2008 series of concerts

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 27 Jun 2008, 12:26

coolkarni wrote:This Sunday slot is now open for a Visit to the "Lalgudi" Home.
Members interested in joining, please let me know at the Concert Venue ,tomorrow,or through a posting here.

Will speak with you tomorrow.

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 27 Jun 2008, 15:15

coolji....please do me a big favour....when you are at Sri lalgudi Sir's house, please convey my humble pranams to him and my best wishes to both Sri Krishnan and Smt Vijayalakshmi....and the regards of the entire NZ CMS executive members. thank you.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 27 Jun 2008, 19:00

Hmmm...Sunday is likely yo be very tight for me but depending on the timing (esp if it is in the evening), I wd certainly be game...

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 27 Jun 2008, 21:43

Tomorrows program stands cancelled .
Blame it on a bad virus
NSG is down ,too.Tried desperately for an alternative ,in vain.
HopeVijay reads this well in time.
Sorry.

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 27 Jun 2008, 21:44

oh no! This is really bad luck...

ram · Post by **ram** » 27 Jun 2008, 22:08

Oh no

Hope both the vidwans get well soon

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 27 Jun 2008, 22:10

thats real bad news.
we hope this initial hitch for 2008 gets off soon.

romba drushti pattudutho-nu nenaikkaren.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 27 Jun 2008, 22:58

This is sad news, but these things happen, and I hope we can have the same pleasures on a different date.

Best wishes to all the poor sufferers, mau they be bright and well soon.

What of Sunday?

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 28 Jun 2008, 00:11

Don't worry Coolji....was plannning to be in Chennai anyways....It is disappointing but I am sure there will be more to look forward to going forward. Wishing both the vidwans a quick recovery

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 Jun 2008, 01:09

Indeed sad! Looks like we were drooling so much at both these concerts (Smt. Sowmya's first, and NSG's later) that 'hamAra hi nazar lag gayA'!

Best wishes to 'vidyArthI' to get better ASAP!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 28 Jun 2008, 01:57

Rest well and get better soon, Vidyaarthi!
Hope Sowmya is on the mend.

Cool,
bhagvAn ki nazar hum chAhtE, agar dUsrI tarah kI nazar tO hai, uskO bhasm bhI karE...

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 28 Jun 2008, 06:07

Nick
I am not keen to pursue the Sunday program .
I am sure I will be directing this dirty virus there too.
That is the way my Luck has run out.
So let us meet up for the July 1st Shahid Parvez-GJR duet at Krishna Gana Sabha , meet GJR after the concert and fix the program for the visit then.
I have half a mind to drown my sorrows today evening in the M Chandru-Eswaran recital.

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 28 Jun 2008, 06:51

Wishing NSG and Sowmya a speedy recovery.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 28 Jun 2008, 08:02

Unfortunate that these concerts got cancelled on the last minute. There seem to be quite a few other concerts in Chennai tonight in any case (see http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/concerts-in-chennai/). In Sydney we have a temple concert by Carnatica Bros tonight.

ram · Post by **ram** » 28 Jun 2008, 08:20

FYI ... Vijay is in town and Cool, Vijay, Bharath & I are planning to meet up in the evening at the Dikshitar Kritis concert of Vijay Siva - R.K. Shriramkumar - Patri Satish Kumar. The concert is being organized by Asthika Samajam, Tiruvanmiyur at Amarabharathi, 12, West Tank St., Tiruvanmiyur (Near Marundeeswarar Temple). Any other rasikas interested?

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 28 Jun 2008, 09:22

Ram, when? Please do give details...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 28 Jun 2008, 09:57

Oh No! Wishing Sri Neyveli a speedy recovery.

Ram, Vijay, Bharath - a Dikshitar krithis concert by Sri Vijay Siva with Sri RKSK on violin? Talk about neighbour's envy, owner's pride! Please, please post a report.

ram · Post by **ram** » 28 Jun 2008, 09:58

The concert starts at 6pm. We can meet at 5pm if its ok with everyone. Kulkarni ji is at work, so not sure if he will be able to come early. Else we can have a chat after the concert.

s_hari and Sathej might also join. Rajesh will be missed.

sbala: Are you in town? Will you be able to make it?

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 28 Jun 2008, 11:18

5 PM might be a little early for me. Shall anyway join in at around 5:30 or so.
Sathej

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 28 Jun 2008, 18:25

Coolji... you are right. Viruses are not welcome visitors, and should not be taken along by visitors.

