R S Jayalakshmi, Music Club IIT Madras

R S Jayalakshmi - vINai
Thanjavur Kumar - mrudangam
Madipakkam Murali - ghaTam

Music Club IIT Madras. HSB 133.
25th October 2007. 7 pm

ninnE kOri - vasantA - Adi
gajavadanA - srIranjani - Adi - PS (S)
anudinamunu - bEgaDa - rUpakam - RSI (R)
akhilANDEsvari - dvijAvanti - Adi - MD
toli janma - bilahari - kaNDa cApu - T (RS)
jagadAnandakArakA - nATTai - Adi - T (short sketch)
annapUrNE - sAmA - Adi - MD (short sketch)
kamalAmbAm bhajarE - kalyANi - Adi - MD (RTNS)
tani Avarththanam
yOcanA kamala lOcanA - darbAr - Adi - T
karpagamE - madhyamAvati - Adi - PS
srI chakra - rAgamAlikA - Adi
charaNakamalAlayatai - chenjuruTTi - kaNDa cApu - Tiruppugazh
mAdhava mAmava - nIlAmbari - Adi - NT
chandram bhaja - asAvEri - catusra maTyam - MD (SSP version)
tillAnA - dEsh - Adi - LGJ
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

The concert was very well structured and presented. All the alapanais were very enjoyable. The choice of bEgaDa up front and bilahari for sub main added a lot to build the tempo of the concert. There was the right mix of fast and slow pieces arranged in the perfect order to make the concert quite a nice experience. The AlApanais of bEgaDa, bilahari and kalyANi were all very good. The slow dvijAvanti in between the medium paced bEgaDa and fast bilahari made a good blend. The pancharatnam and sAmA pieces came from requests. The main piece was presented well. The AlApanai and tAnam were good. The neraval for the navAvarNam was done in the pallavi line itself. The choice of the darbAr kriti for a tukkaDa was quite interesting. All the other post tani pieces were good also. The rendition of candram bhaja, according to the SSP notations and gamakka symbols was very moving. It made one wonder, what is the kind of evolution music has undergone in the past 100 years. The concert was very well executed. All the pieces were well rendered. There was strict adherence to sruti and kAlaparamANam all thro' the recital.

The percussion dept was very well handled. Both the vidwans, played very sensitively to the music of the vINai. Their playing was in accordance to the piece that was presented. They played a nice exciting tani as well.