Sunday, January 07, 2007

Nanganallur Sri Anjeneyar Temple concert 30th Dec’06





It was indeed a great platform for Sathya to finish off the year 2006 in this concert at Nanganallur Sri Anjeneyar Temple as part of the 32nd Annual Hanumar Jayanthi festival. L Ramakrishnan on violin, Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on Mrudhangam and Harihara Sebramaniam on the Ghatam were the team members for this concert with Sathya. Before the concert began Mr Parthasarathy, Organiser informed that the hall will have its capacity audience for Sathya and it was indeed packed by around 520pm. The concert was from 5 – 630pm but got extended till almost 7pm. The next concert to be performed was by Sangeetha Kalanithi Sri T. N. Seshagopalan.

Sathya started the concert with Abogi varnam and did 3 kalams which was applauded by the knowledgeable audience. It was indeed a new experience for Sathya to hear almost 7 to 8 hundred people giving applause after his krithis and this will definitely enhance his confidence further on. Ramakarishnan, Suriyanarayanan and Harihara Subramaniam played their roll to their best and the thani was indeed crisp & sweat. As mentioned by a rasika the alapanas by Sathya and Ramakrishnan for Vasantha & Aberi were great. The kalpanaswaras for Vasantha, Nalinakanthi and Aberi werereally enjoyable.

Being a Saturday Sathya performed Diwakaradhanujam on Yadhukulakambodhi – a Dikshidhar’s Navagraha krithi on Lord Saneeswarar. During the main piece of Nagumomu in Aberi Sathya took to second speed while playing the charanam and completed with an arudhi which probably did not come to Sathya’s liking, even though there was ao grammatical error. Also it was found difficult for the percussion artists to play thani at that speed, a point for Sathya to remember in future. Sathya gave a brief alapana for all the ragas of the ragamalika Krithi Kuraionrum illai and it was very much appreciated by the audience. The list of krithis performed are as follows:

01. Varnam - Abogi – Adi
02. Sri Mahaganapathim – Attana _ Adi
03. Seethamma Mayamma – Vasantha – Rupakam (Ragam & K’Swaram)
04. Diwakarathanujam – Yadhukula Kambodhi – Dhruva Thalam
05. Manavyalakim – Nalinakanthi – Adi (Kalpanaswaram)
06. Ramananu Brovara – Harikambodhi – Rupakam
07. Nagumomu – Aberi – Adi (Ragam & K’Swaram)
08. Jagadhodharaka – Kaapi – Adi
09. Venkatachalanilayam – Sindhubhairavi – Adi
10. Kuraionrum Illai – Ragamalika – Adi
11. Bhajan on Sri Anjaneya.