Otherwise... unfortunately i have just come to the site for the first time today after 6.00pm, so I missed an easy trip up the road to Tiruvanmiyur to meet with you. Never mind; I guess I've been moderately busy today.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 28 Jun 2008, 20:23

Hope everyone gets well soon! Mrs. Kalyanasundaram told me about it - sorry I missed meeting all of you. On the plus side I'm returning home to Kolkata loaded with coffee beans (love that roastedstuff) and appalam!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 30 Jun 2008, 06:15

nandagopal
please accept my humble apologies.To have made one mumbaikar come to chenaii just for this comcert was one big wound.
And now,to learn that you too had come ...all the way from kolkatta... thats like rubbing salt intio the wound.
I am very very sorry.Will defintely make sure that other programs take place as per schedule.
BTW - had a great dinner yesterday with mantra,ram and vijay.
Small compensation..

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 30 Jun 2008, 07:45

Ram - I didn't see your post but I was there at Vijay Siva's concert. I saw mantra. Too bad I missed meeting the Mumbaikar and the rest of you!

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 30 Jun 2008, 12:57

me, ram, sathej and vijay met up around 5:30 near the venue. We enjoyed a nice snack and the concert courtesy vijay...

we met up with s_hari, mantra, srini_pichumani and vainika after the concert.

i couldnt spot sbala. like his usual self, he must have walked in (wish his wife?) and sat at one corner and gone back.

i had to leave from the venue and head homewards. others were making dinner plans...

i was dumb enuf to not click pics of the gumbal, though i had a cam in my bag

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 30 Jun 2008, 13:39

Ya, was quite a good evening

Pics, yes, didn't strike any of us!
Sathej

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 30 Jun 2008, 19:31

I was sitting two rows behind a 'bespectacled foursome' whom I guessed to be rasika-ites...must have been the Vijay/Bharath/Sathej/Ram gang! Would have been nicer to have said hello to you all! May be next time...

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 30 Jun 2008, 22:56

Remember the Rasika's Badge idea someone came up?

Maybe we should think about that idea again.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 30 Jun 2008, 23:57

I was one of the ones who encouraged the idea. Here is a company in Chennai that does this: http://www.indiamart.com/industrial-connections/ ( this is the company that makes the badges but it looks like they may not do small quantities but still worth a check )

gn.sn42 · Post by **gn.sn42** » 01 Jul 2008, 04:35

vasanthakokilam wrote:it looks like they may not do small quantities

How about someone like Cafe Press? They'll do a custom button for you and provide bulk discounts:

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/p ... rue&no=141

The nice thing is that you could create a design and post a link here; whoever wants to can buy one... you won't have the hassle of handling orders, payment, stock, and shipment.

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 01 Jul 2008, 12:55

rbharath wrote:i couldnt spot sbala. like his usual self, he must have walked in (wish his wife?) and sat at one corner and gone back.
(

Right on the money

All part of a master plan to get her interested in CM and so far things have gone well, thanks to the grand old ladies - Parasala Ponnamal and Kalpagam Swaminathan.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 01 Jul 2008, 14:53

How did we miss noticing you? It must have been a particularly absorbing concert! Pity we couldn't meet...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 01 Jul 2008, 14:57

The "bespectacled foursome" would have been us no doubt...you can add Hari, Sriram (sbala) and Mantra among the other bespectacled rasikas in the hall to the bespectacled list! Only Vainika and Govindan manage to escape the tag!

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 01 Jul 2008, 15:25

K'ji: If such things didn't happen why would there be a Murphy's Law?(!) Hope to attend at least one in the rasikas' concert series - perhaps later this year

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 01 Jul 2008, 19:38

vijay,
'9' is considered inauspicious by some.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 01 Jul 2008, 20:22

Not valid if you 'count by eyes'! Multiply by four for each person...
Good ploy Sriram! Did not realize you had a srimathi, since she was not present at either of the rasikAs meet during the season!

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 01 Jul 2008, 21:46

arasi wrote:Not valid if you 'count by eyes'! Multiply by four for each person...
Good ploy Sriram! Did not realize you had a srimathi, since she was not present at either of the rasikAs meet during the season!

Sriram got married sometime during the summer.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 02 Jul 2008, 00:33

Congratulations Sriram! Our very best to you both for a fabulous life together!
Good to know that we are gaining another rasikA in your alliance!

Talking about weddings, Ninja the Great got married in January. Haven't heard from him since. Hope he and his bride are doing fine...

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 02 Jul 2008, 06:25

ran into suresh and ram at the shahid parvez-gjr jugalbandi at krishna gana sabha

saw ranjini33 who had picked a seat -next to the exit-as though she wanted to escape if necessary- so unlike a shahid parvez fan !!!

was a great concert - was interesting to watch a conservative artist like GJR ,having to come out of the shell and adapt to duets.
the carnatic stream , became highly engrossing, once the tanam started and mathematics entered the performance.
I was lucky enough to get to meet Shahid Parvez backstage, even shake hands with him and exchange a few words.Thanks to GJR.
The concert started with a solo by GJR in Madhyamavathi (A Lalgudi Pancharthna Krithi) , next a solo by Shahid Parvez in Ragesri and then the duet - A RTP in Panthuvarali-Puriiya Dhanasri ending with a bit in Sindhu Bhairavi.
Take Home Memories....
Shahid Parvez rushing down from the stage and seeking the blessings of Lalgudi Sr, as soon as he came to know that he was about to go back home.And making his young Tabalji follow suit.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 02 Jul 2008, 06:55

Cool,
Thank you for virtually taking us to the scene.

