Concerts in Mumbai

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 Sep 2008, 07:12

Prashant,
With a flood of threads, I lost track of this one! Thanks to rajeeram, she helped me find it.
I enjoyed listening to your surTTi (suraTi). The prolonged tani curtailed your RTP time and yet you sang it very well, in your pleasing voice. You have the added asset of loving what you sing and it shows in spite of your feeling under the weather. We do look forward to listening to you in Chennai with Ram. Bonne chance!

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 17 Sep 2008, 09:35

Thanks for listening, arasi!

rajeeram · Post by **rajeeram** » 17 Sep 2008, 18:23

Prashant, I also enjoyed your bhava-laden Surutti alapana. And you executed the pallavi very well too. Thanks for sharing!

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 18 Sep 2008, 11:26

My pleasure, rajeeram. Thanks for taking time out to listen!

vignesh.ishwar · Post by **vignesh.ishwar** » 19 Sep 2008, 17:13

hey prashant sorry for the late post but amazing concert ......infact amazing is a small word....the pallavi was awesome. Loved the way you managed all the aspects of the pallavi perfectly in 25 minutes.....and of course the other songs were also very nice including those new pieces you sang.... (new for me atleast...talking of annai janaki and the tamiz slokam u sang...) please inform further concerts ....
cheers

venkatr · Post by **venkatr** » 20 Sep 2008, 21:20

Prashant : Listened to your Surutti today . A good one ! defintely some of the upcoming artists can learn from your presentation which though short gave a complete coverage to all aspects of RTP

I would be in Mumbai from the 3rd - 7th Oct - Any of your concerts scheduled in these days ?
Also interested to know what are the other kutcheries during this time in Shanmukhananda, Fine Arts and other places.

Thanks in Advance

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 21 Sep 2008, 22:48

Prashant, you had a short time for the pallavi, but produced a very crisp and wholesome rendition! Congratulations. I especially enjoyed the last few minutes of the alapanai, which were really beautiful.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 22 Sep 2008, 14:04

Thanks vignesh, venkatr and bilahari for your kind comments. Nice of you to listen.

I will be singing a 1.5 hour concert for the Navaratri celebrations at my neighborhood temple, Uttam Ganesh Mandir, Uttam Society, Chembur, on October 3. The concert is due to commence at 7:30 PM and the accompanying artistes are Sri Narayan Parthasarathi - Violin and Sri Sridhar Parthasarathi - Mridangam.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 22 Sep 2008, 14:25

The 4th Sri S.U. Sitaram Memorial concert will be held at the Fine Arts Society, Chembur, on October 18. 2008 at 6:30 PM.

Bombay Smt. Jayashri will perform accompanied by Sri RK Shriramkumar - Violin / Sri K. Arun Prakash on the mridangam and Dr. S. Karthick on the ghatam.

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 22 Sep 2008, 16:13

That was a very nice rendition of suruti Prashanth.Enjoyed it....Hope to hear you in Dec.

carnaticdasan · Post by **carnaticdasan** » 23 Sep 2008, 11:11

Prashant where r u performing in Chennai in Dec

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 23 Sep 2008, 20:15

As part of navarathri functions, Saipriya Viswanathan is performing on the veena with her disciple at the South Indian Bhajan Samaj, Matunga on Sep 30. I think its late at 8 PM..Rasikas welcome...More concerts during Navaratri...I would be able to attend only during the weekend...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 24 Sep 2008, 10:13

carnaticdasan wrote:Prashant where r u performing in Chennai in Dec

carnaticdasan: I don't have anything scheduled during the season. In fact, this may be the first season in three years when I will be unable to make it to Chennai

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 24 Sep 2008, 11:46

Huh? What about the the concert with Ram that was being planned? I haven't missed the season for 7 years I think! Will take something really dire to make me miss it...

