Thursday, May 31, 2007

30th May concert at Thirunageswaram Temple







A pleasant journey with an opportunity to visit and perform at the Sri Raghu Baghawan Temple premises was indeed a great thing for Sathya. The way sri Sridhar Gurukal and team took care of us was indeed appreciated and the little time we spent in Sri Gopalan's house was also real precious one.

The concert in the evening was enhanced by Sri B Ananthakrishnan on violin, Sri Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on mrudhangam and Kalaimamani Sri T.R. Govindarajan on special thavil. It was indeed the first time Sathya was performing a full length concert along side a thavil vidwan and he was very happy on same. As suggested by the Thavil vidwan Sathya started the concert with a Mallari set to Adi thalam followed by krithis of the choice of the audience. Sathya decided to go for this as it was for the first time he was here performing and also wanted to involve the audience and to impress the value of playing carnatic on keyboard.

All the artists did a commendable job and the team was appreciated very much by a large audience turn out. Ananthakrishnan was very appreciative for the Hamsadwani kalpanaswaras of Sathya, Swaramyagam - a navagraha krithi on Ramamanohari of Dikshidhar and also the patterns for the Saranga Tharangini and Mayamalawagowla swara prayogams. Sri Sridhar gurukal, the organiser, informed that this concert was rated as the best of the evening programmes which were held for the last ten days. The celebrations was for the Vaigasi Visagam Thiruvizha. A video clipping is available in the link http://tinyurl.com/2bktaq

The song list performed were:

01. Mallari - Gambeera Naatai - Adi
02. Vathapi Ganapathim - Hamsadwani - Adi
03. Smaramyagam - Rama Manohari - Rupakam
04. Entharomahanubhavulu - Sri - Adi
05. Sri Chakra Raja - Raagamalika - Adi
06. Chinanchirukiliye - Ragamalika
07. Samana Rahithey - Sarangatharangini - Rupakam
08. Eppovaruvaro - Jonpuri - Adi
09. Medley of old songs.
10. Thirupugazh - Shanmugapriya - Misra Chaapu
11. Adikondar - Mayamalwagowla - Adi
12. Bo Sambo - Revathy - Adi
13. Chandrasekara - Sindhubhairavi - Adi
14. Kuraionrum illai - Ragamalika - Adi
15. Medley of classical numbers.