SRI SURYAPRAKASH CONCERT AT BANGALURU ON 25.9.16

[S.NAGESWARAN]

DEAR RASIKAS,

VOCAL CONCERT OF SRI SURYAPRAKASH IS ARRANGED
AT BANGALURU ON 25.09.2016 ( SUNDAY ) FROM
5.00 PM ONWORDS.

SRI SURYAPRAKASH - VOCAL,
SRI VITTALA RANGAN - VIOLIN,
SRI CHELUVARAJU - MRUDANGAM.

VENUE; AT MY FLAT; 1172, SOBHA TULIP, JP NAGAR
6 TH PHASE, 24 TH MAIN, BANGALURU -560078.

ALL RASIKAS ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND AND ENJOY
THE MUSIC.

P.S. THE RECENT CONVERT OF SRI SURYAPRAKASH
AT CHENNAI, THE CONCERT WAS NOT RECORDED
PROPERLY.

S.NAGESWARAN.
08.09.2016.

[rshankar]

Great effort, Sri Nageswaran. Best wishes for a fantastic concert.

Is Rajesh planning a visit to B'luru?

[Rsachi]

Mr. Nageswaran,
I have spread the word among Rasaanveshanam members also!

[CRama]

Nageswaran Sir, Hats off to your enthusiasm. Hope the concert will turn out to be memorable one for those who attend.

[S.NAGESWARAN]

RASIKAS IN BANGALURU ARE REQUESTED TO CONFIRM
THEIR PARTICIPATION FOR MAKING NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.

S.NAGESWARAN.

14.09.2016.

[munirao2001]

SN Sir, One more contribution from you. Sir, Sri Suryaprakash deserves better and many more opportunities to perform in Bengaluru. I humbly suggest you to invite Karnataka Fine Arts Council - a body of TEN leading Sabhas of Bengaluru, management and members to attend to help the cause.

I am likely to be out of Bengaluru on SUN, 25th instant and miss attending this concert, meeting you and forumites of Bengaluru. E- Mail id:srlkmandira@gmail.com

munirao2001

[Rsachi]

Arvind Brahmakal and KSSR are active here and email. Messages can be sent via rasikas.org to them

[munirao2001]

RSachi Sir,
My request to SN Sir was based on Sri G.V.Krishna Prasad being the President of KFAC, Sri GVK Sir can inform all the members about this program on receipt of request from SN Sir. You are aware of the respect for GVK Sir and the results will be best with his advisory.

munirao2001

[Rsachi]

True!

[hnbhagavan]

SN Sir,

nadasurabhi@gmail.com KSS Raghavan Nadasurabhi
info@gayanasamaja.org Bangalore Gayana samaja
srlkmandira@gmail.com Krishna Prasad Srirama lalita Kala mandira
mrvprasad@gmail.com MRV Prasad bangalore Gayana Samaja

Please inf about R Surya Prakash's concert in ur residence.

[S.NAGESWARAN]

I HAVE INVITED ALL THE SABHA SECRETARIES THROUGH SRI KRISHNAPRASAD OF SRKLM.

THE CONCERT VENUE IS AT THE COMMUNITIY HALL OF
THE SOBHA TULIP COMPLEX AT THE GROUND FLOOR
INSTEAD OF MY FLAT AT 1172.

I REQUEST ALL THE FORUMITES AT BANGALURU TO ATTEND THE CONCERT AND ENJOY.

KINDLY CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDAMCE.

S.NAGESWARAN.
17.09.2016.

[munirao2001]

SN Sir, My visit to New Delhi is postponed. I will be attending SP Sir's concert and also will have the pleasure of meeting you once again and other forumites attending the concert.

munirao2001

[Rsachi]

Looking forward to it!

[munirao2001]

SN Sir, Can we fix the concert duration 5.30 p.m. To 7.30 p.m.?

Forumites

Can we informally meet at the Venue between 4.45 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.? I request forumites to respond ASAP to SNSir's request for confirmation of attendance and making it happen the success of this very good initiative of SN Sir.

munirao2001

[Rsachi]

I feel people have long travel times. So it is better the concert starts at 5 and goes on till 7:30. We can come early to meet and greet one another.

