Veenotsav -2012

[vsarmaiitm]

Mudhra is organising Veenotsav-2012 on 15 and 16th September, 2012
for details visit
http://www.samudhra.org/ads/Veenotsav-2012.jpg

[arasi]

vsarmaiitm,
Good to hear about the festival. Thanks to Radha and Bhaskar's energetic efforts.
The program offers a good mix of senior and younger players.
I don't see the names of forumites J&J and Jayalakshmi Shekhar this season.

[harimau]

vsarmaiitm,
Good to hear about the festival. Thanks to Radha and Bhaskar's energetic efforts.
The program offers a good mix of senior and younger players.
I don't see the names of forumites J&J and Jayalakshmi Shekhar this season.

Arasi,

You have forgotten that last year J&J wrote on this very forum that they will not be participating anymore in any veena festivals as vainikas are given slots of 30-45 minutes only and then this is used to justify not giving them a full-length concert during the season.

You may want to search for the topic "Are we singing the dirge for the veena?" in rasikas.org.

PS. Your age is creeping up on you.

[arasi]

Thanks for reminding me, and as for your PS, you could have added a good 'old' adjective to it too

Thirty minutes is rather short. I have once been to one of Carnatica's 45 minute slots festival in Bengaluru--all vocal, and I had no problems with it because two side by side stages helped in continuing the music without any delays at all.
With instruments, it's different, I understand. Perhaps hour long concerts are ideal.

[vsarmaiitm]

The event is webcast live at
http://www.mudhra.org/tv

[Sreeni Rajarao]

Thanks for the opportunity to watch this live!
I regret catching only what seems to be the last half-hour or so of the event - now listening to bilahari

[varsha]

You have forgotten that last year J&J wrote on this very forum that they will not be participating anymore in any veena festivals as vainikas are given slots of 30-45 minutes only and then this is used to justify not giving them a full-length concert during the season.

Vainikas need a Jack Kramer . What if their world has already moved onto to the Kerry Packers and Lalit Modis .

Solution is to have THE OTHER FESTIVAL from 1st Jan and feature all deserving artists who have missed out in the regular festival .

[jlvina]

Arasi,
i am away in Stuttgart, Germany for a month on invitation of my student, for some workshops, chamber concerts etc. hence my not being able to participate in the veenotsav . missing being in both MudhraBhaskar and Brahma Gana Sabha 's and another veena festival coming up in Narada Gana Sabha .
jayalakshmi sekhar

[arasi]

Hope you are having a richly musical time in Stuttgart, playing and teaching vINA.

[jlvina]

yes Arasi, having a gt time promoting our great music ... vocal, veena... mainly to non indian students and audience.