Master Avinash Anand - Made in Bay area

[Vasanthmusic]

Made in Bay Area

It was a Sunday afternoon (3rd Jan 2016), had attended the mridangam arrangetram of a 7th Grader, Master Avinash Anand. And the main artiste was none other than Vid. RaviKiran presenting his Chitraveena along with Vid. Nagai Shriram on the Violin & Vid. SV Ramani on the Ghatam. Such was the pressure one had to take in his very first concert & he was a 7th grader. The arrangetram was presided by Shri. Neyveli Santhanagopalan & Shri Cleveland Sundaram.
We were very curious to see how the young lad would fair in this tough test, while he actually seemed to have just come to accompany few artistes in a concert, like it was another day at office. Such was his confidence & persona that came with an instantly likable tiny package.
The performance started with a varnam in reetigowla, Ravi kiran Ji’s own composition. Next was Mooladhara moorti in Hamsadwani, a papanasam sivan composition. Avinash followed the composition aesthetically with ease. One would want to word it conveniently as over flowing confidence, but I must say it was just the right balance, there was no over flow of anything, be it playing or facial expressions.
Next was pamara jana palini in Simhendramadhyamam set to roopaka thalam. Shri Ravikiran being a child prodigy himself gave Avinash ample opportunities to show his flourish on the mridangam by posing challenging swara patterns. Also the combo got a bit more interesting with Nagai Shriram & Shri SV Ramani equally played their part.
Next was Meena lochana in Dhanyasi, set to Misra chapu thaalam. Avinash indulged in simple & complex sollu kattu showcasing his deep sense of thalam. This was followed by a Pallavi in Begada in Adi talam 2nd kalai ( Sama eduppu). Avinash handled all the nuances of the pallavi with ease with different nadai, following swara patterns & thala patterns. The choices of sollukattu were poetically in sync with the composition & were very clear out of his tender fingers. The jugalbandhi with Ghatam was very enjoyable & the senior artiste brought the best out of Avinash.
He was really enjoying the concert & that reflected in his playing. He did make his Guru Shri Ramesh Srinivasan & his parents proud by giving a wonderful performance; after all he too is a chip of the same block - from the stables of “Sarvalagu percussions art centre, San Jose”.
Santhanagopalan sir gave his best wishes to the young brigade, I am sure words of appreciation from such senior musician would have meant so much. Cleveland Sundaram mama recalled his pleasant memories with Shri Ramabadran mama & his family members. Also he elucidated the importance of small kids getting into serious art forms especially in the US as they are able to bring out the best to create an identity for themselves & associate themselves with the rich Indian culture.
The concert ended in a grand fashion with a senjurutti thillana. It was an inspiring evening, as Avinash’s performance inspired many of us wanting to learning the nuances of playing mridangam & continue pursuing it with more vigor.

[rajeshnat]

Where was this concert Held????. Best wishes to Avinash Anand

[anandg]

This concert was held at "Tattvaloka Auditorium" , Teynampet, Chennai -18 on Jan 3rd 2016.

[rajeshnat]

This concert was held at "Tattvaloka Auditorium" , Teynampet, Chennai -18 on Jan 3rd 2016.

So Made in Sanjose bay area , played in adyar river-cooum area

[anandg]

Hello,

Please find below the youtube link of Chi. Avinash’s mridangam arangetram videos for your viewing pleasure.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... fSUnU22gaq

We are very thankful and fortunate to have had the support and guidance of Vidwan Sri. Chitravina N. Ravikiran who anchored the program along with Vidwan Sri Nagai Sriram on Violin and and Vidwan Sri. S.V. Ramani and Kum. Apoorva Ravindran on Tambura on Avinash’s maiden concert.

We are also very thankful to Vidwan Sri. Neyveli Santhanagoplan and Sri Cleveland Sundaram Mama who were the Chief Guests for the program and blessing Avinash.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to many Vidwans , relatives and friends who graced the occasion and showered their blessings.

Last but definitely not least, thanks to Sri. Ramesh Srinivasan, Director of Sarvalaghu Percussion Art Center, San Jose for teaching Avinash this divine art form of Mridangam and making this maiden concert possible.

Avinash is indeed blessed to have so many well wishers and we hope that with all your blessings, he will continue to purse this divine art form.

Thanks,
Vidya and Anand
(Parents of Avinash)

[rajeshnat]

It was a lovely experience to hear the next gen of Vellore Ramabadran. Avinash kai nalla pEsaradhu with surely nice nAdham. Thank you Ramesh Srinivasan for training and Nadabadran for blessing Avinash. I heard just three songs the dhanyasi misrachapu main, Begada adi pallavi and the last thillana. Certainly a great show with lot of tejas from avinash. Best wishes to avinash and kudos to their parents - Anand and Vidya.