[Rsachi]

Location map
Sobha Tulip Apartments, concert on 25th, 5PM,Mr Nageswaran

https://goo.gl/maps/onxLNd25kox

[S.NAGESWARAN]

THE MRUDANGAM ARTIST WILL BE SRI T.R.SUNDARESAN INSTEAD OF SRI CHELUVARAJU.

S.NAGESWARAN.
21.09.2016.

[Rsachi]

Mr. NAGESWARAN,
Kindly see this profile and clarify whether it is the same artiste:

http://carnaticstudent.org/public/more- ... undaresan/

[hnbhagavan]

Will look forward to the event at Sri Nageswaran's place.

[cienu]

Dear Sri Nageswaran
My daughter S.Aishwarya and I will be coming for the concert.

[Rsachi]

The concert as well as the audience is going to be special!

[Rsachi]

Congratulations to Sri Nageswaran and family on having organised a highly successful concert of Vid Suryaprakash in Sobha Tulip today. We enjoyed over three hours of resonant and imaginative vocal music of Sri Suryaprakash combined with the sweet strains of Vittal Rangan's violin and a very nadam-filled mridangam accompaniment of Vid Sundaresan.

We had a big crowd of connoisseurs including Sri Muni Rao, Sri KSSR, Sri Cienu, Sri HN Bhagavan, Sri KV Chellappa, Dr Subamaniam retd GM RBI, Sri KP Jayan, Mrs Jayan, Sri Pramod, Sri Anand Srinivasamurthy, several musicians and local residents. The jam-packed hall thoroughly enjoyed the rich fare that included
1.Roopamu Juchi - Todi pada varna
2.Vagishwari Vani Sarasvati- Sarasvati
3. Innalu Daya - T-Narayanagowla
4. Kaa vaa vaa
5. Bhuvaneshvariya - Mohanakalyani
6. Sri Lalite - Bhairavi - Annaswami Shastri
7. Four raga RTP tribute to MSS - Hamsanandi, Hamsadhwani, Hamsanadam, Hamsavinodini in misra chapu
8. Tani
9. Viruttam followed by song on Muruga made famous by MSS
10. Kangalidyatako Kaverirangana noDada - Sindhubhairavi
11. Mangalam

Suryaprakash impressed me with his thoughtful song selection and an excellent Bhairavi as well as a highly creative and appealing RTP. The raga changes and anuloma pratiloma were done very well. Vittal proved equal to the challenge of following the RTP. The Bhairavi song was new to me, it has great sahitya.

Vid Sundaresan was wonderful.He has a rich experience of working in Kalakshetra and has done also teaching assignments in Singapore.

I congratulate again Sri Nageswaran. He has a Midas touch in organising concerts!

[rshankar]

Sachi: thank you for that super fast review! And as you say, kudos to Sri Nageswaran and family! May their tribe increase!
What was the pallavi sAhitya?

rUpamu jUci, IIRC, was originally composed as a tAna varNam. Smt. RDA was so taken with it, that she had sAhitya composed for the muktAyi and caraNa svaras to make it into a padavarNam. Did Sri Suryaprakash sing it as a pada varNam?

[Rsachi]

Ravi,
Yes, he sang the padavarnam. I have, in the 80s, thoroughly enjoyed its presentation at Kalakshetra by the likes of Krishnaveni! No less!

Thr sahitya for the pallavi was very clever. I didn't note it down, but it went like Aanandini, sakaladhwaniswarupini, nada ranjani vina vinodini... Hamsa...

[arasi]

Was waiting to read this, Sachi
As I had hoped, the audience contained a number of personalities who make the music scene happen in Bengaluru--organizers and super rasikAs (vous included).

Suryaprakash deserves recognition of this kind and more, in Karnataka.

For all those who would dwell only in the past and say how great CM was then, I'd request them, "listen to today's musicians with an open mind--some of them are going to be tomorrow's greats, no matter".

Nageswaran,

When it comes to the concerts you lovingly organize (bless you for that), I tend to be the loser of late--either in Bengaluru or in Chennai

Such a good list, swans gliding one after the other at the high point of the concert. Nice pallavi line...

kastUri rangana, kAvEri rangana a la Bhimsen Joshi in S.Bhairavi, which I haven't heard on CM stage so far...

