Piano Workshop Again : Anil and Gurucharan in combination

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 03 Dec 2008, 07:24

Hi all,

I posted this on the previous thread and then realized that it may not get read since it was an older topic/discussion.

Along with Charsur, I managed to organize a repeat performance of the piano/harmonics in CM, at the Vinnyasa Gallery in CIT Colony, Mylapore - on the 13th of December, at 4 PM. Its a Saturday afternoon, so we are hoping that maximizes the ability of folks wanting to attend.

Gurucharan will be joining me on this one, and we will demonstrate how harmonics can be textured, and what one should NOT delve into. I hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Regards
Anil S

gn.sn42 · Post by **gn.sn42** » 03 Dec 2008, 07:43

This sounds great. For those who won't be there, will Charsur be recording this and making the CD available for sale to the public?

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 03 Dec 2008, 07:53

Not sure - but can ask them to, if you think it will be of value.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 03 Dec 2008, 10:07

Awesome! Thank you!

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 03 Dec 2008, 19:28

Oh No! I will miss it again...I am arriving on the 14th evening! Anyway I hope I will get an update from other rasikas...

gn.sn42 · Post by **gn.sn42** » 04 Dec 2008, 01:12

asrini wrote:Not sure - but can ask them to, if you think it will be of value.

Yes, please. Please try to record and propagate as much of your work as possible. Not only do recordings reach a larger potential audience, they can be listened to multiple times, and that helps lay listeners understand a bit better.

Thanks!

sns · Post by **sns** » 04 Dec 2008, 07:24

I will miss it this time too - disappointing!

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 09 Dec 2008, 22:21

Any directions to get to this place?

Is it ok to record this for personal listening Anil?

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 10 Dec 2008, 23:01

Hi jananee

If you call up Charsur ( their contacts are on the website www.charsur.com) they can give you the right directions.

As for recording, I believe that Charsur themselves are planning to record it.

Thanks for bringing up the topic again on the forum - with the recent flurry of emails on TMKs November Fest, I was dissappointed that the announcement was receding into the background, when actually, it was a discussion on this very forum that prompted me to get Charsur to organize this!

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 11 Dec 2008, 20:23

All the best for the program Anil - I hope "rasika"s in Chennai will turn in out in full strength although sadly I will not be one of them. However it is good to learn that Charsur will record it and I hope to get myself a copy.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 11 Dec 2008, 21:09

Anil,

As of now, I intend to attend along with Kji, as he has intimated in the thread on Vasudha Keshav.

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 11 Dec 2008, 21:34

Vijay - thanks a lot - wish you were here.

rshankar - look forward to seeing you, coolji and others at the lec-dem. All this was due to the suggestion of this very community so definitely hope to see as many of you there. And yes, the timing for this, so that it ends just so that we can all catch Gowri's book release is perfect. So no excuses for those in Madras

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Dec 2008, 15:42

Anil,
Your post says 4-PM but the Charsur site says 5-PM!Please give us the right time.

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 12 Dec 2008, 19:42

arasi and others -

it is definitely at 4 PM. See you all there!

Anil

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 13 Dec 2008, 07:33

i should be able to make it - assuming i find the place on time.

Now - where can we go for delicious snack/food after the event

?

Arun

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 13 Dec 2008, 07:52

ram · Post by **ram** » 13 Dec 2008, 22:48

The lec dem was very good. Thanks to Anil Srinivasan and Gurucharan for the same!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Dec 2008, 22:56

The workshop was excellent - it was very different from what I anticipated to hear, but on the whole, I think the way it was presented was much better. Thanks to Anil Srinivasan and Sikkil Gurucharan for a wonderful afternoon!

I also had the pleasure to meet Ram, Rajani, Rajumds, Arun, Rajesh, and (surprise) Arasi and her husband (Krishnan) in person, and put faces to the names finally! We had a great time under the stewardship of Kji!

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 13 Dec 2008, 23:07

It was indeed an excellent presentation by Sri Anil & Sri Gurucharan. Sri Anil was great in his explanations and handling the Piano. it was indeed a golden 1 hour for Sathya to have been there. It was nice of Sri Coolkarni to come forward to introduce himself to us and we were happy to have met him today. Thanks to this forum, we could have this program once again which was mentioned by Sri Anil before he started the lec-dem. I had to leave early and so could not get myself introduced to many who had come from this forum.

