Sathya's concert at Calgary - April 19, 2009

Back to back concerts are always difficult particularly when it involves long air travel. Yes the artists traveled from Montreal to Calgary and after just few hours of rest presented a good concert which was well appreciated by all in the audience. Mr UdayThakor was in particular on the appreciation and blessings received by Sathya from Mr Mahindra Patel ho is considered to be a good musicologist working in The University of Calgary.

Sathya for the first time attempted to elaborate Dwajavanthi raaga aalapana and Sathya was so happy to have got applause not only from the knowledgeable audience but also from his mentor and uncle Embar Kannan right on stage.While there was graceful Charukesi from Sathya & Kannan, Poongulam Subramaniam was at his best all throughout and in particular in Thani avarthanam. The pattern he played for Akilandeswari was really appreciated as he brought in feel of Tabla for this song. Here is the video clipping link of the concert, thanks to Ms Arthi, student of Embar Kannan, who had helped in recording these clippings.





The RTP on ragam Sumanesaranjani was the highlight of the concert with Pallavi lines being "Vaa Guha Muruga Shanmuga - Valli Manla Vadivelava". The ragamalikla kalpanaswarams on Reethigowla, JOG, Shanmugapriya and Priyadharshini alternatively by Embar Kannan & Sathya with Sathya playing all the ragams on the reverse before concluding with a good korvai on Sumanesaranjani. The team work on this piece was very much appreciated by one and all.

The lit of krithis rendered were:

01. Varnam - Navaragamalika - Adi
02. Vinayaka - Hamsadwani - Adi (S)
03. Guruleka - Gowrimanohari - Kandachapu - (R,S)
04. Akilandeshwari - Dwajavanthi - Adi (R)
05. Adamodigaladha - Charukesi - Adi (R, S, T)
06. RTP - Sumanesaranjani - Tisra Triputa
07. Krishnamadhava - Vasanthi - Ekam Sai bhajan
08. Kaliyugavaradhan - Brindhavani - Adi
09. Thumburimeetidhava - Sindhubhairavi - Adi Tisra nadai
10. Bo Sambo - Revathy - Adi
11. VandheyMadharam - desh - Ekam

R - Raaga Aalapana, S - Kalpanaswaram, T - Thani avarthanam