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 02 Jul 2008, 07:47

GJR played a Koteeswara Iyer's composition in Kosala before the Madhyamavathi. I thought I heard GJR announce it as Va guha Shanmukha but google says it is Ka guha Shanmukha. I liked the fadeouts of Shahid Parvez when he began the alaap but the concert seemed to drag until the RTP. The RTP was very nice. Personal highlight was Patri Satish Kumar's accompaniment as well as the tani. Ram can provide the more informed opinion.

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 02 Jul 2008, 13:51

Sbala

it is Kaa Guha Shanmukha Neeye by Koteeswara Iyer in Raga Kosalam.

J.Balaji

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 02 Jul 2008, 22:57

Enjoyed cool(karni)ji's company and even gathered some Hindustani-fu over the concert. Also couldn't help but wonder how much more enjoyable the concert would have been if they do away with the "individual" portions, i.e. carnatic and hindustani spearately and just dive into the jugalbandhi right away.

Would have been wonderful to hear that bhairavi for a little longer!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 13 Jul 2008, 08:26

Folks ..Hope to see you at Ragasudha Hall at 3.30pm today where OUR Ram makes his Chennai debut after his stint with UKS.
It is Rams fervent plea not to mix this up with your daily walk for Vegetable purchase -
It is now a Well known fact that vegetable bags with tomatoes or eggs will distract him from giving a good account of himself.

Concert on 20th July,20
Vocal:Prema Rangarajan Violin:Padma Shankar, Mrudanga:Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar

Venue is No 18, Second Street, lake area, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600034 (Behind Valluvar Kottam, Street, two streets after the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Main School

Likely Concert List will be
Though some small last minute changes are likely

Composition Raga Tala Composer On Lord
1Sarasijanabha Nata Adi Swati Thirunal Padmanabha
2.Bhajare Gowla Kandatriputa Walajapet Venkataâ€¦ Rama
3.Paramatbhuta Khamas Adi Mysore Sadasiva Rao Ranganatha
4.Mammubrocu Simmendrama Adi Veenai Kuppier Venkatesa
5.Muraharena Sudhamukhari Rupakam M.Dikshitar Krishna
6.Ramam Namami Vagulabaranam Rupakam Vasudevachar Rama
7.Ranganayaka Kedaragowla Adi Margadarsi Seshaiyengar Ranganatha
8.Venkatesa Ninnu MadhyamavathiAdi Adi Tyagaraja Venkatesa
9.Devaki Ragamalika Adi Purandaradasar Krishna
10.Bagilenu Chandrakauns Adi Kanakadasa Narayana
11.Pasuram Virutam Venkatesa
12Thillana Sri Tisra Adi Poochi Rama

Looking forward to meeting you all. 2008 has been a sticky start and we want the momentum to pick up.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 13 Jul 2008, 09:21

ram.. all the best.... do you know what tala you are getting for tani...? Just wondering whether question paper (concert list) got leaked out to you(;-(;-

=hari

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 13 Jul 2008, 10:40

Best wishes to Ram...wish I could have been there...hopefully some clips will be uploaded...

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 13 Jul 2008, 11:19

I thought the ad said 4.25. Hope to finish work by then. And I do plan to visit pazhamudhirsolai before coming to the concert!

ram · Post by **ram** » 13 Jul 2008, 11:41

s_hari wrote:ram.. all the best.... do you know what tala you are getting for tani...? Just wondering whether question paper (concert list) got leaked out to you(;-(;-

=hari

Question papers were sealed and were being taken to the venue with tight security when reports last came in. They will be opened only at 4:25PM and the questions will be let out one at a time.

sbala wrote:I thought the ad said 4.25. Hope to finish work by then. And I do plan to visit pazhamudhirsolai before coming to the concert!

Yes. 4.25 PM is the start time.

A sudden spurt has been seen in the demand for tomatoes and eggs at the nearby pazhamudirsolai since yesterday evening. I hope its all for domestic consumption

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 13 Jul 2008, 11:43

I thought the ad said 4.25...

Me too!

I'm sandwiching the concert between a business meeting (tax returns) and a family birthday party, so I may well be breaking my own concert-behaviour rules by arriving late, leaving early, etc etc.

I'll try to stay for the tani, though!

Missing Rama Varma tonight on account of that birthday party, too

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 13 Jul 2008, 11:44

Almost certainly won't have time to chat today, so, all the best, Ram

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 13 Jul 2008, 13:52

now that all of us are heading towards Raga Sudha, i do hope somebody here will go to KGS to listen to Sri Chingleput Ranganathan...