It is indeed encouraging that many from this forum had been there which shows that this forum and its members are open for newer ideas, if presented well

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 13 Dec 2008, 23:07

Enjoyed the lec dem every bit and wished it was longer! Pity i missed all you guys. I was right at teh back and by the time i got back i think most of u had left!!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 14 Dec 2008, 06:29

I think all of us forgot to add that Charsur has recorded the workshop and I assume it will be available for rasikas worldwide soon!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 14 Dec 2008, 07:45

Hi, lucky you all who attended and also got together.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 14 Dec 2008, 09:12

i too enjoyed the lec-dem. It was different than I expected but eye-opening in many ways.

I enjoyed hanging out with the others even more

Arun

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 14 Dec 2008, 10:03

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 14 Dec 2008, 10:08

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 14 Dec 2008, 11:48

coolji -

Your joke reminds me of a recent joke regarding the wall street meltdown (precipitated by the housing market downturn/collapse). It is not really related to the situation at hand but here it goes.

One banker says to another banker - this meltdown is worse than divorce. I have lost my house and half my money. And I still have a wife!

Arun

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 14 Dec 2008, 11:53

Anil,
I did not make it as I could not come back home on time from extra work, that got spilled because of me sneaking before work hours for listening to a concert on Friday. Looks like other rasikas.org folks enjoyed their bit , your communication is impressive and was very good and that is what I heard from others.

Arasi,
Very very sorry madam , despite you telling me that Smt rAdha would sing your number in her tribute to MS subhulakshmi, we (cool, rams ,rshankar,arunk , me and rajumds)missed your personal desert . Smt rAdhA sang bhairavi viriboni varnam , gaulipaNtu theradeeyaka and an alApana of poorvikalyAni. WE headed for a so so nAn in hotel mAris (Guys especially rshankar and arunk how is your after effect after nAN ), then we headed for an excellent icecreams in hotel amarAvathi. Perhaps there you and your husband missed the desert.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 14 Dec 2008, 11:57

I think we perhaps got a bit "speeched out" (each of the speeches was short in itself - but there were six or seven of them). Atleast my tummy at that time was positively (g)rumbling that it was speeched out.

Yes - Maris was a flop but no matter (i have had worse) The dessert at the icecream shop (not amaravathi I thought? Some place that started with snow...?) was superb.

Arun

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 14 Dec 2008, 12:01

Allow me to register my protest as a loyal Maris fan! Folks it is NOT the place for Nan (it is debatable whether any place in Chennai is) - stick to sambar-rasam and I can assure you that the after-effects will be nothing worse than a satisfied sleep!

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 14 Dec 2008, 12:05

> Folks it is NOT the place for Nan

then i blame rajesh

- The "soup" actually was the worst.

Arun

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 14 Dec 2008, 17:54

Arun, 'soup' would be a charitable description! I am sure Ram will agree! ("soup mAdiri" may be closer to the truth). But I have to confess that the company more than made up for the food - truth be told, I for one was not aware of what or how much I ate!

The food may have been mediocre, the ice cream awesome, but there is no doubt that fun we had was sublime!

Vijay, I am actually glad we diid not tread the sambar/rasam route, because I am certain that it would have had certain rocket-launching ingredients that would not have augured well for sleep of any kind (satisfied or otherwise!)

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 14 Dec 2008, 19:07

("soup mAdiri" may be closer to the truth)

Ram's exact description was "javarisi kanji".

Vijay , I agree with you. I have had quite a few delightful lunches at Maris. May they didn't want to distract us from the joy of the interaction, by providing tasty food.

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 14 Dec 2008, 19:10

Jananee. I saw you leaving your seat. Before I could wish Arun and look back , you had vanished. Hope to catch up with you in some other concert

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 14 Dec 2008, 21:10

When we catch up next, maybe we could do so at Amethyst or a late night coffee after a cutcherie at Koffee World...Chennai has no shortage of hangouts

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 14 Dec 2008, 22:11

Thanks to everyone who attended, and glad you all enjoyed/felt you picked up something new at this workshop.