[rshankar]

Yes, the pallavi sounds very clever! Thank you...

Ravi,
Yes, he sang the padavarnam. I have, in the 80s, thoroughly enjoyed its presentation at Kalakshetra by the likes of Krishnaveni! No less!

I have seen it performed more recently by several kalAkshEtra alumni and have been struck by how identical all the versions are. On the one hand, it's heartening to see Smt. RDA's choreography living on, but on the other hand it does seem a bit fossilized. Anyway, apologies for the digression.

[S.NAGESWARAN]

DEAR RASIKAS,

PHOTOS OF THE CONCERT OF SRI R.SURYAPRAKASH HELD ON 25.09.2016 AT BANGALURU HAVE BEEN TAKEN
BY MY SON SRI KARTHIK NAGESWARAN.

THE DROP BOX LINKS OF THE SAME IS GIVEN BELOW.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0oeyn8vx5xp0 ... KvOsa?dl=0

S.NAGESWARAN.
26.09.2016.

[S.NAGESWARAN]

DEAR RASIKAS,

THE AUDIO AND VIDEO COPIES ARE EXPECTED IN A DAY OR TWO.

THE LINKS OF THE SAME WILL BE UPLOADED IN DUE COURSE.

S.NAGESWARAN.
26.09.2016.

[CRama]

Glad to know the event went on very successfully. Waiting eagerly to get the uploads. What was the sahithyam of the pallavi. Did he sing ragam, tanam, in all the ragams.

[munirao2001]

Truly, experience of rasikas who listened to the Maestro Surya Prakash, Maestro T.R.Sundaresan and immensely talented, very promising and young vidwan Vittal Rangan, was like going to darshan, expecting the tirtham but blessed with panchamrutham. Very soon, all these Vidwans are going to serve us, rasikas panchabhaksha paramanna prasadam, with rasikas unqualified support.

SP has clear vision of aesthetics, both in planning and delivery. The sadhana sampath enables him to translate the ideas in execution and results. He show cased his manodharma to deliver delight. There is discipline, value for lakshya and lakshana in all his renderings, be it alapana, tana, neraval, svarakalpana and pallavi. He showcased his vidwath with thrayi sthayee and kalam, with confidence. His creativity in pallavi composition in respect to MSS Amma, aptly in the presence of Sri Cienu and Ms.Aishwarya Srinivasan (who was in high admiration of svarakalpana-mukthayis and intelligence in pallavi-RTP. With long performance experience, he has very good grasp and intelligence to meet the expectations. He deserves higher appreciation, acceptance and support of rasikas and patrons for his attainment of state of a Great Maestro. The way he started with Todi padavarnam and completed it, tells about his diligent practice. Maestros Gurus used to warn the performing sishyas, 'Todiyai (modalle eduthenna), tondidum, vaadipovai', as taking up todi is a real challenge as the very opening composition.
I desire and expect SP to focus his attention on 1. control on naaseekam, 2. Patanthara Sudhatvam, 3. Value and discipline of temptation of sangati ornamentation, brighas to the composition of Mudduswamy Deekshita, 4. Dasara pada within 32 batdeesa ragas(not in asampoorna/scale) and original varna mettus in karnaparampara, not the popular version of HM (original varnamettu of 'Kangaliddyathako'-Todi-Sri Pada Raya/Rangavittala) and Legend Pandit Bhimsen Joshiji.5.vilamba kala pramana. 6.Visradhi 7. Gamaka pushti (Veenai, gottu ) along with the popular and celebrated Nadasvara style. SP can achieve and rise to become a great maestro, in the very near future.

TRS, gladdened my heart with his ideals of tradition, the jati;teermanam; kuraippu. Naadanubhavam. Tani was very good but his sollus for compositions and singing style of SP (in line, supportive) deserves full praise. I noticed his devotion to Nandikesava and Istadevatha, Vighneswara, by placing the tiny idols near the mridangam and indeed TRS is blessed!

