Jayanthi Kumaresh, Fort High School Bangalore 21st April 200

melakartha · Post by **melakartha** » 21 Apr 2009, 23:08

Vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh gave a very satisfying and soulful performance at the Ram Navami series this evening. The concert began amidst a heavy downpour and showers and thunder, much like tat of her husband Kumaresh! I got in late because of this and i think a Mohana composition was underway. someone who got that one kindly post the details of that.
This was followed by-
2. Vara Narada - Vijayashree- Thyagaraja
3. Ritigowla raga sketch, Nannu Vidachi- Thyagaraja
4. A beautiful and elaborate Shankarabharana raga aalapana, followed by Bhakti bhiksha meeyave - Thyagaraja , swaras (no neraval in any rendition)
5. An exquisite Ragam Thanam Pallavi in Kapi, ragamalika swaras in Shubhapantuvarali, Bindumalini and ?? and Bowli (??) , followed by Thani
6. Revathi raga- not sure of the composition.
Mangalam
It was a short concert as it began by only 7.15 PM followed by Vidushi Kalavathi Avadhoot's vocal recital.

Jayanthi is such a consummate musician and we only hope we hear more and more of her music and she (and the veena also!) gets as much popularity as her vidwat really deserves.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 22 Apr 2009, 00:11

Melakarta - I agree that Smt. JK is a great vidushi - another worthy scion of an illustrious family! Did she sing the pallavi (as she usually has done when I have heard her) and explain the eDuppu and tALam? If so, what was it? The rEvati composition was not bhO SambhO, was it?

melakartha · Post by **melakartha** » 22 Apr 2009, 00:21

Oh sorry she did sing the pallavi. It was in Khanda Triputa , arai edam and was modelled on the line of the thyagaraja kriti - "intha soukhyma manine"..given my age and memory i cant figure out now the exact structure of the pallavi. Will post if i remember or if someone else was there at the concert pls post. No that was not shambho..but a very familiar kriti...old age is really a bad thing when it comes to the neurons, i tell you

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 22 Apr 2009, 00:26

Thanks..rEvati - was it nAnanTi bratuku nATakamU?

balsree · Post by **balsree** » 22 Apr 2009, 13:40

Arjun Kumar on Mridhangam
Srisailam on Ghatam
Arun Kumar on Morsing

I really enjoyed the whole concert. Arjun kumar was superb and arun kumar sparkled with morsing. I loved Reethi Gowla Alapana, Kapi ragam and thanam. I could identify these ragas only

.Thanam left me asking for more. I think Pallavi also had Vasanta ?.

Rain and Thunder was constantly threatening to hijack the concert. But luckily it did not play spoilsport.

Even i thought the concert was 6:30 start. But it was scheduled to be a 2 hour concert 7:15-9:15

gardabha_gana · Post by **gardabha_gana** » 22 Apr 2009, 13:49

* First song was ra ra rajeeva lochana - mohana
* Pallavi ragas were shubhapantuvarali, bindumalini, vasantha and vasanthi
* The bhajan was NOT revathi - she mentioned some other raga similar to revathi (I forget it now)
* She did sing the pallavi

Superb concert. Her gamakams were fascinating. Pity it was not a 3+ hour concert.