Veenotsavam from Veenavaadhini

[Rajani]

Veenavaadhini Sampradaya Sangit Trust

presents Veena Recitals at Arkay Convention Centre, Luz to celebrate
239th Birth Anniversary of Nadajyoti Muthuswami Dikshitar

Saturday 26th April: Chief Guest: Smt Padmavathy Ananthagopalan

5:15 pm - Inauguration
5:30 pm – Kum. Veena Venkatramani–Veena, Mridangam: Sri Ramkumar
7:00 pm – Sri P. Vasanthkumar–Veena, Mridangam: Sri K.R. Ganesh

Sunday 27th April: Chief Guest: Sri N V Subramaniam

6:30 pm - Smt Jaysri and Sri Jeyaraaj – Thematic Veena Concert
Theme: Sri Krishna Charitram through Dikshitar Kritis
Mridangam: Sri Erode Nagaraj
Narration: Smt Rajani Arjun Shankar

[Rajani]

Dear Rasikas,

The thematic concerts of the previous years with the following themes-
• The Panchabhutalinga Kritis of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar
• Subrahmanya Kritis of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar
• Names in the Lalita Sahasranama found in the Kritis of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar
• The Ramayana through the Kritis of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar

were all received very favourably with enthusiasm. We invite you to be part of this year's event.
- Rajani

[rshankar]

Those who can should go - Rajani's introductions and the vINA duo's music is bound to satisfy the most demanding of rasikas!

Best wishes for a wonderful performance.

[Rajani]

Thanks Ravi. The concert went well. Here is the song list :

1.bAla kRshNaM bhAvayAmi -gOpikA vasantam - tALaM Adi

(Krishna's birth and entering Gokulam)

2. cEtaH SrI bAla kRshNam - rAgaM dvijAvanti - tALaM rUpakam

(Killing of Putana etc., stealing butter)

3. kRshNAnanda mukunda - rAgaM gauLipantu - tALaM miSra cApu

(Uprooting Arjuna trees, Brahma-mohanam, playing the flute)

4. gOpikA manOharam. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA (R, S)

(Lifting the Goverdhana)

5. SrI kRshNO mAM rakshatu - rAgaM nAsAmaNi - tALaM rUpakam (R)

(Rasakreeda)

6. SrI kRshNaM bhajarE - rAgaM rUpavati - tALaM rUpakam

(Akrura arriving to take Krishna to Mathura)

7. gOpAla kRshNAya namastE - rAgaM kAmbhOji - tALaM Adi (R, T, S, Tani)

(Reign of Dwaraka, protecting Draupadi)

8. ananta bAla kRshNa - rAgaM ISa manOhari - tALaM Adi

(Arjuna's charioteer, Gita)

9. SrI vENu gOpAla - rAgaM kuranji - tALaM jhampa

(Mangalam)

[Nick H]

Those who can should go - Rajani's introductions and the vINA duo's music is bound to satisfy the most demanding of rasikas!

It did! It did!

Best wishes for a wonderful performance.

It was! It was!

Another wonderful concert from J-&-J --- and the new veenas, that I have now heard in two concerts have a wonderful sound.

Rajani's narration deserves praise too. She speaks from the heart, rather than from notes, and communicates very well with the audience.