresh did) -- I feel they could
have a violin as accompaniment as they did for Ravikiran.

[gardabha_gana]

But I wish she will use some electronics -- a contact mike + amplifier (like Jayanthi Kumaresh did) -- I feel they could
have a violin as accompaniment as they did for Ravikiran.

The only issue I had was the veena was loud! Do you think it was not heard clearly - I do think that she used a contact mike - Did she not ?

[hema]

Well, I did not find it loud. Yes, indeed she had a contact mike. What one needs is a mike which has a "flat response
in the passband," (a good filter). It picks up the secondary vibrations very well (on other strings),
glides, gamakams with few "meettus."

[gardabha_gana]

Well, I did not find it loud. Yes, indeed she had a contact mike. What one needs is a mike which has a "flat response
in the passband," (a good filter). It picks up the secondary vibrations very well (on other strings),
glides, gamakams with few "meettus."

Hmmm.. very interesting - I would love to hear a concert with that. Probably you should relay the info to her - I think she has her email on her site. This info will be very useful.

[kartik]

The Thanam also featured a lovely Kosalam after Valaji.

[ganeshkant]

Listened this concert in AIR.A very good one.

[gardabha_gana]

Hmm... If it is on AIR - can someone post a recording onto rasikapriya group ?

[murthyhmg]

Will be uploaded to www.sangeethamshare.org/murthy - No.336 in a couple of days.