Concert for GCMA on 02 Aug'08

Sathya had got a good oppurtunity in the 100 hour Marathon Carnatic Non stop Concerts organised by "Global Carnatic Music Association" at Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Vidwat Samajam performed by various artists. This event is a tribute to the doyen of Carnatic Music Sri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer celebrating the birth centenary year in addition to various other causes.

Almost all the leading, upcoming artists are participating in this Marathon effort orgaised by Sri Sashikiran and Smt Sudha Raghunathan and Sathya also got a good oppurtunity to show case his musical thoughts on keyboard. It was so blessing that a senior artist like Smt Radha Sundharesan enhanced this concert on violin with Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on Mrudhangam and Hariharasubramanian on Ghatam. Sathya's turn was after Ms. K. Gayathri's wonderful performance and it was indeed a challenge of sorts for Sathya to make the audience sit and listen to his concert after a vocal performance and made it with the grace of Almighty and a perfect team effort. .

Sathya started of with Sankarineeve in Begada with a outline of the ragam and also played few rounds KalpanaSwaram. He then took Kamakshi - Bhairavi Swarajathi with a raga alapana with the krithi rendered in the right kalapramanam which later was appreciated by the audience. Sathya then played a speedy number in Vidajaaladuraa in ragam Janaranjani set to Adi thalam and made every one to look at his ability to play a fast krithi. He then took alapana of Varali followed by the krithi Ka Va VA. Sathya finished the concert with a Narayanan Theerthar Tharangam in Kalyani which had a good round of applause for the way it was presented in two speeds. Smt Radha Sundherasn who had enhanced the concert with her very supportive and encouraging performance, after the concert said, "Having heard of Sathya and being first time seeing him perform, I was enjoying his style and his presentation rather their actually accompany him. I wish him all success and he is sure to come up very well in the near future". Suriyanarayanan and Hari were at their best today with great percussion support and enriched the concert level with good energy.

Sri Sashikiran on completion of the concert appreciated Sathya's performance and made special mention about the ragas Sathya had taken up for the day. He wished him all the very best for his future.

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http://sangeethamshare.org/sathya/017_GCMA_02Aug2008_Chennai-concert/