R Vedavalli, Indian Find Arts Society

R Vedavalli
R K Shriram Kumar
J Vaidhyanathan
S Karthik

The Indian Fine Arts Society at German Hall on 29th December 2004 5 pm
Thematic concert on Music of Alwars and Acharyas

GnAnAnandamayam - Virutham - Sri VedAnta Desikar (HayagrIva Stotram)
kadiravan guNadisai - TondaraDippoDi AzhvAr pAsuram - Bouli (not Revagupti)
ungaL puzhakkaDai - Sri AndAL's TiruppAvai - Ananda bhairavi
aththigiri - Sri Vedanta Desikar (TiruchinnamAlai) - aTANA (AlApanai and svarams)
inRE kazhal kaNDEn - PEyAzhvAr pAsuram - kAmbhOji (neraval and svarams)
thirumAlirunchOlaimalai ninRa - NammAzhvAr pAsuram - shaNmukhapriyA (AlApanai, neraval and svarams)
GOdA dEvi sadA bhajAmi - KalyaNapuram Aravamudachariar - kAnaDA
UnvADa - TirumangaiAzhvAr pAsuram - kEdAragauLa
Ishvaryam - Sri Parasara Battar (Sri GuNaratna kosham) - shankarAbharaNam (AlApanai, neraval and svarams)
taniyAvartanam
oru madiyen - Sri Vedanta Desikar (NavamaNi mAlai) - vasantA
sriyathkAntAya (mangaLam) - madhyamAvati

I walked in only during the aTANA. The rAga essay and svara prastArams of aTANA were good. There was a neat short sketch of kAmbhOji before the kriti with nice neraval and svarams.

The shaNmukhapriyA AlApanai was very refreshing and the improvisations were well structed. The main piece, shankarAbaraNam was very good. The piece and the neraval that followed were lovely. The korappu svarams at g, p and s' were nicely structured with a lot of kaNakku.

Sri. Shriramkumar on the violin did a good job all thro' the concert. The percussionist also were good all thro' the concert. The tani, though a bit shortened because of time constraints was good