CD Release of Arasi's compositions - Feb 19th

sappri · Post by **sappri** » 12 Feb 2011, 11:16

This is an announcement of the CD Release of Arasi's Compositions (Vol 2) sung by well-known senior artiste - Sangeetha Kalarathna Vid Neela Ramgopal.
At: Raga Sudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai
On: Feb 19th, 2011 (Saturday) at 6 PM

Violin Legend Padma Bhushan Shri T N Krishnan releases the CD, received by eminent writer Padma Shri Dr.Indira Parthasarathy

Followed by a concert of Arasi's compositions by Vid Neela Ramgopal, accompanied V V S Murari on the violin and Mannarkoil Balaji on the mrudangam

(I am not able to attach the invite)

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 12 Feb 2011, 11:23

Here it is:-

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 12 Feb 2011, 11:34

Waiting for long for this moment!

Best wishes for a long life to carry on the sacred mission.

venkatakailasam

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Feb 2011, 11:45

To all fellow-members at Rasikas.org,
Please consider this as a personal invitation from me!

Sappri,
Nice of you to announce it.
PB,
Thanks for putting up the invitation. I don't have the know-how!

Venkatakailasam,
The mail I sent you to your forum id bounced back. Thanks for the wishes. Sacred mission? I'm small fry for something of such a high order.

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 12 Feb 2011, 11:54

our heartiest congrats to ARASI on this happy occasion. It is befitting that a fellow Bangalorean vidushi Neela Ramgopal sings the songs in the cd. It is a matter of great pride that the veteran violin maestro Sri.T.N,Krishnan and the senior writer Indra Parthasarathy will be present to bless her .Our best wishes . Gobilaliha and Lalitha

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 12 Feb 2011, 11:59

Smt Arasi:
Thank you for remembering me.

How to use the forum ID? I am not able to find it in the revised format. Can anybody guide me?

venkatakailasam

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Feb 2011, 12:05

Venkatakailasam,
Some time ago, I requested the mods for some that I wanted to contact. They obliged but several ids were not current and so bounced back.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 12 Feb 2011, 12:06

Many congratulations, queen! Looking forward to buying a copy of the CD! I'm sure the function will be a grand success and I hope Chennai rasikas are able to attend and report back with photos and clips!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 12 Feb 2011, 12:18

Arasi, congratulations and best wishes for a grand function! I am sure there will be mny more 'CD Releases'.
How I wish I were able to attend it.

pattamaa · Post by **pattamaa** » 12 Feb 2011, 12:26

Best Wishes for the function....

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 12 Feb 2011, 14:13

Ma'am , Best Wishes for the event.

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 12 Feb 2011, 15:54

I am indeed so happy about the release of the second set of CD's of Arasi followed by Neela Mami's concert

Wish the program all success.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 12 Feb 2011, 18:08

Arasi
That is wonderful , i was working long hours and did not have access to mails and forum for a long time.What is really very thoughtful is you have invited two personalities which are just two sides of you , one well known is the musical side of yours where Shri TN krishnan is coming and the other Indra parthasarathy who represents the literary side of yours. Incidentally our fellow forumites mannarkoil balAji(where are you nowadays ???)and neelA mAmi performing along with VVS Murari

Vidwans

and Vidushis

It is especially a very special invite for you all . A great vaggeyakkara who has all the musical intellect to be more and ^^^ represented in concert circles . So far there are just handful ....no just a count of 4 musicians who have represented arasi in concert circuits.

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 12 Feb 2011, 19:45

Arasi avare,
Best wishes for the event!
Looking forward to listen to the CD!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 12 Feb 2011, 20:46

I'll be there! Let's make it a full hall

Sundara Rajan · Post by **Sundara Rajan** » 12 Feb 2011, 21:01

Congratulations and best wishes, Arasi. Please clarify if the same artists, Murari & Balaji have acoompaniesd the vocalist on the CD also.

Enna_Solven · Post by **Enna_Solven** » 12 Feb 2011, 21:03

Best wishes, Arasi madam.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Feb 2011, 22:38

Thank you all for your wishes.

Sundara Rajan,
The accompanists for Neela Ramgopal on the CD are: Charulatha Ramanujam violin
Anoor Ananthakrishna Sarma mrudangam
Narayanamurthy Ghatam

squims · Post by **squims** » 12 Feb 2011, 23:33

Best wishes Arasi ma'am! If I was a resident of Chennai, I'd have definitely made it.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 12 Feb 2011, 23:44

I can't be there; but my heart is there...
Forumites do congregate in numbers and take pictures and post your reviews....

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 13 Feb 2011, 06:14

Arasiji

Congratulations and best wishes for the function.

It is a pity that I could not meet you in 2008-09 when I was in chennai. But I will make it a mission to see you and take your blessings.

Shirdi Sai's blessings for more and more creative work.

Regards

Sam

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 13 Feb 2011, 06:18

Congrats Arasi!

Arun

maduraimini · Post by **maduraimini** » 13 Feb 2011, 12:02

Arasi,
Congratulations! Wish I could be there. I am sure many of our fellow Rasika forumites would be there to enjoy this. Best Wishes.

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 13 Feb 2011, 14:56

venkatakailasam wrote:How to use the forum ID? I am not able to find it in the revised format. Can anybody guide me?

Profile of Members?

Click 'Members' located at the top next to 'FAQ',
and from the list select the Member,
you will get the basic details including the e-mail link.

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 13 Feb 2011, 15:00

Aha!
Forget the previous post!
Now you can just click the name to get the profile, including e-mail link!

Thanks, srkris.

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 13 Feb 2011, 15:45

Arasi,
Congrats and I wish the function a grand success. I need copies of the notated version of your compositions in English. Please inform from where I can get them.