Shankarabharanam could you post the list of concerts during Navaratri?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 24 Sep 2008, 20:33

Prashant,
What a disappointment! We were so looking forward to your concert and your being in Chennai for the season. It is only September--hope the scenario changes when the season draws closer...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 24 Sep 2008, 20:44

Vijay and arasi: yes, missing the season is a disappointment. With my whole family traveling to the US, someone has to be around to look after my pATi. I don't consider it having drawn the short straw since I'm not very keen on reliving those Boston winters!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 24 Sep 2008, 21:30

Elders first

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 25 Sep 2008, 15:33

http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=4640&p=7... Vijay this is schedule of annual navaratri concert held in Nerul..I am yet waiting for the Shanmukhananda Music festival...

saravanan · Post by **saravanan** » 25 Sep 2008, 17:41

Vijay and Shankarabharanam sir what I heard was Hemamalini dance ,jugalbandi,nadaswaram on first day ,T.V Shankar narayanan and 2 days Manohar drama!!.
So not much interesting fare!!

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 26 Sep 2008, 09:16

entani nE varNintunu: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hwxzc3

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 26 Sep 2008, 10:21

Well I guess that's quite understandable...pity we won't be having the planned concert then....

However, there is another possibility - during the Novemberfest/Sangeethothsav period which is almost like a mini season and quite a varied fare too...I am certainly planning to be in Chennai for a few days during that time depending on the schedules...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 26 Sep 2008, 10:26

Thanks Shankarabharanam. The list is quite decent - quite a few emerging talents there along with some established names. Could anyone provide the website addresses of the prominent sabhas in Mumbai?

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 26 Sep 2008, 12:00

Prashant: That is a very moving Mukhari. Excellent. Thanks for sharing your performance.

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 26 Sep 2008, 15:23

VIjay as far as in know Shanmukhananda and Chembur Fine Arts, both have sites...http://www.shanmukhananda.org.in/Shanmukha/index.asp
http://www.fineartschembur.com/
Both haven't been updated...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 03 Oct 2008, 21:58

Our team presented the following items this evening:

Sri Narayan Parthasarathi - Violin / Sri Sridhar Parthasarathi - Mrudangam

1. varalakshmIm bhajarE rE mAnasa - saurASTra - adi [2] - dIkshitar

2. sangIta SAstra gnAnamu - mukhAri - adi - tyAgarAja [R]

3. lalitE mAm pAhi - yadukulakAmbOdhi - rUpaka - cheyyUr CengalvarAya SAstri [R, N at 'ghana shObhana guNajAlE karadhrta brahma kapAlE, S]

4. inimEl Ayinum - darbAr - misra CApu - rAmasvAmi sivan [RS, S]

5. amba vANi - kIravANi - adi - harikesanallUr muthayyA bhAgavathar [R, N at 'paradEvi ninnu bhajiyinCa nija bhaktulanu brOCE pankajAsani, S, T]

6. slOka 'vandE mAtaram ambikAm bhagavatIm' - suraTi, suCaritrA, sindhubhairavi, punnAgavarALi

7. SivagangA nagara nivAsini - punnAgavarALi - adi - pApanAsam Sivan

8. sItA kalyANa vaibhOgamE - SankarAbharaNam - khaNDa CApu - tyAgarAjA

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 03 Oct 2008, 23:20

Prashant,
nice song selection;apt for the occassion. Very impressed with your repertoire.I could visualise the utamm soc. temple and the ambience.
All the best

jeyaar · Post by **jeyaar** » 04 Oct 2008, 06:20

Excellent concert-thorougly enjoyed Mukhari,Darbar and keeravani. Had to leave after that. Bhava laden presentation of all krithis. very good support from accompaniests esp Sridhar.All the best Prashant-hope to hear more from you.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 04 Oct 2008, 07:00

Prashant, any clips from your latest concert (YK and Keeravani would be nice!)?!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Oct 2008, 07:34

Prashant,
Proud of you!
I am debating between Mukhari and yadukula khAmbOji (you didn't choose my favorite song, though!). A refreshing choice of songs there. I use the expression 'choice' because the other word is taboo in the present climate

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 04 Oct 2008, 08:06

arasi wrote:I am debating between Mukhari and yadukula khAmbOji (you didn't choose my favorite song, though!).

Thanks, arasi! Your favorite song requires a lot more work before it can be sung in a concert. Soon, I promise!!!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Oct 2008, 08:16

Prashant,
Agreed. The tALam was a 'killer' for me when I was a little girl and knowing my impairment in that department, you might guess that it still is! Yet, even thinking of the beauty of the song bowls me over...

tyagarajadasa · Post by **tyagarajadasa** » 04 Oct 2008, 10:25

Prasanth Anna,
Pl inform me about your future kutcheris. Amma and Appa will only be too glad to attend them!
Hope to meet you soon.
Gokul

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 04 Oct 2008, 11:56

Thanks Sankarabharanam - pity I was travelling yesterday and had to miss Prashant's concert

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 05 Oct 2008, 19:09

bilahari wrote:Prashant, any clips from your latest concert (YK and Keeravani would be nice!)?!

