Dr.Sreevalsan Menon - Bangalore - 15 Mar 2009

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 16 Mar 2009, 21:59

Dr. Sreevalsan Menon - vocal
Vid K.S.Krishnamurthy - violin
Vid Jayachandra Rao - Mrudangam
Vid Omkar Rao - Ghatam

Venue - Nadasurabhi, Koramangala
Time - 4.15pm, 15 Mar

1. sami ninne kori (varnam) - sri - adi 2 kalai - karur devudu iyer (outline)
2. jagadanandakaraka - nattai - adi - thyagaraja (outline, neraval & swaram @ jagadananda)
3. velavane unakku velai ennavo - sahana - adi - MDR (alapana)
4. varalakshmi namostute - gouri manohari - rupaka - mysore vasudevachar (neraval & swaram @ aravinda lochane)
5. saatileni guruguhe - purvikalyani - misra chapu - ponnaiah pillai (alapana, neraval & swram @ koti manmada rupude)
6. paramapurusha jagadeeshwara jaya jaya - vasantha - adi - swathi thirunaal
7. gajavadana - todi - adi 2 kalai - kumara Ettendra (alapana, neraval & swara @ vasuda ka kura?, tani)
8. narayana - suddha dhanyasi - kanda chapu - purandara dasa
9. sagara sayana vibho - behag - adi - MDR
10. bhagyada lakshmi - madhyamavati - purandara dasa
11. pavamana (started from prahlada naradadi) - sourashtram - mangalam

A nice, enjoyable concert. I heard Dr. Menon first time live - he has good powerful voice. Sahana, purvikalyani and todi alapana was done well with bhavam. All keerthanas and manodharma were proportionate in this 2hr 45 min concert. It was quite well attended too. Nice song selection also.

-hari

appu · Post by **appu** » 17 Mar 2009, 06:44

Wow a doctor. What is his doctorate in.

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 17 Mar 2009, 06:48

A neraval for every svaram! Wow! One at jagadanandakaraka also!

eppramod · Post by **eppramod** » 17 Mar 2009, 07:54

He is a Ph D in Agricultural Extension from IARI, New Delhi.He is working in Agricultural University,Thrissur,Kerala i suppose.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 17 Mar 2009, 08:59

During the introduction, organzier mentioned that he is agricultural scientiest and student of Neyyatinkara vasudevan. Neraval for Jagadanandakaraka was brief, but good. Some of the swaras, while beginning, he used the beginning phrases from chittaswaram. While singing sahitya, he didn't sing the chittaswarams, just sahitya.

-hari

coolkapali · Post by **coolkapali** » 17 Mar 2009, 11:14

I beleive her performed in the main slot this year at the Music Academy. Can anybody who attended the concert write about it???

ganeshkant · Post by **ganeshkant** » 17 Mar 2009, 12:00

Dr.Menon has composed music for film(s)also.Recently when I was on my kerala tour,I saw his name in contention for the best music director for kerala state award.

coolkapali · Post by **coolkapali** » 17 Mar 2009, 15:21

Sreevalson is also a cousin of P Unnikrishnan.

muntz · Post by **muntz** » 23 Mar 2009, 23:01

Hari,

Sagarasayanavibho is in Bhagesri..it is an MDR Kriti and when it comes from Hari I just consider it as a typo..As you know,you can see the ragamudra as well

MDR day is nearing:) Should be meeting Sreevalsan when I go TPRA for the function

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 24 Mar 2009, 08:54

muntz - right.. a type indeed...

-hari

kiron84 · Post by **kiron84** » 08 Oct 2009, 17:23

Hi All,

I'm a new member of this great forum! Nice to see such informative descriptions and discussions around. Well, i'm also a hard core fan of this gentleman, Dr. Sreevalsan J Menon. I have been his fan ever since i heard his first carnatic album, "Monsoon Anuraga", which is a very rare and different collection of traditional krithis and poems based on different moods of rain. It was a smashing hit in Kerala.

I had attended this concert back in march. As u all said, it was a very nice concert. The one which i liked is Jagadanandakaraka and Saagara shyana vibho. It is one of his master piece i think. The beauty of Bagesree was well rendered. If u are interested in his classical albums, do not miss "Krishna -a musical reflection", "Shringaram- swathi tirunal poems collection". I'm out of bangalore now and really missing all those wonderful concerts.

Kiron Nandakumar