Friday Review - 29th Oct 2010

Celebrating with music

P. Vijayambika

Recital Navarati celebrations of the Swathi Sangeetha Sabha, Palakkad, featured fine Carnatic vocal concerts. P. Vijayambika










I t was a dual celebration for the Swathi Sangeetha Sabha, Palakkad. The organisation celebrated its fifth anniversary and the Navarati season with a three-day music fete.
The celebrations kicked off with a concert by up-and-coming vocalist N.J. Nandini at the Chinmaya Thapovanam hall. Jayaprakash Gopalan (violin) and Nandini's brother Nandagopal (mridangam) provided able accompaniment. The opening Bhairavi Ada tala varnam ‘Viriboni,' saw her rhythmic skill.
She rendered the pallavi and anupallavi in three speeds. An enlivening ‘Salakallala' of Tyagaraja (Arabhi), embellished with chittaswara and manodharma swara, was followed by an Anandabhairavi, that harmonised both lakshya and lakshana. ‘Pahitharakshu' (Adi tala, two-kala), a rarely-heard composition of Swati Tirunal, and an eulogy on the deity of the Mahadeva temple at Vaikam, was appended with cascading swarakalpana in two speeds. A short but exquisite Kalyani – Thalangampadi Panchanath Iyer's ‘Biranabrovayithe' (Adi tala-Thisranada) – was adorned with niraval and swarakalpana. Dikshitar's ‘Hiranmayeem' in raga Lalitha and Mysore Vasudevachariar's ‘Devadideava' in Sunadavinodini led to the main item – an exhaustive alapana of Madhyamavathi. Jayaprakash's solo saw some beautiful phrases.
Tyagaraja's ‘Rama katha sudha' was adorned with niraval and swarasanchara. The tani was followed by Swati Tirunal's popular padam ‘Aliveni' (Kurinchi), Vali's ‘Koovi Azhaithal' (Valaji) and Lalgudi's tillana in Desh.

Comments

  1. ur_sri_mriJanuary 16, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Dear Nandhini,

    I am from a music family at Tanjore. I grew up listening to music of stalwarts and that will stay with my blood for ever. I saw all your youtube clips on Raga Ratnam Yuva. It was simply superb and you are ALL in ONE blessed/gifted girl. I wish you all the very best. If you plan to teach, I would send two daughters who is already learning Carnatic music for few years now.

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