Musicranga · Post by **Musicranga** » 13 Feb 2011, 21:20

Arasi Madam

Wish you all the best for the function.
God bless you.

Regards, S.Ranganathan, Dammam

lifeisasong2 · Post by **lifeisasong2** » 14 Feb 2011, 04:02

Congratulations Arasi! Where can one buy the cd?

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 14 Feb 2011, 09:00

Congratulations! So unfortunate we will be out of station! I am sure we can catch with links in our forum.

tkb

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 17 Feb 2011, 00:21

Arasi
I am out of country from tomorrow for atleast a month.Sorry arasi I could not come.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 17 Feb 2011, 00:39

too bad Rajesh!
I miss my alter ego!

veeyens3 · Post by **veeyens3** » 17 Feb 2011, 06:07

Arasi, It so happens that Smt. Neela's mother is my elder sister on my father's side. She may not be aware of it. My blessings to both of you

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 20 Feb 2011, 05:42

Eagerly waiting for news about Arasi' s CD release.
Congrats Arasi.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 20 Feb 2011, 13:37

Briefly, Arasi had a lovely party, followed by a delightful concert

. it was a pleasure to be there.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Feb 2011, 19:46

Thanks Nick
Glad all went well. Any pictures?

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 20 Feb 2011, 21:19

It was a lovely event. Sri TN Krishnan and Indira Parthasarathy both spoke very warmly and expressed genuine happiness at being there. Smt Neela Ramgopal spoke briefly on how they had enjoyed working together. Her disciple Smt Vaishnavi beautifully sang the Kedaram number as invocation ( wonder why some people applaud even this). Arasi was as usual, warm and self-effacing and spoke thanking the guests, her spouse and children and the rasikas.org community(describing them as her cheerleaders). The concert started almost on the dot at 645 , as stated , and ended at 8pm. Saw a few prominent people there like Smt Gayathri Girish.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 20 Feb 2011, 21:23

Very happy to hear that the event went off well.Congratulations arasiji!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Feb 2011, 21:46

Thanks Rajani for the capsule summary. Nice to know some prominent Vidwans/Vidushis attended too!
Now eager to get the CD to relish the lyrics..
Somebody pl post the pictures too...

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 20 Feb 2011, 22:55

Congratulations Arasi for a well organised and successful function.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 20 Feb 2011, 23:33

From Rajani's description it must have been a great affair. My congrats to Arasi and all the performers and participants that make any program a success.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 20 Feb 2011, 23:39

Rajani, I guess we applauded because she sang the invocation so beautifully, but I have to admit, at the time, wondering if it was the right thing to do.

I met Gayathri Girish for the first time. Had no idea we were sitting near her. Hope to hear her sing one day soon. She has been strongly recommended to me already.

Haven't checked camera for snaps yet --- but they will be snaps, I'm sure someone can give us better.

Arasi spoke very well, as if she was used to public speaking. She managed to get through her list of people that had to be thanked, and people she wanted to thank (probably mostly one and the same

) whilst keeping an informal, and typically modest attitude.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 20 Feb 2011, 23:59

Congratulations, Arasi! Hopefully a detailed list of the concert will also follow.

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 21 Feb 2011, 06:45

Dear Arasi,
CONGRAGULATIONS! We look for many more compositions from you............I am sure Cleveland V.V.S. explained the circumstances that prevented me from personally attending due to UNAVOIDABLE conflict that could not be resolved......I was there with my thoughts& in spirit......VKV

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 21 Feb 2011, 07:59

Some more salient points:
1. TNK and IP recalled their days together in Delhi University and how IP's wife learnt music from TNK for a couple of years.
2. Arasi thanked Smt Jaya of Raga Sudha Hall and said it was an epitome of how a community-based centre for music should be. ( I agree)
3. IP initially said he felt he was "odd man out" as he was only used to literary events and did not know much about music. But he made some important observations about Sahityam being the "adi-naadam" of South Indian Music etc.
4. TNK recalled the days when he used to spend a lot of time with VVSadagopan and knew Arasi and her siblings/cousins as school children.

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 21 Feb 2011, 08:34

Arasi, my sincere congratulations.
Look forward to hearing your new round of compositions.

maduraimini · Post by **maduraimini** » 21 Feb 2011, 09:25

Arasi,
Happy to hear that the event went off well. Looking forward to pictures and more info. Where can we buy the CD?
Congratulations!

Radhika-Rajnarayan · Post by **Radhika-Rajnarayan** » 21 Feb 2011, 09:29

Congratulations, Arasi - I am sure that, like me, all the rasikas who could not attend the function were thinking about it and wishing you all success.

gardabha_gana · Post by **gardabha_gana** » 21 Feb 2011, 13:41

I did listen to the CD and it is awesome - i particularly liked the mukhari and kedaram pieces. Miss my dad - who would have translated the songs. Can someone write on the forum a brief note on each song in the CD.

jlvina · Post by **jlvina** » 21 Feb 2011, 14:25

Arasi,very happy that the cd release went off smoothly
and sorry i missed the function and thank you very much for your cd, which i ll listen to when i get to chennai on friday night..

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 21 Feb 2011, 15:35

Vid Neela Ramgopal sang beautifully the compositions of Arasi and i could see Arasi ji was enjoying the concert and its every bit. All the kritis were rendered beautifully with lots of bhava, laya and sangathis. Neela Mami's voice was very good and she was able to convey the bhavam as envisaged in the kriti. Murari was as usual very good in his raga essays and also during accompaniments. Though i said in the beginning that Thani is not needed for such a concert like this Neela mami told that i play a short thani and i played a short thani in Adi talam.

All the compositions had weight giving scope for both accompaniment and weighty vocal development.

The function was well attend.

Arasi ji kindly give us the song list and also post photographs of the event too.

Mannarkoil J Balaji