Sowmya, 21st Dec. MA

[maduraiveeran77]

S. Sowmya, Neyveli narayanan (mridangam), Vittal Ramamurthy (violin)

Song list:

1. Saami Dhayajooda , Kedaragowla varnam, adhi
2. Thulasi Dalamulache, MM gowla, Rupaka, Thyagaraja Niraval, Swarams at saraseeruha punnaga..
3. ChaniThodi Theve, Harikambhoji, Adhi, Thyagaraja, R,N, S at Pathithula Broche...
4. Brovavamma, Maanji, M.Chapu, Shyama Shastri
5. Thaye tripurasundari, Sudha Saveri, K.Chapu, Periasamy thooran
7. RTP: Shanmugapriya
"Sada Paahi Mahaadeva, Uma vallabha, Shambho Shankara"
Thalam: no name according to her, structured as one thisra lagu followed by a dhrutam, followed by two thisra lagus, followed by one eight akshara guru (thanks for correcting). All together 19 aksharas
ragamalika swaras: abhogi (thanks for correcting); forgot the other one
Thani avarthanam
8. Vagaladi, Behag, T. narayanaswami. rupaka
9. Yaarukkagilum, Begada, Ghanam K. iyer? , m. chapu

Overall: great concert, high quality stuff

her voice had some strain, but her vidwat compensated that
solid alapanas for harikambhoji and shanmukhapriya
Nice niraval at Pathithula broche..
Interesting pallavi ( I need help in breaking down the pallavi interms of karvais and arudhi)/ I believe it started at samam )
Brovavamma was rendered nicely in chowka kalam.

[rupavathi]

A few points:

1) G Chandrasekara Sarma played the Ghatam.

2)

Thalam: no name according to her, structured as one thisra lagu followed by a dhrutam, followed by two thisra lagus, followed by eight gurus. All together 19 aksharas

No, that should be ONE guru (8 aksharams). The talam can be thought of as a Tishra Dhruvam + One Guru, making a total of 19 aksharams. Sowmya, in response to the audience question, did say there is no specific name in texts for such a structure, but she named it Gowreeshwara, in honour of Dr. S. Ramanathan and his wife Gowri!

3) The Harikambhoji kriti had an intriguing rendam-kettaan kaalapramanam (kind of a fast 2-kalai), making the melkalam neraval and swara exercises very intricate and superbly executed

[carnatricks]

yes. it was indeed a wonderful concert. especially the precision with which she executed the shanmukhapriya tanam at a great speed was breathtaking. the ragamalika swarams were in abhogi and mohanam and ended in "sada" like the pallavi line starting. it was a very enjoyable concert. i was in the balcony and there was a very good crowd who enjoyed the concert equally and stayed through.

[ramanathan]

[Madras Talkies]

Tanam was brilliant .. otherwise sruthi issues were there ..