Thirupampuram Brothers, Nadasvaram Concert, Sri Ragam Fine A

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 30 May 2007, 22:19

Thirupampuram Brothers: T K S Swaminathan & T K S Meenakshi Sundaram - Nagasvaram
Vedaranyam Balasubramanian (balu) & Sivapuri Ramamurthy (ramu) - Tavil

Nadasvara Vidwan Thirucherai T V S Sivasubramania Pillai 80th birthday and CD release function.
Sri Ragam Fine Arts. Sastri Hall [a/c]
30th May 2007. 8 pm

srI gaNapatini - saurAshTram - Adi - T (R)
jAnakI ramaNa - suddha sImantini - Adi - T (S)
rAma nI samAna - kharaharapriyA - rUpakam - T (RS)
tani(?)

Thanks to the function before, the concert which was scheduled to start at 7 pm began only one hour late. It was however not so uncomfortable to sit in the newly airconditioned Sastri hall which was overflowing, coz the hall was airconditioned. Also, with some sweet kaaram and coffee and/or juice being served, it was actually not a very painful wait.

The concert began with a beautiful AlApanai of saurAshTram. The kriti was rendered very well. The suddha sImantini kriti was rendered in a different fashion, as compared to the usual pAtAntaram one hears. A quick round of svarams followed

The main(?) kharaharapriyA AlApanai was played by the brothers very elaborately including quite a few not-so-often heard pidis and sancarams. This was a 25 minute affair. The kriti was rendered in all its grandeur.

I had to leave when they started playing the svarams as i had to atleast get the last bus.

The brothers shared both AlApanais and both of them, played very well. The kritis were rendered nicely also. The tavil vidwans were both at the job and played with good anticipation. Sri Balu a shade better.

This was the first programme at the newly airconditioned Sastri Hall. Considering the size and acoustics of Sastri Hall, one felt that the concert would have been a lot more enjoyable sans the sound system and the speakers etc which were very loud.

bharath

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 30 May 2007, 22:28

rbharath wrote:Considering the size and acoustics of Sastri Hall, one felt that the concert would have been a lot more enjoyable sans the sound system and the speakers etc which were very loud.

bharath

I guess a better sound system and may be good outdoor glasses(that cuts the luz church road traffic noise) should have been a better priority . I am not a big fan of AC in such small halls . After a period of time , you shiver. Newer fans will do!!

ram · Post by **ram** » 30 May 2007, 23:21

Newer fans will do!!

We old fans will not stop coming to Sastri Hall concerts

BTW, has the portrait of Sri Srinivasa Sastri returned back to the hall? Last time around, the ACs were there, though they were not operational, but the portrait that had proudly adorned the wall behind the stage for all these years was nowhere to be seen.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 31 May 2007, 02:06

Great! nAgaswaram concert? There should be more! If the hall is small, no mikes; if the hall is bigger, less volume.

The same story, over and over again. Long speeches. Late starts. RasikA's patience tested and their scrambling out just when the concert gets better--because they have to catch the last bus; there would be no autos at all is they stayed on...
If organizers would only consider holding honoring ceremonies AFTER the concerts? VIPs can arrive then, or a little earlier, if they want to hear the concert a bit. Those who want to hear SPEECHES can stay on. RasikAs can leave after the concert. Won't happen, I know, but just wishful thinking...

Ram, The one saving grace was victuals!

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 31 May 2007, 10:23

ram, Rotarian Sir Srinivasa Sastri is back to his rightful place, overseeing the concert, as he has been doing all along.

arasi wrote:Great! nAgaswaram concert? There should be more! If the hall is small, no mikes; if the hall is bigger, less volume.

The same story, over and over again. Long speeches. Late starts. RasikA's patience tested and their scrambling out just when the concert gets better--because they have to catch the last bus; there would be no autos at all is they stayed on...
If organizers would only consider holding honoring ceremonies AFTER the concerts? VIPs can arrive then, or a little earlier, if they want to hear the concert a bit. Those who want to hear SPEECHES can stay on. RasikAs can leave after the concert. Won't happen, I know, but just wishful thinking...

couldnt agree more with u.