Gayathri Venkataraghavan & Aruna Ranganathan concerts

I had been to two concerts on the same day. I walked into Ragasudha a little late for the following concert.

Gayathri Venkataraghavan - BU Ganesh Prasad - N Manoj Siva

Music Circle, Raga Sudha
23 March 09. 6 pm

nATTai varNam
lambOdaramavalambE - kAmbhOji (short sketch, NS)
nija mukha rAmA - kIravANi (RNS)
nIvADa nE gAna - sArangA (S)
mOkshamu galadA - sAramati (R)

The varNam was just finishing. Kritis were well rendered. kAmbhOji was ok. kIravANi AlApanai was good. The neraval svarams exercises for both kAmbhOji and kIravANi and the svarams from sArangA were good in parts.

I left during the sAramati and went to the concert listed below.

Aruna Ranganathan - Amritha Murali - Melakaveri K Balaji

Umayalpuram Swamy Bhagavathar Memorial Concert Series
Nadopasana, Dakshinamurthy Hall, PS High School
23 March 09. 6:30

tanavAri - bEgaDa
kanna tanRi - dEvamanOhari (RS)
emAnadichEvO - sahAnA (RS)
dAtsukOvalEnA - tODi (RNST)
suruTTi kriti of Thyagaraja (R)
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram

The dEvamanOhari AlApanai was being wrapped up as i entered. The kritis were well rendered. sahAnA and tODi were both good.