Nadasurabhi Annual Festival 2012

[kssr]

Some details from their recent press release
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Nadasurabhi, has announced that the prestigious "Sangeetha Surabhi" Award for the year 2012 is being bestowed upon Carnatic Flute Maestro Padmasri, Sangita kalanidhi Dr. N.Ramani. The felicitation and award ceremony will be held at 10.00 AM on 25th November 2012 at the St.John's College of Nursing Auditorium, Koramangala followed by the flute recital of Dr.Ramani himself.

Nadasurabhi conducts a week long Annual Music Festival in November every year. The festival of 2012 is the 19th year of the unbroken record of cultural service and growth. In 2007, Nadasurabhi instituted the award of Sangeetha Surabhi which is given to a very senior Carnatic musician. Earlier recipients of the award are great carnatic legends, Dr. R.K.Srikantan (Vocal), Prof. T.N.Krishnan (Violin), Lalgudi G Jayaraman (Violin and composer), Umayalpuram Sivaraman (mridangam) and Sri.M.S.Gopalakrishnan (Violin).


The Nadasurabhi Music festival 2012, from 20th to 25th November, will also feature concerts by Mysore Brothers (Violin Duet) and vocal concerts by Maharajapuram Ramachandran, Abhishek Raghuram, Priya Sisters, Ranjani and Gayathri and Sanjay Subrahmanyan.

Details can be had at http://nadasurabhi.org

[kssr]

Nadasurabhi Annual Festival 2012

Venue The New Auditorium, St.John's College of Nursing, Medical College Campus,
(Entrance and parking are the same as the Main Auditorium)
Opp.BDA Complex, 100 feet Road,
Koramangala, Bangalore 560034.


20-Nov-2012 Vidwan Mysore Nagaraj and Vidwan Dr.Manjunath Violin Duet
Tuesday Vidwan Arjun Kumar Mridangam
6 P.M. Vidwan Giridhar Udupa Ghatam
Vidwan Guruprasanna Khanjira



21-Nov-2012 Vidwan Maharajapuram S.Ramachandran Vocal
Wednesday Vidwan B.Raghuram Violin
6 P.M. Vidwan H.S.Sudhindra Mridangam
Vidwan D.V.Prasanna Kumar Morsing



22-Nov-2012 Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram Vocal
Thursday Vidushi Charulatha Ramanujam Violin
6 P.M. Vidwan Anantha R Krishnan Mridangam
Vidwan Guruprasanna Khanjira



23-Nov-2012 Priya Sisters
Friday Vidushis Haripriya and Shanmughapriya Vocal Duet
6 P.M. Vidwan M.A.Krishnaswamy Violin
Vidwan P.Satish Kumar Mridangam
Vidwan B.S.Purushottaman Khanjira



24-Nov-2012 Vidushis Ranjani and Gayathri Vocal Duet
Saturday Vidushi Charulatha Ramanujam Violin
6 P.M. Vidwan Tumkur Ravishankar Mridangam
Vidwan Tumkur Shashishankar Ghatam



25-Nov-2012 Felicitation and award function to bestow the title of "Sangeeetha Surabhi" on Flute Maestro
Sunday Padmasri Sangitha Kalanidhi Dr.N.Ramani
10.00 A.M. Chief Guest: Gana Kala Bhushana Vidwan T.A.S.Mani
Followed by the concert
Padmasri Sangitha Kalanidhi Dr.N.Ramani Flute
Vidwan C.N.Chandrasekhar Violin
Vidwan T.A.S.Mani Mridangam
Vidushi Sukanya Ramgopal Ghatam



25-Nov-2012 Vidwan Sanjay Subrahmanyan Vocal
Sunday Vidwan Mysore V. Srikanth Violin
6 P.M. Vidwan K.U.Jayachandra Rao Mridangam
Vidwan Rajasekhar Morsing

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[kssr]

The first day was a cracker of a concert.

Poorvikalyani- Nagaraj; Varali- Manjunath and RTP in charukesi.

Great enthusiasm among the artists. Mys.Nagaraj, Manjunath, Arjun Kumar, Guruprasanna and Giridhar udupa. Appeared to be childhood chums. Their spirit caught on with the audience as well. A high decibel performance at times but nonetheless very enjoyable. The thani was one of the best I have heard in a long time.

