Jayalakshmi Santanam, Post Trinity Compositions, Music Academy,

Jayalakshmi Santanam - Vocal
Padma Srinivasan - Vocal Support
Dr Hemalatha - Fiddle
J Vaidhyanathan - Mrudangam

'Post Trinity Compositions'
Music Academy, Mini Hall
16th September 2008. 6:30 pm

enthO prEma - suruTTi - Adi - Tiruvotriyur Thyagayya
sarasvati nannipuDu - kalyANi - rUpakam - Veenai Kuppaiyer (S)
cintayAmi jagadambAm - hindOLam - misra jhampai - Jayachamraja Wodeyar
rAma ika nannu - sahAnA - rUpakam - Patnam Subramaniya Iyer (R)
enraikku sivakrupai - mukhAri - misra cApu - Neelakanta Sivan
sAkEta nagara - harikAmbhOji - rUpakam - Mysore Sadasiva Rao (NS)
valli nAyaka - shanmukhapriyA - Adi - Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar (RS)
uruvAi - viruttam in sAvEri
murugA murugA - sAvEri - misra cApu - Periyaswami Thooran
sadbhaktiyu - Ananda bhairavi - rUpakam - Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar (R)
gajavadanA - tODi - Adi - Kumara Ettendra (RNS)
tani
ElarADAyanE kAmini - bhairavi - Adi - Chinnaiah
karumugil vaNNAnuku - madhyamAvati - tisra naDai - Ambujam Krishna (mangalam)

Smt. Santanam's recent vocal recital for the music academy was a perfect example of open throated renditions of kritis. Her renditions were weighty and invoked the right senses in the audience. The choice of kritis, covering most known composers of the post-trinity era, and carefully not repeating anybody, was very nice to see. The AlApanais of sahAnA and Anandabhairavi were short and sweet. The shanmukhapriyA and tODi were elaborate and with enough grandeur to be fitting for the kritis to follow. The sAvEri viruttam was rendered very well, by Smt. Srinivasan, who happens to the niece of Smt. Santanam and the daughter of veteran vocalist of yesteryears, Smt. Rukmani Sundararajan.

Both kalpitam and manodarmam parts of the concert were very much enjoyable. Smt Hemalatha and Sri Vaidhyanathan provided very sensible support and played in accordance to what was being sung.

A nice concert over all.