Getting the message in ahead of everybody else - Part III

[harimau]

T M Krishna's concert at the Music Academy had a sell-out, standing room only crowd.

People were milling around in the parking lot, lobby and the canteen as the mini-hall was in use for the morning Academic Session.

Felled by intense early morning hunger, I didn't venture out to this concert as I had planned to do. Still trying unsuccessfully to quench the fire in my tummy.

[Nick H]

T M Krishna's concert at the Music Academy had a sell-out, standing room only crowd.

I thought it would be, and stayed in bed.

I'll catch him in comfort next time he sings at Amara Barathi in Thiruvanmiyur.

Did I say comfort? Well, at least I'll be able to get in without queueing for hours.

[rajeshnat]

T M Krishna's concert at the Music Academy had a sell-out, standing room only crowd.
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The concert was a morning concert and was open to all free concert. How can we call it sell-out?

[pattamaa]

I think, he meant, full attendance and over crowded...

[harimau]

The concert was a morning concert and was open to all free concert. How can we call it sell-out?

Sold for the price people were willing to pay! [-x ) :-BD

[pattamaa]

golden question ! what innovations and discoveries were done today ?

[Ponbhairavi]

people who are already sold out to T M K before the commencement of the concert . no sorry,performance.

[arasi]

'Sold out' sign for a free concert is like the yarn in the emperor's clothes
Both don't exist--it's more like--no seat to sit on, no clothes to wear--
I sing free, and freely, free of form, a reform, re-forming a set mode...

They come, some for the free listen, others for my free will, to see how it will
Act out this day, a suspense factor, they like mystery movies and my music too
What next is their lure while others freeze in their seats about the next from me

I think straight, my ensemble line is straight, I forge straight ahead but wait--
My list isn't. Ask for pongal, get idli (sorry, no food analogy) varNam and get tAnam--want an a,,,a,,,a ,,,AlApanA? No, svarams my equal musician will play Freebie it all is, free will reigns, we are equal, so feel free to sit or quit!

[pattamaa]

lovely poem ! just one correction... free performance, and not concert, as Ponbhairavi would say

[sureshvv]

From what I hear he sang a "kosher" kucheri.

[pattamaa]

no details of this 'concert' yet... how was the 'concert' ?

[thanjavooran]

Pattammaji

Review made by my friend [ I cld not attend due to health grounds] is given below.
concert by TMKrishna, accompnd by RKSriramkumar, Arunprakash and Purushothaman. Every second was excellent.

Brovavamma thamasi in Maanji- 20 minus.
Jaganmohini ragam -6 min.
Sobillu sapthaswara -12 mins. with niraval and swaram @ Naabi thriganta.
Chetasri Balakrishnam in Dwajavanthi- 30 mins.
Thanam only in Poorvi Kalyani -15 min.
Karaharapriya ragam followed by Nadachix2 -20 minutes
Thani avarthanam - 15 minutes
Jagadhanandakaraga in Natta, with sawaram first by violin and followed by TMK second.-15 mi
Varadaraja Paahim (Sankarabharanam?) Deeshithar- 3 min.

Thanjavooran
19 12 2014

[rshankar]

nAbhi hRt kaNTha for the nereval in Sobillu, right?

[thanjavooran]

Yes. You are right. Sorry for the typo

[bhakthim dehi]

Thanjavooran
Are you sure Varadaraja pahimam in shankarabharanam was a dikshithar krithi? I know a krithi in mohanam by thyagayyar.

[Jigyaasa]

varadarAja pAhi is a noTTusvaram by Muthuswami Dikshitar
varada rāja pāhi vibhō
kari girīśa viśva prabhō
sura pati nuta naga dhara
navanīta cōra guru guhādi vihita
mura hara mukunda śrī vihita
mura hara mukunda śrī

[pattamaa]

http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/artic ... id=1690776

[rajeshnat]

http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/artic ... id=1690776

Looks like the review author is Malathi vasudevan (MV) ,our forumite from new zealand.