VR, as was quite evident to all the rasikas, his technique of bowing, fingering, quick grasp, good following in his very good violin accompaniment. He succeeded to win the Senior Vidwans, SP and TRS appreciation. Very minor mistakes were noticed, which with higher sadhana and experience he can easily avoid. He has promise to rise and achieve higher Vidwath.

As RSachi Sir conveyed gratitude to the commitment, dedication and contribution of Sri SN Sir and his family members for the cause of KM's appreciation in his vote of thanks, truly reflecting the rasikas emotions.

Vidulaku mrokkeda, Kovidulaku mrokkeda.

munirao2001

[Rsachi]

[braindrain]

What was the pallavi sAhitya ?

pallavi line was "Anandini mAm pAhi, sakala dhvani svarUpiNi, sunAda niranjani, vINAvinOdini, sadAvAhini, hamsa-"

sang at hamsAnandini... hamsadhvani svarUpiNi , hamsanAda niranjani, hamsavinOdini sadAvAhini.. at different takes. He did a very complicated, but very well executed trikalam in all 4 ragas. Pretty commendable job. Alapana for hamsAnandi and hamsadhvani were detailed, to some lesser extend for the other two. With the complexities and the intricacies involved, the shift,switch,slide (or whatever) from one to the other were brilliant.

[rshankar]

Thank you!

[hnbhagavan]

Moderator is requested to shift the thread to Kutcheri Reviews Section.

[hnbhagavan]

A very neat and enjoyable concert and the song details put up by Sri R Sachi.A concert full of Sowkyam from start to Mangalam.I enjoyed the excellent accompaniments of Vittal rangan and Sundaresan.Thanks to Sri Nageswaran Sir for this wonderful concert.

[kssr]

It was really an outstanding concert.
Things that stood out IMO are:
a. Sri. Nageswaran's dedication to music and hospitality.
b. Pleasant feeling on seeing so many friends from this rasikas forum
c. Brilliant violin by Vittala Rangan. Super following. Perfection in maintaining the raga lakshanam. Absolutely good bowing technique.
d. Very good support by Sri.Sundaresan on mridangam. Is he from Chennai. Don't remember seeing him often in Bangalore.
e. The concert had a bright start with the Thodi varnam. Impressive. Saraswathi and the one that followed were Ok. Mohana kalyani Bhuvaneswariya is once again beautiful.
f. The whole of Bhairavi was absolutely heavy and totally enjoyable. That is real bhairavi and the song was also very good.
g. For me personally, the multi ragam RTp is not a favourite. Single or maximum two ragam ones with ragamalika tanam or pallavi or swaram is better. Even if multi ragam, if they are well known clearly recognisable heavy ragams ( probably like the thodi, sankarabharam, dharbar, kalyani ?? that was sung by Ariyakkudi/ TNS,) we find a shape in it. What is Hamsa Vinodhini? Final result is an absolute jumble - a bhel puri. No complaint about the quality of rendition itself. But I am unable to relate and recall later with pleasure, an RTP like that. Definitely it showcases the skill and virtuosity of the artist, I guess.
h. In Bangalore a 3.5 hour concert becomes an over stretch esp when people come from far off places.( We were told that snacks were also arranged after the concert but I managed to slip out.)
i. Secondly a detailed extended virutham after thani and more than 3 hours into the concert is difficult to enjoy.
j. Sri.RSachi gave a good vote of thanks. Many Sanskrit words. Sadly,did not understand.
k. Sri.Suryaprakash is definitely an excellent artist and I hope there will be more opportunities to listen to his concerts in future.

[Rsachi]

KSSR,
_/\_
I share your reservations about multi-raga esp. lite ragas pallavis. Cleverness or novelty doesn't match depth and recall value of the great ragas. Perhaps it is the rasikas who tempt the singers to offer such bhel-puri RTPs.


This neither an excuse nor a counterpoint, but the moment Suryaprakash switched from Hamsanandi to Hamsadhwani, I guessed his game plan.

To his credit, his notes in each raga were sparkling with purity. With Vittal's help, he was able to cruise from raga to raga easily. The words addressed to MSS, although somewhat contrived, as a tribute showed his reverence.