Mrudangam Arangetram in the USA

[visiri]

Dear Rasikas,

I had the wonderful experience of attending my first mrudangam arangetram of the young to-be freshman,Balaji Giridharan, a disciple of Sri Ramesh Srinivasan,in the USA. Held under the auspices of Sarvalaghu Percussion Art Center, a mrudangam school founded by Sri. Ramesh Srinivasan, the leading disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri. Vellore G. Ramabhadran, the arangetram established itself as a trademark of the Sarvalaghu style of playing, where the mrudangam completely blends itself with the music in such a way that the listeners are in a complete state of musical bliss.
The Chief Guest for the arangetram was the All-time Great Violin Virtuoso Sangeetha Kalanidhi Prof. Sri. T.N.Krishnan, who had flown in from LA to grace the occasion. The vocal support was provided by Carnatica Brothers, Sri.K.N.Shashikiran and Sri Chitravina Ganesh. The violin support was provided by Sri Hemmige V. Srivatsan.
The debut concert started with the flawless rendition of the heavily classical Viriboni Varnam in Bhairavi in Khanda Atam setting the stage for the young Mrudangist, followed by Deva Deva Kalayami in Mayamalava gowla in Rupakam. Many different Talams and Nadais were exhibited through the concert, incluing Parvati Ninnune in Adi Talam(Tisra Nadai).
The highlight of the concert was Ennai nee Maravaadhe in Amruthavarshini sung with depth and clarity by the Carnatica Brothers, for which the Thani Avarthanam was implemented well by the budding mrudangist with grace and vigor and an emphasis on various technical details. One could hear the trademark korvais of the Sarvalaghu baani of Vidwan Sri Vellore Ramabhadran in a couple of the korvais. As with any debuting artist, with an arangetram, the stage is set for the advanced learning to begin.
After intermission, the Pallavi was presented in Sriranjani, ending with a ragamalika of Mararanjani, well-sung by Sri Shashikiran and Ranjani by the violinist Hemmige V.Srivatsan. The lyrics of the Pallavi emphasize the importance the role of “mridangamâ€

[carnaticdasan]

Good detailed report on the concert and the arangettram.Pleasing to know that such deeply involved boys r there performing in the US.Can i know where was this concert held and where is this academy of Ramesh Srinivasan in the US.