Ugadi Music Festival at Ananya

[sappri]

I tried hard to get the invite into this page - but am clueless - the invite is really nice

Well: as part of the Ugadi Festival
this evening(10th March) - 6.30 pm onwards is concert by Vid Amrutha Venkatesh,
Tomorrow (11th March) - by Vid G Ravikiran.

Good accompanyists - promises to be good concerts.

[mahesh_narayan]

Yesterday my Guru Shri G. Ravikiran performed at Ananya.

Vocal : Shri G. Ravikiran
Fiddle : Smt Charulatha Ramanujam
Mridangam : Shri Tanjavur Praveen Kumar (Grandson of Shri Tanjavur Updendran)
Ghatam : Shri Krishnamurthy (Do not remember the full name)
Tambura : Tanmayee Krishnamurthy

List (from memory)
1. Viriboni Varnam
2. Vinatasuta Vahana - Jayantasena - S (@ Mata Bhedamane) - Tyagajara
3. Ninnu Vinaaga Mari - Purvikalyani - R, N, S (@ Parama Lokulanu) - Syama Sastrigal
4. Ramachandrena Samrakshitoham - Manji - Dikshitar
5. Himagiri Tanaye - Suddha Dhanyasi - Muttaiah Bhagavatar
6. Na Jivadhara - Bilahari - R, S, T (@Na Jivadhara)
7. Rama Rama Rama Sita Rama Yenniro - Tilang

I had to leave at this point due to some family emergency.

[kssr]

Good to see that Ravikiran has already become a guru. I know him as a sishya of TMK. Very good accompanying artists. Ghatam must be MAK. How was the crowd? Did anyone attend Amrutha's concert the previous day?

[sappri]

I was very fortunate to attend both the concerts - both are outstanding artistes from Bangalore.
The hall was *packed beyond capacity* on both days - this should enthuse our organizers at Blr that you don't need to necessarily get artistes from Chennai to have an overflowing crowd.
The concerts were top class.
kssr: Amrutha began her concert with the kambodi varnam in trikaalam - it was amongst the best renditions that I've heard; She followed it up with a soulful teliyaleru rama - ragam/swaram; tilang (ragam,swaram) - was very energetic - it was a devarnama tuned by TRS (she mentioned) - 'Ramakrishnaru manege bandaru' - the swarams in both kalams were quite exciting - the main item was Mayamalavagaula - Merusamaana Dheera - the signficance of the song was also explained, and the audience appreciated in whole measure.
G Ravikiran's concert was solid; Vinatasutavahana - was terrific; Ramachandrena - Manji was sung beyoootifully...himagiri tanaye rendered in e la GNB-ishtyle was loved by the audience; but the piece de resistance was indeed the na jeevadhara....

[shreedarshan]

Check out the concerts at Sri Rama Temple - Vyalikaval..
Here's the schedule
http://naadopaasana.wordpress.com/2012/ ... bangalore/

[kssr]

tilang (ragam,swaram) - was very energetic - it was a devarnama tuned by TRS (she mentioned) - 'Ramakrishnaru manege bandaru' - the swarams in both kalams were quite exciting

Thanks sappri. Interesting about the devarnama above. I heard her sing this as a thukkada,almost bhajan style, in a radio programme a few days ago. Her main then was subhapantuvarali. She is excellent in this raga. Good to remember - to make it listener's choice when you happen to hear her next time