Hrishikesh Chary - Veena - Sunnyvale - September 17th

[gardabha_gana]

September LOTUS Concert
Venue: Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale CA

Vid. Hrishikesh Chary - Veena
Vid. Vignesh Venkatraman - Mridangam

Songlist:
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Varnam - Charukesi - Adi - Lalgudi Jayaraman
Sharanu siddhi vinayaka - Sowrashtram - Misra Chapu - Purandara Dasa
Rama neepai - Kedaram - Adi - Thyagaraja (S)
Entha ninne - Mukhari - Rupakam - Thyagaraja (R, S)
Bhogeendra saayinam - Kuntalavarali - Khanda Chapu - Swathi Tirunal

RTP - Kalyani - Khanda Jathi Triputa (Tani)
Pallavi Line: Kamakshi Gauri Siva Kamini Nitya Kalyani Bhavani
Ragamalika Swarams in Bowli, Neelambari, Abheri and Desh

Idadu paadam - Khamas - Adi - Papanasam Sivan
Ksheerabdhi Kannige - Ragamalika - Adi - Purandara Dasa
Thillana - Kaanada - Adi - Lalgudi Jayaraman

The RTP is available on YouTube

http://youtu.be/uIyYluMKirA - Kalyani Ragam and Tanam
http://youtu.be/87FKuRciVlE - Kalyani Pallavi Part 1
http://youtu.be/rW6B9MuZPh8 - Kalyani Pallavi Part 2

Brief Bio of the artistes:
Hrishikesh Chary
As a young child, Hrishikesh showed a keen interest and talent in music and could easily identify ragams by the age of two. He started learning veena at the age of six from his father, Sri Srikanth Chary, who is a disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman. Hrishikesh has performed several solo veena concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area, including performances for the Lotus and Nandalala organizations. He has provided orchestral accompaniment for Chinmaya Mission fundraiser programs, including the “Jnana Ganga” program and a CD release entitled “Bhakthi Rasaamrutham”. He provided orchestral accompaniment in the 2008 Ethnic Dance Festival, held at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts.

In addition to following his passion for the veena, Hrishikesh also studies vocal music from Smt. Hema Sista. Hrishikesh has given vocal and veena performances for the Swara Lahari television program. Since the age of 10, Hrishikesh has won several prizes in veena and vocal competitions. In 2010 he won 1st place in the prestigious concert competition at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana and was awarded a tambura and the opportunity to present a concert at the 2011 Aradhana.

Hrishikesh is a senior at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California. He is a Tae Kwon Do black belt and enjoys playing cricket and basketball.

Vignesh Venkatraman
Vignesh, a freshman at Stanford University , CA is a mridangam artist hailing from Umayalpuram Sri. K. Sivaraman's school. Vignesh was initiated into playing mridangam by Sri. Anand Iyer, also from the same school. Vignesh has been accompanying various artists in Carnatic concerts in the San Francisco Bay area and has received accolades from local critics. Vignesh is also learning vocal music from Smt. Meena Kodhandaraman, a disciple of Sri. M.S. Anantharaman, and recently from the violin maestro Sri. R.K. Shriramkumar.

[Sreeni Rajarao]

Thanks for the report!

It was good to see this fine performance by the youngsters!

[srikant1987]

Nice list, with a kEdAram and a mukhAri main.

[appu]

A nice song list with Kalyani RTP. I had an opportunity to hear Hrishikesh with his father briefly at the Cleveland Aradhana. Nice to see him hold his own.

I liked the mridangist as well. Nice technique. Vignesh, I believe Aishu Venkataraman (violinist) also goes to Stanford. Do you know her? If not definitely get to know her.

All the best in both music and school.

[arasi]

Happy to hear about the kids doing so well. Veena is in good (tender) hands, a hope for its future in the coming years. What could be better? From father to son...I hear the same about Hemmige Srivatsan's kids--that they are evolving in music (just as their father did when he was a kid growing up here). Power to all kids learning CM everywhere in the world.

Gardhaba_gana,
I thought you were in Bengaluru!

[MaheshS]

The RTP was excellent. I always say [ a manisiga ] thanks to instrumentalist who sing the pallavi before. Much appreciated, it makes a lot of a difference to ameturs like me.