Wishing every one a Very Happy New Year 2014

We feel happy to have had a great 2013 and the years before and look forward to 2014 and years ahead with the well wishes of people like you and with the Blessings of The Almighty!

December 25, 2013 concert for Sri Rama Baktha Jana Samajam, K. K. Nagar at Meenakshi College of Engineering.

It was once again another great presentation by Sathya and Team of  Sri. B. Ananthakrishnan on Violin, London Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mrudhangam Prof. M. Balachandar on Mrudhangam and Sri. Valangaiman Hariharasubramanian on Ghatam, with Sri. Raja on the PA at the Venue. 

It was so nice of Mr. Balachandar who had accepted our request to perform in the evening yesterday in spite of short notice and the Christmas Day concert was well received by a good number audience who once again were indeed learned rasikas!   

The list of songs performed are as under in this link 2013_KKnagar-Ramasamajam-2512_AK-LB-GHS and request you to evaluate after listening same and forward your opinion.

1. Mooladhara Murthy - Hamsadwani - Adi [S]

2. Nadasudha - Arabhi - Rupakam  - [R]

3. Buntureethikolu - Hamsanadam - Adi [S]

4. Bhudhamasrayami - Nattakurunji - Misrajampa

5. Kalikiyunte - Keeravani - Adi [R S T]

6. Kandanal Mudhalai - Madhuvanthi - Adi

Ps. S - Kalpanaswram, R - Raga aalapana, T - Thani Avarthanam

December 22, 2013 Concert for Perumbur Iyyappa Samajam!

A Memorable Concert being the First with Sathya new 'KORG MICROSTATION'. One more Korg in our family and now we have 5 children from Korg Pro, Korg TR64, Korg X50, Korg Micro X and now the 5th being KORG MICROSTATION!

By the Grace of The Almighty, it was a great coincidence that Sathya had performed his first concert with his KORG PRO, received from  Dr. Ravi Dattatreya, in Mahalingapuram Swamy Iyyappan Temple on the November 30, 2004 and now with this New Korg Microstation Sathya was blessed with the opportunity to perform for Perumbur Iyyapa Baktha Samajam for their Special Pooja Day in the premises of Perumbur Annadhana Samajam,  just behind Swami Iyyappa Temple. What a blessing and it only assures us all that we have come a long circle from November 2004 and we have just started the next Circle on this day December 22, 2013 in another Swami Iyyappa Pooja! Swamiye Saranma Iyyappa! 

This was more of a Listener's choice with more and more popular numbers performed with the team of Sri. SP Ananthapadmanabha on violin, Sri. Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on Mrudhangam and Sri. Sunil Kumar on Kanjeera! The concert also had the usual Kalpanaswaram in Ganapathiye varuvai, Ragam in Subapanthuvarali, thani avarthanam and Desh Thillana as well! It was not just the Iyyappa bakthas who just wanted Iyyappa songs or devotional only and hence every one enjoyed the pleasant concert. The details of the krithis performed are as follows and please do listen to the tracks in this link 2013_PeramburIyyappaBakthaSamajam-AP-TSN-KS evaluate and forward your opinion, if and when your time permits!

01. Ganapathiye Varuvai 02. Poi Indri Neiodu 03. Janani Jananee 04. Sriman Narayana
05. Karpoora Nayakiye 06. Sabarimalaiyil vandha 07. Kaliyugavaradhan 08. Adikondar Andha
09. Ayarpadi Maligaiyil 10. Pallikattu Sabarimalaiku 11. Bo Sambo 12. Alaipayudhey
13. Brahmamokate 14. Thedi unnai CharanAdaindhen 15. Thirupugazh 16. Kuraionrum Illai
17. Dhesh Thillana 18. Medlay.

December 17, 2013 Concert for RR Sabha at Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, PS Higher Secondary School, Mylapore.

This was indeed a great recognition for the instrument KEYBOARD and artists in Sathya to have got an opportunity to perform for the time under the aegis of RR Sabha, a renowned Music Forum in Chennai and also in an evening 7 pm slot! 

This concert was presented with Sri. Adyar D. Balasubramani on Nadaswaram, Sri. Adyar D. Senthilkumar on Thanvil and Sri. Kumbakonam Swaminathan on Mrudhangam. The team were well received by a good number of learned audiecne and they presented a good team effort!