Yesterday Maharajapuram ramachandran was a soothing experience. Absolute sruti suddham. Deep voice. I enjoyed a lot. Shanmukhapriya main followed by RTP in madhyamavathi, with ragamalika swarams in "Hamsa" ragams, ~naadam, ~dhwani,~aanandi, ~vinodhini. Yaarige Vaduvaaguve, a beutiful piece popularised by M.Santhanam. The inevitable Bho-Sambho to conclude. Nice concert.

Important to mention that after many permutations and combinations, Nadasurabhi has landed in a good hall with top class acoustics. Brand new auditorium. Hope they continue here.

Today it is Abhishek.R.

[squims]

Is this the same venue as where the concerts took place last year?

[kssr]

Yes... Well nearly. Same entrance. Same parking. The hall is a new one about hundred yards inside. There are good directions from the entrance.

[badari]

Yesterday attended Abhishek Raghuram Concert.. and as mentioned earlier by kssr, the hall has one of the best acoustics of Bangalore Sabhas. howver, the sound engineer needs to have a musical ear to understand the balance between the vocalist and the accompaniments. hardly could hear violin and Khanjira in the concert.

[kssr]

Today was the best in the series so far. Ranjani and Gayathri. Sahana RTP. I hope some one will write a detailed review.

[badari]

http://kpjayan.wordpress.com/2012/11/24 ... -nov-2011/

[ranjanimalavi]

I felt their last year concert was better.

I felt Abhisekh's concert was excellent, compared to this. These are my observations.
Hope, I am not opening any pandora's box.

Yesterday, was a good concert.

I reached only when they started the nerval in keeravani, and I left when they announced they are going to conclude with abhang.
I felt Keeravani should have more sowkhyam (which anyway I cannot explain)
Sahana can be more crisper, I still cannot stop listening to KVN's in RTP in Sahana.
The ragamalika swarams after RTP and virutham were good.

The Tumkur brothers always play well. I listened to them in Indiranagar sabha few months back.

Raman

[squims]

It was a very good concert. I stayed till the end of RTP. But I felt that their Fort High school concert earlier this year was much better. I know it isn't fair to compare two concerts like this. But the Abheri and Kamboji of that day were stellar. Yesterday's was a fine concert, but the sisters are capable of much much more.

[srikant1987]

25 Nov 2012
Dr N Ramani - Flute
Sri CN Chandrasekhar - Violin
Sri Tumkur Ravishankar - Mridangam
Smt Sukanya Ramgopal - Ghatam

viribhONi - bhairavi - aTa [varNam]
vAtApi - haMsadhvani - Adi - MD [S]
cinnanADEna - kalAnidhi - Adi - T
shankari nIvE - bEgaDa - rUpaka - Sub. Shastri [R]
maRivERE - Anandabhairavi - cApu - SS [R]
rAmA nIyeDa - kharaharapriya - Adi - T [RS]
tani
bindumAlini rAgam
a rAgamAlika bhajan
behAg Lalgudi tillAna - trishra Adi
bhAgyada lakShmI bAramma - madhyamAvati - Adi - PD

It was a great concert.

The varNam pUrvAngam and uttarAngam were each played in two speeds, the uttarAngam being faster all through. Indeed, after finishing the varNam, Ramani mama said he forgets his age when he plays, and we could see that!

The AlApanais and compositions in bEgaDa and Anandabhairavi were in Ramani mama's usual class.

The swarams in kharaharapriya were inspiring.

I found Sri Ravishankar's tani with Smt Sukanya for tana saukhyamu considerably more interesting than the one for bAgugA shrI rAmuni the previous day.

[braindrain]

Srikanth,

Agree with you on both the counts. Great concert, and a great taniavartanam.

After tani avartanam,

08 enta muddO enta sogaso – bindumAlini – Thyagaraja ( short alapana)

09 bArO krishnayya – mAND , rAgamalika – Kanaka Dasa

10 venkatAchala nilayE – sindhu bhairavi – Purandara Dasa ( A )

11 tillAna – behAg – Lalgudi Jayaraman

12 bhAgyada lakshmi bAramma – madhyamAvati – Purandara Dasa

[srikant1987]

While Sri Ravishankar's accompaniment was excellent, it would have been wonderful if Sri TAS Mani himself had come. I can never forget his beautiful accompaniment for TNK in his concerts at Ananya and Sanjay Nagar Ganesh temple last year ...

