Concert at SIFA- April 22nd.
Gayathri Girish- vocal
Anuradha Sridhar- violin
Tiruvarur Vaidhyanathan-Mridangam
Ravi Balasubramaniam-Ghatam
varnam- pantuvarali
Sithapathe- Niraval, swaram
Guruvayoorappane-Reethigowla-ragam
Saraswathi Namosthuthe- Saraswathi
Santhana manjari-Santhanamanjari- A rare Dikhshitar composition- as announced by the artist
Meenakshi memudam-Rgam, niraval, swaram followed by thani
Kadaikann-Begada
Rtp- Bhairavi,Nayaki, Vasanthabhairavi
"Bhairavi akhilalola Nayaki kaatharul Kripakari Vasantha"
Thalam-chathushra jampai kanda nadai {I clarified this with the artist later}
Gopi gopala-gamanashramam
Pravisha radhe- Ashtapadhi in Sivaranjani
Thamburi meeti- Sindhu bhairavi
thillana in Revathi.
A wonderfully well-presented concert by Smt. Gayathri Girish. The varnam set the tempo and there was no looking back. She warmed up with the first three popular krithis before she sang Santhanamanjari. Then came an elaborate Purvi kalyani , the alapana of which was very detailed, bringing out the essence of the raga completely. The masterpiece of the krithi was rendered in an unhurried pace replete with bhava and bhakthi. A quick kadaikann in begada later Gayathri stunned the audience with a superb Pallavi presentation- she sang the 3 ragas in great style, niravals in both the speeds and swaras that she let fly!! When it ended, the impact that it had made on me was so severe that I was heard humming it through the day(apaswarams notwithstanding). Then came the thukkadas- gamanashram with its thaans was very good. I had to stay back an congratulate the artist for a lovely concert and in the process clarified some of the doubts I had. Looking forward to hearing her again!
Gayathri Girish at San Jose on April 22nd.
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