The details of the songs performed are as under and do listen to the tracks in this link 2013_RR-Sabha_NB-TS-KS evaluate and forward your views, if & when you find time.

1. Pranamamyagam - Gaula - Adi - Mysore Vasudevachar [S]
2. Kailasanathana - Kambodhi - Misrachapu - Dikshidar [R]
3. Parathpara - Vachaspathi - Adi - Sivan [S]
4. Durmagachara - Ranjani - Rupakam - Tyagaraja [R]
5. TelisiRamachandra - Poornachandrika - Adi - Tyagaraja
6. Mokshamugaladha - Saramathy - Adi - Tyagaraja [R Th S T]
7. Kannan Thiruvadi - Sallabam - Ekam - Bharathiar
8. Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram - Ramdhun

ps. S - Kalpanaswram, R - Raga alapana, Th - Thanam, T - Thani Avarthanam. 

December 10, 2013 for MFAC - Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Chennai.

It was one of the concert venue which get a very learned rasikas for all concerts irrespective of the slots! This being a morning concert at 930 am on a working Tuesday morning we did not expect much crowd but we did have over 50 - 70 people who appreciated the team of Sathya with Kariakal Venkatasubramanian on violin, Sri. Trivandrum Balaji on Mrudhangam and Sri. Harihara Subramanian on Ghatam. The important being a senior citizen who actually came in little late as Sathya was playing Natakurinji alapana and after Shyama Sastri krithi Mayamma loudly announced that he was listening to an ecellent Instrumental raga elaboration after a long time and also asked the team to excuse him for having been late to the concert! A Humble person and an act indeed hard to see these days!

The details of the presentation is here under and please do listen to the tracks in the link 2013_MFAC-1012-KVS-TVB-GHS evaluate and give your opinion, when you find time!

1. Enna Puniyam Seidheno - Reetigaula - Misrachapu - Oothukadu Venkata kavi [S]

2. Mathurambikayam - Hemavathy - Rupakam - Dikshidar [R]

3. Mayamma - Nattakurunji - Adi - Shyama

4. Bhavayami - Yamankalyani - kandachapu - Annamaya

5. RTP - Sallabam - Kandajathi Triputa - Bharathiar [R Th P T]

    [Kannan Thiruvai Ennuga Maname Thinnam Azhiya Vannantharume]

6. Yeppadi Padinaro - Bheemplas - Adi - Sudhananda Bharathi

7. Thillana - Dwajavanthi - Adi - Lagudi G. Jayaraman

December 03, 2013 Inaugural Concert of Brahma Gana Sabha!

It was indeed a greatest day for Sathya as this concert was attended by a fairly good crowd and most importantly by the Legendary Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna sir, who took his time and stayed back to listen to his sishya's performance for almost half an hour after he inaugurated the Music Festival 2013 of BGS at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium!

Sathya aptly stared the concert with his Guru's composition 'Pari Pari' in Hamsadwani and we could see the blessings of the Legendary Guruji with his acknowledgement for good phrases and also during the kalpanaswarams. The team of Smt. Padma Shankar on violin, Sri. J. Vaidhyanathan on Mrudhangam and Sri. K. V. Gopalakirshnan on Kanjeera enjoyed every moment of his stay and were really blessed. The audio team also presented a good work and the concert was indeed a great success!

Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna ji, while leaving the hall had praised Sathya and the team's presentation so highly with Sathya's grand father who was overjoyed with the Legendary's presence! The details of the krithis performed are as under and we request you to kindly spare some time to listen to the tracks in the link 2013_BGS-concert-dec0313 and give your feedback, when you find time!

This concert also had been covered by DD Podhigai in their Marghazhi Music festival telecat on the Inauguration of BGS with with clippings!

1. Pari Pari - Hamsadwani - Adi - Dr. BMK [S]

2. Gurulekha - GauriManohari - Kandachappu - Tyagaraja [R]

3. Angarakam - Suruti - Rupakam - Dikshidar

4. Anandha Rakshaka -  Jalavarali - Adi - Koteeswara Iyer [R] 

5. Sarojadhalanethri - Sankarabaranam - Adi - Shyama [R S T] 

6. Varuvai Varuvai - Baghyashree - Misrachapu - Bhaathiar (music tuned by Sathya)

7. Thillana - Kaapi - Adi - Lalgudi G. Jayaraman

Ps. S - Kalpanaswaram, R - Raga Alapana, T - Thani Avardhanam