Yuva Rasika Workshop at MA on 08 08 2015

[thanjavooran]

Yuva Rasika
MA in association with Music Forum presented a programme today at MA main auditorium at 08 30 hrs today. This was a mega event with 28 schools participating with 1250 boys and girls students. The entire Hall and balcony were full with the noisy young students.
The programme started at 08 40 hrs with the following VIP s on the dais.
S/Shri N. Murali ,
Padma Booshan S. Thyagarajan of Sri Ram groups
Dr N. Kamakodi of City Union Bank Kumbakonam
Srikanth Secretary of MA
Also was present Sruthi Magazine editor Shri Ram Narayanan
The compere Isaikavi Ramanan [ himself a veena vidwan ] introduced the above with their meritorious academic qualifications and their services to Carnatic Music.

Some of the points noted are listed below.

The invocation song ' Asathoma Sadgaya ' by a group of 37 students Headed by Smt Sudha
Dr Sundar welcomed the distinguished guests. He mentioned that this Yuva Rasika is a movement propagate the awareness of classical Music to the younger generation.

Shri N Murali

It is very pleasant to start Saturday morning with the association of children
MA is very proud to join with Music Forum
Dr. Sundar is a low key, low profile , very simple and humble but a good achiever and roll model for youngsters. Though he is a Doctor by profession a very good musician too, taking care of medicines and music side by side.
This year's SK designate Sanjai is a 47 yrs old Charted Accountant concentrating on music leaving his profession.
Isai kavi Ramanan was an employee of Hindu but taken VRS and doing lot of service to CM world.

Shri Thyagarajan

Smt Usha , JB Keerthana and Sruthi Sagar as a family work together in the Music forum headed by Dr. Sundar are jointly to be thanked for their services. Classical music pleases only 25 to 30% of common population.
Dr. Sundar a disciple of DKJ can perform on stage for 3 hrs as Vidwan.besides he is practicing medicines.too.
Dr Kamakodi can also sing and an authority in Tala. Nama sankeerthanam inspired him to know a lot in tala.

Both Thyagarajan and Murali were presented with their portraits painted by special child.

Lec Dem

Radha Bhaskar

A Music a way of life

Gajanam bootha Ganathi sevitham slokam in Nattai
Silence in the music is a must.
In MA few years back TMK sang Thiruvadi saranam. in a athi chowka kalam. Very slow tempo. The Mirudhangam maestro who accompanied him observed silence at many placing enhancing the beauty of his singing. It looked funny when a lady approached her and expressed her view on the maestro's playing telling he did not know how to play hence he was silent.
Folk devotional music is a very popular art over classical.
Folk music in village gives emotional feeling
Poorvi kalyani alapana was sung.
Folk music fit for lullaby
When she sang Radhe Radhe Radhe Govindha all clapped and followed in chorus.
Vandhe matharam she sang at the end classifying it as a patriotic song.

Dr. Sundar on Emotional Appeal of Compositions

Dr Sundar
JB Keerthana Vocal support
Sruthisagar Flute
V.V. Srinivasa Rao Violin
Mannarkoil J Balaji Mirudhangam

Sobillu Sapthaswara Jagan mohini in normal kala pramanam
He sang it with slow speed just to emphasize this changes the mood.
Mayamma Ahiri This is a slow tempo kriti and if the speed is changed the beauty of kriti will vanish.
The speed of the song determines the mood.
Vennai alainaindha Bilahari
Appar thevaram Nadha namakriya
Thumakku Kalakku of Thulasidasa Bajan under Vathsalyam class
Anri Ulagam Alandhai potri Sindhu byravi
Masil Veenaiyum Pandthuvarali
Sivakama sundari Mukari
matha Sriranjani
Unnai allal Verru gathillai
Eananai pirandhene Gopalakrishna bharathi Ahiri
Karumbu murindhap pole Arunachalakavi Useni
Sundharar Thevaram Madhyamavathi
Dhuduku kala Gowla
Nava sidhdhi petralum Karakarapriya
Palakara Suruti for srungara rasa
Theeratha vilaiyattu pillai Hasya rasa

