Amruta Sankaranarayanan @ Nadasurabhi 17.4. 2011

[kssr]

Their invitation reads as follows. I look forward to the concert. I have heard Amruta sing in Chennai in Dec 2010. It was very impressive.
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Nadasurabhi Cultural Association, (Regd.)
Phone: 25539368. Email:[email protected]

Cordially invites you for the Monthly Programme on
Sunday, 17th April 2011 at 4.15 PM

Venue: The Indian Heritage Academy Hall,
6th Block, Near Police Station, Koramangala, Bangalore. 560 095.

A Grand Vocal Recital
By

Vidushi Amruta Sankaranarayanan - Vocal
Vidwan Mysore R. Dayakar - Violin
Vidwan Adamya. R. - Mridangam
Vidwan Phanindra Bhaskara - Ghatam

All are Welcome.

Vidushi Amruta Sankaranarayanan is the daughter and disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Padmabhushan Vidwan T.V.Sankaranarayanan. Naturally endowed with a majestic powerful voice Kumari Amruta has imbibed the intricacies and nuances of the Madurai Mani Iyer baani. Having grown up in constant association with great musical stalwarts, she has developed her own unique style of concert presentation which is aesthetically satisfying and technically excellent. She is a gold medallist in her Masters degree in Music from the Madras University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Carnatic music. She has been accompanying her father and also giving individual concerts and has got great appreciation from critics and rasikas alike. She received the Yuva Kala Bharathi award from Bharat Kalachar, Chennai in December 2009.

[kssr]

It is tomorrow- Sunday 4.15 PM. All are welcome.

[kssr]

Impressive carnatic recital at Nadasurabhi

Brimming with confidence, young Amruta Sankaranarayanan presented an authoritative carnatic vocal concert at Nadasurabhi on Sunday the Seventeenth April 2011. Right from the word GO, Amruta's full throated style filled the hall with chaste classical music.
List of songs:

1. Vinayaka ninnu vina Hamsadhwani with swaram on the pallavi line
2. Sri Satyanarayanam Upasmahe Shubhapantuvarali Tisra Eka talam M.Dikshitar (short sketch of raga). Inclusion of this on the Chitra Pournami day with several Rama Navami functions celebrating Satyanarayana pooja, seemed quite appropriate.
3. Sakalagraha bala neene Athana Khanda chapu Purandaradasar
4. Marivere Gati evvaramma Anandabhairavi Misra chapu Shamasastri ( Raga, swaram @ pallavi).It is seldom rendered by Sri.TVS and a surprise inclusion by his daughter.
5. Sub Main: Bhuvaneswariya Mohana kalyani adi talam, Muthiah Bhagavatar ( detailed raga and elaborate swara prastharam).Swaras were neatly presented and the flawless flow was quite enjoyable.
6. Main: Kaligiyuntegada Keeravani (main) Adi Thyagaraja ( Raga, neraval at Bhagavatagresarulu and swaram).It clearly showcased the training received and hard work put in, to make such a rendition possible. The mastery of the difficult but deceptively simple looking Madurai Mani Iyer/ TVS baani was quite evident at every turn of the kalpana swara prastharam. The standard sequences continue to amaze the audience.
7. Tani avartanam
8. Sevikkavendum ayya Andholika Adi Muthuthandavar
9. RTP Hamsanandi (needu mahima pogada naa tarama, nitya kalyana rama), khanda triputa talam. Ragamalika swaram in sahana and sindhu bhairavi. The rendition was bhava laden and pallavi fitting the Rama Navami mood.
10.Tamil viruttam followed by Bandaddella barali in Kapi Adi Purandaradasa. Not frequently heard on the concert stage.
11.Pathiki Harathire Surutti Adi Thyagaraja, instead of the traditional Mangalam. This was an intelligent move as there was one more concert (that of Neela mami) scheduled at the same venue after her concert.

Overall it was a satisfactory concert. It was technically perfect and strictly followed the school to which she belongs. The genetic advantage added to strict training and hard work is able to produce artists of a calibre which cannot be achieved by other students of music who spend a lifetime trying to fathom and master this great art form. With experience we are sure Amruta will learn subtler nuances of introducing more feminine touches to her renditions. As age is on her side she will surely learn many more kritis from several other masters and expand her repertoire to create her own brand of music.

Accompanying Amruta were senior artist Vidwan Dayakar on violin, young percussionists Adamya, disciple of Umayalpuram Sivaraman on Mridangam and Phanindra Bhaskara, disciple of HS Sudhindra on Ghatam. They provided very able support to the main artist and also gave good individual performances.

Sri. TVS himself graced the occasion by his presence. He chose to sit in the back row, probably trying to get a feel of the audience response to his daughter's concert.

[hariniraghavan]

It was a fablous conceet no doubt. However, when she started Keeravani raaga, I could feel the shades of Anandabhairavi. Ceratin usages like PMGRS, MGRS, which are typial usages in Anandabhairavi were made which showed resemblances to Anandabhairavi. I am not sure if those usages are allowed in Keeravani. Otherwise the raga was very well presented and rest of the concert went off very well.
Harini.

[ganeshkant]

PMGRS,MGRS prayogam is not wrong IMHO.Probably U may listen to John Higgin's KeeravAni AlApanai.

[srikant1987]

Bah! Keeravani is an "anything goes" raga.

[squims]

Hahaha Srikant, I was just waiting for your response on this!