[arvind.brahmakal]

Hearty congratulations to Nadasurabhi for a well organised festival ! Music was in the air

[kssr]

Although belated here are a few snaps of the festival

Dr. Ramani being awarded "Sangeetha Surabhi"





Concert of Mysore Bros on 20th November

Violin Duet: Mysore Nagaraj and Dr.Manjunath
Mridangam: Arjun Kumar
Ghatam: Giridhar Udupa
Khanjira: G. Guruprasanna.

Song List:
01. Navaragamalike Varnam
02. Mahaganapathim Naattai
03. Ragasudharasa Andholika
04. Vedapureesha Poorvi Kalyani
05. Sabhapathikku Abhogi (R), (S)
06. Mamava Meenakshi Varali (R)
07. RTP Charukesi Kumara, Sukumara, Shivakumara, Sada Namasthe Ragamalkia Swaras
08. Tani avartanam
09. Chinnanchiru kiliye Ragamalikai
10. Baro Krishnaiah Ragamalikai
11. Govardhana Giridhara Darbari Kanada
12. Mangalam




Concert of Maharajapuram Ramachandran on 21st November

Maharajapuram S. Ramachandran: Vocal
B. Raghuram: Violin
H.S. Sudhindra: Mridangam
D.V. Prasanna Kumar: Morsing

Song List:
01. Varnam Kannada
02. Aadiyali Gajamukhana Ugabhoga, Jaya Jaya Jaya Janakikantha Naattai (S)
03. Chalakallaladu Arabhi (R)
04. Brihadambikayai Namasthe Vasantha (S)
05. Budhamashrayami Nattai Kuranji (R), (S)
06. Ekambresha Nayaki Shanmugapriya (R),(N),(S),
07. Tani.
08. Swami Mayura Girivadivela Bahudari
09. RTP Madhyamavathi Paramanaruliya Kumara Guruparane (Ragamalika Swaram - Hamsanada, Hamsadhwani, Hamsanandi, Hamsavinodini)
10. Ksheerabdi Kannike Ragamalikai
11. Taalattu Padum Endan Neelambari
12. Puzhuvaai Pirakka Virutham Bho Shambho Revathi
13. Mangalam




Concert of Abhishek Raghuram on 22nd November

Vocal: Abhishek Raghuram
Violin: Charulatha Ramanujam
Mridangam: Anatha R. Krishnan
Khanjira: G. Guruprasanna

01. Vanajakshi Aditala Varnam Kalyani
02. Maapala Velasi Asaveri
03. Sri Narad Kaanada (R) short (S)
04. Paraloka Sadhaname Poorvikalyani (R), (S)
05. Marivere Ananda Bhairavi (R)
06. Anandasagara Meedani Garudadhwani
07. Emi Jesithe Todi (R), (N), (S)
08. Tani Avartanam
09. Kaapi Madhuripuna Kapi Ashtapadi
10.Navaneetha Chora Namo namo Jhanjhooti
11. Mangalam



Concert of Priya Sisters on 23rd November

Vocal: Priya Sisters Haripriya and shanmugapriya
Violin: M.A. Krishna Swamy
Mridangam: P. Sateesh Kumar
Khanjira: B.S. Purushothaman

Song List:
01. Angayar Kanni Varnam Misra Shivaranjani
02. Ekadantam Bhajeham Bilahari (S)
03. Ma Ramanan Hindolam
04. Maakelara Ravichandrike (R), (S)
05. Anyayamu Seyakura Kapi
06. Sree Kanthimathim Hemavathi (S)
07. Palisemma Muddu Sharade Sreeranjani (S)
08. Sarojadalanetri Shankarabharanam (R), (N), (S)
09. Tani Avartanam
10. Sarvantharathmudanu Darbari Kanada
11. Endan Ayya Punnagavarali
12. Muddugare Yashoda Jhanjhooti
13. Sathya Sai Bhajan
14. Mangalam




Vocal : Ranjani & Gayathri
Violin : Charulatha Ramanujam
Mrudangam : Tumkur Ravishankar
Ghatam : Tumkur Sashishankar

song list sof Ranjani- Gayathri, Dr.Ramani and Sanjay Subrahmanyan are available at
http://kpjayan.wordpress.com/





Dr N Ramani - Flute
Sri CN Chandrasekhar - Violin
Sri Tumkur Ravishankar - Mridangam
Smt Sukanya Ramgopal - Ghatam




Sanjay Subrahmanyan - Vocal
Mysore. V. Shrikanth - Violin
K.U. Jayachandra Rao - Mridanga
B. Rajashekar - Morsing