December’05 concert review updates
16 Dec’05
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Arts Academy, Meenakshi College, Kodambakkam.
It was a different day, venue, co-artist and in particular ambience after the earlier day’s show for Jaya TV. It was an audience which was youthful, energetic and with great fragrance as the venue today was Meenakshi College for Women.
Sathya had to finish an exam today in his school and reached the venue in his uniform where he changed himself to the artist costume with his patent of a red line on his forehead. He started with Navaragamalika varnam in the appropriate speed and went on to perform two kalams with madhyama kala pramanam in the charanam. The team of Ananthapadmanaba – violin, Kumbakonam Saravanan – Mrudhangam, Papanasam Sethuraman – Kanjeera and Akyilesh – Sound Engineer and bass chord started enhancing the concert right from the word go and the first number really gave the indication of what was in store for the day.
Sathya took up Vathapi Ganapathim on Hamsadwani with crisp but spaced raga alapana and niraval on Pranavaswarupa. The kalapana swaram that followed was a real charm with interaction between Sathya and Ananthapadmanaba peaking with able support from Sri Saravanan and Sethuraman. He then went on to show glimpse of raga alapana on Suddha Dhanyasi before rendering Purandaradasar’s Narayanan krithi.
Sadimchane was rendered next starting with a good tempo and the team went on to jet speed while performing the charanam thus exhibiting Sathya’s talent in using the instrument and his fingering techniques. With elaborate raga alapana of Vasantha Sathya showed how this instrument can be handled to give out the nuances of carnatic i.e. gamakas with ease. Ananthapadmanaba probably gave his best of vasantha for his part. It was in the next krithi of Nagumomu Sathya showed signs of little lapse in concentration and he skipped playing the anupallavi.
Sathya came back with great presentation of Alaipayudhey and it almost sounded as if some one was really singing. His presentation of raga alapana on Charukesi as that of Ananthapadmanabha were well applauded by the audience and the full house hall was treated with bonus when Sathya performed swararagamalika with Valaji, Hamsadwani and Rathipathipriya. After elaborating in each raga Sathya went on to play an aruthi which took great applause. Saravanan and Sethuraman excelled in their thani and it was indeed a great opportunity for all laya lovers as they exhibited all the colours of athi thalam.
Inspired on working with Sri Chithraveena Ravikiran Sathya went on to perform one of his composition titled ‘Destiny’ o raga Boopalam which was presented with great care and perfection. Infact he sang the pallvi lines of the composition and it is to be mentioned here that his vocal chord was also very good.
The krithis Radhasamedha, Kuraionrum illai followed by Desh Thillana were all presented with precision and he made the audience involve themselves in the final number Raghupathy Raghava Rajajaram where almost the entire hall started chanting Rama nama. A succeful day indeed for Sathya and he has added few hundred more well wishers / rasikas in his bank.
It was a different day, venue, co-artist and in particular ambience after the earlier day’s show for Jaya TV. It was an audience which was youthful, energetic and with great fragrance as the venue today was Meenakshi College for Women.
Sathya had to finish an exam today in his school and reached the venue in his uniform where he changed himself to the artist costume with his patent of a red line on his forehead. He started with Navaragamalika varnam in the appropriate speed and went on to perform two kalams with madhyama kala pramanam in the charanam. The team of Ananthapadmanaba – violin, Kumbakonam Saravanan – Mrudhangam, Papanasam Sethuraman – Kanjeera and Akyilesh – Sound Engineer and bass chord started enhancing the concert right from the word go and the first number really gave the indication of what was in store for the day.
Sathya took up Vathapi Ganapathim on Hamsadwani with crisp but spaced raga alapana and niraval on Pranavaswarupa. The kalapana swaram that followed was a real charm with interaction between Sathya and Ananthapadmanaba peaking with able support from Sri Saravanan and Sethuraman. He then went on to show glimpse of raga alapana on Suddha Dhanyasi before rendering Purandaradasar’s Narayanan krithi.
Sadimchane was rendered next starting with a good tempo and the team went on to jet speed while performing the charanam thus exhibiting Sathya’s talent in using the instrument and his fingering techniques. With elaborate raga alapana of Vasantha Sathya showed how this instrument can be handled to give out the nuances of carnatic i.e. gamakas with ease. Ananthapadmanaba probably gave his best of vasantha for his part. It was in the next krithi of Nagumomu Sathya showed signs of little lapse in concentration and he skipped playing the anupallavi.
Sathya came back with great presentation of Alaipayudhey and it almost sounded as if some one was really singing. His presentation of raga alapana on Charukesi as that of Ananthapadmanabha were well applauded by the audience and the full house hall was treated with bonus when Sathya performed swararagamalika with Valaji, Hamsadwani and Rathipathipriya. After elaborating in each raga Sathya went on to play an aruthi which took great applause. Saravanan and Sethuraman excelled in their thani and it was indeed a great opportunity for all laya lovers as they exhibited all the colours of athi thalam.
Inspired on working with Sri Chithraveena Ravikiran Sathya went on to perform one of his composition titled ‘Destiny’ o raga Boopalam which was presented with great care and perfection. Infact he sang the pallvi lines of the composition and it is to be mentioned here that his vocal chord was also very good.
The krithis Radhasamedha, Kuraionrum illai followed by Desh Thillana were all presented with precision and he made the audience involve themselves in the final number Raghupathy Raghava Rajajaram where almost the entire hall started chanting Rama nama. A succeful day indeed for Sathya and he has added few hundred more well wishers / rasikas in his bank.
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