Neyveli Santhanagopalan Meenakshi College K K Nagar West

[HarishankarK]

25-Dec-2015, 7pm
Violin - Pakkala Ramadas
Mridangam - Dubai Mani
Ghatam - can't remember - sorry!
Concert was very well attended. Towards the end there were about 50 people.
Shlokam - Vakra tunda maha kaaya - hamsadwani varnam - jalajaksha - direct second speed - swaras at charanam
Shudhdha Bangala sketch - Rama Bhakhthi - Tyagraja - swarams
Pantuvarali - short alap - violin return - Appa Rama Bhakthi - neraval and swaras @ charanam Tyagaraja
Ramanukku Mannan Mudi - Hindolam - Arunachala Kavi
Nee Vaada negana - Saranga - Tyagaraja - neraval in charanam and swarams @ pallavi
Endukku Peddala - Main - RN@ veda sasthra swarams
Sri Rama Saraswathi - Nasikaboshani - Nasamani - Dikshitar
RTP - Kapi raga - Chandrasekhara krupakara dayakara, charana malar panindom kapire - neraval done but no trikalam - kapi, purvi, atana and sindhu bhairavi swaras - short tani
Maithreem Bhajata - Kanchi Mahaperiyva - Yamunakalyani
Nada Bindu - Senchurutti - Tiruppugazh
Sourashtram sketch and vilion return - pavamana - mangalam - full song was sung
madhyamavati sketch. Close.

Enjoyable concert - NSG voice was okay today. So he was able to atleast sing. But at times his voice was so low that he was as though singing to himself. Especially during fast paced sangatis and swara korvais. Also the lryics weren't so clear at times. The tempo was mostly fast paced except for Main song. Sankarabharanam alap was good with lot of western tunes. Very good raga bhavam was there. Accompanists supported extremely well. That's major reason for concert success. Mridangam was energetic but loud throughout.

Yesterday 24-12-2015
Chinmaya sisters - One of the sisters had a bad throat so concert was not so great. I did not attend but posting from what I gathered from meeting people today - the below three songs were sung in detail with elaborate alapana and swarams and neraval etc. No RTP.

Malayamarutham - Manasa Yetulo - Tyagaraja
Chandrajothi - Bagayanayya - Tyagaraja
Kalyani - Unnai Allaal - P. Sivan