Sathya was happy to perform his second concert at vellore on the 5th Nov'06, this time for "Saraswathi Isai Arangam" an institution run by Mr & Mrs Surendran. It was indeed a memorable concert & rates this as one his best concerts with a great ambience. He had L Ramakrishnan on violin, Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on the mrudhangam and Prof Dr vellore A. R. Srinivasa on Morsing.

Here is the review of this concert from Dr Prof Srinivasan (also the morsing artist for the day) which had come to our email id:

Young Sathya is really a maestro to the core. The gay abandon with which he played was simply superb. With his dignified keyboard playing and maturity beyond age, he mesmerized the rasikas of Saraswati Isai Arangam , Vellore. The concert was held on Nov . 5th .

The brilliant violin support provided by young Sr i Ramakrishnan - a disciple of Vidushi Kanyakumari and the vibrant percussive support on the Mridangam by Thillaisthanam Sri Suryanarayanan , a worthy disciple of Guru Kumbakonam Sri Rajappaiyer added glory to the concert. I was very fortunate to have shared the concert platform by providing Morsing support. It is a matter of great pride for me to be addressed as the first Morsing artiste to have accompanied the young genius.

Sathya's father Sri Krishna Babu interspersed the concert with lucid and thought provoking comments. Sri Krishnababu kindled the interest and musical instinct of many a student of carnatic music who had gathered in large numbers for Sathya's concert. Starting off on a delectable note with the evergreen Sami ninne varnam in Sri , Master... no , no... maestro Sathya proceeded to serve a wholesome ,intellectually appealing Hamsadhwani ;Gam ganapathe . His grip over the Adi talam tisra nadai won accolades . A rich Mayamalavagaula portraying Sri Swati Tirunal's Devadevakalaya brought many a glimpse of Sri Semmangudi mama. Everybody listening to Sathya wondered how he could so vividly perform niraval & swaraprastharas on an alien instrument viz. Keyboard . Amazing karvais emanated from the masterly use of the 'sustain knob '.

The piece de resistance was however the brilliant alapana in Kalyani for Vasudevayani . Swaraprastharas in Kalyani ,Kambhoji and Ratipatipriya in the forward and reverse directions baffled the discerning audience . Not to deprive the rasikas of tani avartanam and also keeping in view the audience interest ( to listen maximally to Sathya ), Sri Surya & I rounded off with a brief spell. Arabimanam ( ragamalika ) as well as the surprise inclusion of a Hungarian dance no. based on Natabhairavi surprised the audience . Padmasri Lalgudi's tillana in Jonpuri was recieved well . A memorable concert at my hometown ...after a long ,long time …………………

Special mention has to be made of the Surendrans ( organisers )who provided wonderful hospitality to the artistes and a marvelous ambience for the rasikas.

Hats off to Sathya!! May God Bless him .

Dr. Vellore A.R.Srinivasan
No.4, Third Cross, Shanti Nagar,
Puducherry - 605 011.
Ph : 0413 - 2240682
Mobile : 99944 55627

Song details:

1. Varnam Sriragam - Adi
2. Gam Ganapathim - Hamsadwani (ragam & Swaram)
3. Ninuvina - Navarasa Kaanada - Rupakam
4. Chinna Natana - Kalanidhi - Adi
5. Balasarasamurali - Keeravani - Adi (ragam and Krithi)
6. Saraswathi (with raga alapana)
7. Deva Deva - Mayamalawagowla - Rupakam (with niraval & swaram)
8. Krishna nee Begane - Misra Mandu - Misrachappu
9. Raghuvamsa sudha - Kadhana kudhukalam - Adi
10. Konjum Purave - dedicated to MLV rasikas.
11. Arabinam vaithadharipar - Ragamalika - Adi
12. Vanathu Meedhu - Vallalar krithi
13. Vasudevayeni - Kalyana - Adi (ragam, swaram with ragamalika on kamboji, Rathipathipriya and Charukesi.
14. Lalgudi's Thillana - Jonpuri - Adi