I am also very glad that many of you came with an open mind, and went back with something positive. although it seems amusing at this point, the whole controversy on this very thread about a year ago, calling the whole collaboration a gimmick, would be, at least, partially allayed, I hope. All music is an expression of the heart, and unless it is insincere, I say we give it a listen!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 14 Dec 2008, 22:51

Anil,
We arrived in Chennai just an hour before your workshop--and had to meet someone at five! Sorry for leaving early. Wish I had stayed on. Both your presentation and playing were soothing to the ears.
Delicately your fingers play the notes, but it is all from the heart (and with a lot of training !).
That was a big crowd in a small gallery--a perfect setting for the event. Thanks to Charsur for arranging it.
If I remember right, I had said earlier that what you do is nothing like what mostly goes in the name of fusion. The nidAnam in your work and in your interaction with Gurucharan appealed to me when I first heard you a year ago on a couple of CDs. I am glad other rasikAs found you appealing when you played and spoke yesterday...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 14 Dec 2008, 23:19

I too take my hats off to you for taking critisicm (including some of my own ramblings!) in your stride to demonstrate your sincerity. I have no doubt that such an attitude can only lead to good ends. I regret not being able to make it and will surely get the CD as soon as it is released

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 14 Dec 2008, 23:27

raju ... i did think i saw a familiar face just before me and was going to ask if ua re part of the rasikas group when i got this call and i kind of stepped aside and by the time i came out missed everybody..did see a group walking towards the Academy side and kind of guessed it was the rasikas group and now i do think it was u guys heading to the Academy and the kanji afterwards!! Will def catch up in some other venue for sure!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 15 Dec 2008, 02:43

Jananee: see here, useful for such near misses.. works even when you are talking on the phone

http://rasikas.org/forums/post/99415/#p99415

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 15 Dec 2008, 13:48

Thanks VK..i seem to have missed that mudra!!!!:)

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 15 Dec 2008, 15:22

Janani,
I missed you too, though I looked for you since you had expressed a desire to come to the workshop.

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 15 Dec 2008, 22:28

VK...I did try the rasikas mudra today at sanjay's concert but did not get any response! I waved it off as the talam!

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 15 Dec 2008, 23:26

Jananee, for real (the mudra use)?! Until when are you in Chennai? I'm in Singapore right now and leaving for Chennai tomorrow night (16th).

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 16 Dec 2008, 00:13

vijay wrote:I too take my hats off to you for taking critisicm (including some of my own ramblings!) in your stride to demonstrate your sincerity. I have no doubt that such an attitude can only lead to good ends. I regret not being able to make it and will surely get the CD as soon as it is released

vijay - thanks

cool ji - your post was very heart-warming. Both Charan and I thank you sincerely, the appreciation makes us feel very encouraged.

Arasi ji - I am very touched that you could come - I know you told me that you had just arrived - what with the confusion just before starting the programme, i did not have time to talk to you at length. We must catch up before you go back to Bangalore.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 16 Dec 2008, 00:18

I waved it off as the talam!

Ah, smooth

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 16 Dec 2008, 09:59

Bilahari..I am in town till the 3rd of Jan.

Anil : Any more concerts/Lec dems this season?

saravanan · Post by **saravanan** » 16 Dec 2008, 15:39

Dear Anil sir

Any more such lec dem?I am coming on 25th Dec.And looking at such good response am keen to attend .do post the details if there is one coming in the season.Thanks.PS if not please arrange one again hahaha!!;)

asrini · Post by **asrini** » 19 Dec 2008, 09:23

Dear All,

Gurucharan and I will be doing an interaction (this time with coffee/tiffin

) as part of Carnatica's Sangeetha Sandippu on the 24th afternoon between 4 and 5 PM at Sangeetha RA Puiram.

I promise to talk ( at least in summarized form) about some of the aspects I covered in the lec-dem, for those who missed it.

Do come.

Regards
Anil Srinivasan

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 19 Dec 2008, 22:27

Dont u have a performance the same day evening with GJR?

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 20 Dec 2008, 23:16

we will be really missing as Sathya will be at Pethachi auditorium for a perfomance.