Concerts in March 2009

1. March 11th, Hassan (Hulgundi)
2. March 3rd, All India Radio - Special Recording (Compositions of Muthiah Bhagavathar)
3. March 14th, Mumbai
4. March 15th, Mumbai
5. March 21st, Nada Inbam, Chennai

Manjeri Concert

The concert at Manjeri (near Kozhikkode) went off pretty well.

There was an advance request for kambhoji which I sang as main.

On the violin was Sri Palakkad Swaminathan, on the mridangam was one of the most senior artists from Kerala Sri Parassala Ravi and Sri Shantaram accompanied me on the khanjira.

The list:

1. pranamamyaham - gowla - adi - mysore vasudevacharya (S)
2. sri mathrubhutam - kannada - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar (S)
3. marivere dikkevarayya - shanmugapriya - adi - patnam subramanya iyer (R,N,S)
4. enraikku siva kripai - mukhari - misra chapu - neelakanta sivan
5. bhogindra shayinam - kuntala varali - khanda chapu - swati tirunal
6. evari mata - kambhoji - adi - thyagaraja (R,N,S)
7. sapashyath kausalya vishnum - jonpuri - adi
8. manasa sancharare - sama - adi - sadasiva brahmendra
9. mangala shloka in sama

The concert was scheduled to begin at 5:30 and hence the organisers had booked me on a return bus at 8:40pm - but due to some delays, we could start only at 6:30 pm and hence it was a photo finish to the bus stand!!!

Concert at Sringeri

Just back from a concert at Sringeri. It turned out to be a rather tiring trip - what with the gruelling bus journey in, unfortunately, one of the rearside seats!!!

I was accompanied by Sri HK Narasimhamurthy on the violin and Sri Palladam Ravi on the mridangam.

The list follows:

1. shloka on adi shankara followed by 'chede budhi manura' - athana - adi - thyagaraja (S)
2. meru samana - mayamalavagowla - adi - thyagaraja (N,S)
3. chera ravadhemira - reetigowla - adi - thyagaraja (R,S)
4. eti janmamidhi - varali - misra chapu - thyagaraja (R)
5. kripa joochutaku - chaya tarangini - adi - thyagaraja
6. kaligiyunte - keeravani - adi - thyagaraja (R,S)
7. ragamalika shlokam 'omkara panjara shukeem' followed by 'sharade karunanidhe' - hameer kalyani - misra chapu
8. sarvam brahmamayam - madhuvanthi - adi - sadasiva brahmendra
9. jagadodharana - kapi - adi - purandaradasa
10. sri rama jaya rama - yadukulakambhoji - khanda chapu - thyagaraja followed by mangala shlokam in the same ragam

The concert started later than usual because the programs before mine were delayed and the violinist had a bus to catch at 8:30pm!!!!

So for the first time in my life, I had two violinists accompanying me - one till the main raagam and the second from then on!!!

I enjoyed the supporting crowd and more importantly was thrilled to see so many little kids meticulously writing down whatever was being sung.