R K Shriram Kumar - Fiddle Solo, Meenakshi College

R K Shriram Kumar - K Arun Prakash - N Guruprasad

MS Rememberance Day, Meenakshi College
23 October 2008. 6:30 pm

teratIyaka rAdA - gauLipanti - Adi - T
kancadaLAyadAkshi - manOhari - Adi - MD (RNS)
sogasugA mrudanga tALamu - srI ranjani - rUpakam - T (R)
nItu caraNa pankaja - kalyANi - Adi - Pallavi Gopala Iyer (RNS)
enta mAtramuna - brindAvana sArangA, mAyAmALava gauLa - misra cApu
bOgIndra sAyinam - kuntaLavarALi - kaNDa cApu - ST
dAsaratE - tODi - Adi - T (RS)
tani
mAyammA - Ahiri - Adi - SS
bhAvayAmi gOpAla bAlam - yamunAkalyANi - kaNDa cApu - A
hari tum harO - kAnaDA - Meera Bhajan
kuRai onRum illai - rAgamAlikA - Adi - Rajaji
maitrIm bhajata
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

The concert was very good. Compositions selected were those which were popularly rendered by MS Amma and they were rendered in a similar style with a lot of bhAvam. All the AlApanais were very beautifully rendered. Each phrase was precise and such weighty renditions are always very touching.

The beginning in gauLipantu was very serene and made up for a grand concert. The manOhari was good. The AlApanai, neraval and svarams were all good and interwound well with the kriti itself. The srI ranjani was very nicely presented.

The kalyANi began in a rather un-orthodox fashion and was carefully elaborated. The kriti with neraval and svarams was rendered well. The MS populariesed 'enta mAtramuna' and the kuntaLavarALi piece were both beautifully rendered.

The main tODi was very elaborate and played very touchingly. The kriti was rendered with a fitting round of svarams. The post tani part had tukkaDas which were popularised by MS and they were all rendered very well.

The overall playing and choice of pieces and rendering them to perfection were all very note worthy and made the concert much enjoyable. The percussionists gave very understanding support to make it all the more wonderful.