Concert of Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. R Vedavalli

essae_prakash · Post by **essae_prakash** » 01 Jul 2008, 18:09

Essae Music Foundation is pleased to announce a private concert of Sangita Kalanidhi Vidushi Smt. R Vedavalli, on 3rd August at Bangalore. The accompanists are Vidushi Smt. Charulatha Ramanujam on the violin and Vidwan Shri Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma on the mridangam. All rasikas who would like to attend this, please do email us through this forum. We will send you the invitations and details shortly.

umag · Post by **umag** » 06 Jul 2008, 20:36

Kindly let me know about the time and venue of the concert

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 07 Jul 2008, 04:23

Prakash,
Nice to know that you are holding Vedavalli's concert!

Umag,
Just E-mail him through the forum and he will send you all the details. Several of our forumites were treated to Parasala Ponnammal's concert recently, thanks to Essae Music Foundation.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 07 Jul 2008, 12:13

Wish the event all the best. Unfortunately I will be away.

essae_prakash · Post by **essae_prakash** » 16 Jul 2008, 18:22

Just a reminder - We have already sent out the invites by email. Anyone else interested in attending this concert please do contact us through the forum.

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 16 Jul 2008, 19:01

Hi, I would like to attend this concert. Please send me date, time and venue details.

essae_prakash · Post by **essae_prakash** » 17 Jul 2008, 10:16

@mahesh_narayan - Please send us your email ID through rasikas.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 03 Aug 2008, 13:39

Looking forward to a report on this concert being posted here...

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 04 Aug 2008, 10:42

Prashanth, here is the list , might need some corrections...

Vocal : Sangita Kalanidhi Smt.R.Vedavalli

Vocal support: Smt.Sumitra & Smt. Sumati

Violin : Charulatha Ramanujam

Mrudangam : Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma

Songlist :

01 sarasijAkshi ninne kOri - nAyaki - Rudrapatnam Venkatramayya (?)

02 sari evvarE srI jAnaki ( O,S ) - srIranjani - Thyagaraja

03 enta rANi tanakenta ( N,S ) - harikAmbOji - Thyagaraja

neraval & swara @ â€

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 04 Aug 2008, 11:05

Thanks Braindrain for the list,

This was truly an excellent chamber concert by Vedavalli Mami. The first 2 songs were just a warm up. (Infact Mami requested the audience right after the 1st song not to clap for everything !) But from Harikambhoji she was in amazing form. The Purvikalyani she sang was divine and so also the alapana of Dwijavanti. Chetashri was like the smooth flowing Cauvery.

Shanmukpriya Alapana was truly GRAND followed by the Tanam in the 4 ragas. The concert lasted 3 hrs plus and not one person among the 100 or so moved during the concert, (expect when there was a brief spell of rain during Shanmukhapriya and people in the terrace garden had to squeeze into the room ! )

Sumithra and Sumathi supported Mami ably. Infact Sumithra also sang a portion of the raga Alapana for Purvikalyani very well.

Charulatha deserves the best compliments for her excellent accompaniment and her raga alapanas were truly out of the world. Anoor (Shivu as he is also known) is a top drawer Mridanga Vidwan and his tani was appreciated by one and all including Vedavalli Mami.

Thanks to Prakash and Srividya for arranging such a lovely evening for us on a Sunday and also for the delicious dinner thereafter

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 04 Aug 2008, 14:01

Thanks braindrain and cienu for the comments. Sounds like it was a wonderful evening of great music by Vedavalli Amma. Her renditions of CEta shri and EkAmranAtham bhajEham are just beautiful.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Aug 2008, 18:09

Wish I had been in Bangalore at this time. Missed such a good concert and the ambiance. Very well attended chamber concert. too...