Sorry bilahari. I would have been happy to share my amateur attempt, but my mp3 recorder was placed a little too close to the mridangam and in essence the recording is a 1.5 hour tani. Not a problem, considering the vidvat of my friend Sri Sridhar Parthasarathi

, but it will hardly serve the purpose. I will see if I can clean it up a bit and post something in due time.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 05 Oct 2008, 22:06

No offense to the mrudangam artiste, but I cannot stomach a 1.5 hr thani!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 05 Oct 2008, 22:44

These kinds of 'incidents' give rise to some unexpected benefits and results. In fact, I have been wanting to hear how a mridangam playing sounds as it is played for a song in contrast to a thani. If your singing is audible that is great as well. So Prashant, if you can clean it up, that is great as well but please share the recording as is, if you do not mind ( for a song or two initially )

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 05 Oct 2008, 23:33

VK, that is a good obsevation/suggestion. I have heard our music teacher say that when you hear some of the 'mridangam greats' you can actually hear the song.
Prashant, pl. do post the tape, if possible. Thanks.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 13 Oct 2008, 15:44

Smt. Jayashri's concert at FAS this weekend will commence at 7 PM and not 6:30 as posted above.

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 13 Oct 2008, 17:40

Thanks Prashant...Is it a 4hr concert...I hope to attend it..Anyways no promises this time as everytime i make plans, I end up not attending it thanks to my job(wherein I also end up working on Sundays)...Any info on TV Sankarnarayan's concert...Heard he sang Kamboji...

harigiri · Post by **harigiri** » 14 Oct 2008, 23:02

shankarabharanam wrote:http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=4640&p=7... Vijay this is schedule of annual navaratri concert held in Nerul..I am yet waiting for the Shanmukhananda Music festival...

Hi,
Any reviews or details on those concerts held recently?

srikant · Post by **srikant** » 15 Nov 2008, 15:13

Could someone kindly tell me about the concerts in Mumbai during the Maargazhi month coinciding with the Madras Music Festival? I have college vacations then and would really like to attend a couple of concerts.

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 16 Nov 2008, 09:20

I think Ranjani Gayatri, Gayatri Venkatraghavan are performing at Shanmukhananda, Sion. But these concerts are preceded by an award function, so surely the concerts would be for one and half hr. U Srinivas is also playing as part of Paramacharya sangeethanjali that is held every year...As such you don't have many concerts in Mumbai that time since most of the artists are busy with their concerts in Chennai...Come January and February, you find most of them performing in Mumbai

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 16 Nov 2008, 14:07

If you have leave, Srikanth, my suggestion is that you get yourself booked on a ticket to Chennai - I can assure you that you will hear more than just a couple of concerts!

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 27 Nov 2008, 23:10

Terrible to hear about the attacks in the city. Just got back to the city. Hoping all rasikas and their families in Mumbai are safe.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 Nov 2008, 00:16

Yes - hoping everyone is doing fine!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 28 Nov 2008, 09:07

Hoping and praying for calm after all the violence which took place, costing innocent lives...

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 29 Nov 2008, 00:58

Vijay, glad to know you are OK. Hoping to hear from Prashant and others.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 29 Nov 2008, 13:12

Prashant is doing fine - I checked with him. Hoping the same for others - Sankarabharanam etc.

vignesh.ishwar · Post by **vignesh.ishwar** » 30 Nov 2008, 16:23

shankarabharanam.....when r these concerts to be held??

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 01 Dec 2008, 09:40

Vignesh, I am not sure as of now as the schedule isn't released..As of now I am gearing up for the season..Would be there in the last week of December coinciding with the Christmas...Planning to attend Sanjay Subrahmanyam's concert the same evening at the kGS...Adding to the Mumbai concert, we have seen that once the season extravaganza is done, many artist do come to Mumbai from the second week of Jan and then we have Fine Arts festival..I will keep everyone posted as when i get details...