Veenotsav 2010

BGS & Mudhra
Veenotsav 28 Aug 2010

While the concept of many veenai concerts is indeed wonderful, half an hour is too short.


5 pm
R S Jayalakshmi - PBV Krishnamachari - N Rajaraman

vAtApi gaNapatim - hamsadvani - Adi - MD (S)
nidhi chAla sukhamA - kalyANi - misra cApu - T (RtNST)
venkaTa giri nAtA - rEvati - Adi - Suddananda Bharati

quick svarams in hamsdavani. very moving and crisp kalyANI


5:30 pm
B Kannan - Chidambaram S Balashankar - Chandrasekhara Sarma

mAmayil mIdErivA - latAngi - Adi - Meenakshi Subramanian
RTP - hEmavati - Adi(2 kaLai) sama eDuppu, 6 aridi
srutilaya svarUpiNi vINAvAdini sangIta sAmrAjya

The pallavi was very nice and hEmavati was enjoyable.


6 pm Meeting

Sri A Natarajan spoke and formally inaugurated.


6:30pm
E Gayathri - Mudhra Bhaskar - E M Subramaniyan

muddumOmu - sUryakAntam - Adi - T (short sketch S)
srI pArthasArathinA - suddha danyAsi - Adi - MD (RS)
srInivAsa tiruvEngaDa - hamsAnandi - Adi - PS (R with graha bedam to hindOLam)
muruganin maru peyar - bEhAg - Adi

neat rendition of songs. enjoyable AlApanais. nice svarams.


7 pm
Kalpakam Swaminathan - Chidambaram Balashankar - E M Subramaniyan

srI mahAgaNapatim - aTANA - Adi - JCW (short sketch S)
dEvi mInAkshi - kalyANi - rUpakam - Tacchur Singachar (Rt)
sogasugA nAtO - sahAnA - misra cApu - Sarangapani (R)
charaNu charaNu - senjuruTTi -rUpakam - Anai Ayya (short sketch)

very moving kalyANi and an emotive sahAnA.


7:30 pm
Kalyani Ganesan - V M Ganesan - N Rajaraman

kanukoNTini - bilahari - Adi - T (short sketch)
padavini sadbaktiyu - sALaga bhairavi - Adi - T
durusukha krupajUchi - sAvEri - Adi - SS (R)
srI kamalAmbikE - srI - kaNDa Ekam - MD (short sketc)

this sAvEri was my pick for the day. very neat presentation again.


8 pm
T N Seshagopalan - Madirimangalam Swaminathan - E M Subramaniyan

mEru samAna - mAyAmALavagauLA - Adi - T (RNS)
abhayAmbA - sahAnA - misra cApu - MD
mAyammA - Ahiri - Adi - SS
bAgAyanayya - chandra jyOti - Adi - T
divAkara tanujam - yadukula kAmbhOji - MD
rAgamAlikA tAnam in varALi, dvijAvanti, kIravANi, bEgaDa, latAngi, Anandabhairavi, bEhAg, suruTTi
savEri padam
hariguNa - marua bEhAg
mangaLam

I had to leave as he began the yadukulakAmbhOji. nice beginning for the concert. the MMG and sahAnA were both very nice.

R S Jayalakshmi, Nada Inbam

R S Jayalakshmi - T K Ramakrishnan

Veenai Fest, Nada Inbam
20 Feb 2010. 6 pm

viribhONi (varNam) - bhairavi - Adi - PA (sketch)
vinAyaka - haMsadhwani - Adi - VK (S)
mAmava sadA (?) - nATTaikurinji - rUpakam (R)
ninnE nammiti - simhEndramadhyamam - misra cApu - MV (RNS)
bOgIndra sAyinam - kuntaLa varALi - kaNDa cApu - ST
kaddanavAriki - tODi - Adi - (R, T in tODi, sahAnA, valaji, haMsAnandi, kAnaDa, kApi, NS)
tani

Very good concert it was. The felicity with which Smt. Jayalakshmi was handling the instrument was exceptional. The presentation of kritis and manOdarman were all very good too. The mridangist was perfect for the occasion. Great concert

R S Jayalakshmi, Nada Inbam

R S Jayalakshmi - Thanjavur Kumar - N Rajaraman

SVK Birthday Series. Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha
19th April 2008, 6 pm

chalamEla - nATTaikuranji - Adi - Rangaswami Nattuvanaar
jaya jaya padmanAbha - maNirangu - Adi - ST (short sketch)
appa rAma bhakti - kAmavardini - rUpakam - T (RNS)
akhilANDEsvari - dvijAvanti - Adi - MD
parama purusha - vasantA - Adi - ST (short sketch,S)
janani ninnuvinA - rItigauLa - misra cApu - Subbaraya Sastri (R)
sarOja daLa nEtri - shankarAbaraNam - Adi - SS (RTNS)
rAgamAlikA tAnam in ghana pancha rAgams
tani Avarththanam
annapUrNE - sAmA - Adi - MD
bAmarO - kEdAragauLa - misra cApu - K (short sketch)
marubAri - khamAs - Adi
bhajarE yadunAtam - pIlU - Adi
venkaTAcala nilayam - sindhubhairavi - Adi - PD (short sketch)
tillAnA - danAsrI - Adi - ST
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

It was a nice concert. Smt Jayalakshmi kept the audience captive with very enjoyable music. The kalpitam and manodarmam were both equally enjoyable. The accompanists did a good job while accompanying and during the tani.

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.