Song list and details of the concert -
Dr. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam - Vocal
Smt. Usha Rajagopalan - Violin
Shertalai Sri. Ananthakrishnan - Mridangam
Alathur Sri. Rajaganesh - Kanjira
Song list for Kshetra - Tiruttani -
- Sri Guruguha - Devakirya - Rupakam - M.Dikshitar - S
Tanigai Valar - Todi - Khanda Chapu - Papanasam Sivan - N , S
GuruguhAya bhaktAnugrahAya - Saama - Adi - M.Dikshitar - R
Maaname Bhushanamu - Sankarabharanam - Misra Chapu - Padham - Believed to be a Kshetragna composition
Verses from Thiruvarutpa - Ramalinga Adigalar - Sung in Karaharapriya , Dharmavati
followed by
Vaangum Enakku - Kamboji - Adi - oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer - S
Sri Nathadi Guruguho - Mayamalavagowlai - Adi - M.Dikshitar - R , T
Tiruppugazh - Nalinakanthi - Desadi - Arunagirinathar
Kandar Alankaram - Arunagirinathar - Sung in Chandrakauns and Sindhubhairavi followed by
Thanikachala Anuboothi in Suratti
-- Kalpana Swarams in two speeds in the Pallavi Line of Sri Guruguha - with eduppu at 'SriGuruguha' , and 'Saravanabhava'
-- Niraval and Swarams in Tanigai Valar in the Charanam Line - Thulli Vilayadivarum, with interesting variations of eduppu for the Kalpana Swarams
-- Rare Padham in Sankarabharanam
-- The Arutpa verses by Ramalinga Adigal were sung from the First Tirumurai. These lines are so beautiful lyrically - one can visualize the Bhakti and oneness Vallalar felt with the Lord when he sang them. The music and rendition added splendor to the lyrics, making it doubly beautiful
Many Kshetras that have been explored in Kshetra Sangeetham have not been dealt with in such an extensive manner as this , in other presentations / projects, and in that sense, it was a first-of-its kind elaboration on TIRUTTANI. A very apt mention by Dr. VS about how Dr. Saraswathi Ramananthan , with her informative , flowing and charged talk about Tiruttani virtually carried the audience to the hill-temple town and set the stage there for the concert to follow.