He mentioned that while DKJ singing at Coimbatore an old man shed tears

Sikkil Gurusaran

Ragas and Moods

Depending on the mind set alapana of raga will shine.
Everyday it will be with different flow
Once he sang in a concert chinthamani krit of SS . Next day a critic telephoned and infomrmed that was in a very slow speed can't the tempo be changed. But kritis are to be sung as per Vaggeya's set only
Marulelara Jayanthasri
Asai mugam marandhu pochche
Sankarabaranam Ragam
Brugas shows the special rasa of that raga
Varali Ragam and Taanam
Veena Artistes are expert in Thanam
Thanam will have Rhythm [ irukkum aanal irukkadhu ]
Srinivasa Rao on violin played Revathi, Varali and Thodi Thanam
On special request Thanam on Desh also he played.
Vazhi maraithu irukkudhe Niraval in Thodi
Cahakravagam Alapana only Gurucharan
Gajanana yudham Kalpana swaram in 3 kalams
In Ilaya raja's music Sundhari kannal orusethi .. Kalyani and a line with Kosalam raga prayogam [ a song in Thalapathi ]

Percussion Ensemble

Mannarkoil J Balaji Mirudhangam
Dr. Karthik Ghatam
Anirudh Athreya Kanjira
Praveen Kumar Special instrument
Sarvesh Karthik Electronics Handsonic

Mannarkoil and Karthik performed Konnakkol also. An excellent programme for 20 mts in Adhi Thalam.

A boy from Sivasami Kalalalya sang Kadaikkan vaithu in Begada during arranging the ensemble. He has an excellent voice.

Chorus singing from Vidhya peetam Sholingar in praise of Shri APJ Abdul Kalam

DR Padma Subramaniyam with vocal by Srimathi Gayathri Kannan.
Portrayal of Emotions

Navarasas.

My observation

The Hall was full and boys and girls in school uniform enjoyed the entire program . The organizers are planning to conduct such workshops at suitable intervals. My notes are not complete .Corrections are invited. IMO Dr Sundar's and Mannarkoil's Demo were excellent.
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Thanjavooran
08 08 2015

[Rsachi]

Great initiative! And thanks for such a lovely report.

[rshankar]

Thank you for the report!
The tulsi bhajan must have been Thumak calat rAmcandra bAjat painjaniyAn describing rAma as a toddler.

[thanjavooran]

As regards to Ensemble by Mannarkoil, the amount of joy and appreciation could be visible when the entire Hall started putting Adhi Thalam closely following the Avarthanam. The whole MA was reverberating with clapping sound on a signal [ appeal ] from Dr Karthik.
Shri rshankar,
Thanx for the correction.
Thanjavooran
09 08 2015

[pperumal]

Isn't there another festival svanubhava which was also conducted couple of days ago in chennai?
it also has the same goals right?
two similar events back to back in chennai feels like an overdose - hope people move out of chennai-centric culture and enlighten rasikas from other cities too.

- pp.

[mridhangam]

Shri pperumal

If it is possible to bring such large numbers at any place we would be willing to perform sir. Place is not a matter. The participation in Chennai is huge because of the reach. The Music Forum Trust run by Dr Sunder has been conducting various workshops in even remote villages near Govindapuram etc. I have been part of such workshops organised all over tamil nadu. Rajapalayam, Tirunelveli, Tanjavur, Nellikkuppam, Kumbakonam, Govindapuram, Mayavaram, Tiruvayyaru and many other small towns Music Forum Trust has arranged such huge programmes. At all these workshops we had nearly 1200-1500 students taking active part.
If you have any such openings please get in touch with me or Dr.Sundar we would be willing to do such an event.

Mannarkoil J Balaji