OVK Navavaranam workshop in Madison: Chitravina N. Ravikiran

[Vanitha Suresh]

Arohana School of Music, Madison presents
A 3-day, 12-session thematic workshop on the brilliant and divine

Kamakshi Navavaranams of
Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi
(http://www.venkatakavi.org)
by
Chitravina N Ravikiran
(http://www.ravikiranmusic.com)

Dates: June 14, 15 & 16, 2013
Time: 6:30 PM (Fri), 11 AM (Sat), 11 AM (Sun)
Venue: Union South, 1308, W Dayton Street, Madison WI 53715

The workshop is open to: Vocalists and instrumentalists
Levels: Middle & Advanced - Applicants must have learnt a minimum of 25 krtis/varnams combined
Age: Any age from 9-99

Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi's Kamakshi Navavaranams are among the most brilliant creations in Indian music and culture. They blend deep erudition, emotion, devotion and are full of information related to intricacies of Srividya worship including names of chakras, yoginis & mudra devatas. The composer has chosen to venture into areas that few have even conceptualized such as the use of rare talas like Sankeerna Mathyam, Khanda Dhruvam and ragas such as Balahamsa and Deshakshi. As the doyen of Carnatic Music, Shri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer declared, 'Venkata Kavi's creations are on par with the Carnatic Trinity'.