Shri S. U. Sitaram Memorial Concert - September 5, 2020

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prashant
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Shri S. U. Sitaram Memorial Concert - September 5, 2020

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Dear Rasikas: I hope everyone here is safe and healthy at this time.

While I am no longer active on this forum, it is very nice to still see some familiar names here. Warm regards to everyone.

Every year, our family organises a concert in memory of my grandfather Shri S. U. Sitaram. This concert is organised in collaboration with The Fine Arts Society, Chembur, an organisation he helped to found several decades ago. While we are unable to gather at the Sivaswamy Auditorium this year, we would not like to cancel this event, which is one of the high points of the year for us.

Therefore, on behalf of our family, I would like to invite you all to join us on September 5, 2020, at 7 PM IST, for a concert celebrating the centenary year of Shri S. U. Sitaram:

Vidvan Shri Ramakrishnan Murthy - Vocal
Vidvan Shri R. K. Shriramkumar - Violin
Vidvan Shri Vijay Natesan - Mridangam
Vidvan Shri N. Guruprasad - Ghatam

The concert will be streamed at: https://www.facebook.com/SUSitaramMemorialConcert/

A YouTube link will also be made available shortly.

We look forward to an evening of delightful music with these wonderful artistes, and hope all of you are able to enjoy the concert.

rajeshnat
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Best wishes prashant . Nice to see your family joining for the sake of music despite the current situation. Vijay Natesan the ex mumbaikar is also featured , we need mruduangam for sure with no pandemic excuses.

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Re: Shri S. U. Sitaram Memorial Concert - September 5, 2020

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Hello all:

The Facebook page of this event is updated with some music as well as several videos. Please check it for updates, and join us for the concert this Saturday at 7 PM IST.

A YouTube link will also be made available shortly.

prashant
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Re: Shri S. U. Sitaram Memorial Concert - September 5, 2020

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The link for the YouTube stream of the concert:

https://youtu.be/UuVyPQMTr8w

Please join us at 7 PM IST [9:30 AM EST] tomorrow!

rajeshnat
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Lovely concert . Intensely classical . Recording is fantastic. Looks some high prized microphones and mixers were used , the balance is fantastic. From Gowlipantu-dhanyasi-sriranjani -mangaLakaishiki-shankarabharanam(main)-behag-ragamaliga viruttam in huseni-saranga-varali-devagandhari-yamunakalyani were all well done. With roughly 50 plus mins post main and tani, I would have preferred a RTP and i would have liked little less tukkadas . Like santhanam or kvn he went for ragamaliga viruththam instead of slokhams .

RKM Krithi renditions were great with thoughtful composers and language spread. I would have bit more happier in swaras if there was bit more octave shift. RKM always has the KVN typecast ,this concert also had a lot of DKJ specials that i have almost forgotten. Vijay Natesan is really evolving and will likely be in the range of his extraordinary mrudangam guru TVG. RKSK caressed right . Ghtatam artist gave Guruprasad great support with lovely rotation.

Kudos to RKM-RKSK-VijayNatesan- Guruprasad. Special pranams to the family of Late SU Sitaram, they are doing a great service. I am assuming prashant is grandson of Sitaram.

Overall an excellent concert for 2 hours and 40 mins exclusive of speech
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rajeshnat
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May I know the composer and/or tunesmith of that RKM sings after ragamaliga viruttham . The thamizh lines start like sudhamum asudhamum - yamuna kalyani + Sindhubhairavi .

Pasupathy
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Re: Shri S. U. Sitaram Memorial Concert - September 5, 2020

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It is by Thayumanavar.
The tamil lyrics of the poem are:

சுத்தமும் அசுத்தமும் துக்கசுக பேதமுந்
தொந்தமுடன் நிர்த்தொந்தமும்
ஸ்தூலமொடு சூட்சமமும் ஆசையும் நிராசையுஞ்
சொல்லுமொரு சொல்லின் முடிவும்
பெத்தமொடு முத்தியும் பாவமொ டபாவமும்
பேதமொ டபேதநிலையும்
பெருமையொடு சிறுமையும் அருமையுடன் எளிமையும்
பெண்ணினுடன் ஆணும்மற்றும்
நித்தமும் அநித்தமும் அஞ்சனநி ரஞ்சனமும்
நிட்களமும் நிகழ்சகளமும்
நீதியும் அநீதியும் ஆதியோ டநாதியும்
நிர்விடய விடயவடிவும்
அத்தனையும் நீயலதெள் அத்தனையும் இல்லையெனில்
யாங்களுனை யன்றியுண்டோ
அண்டபகி ரண்டமும் அடங்கவொரு நிறைவாகி
ஆனந்த மானபரமே.

My guess (guess only) : Tunesmith is his Guru Shri R K ShriRamkumar.

rshankar
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Re: Shri S. U. Sitaram Memorial Concert - September 5, 2020

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A melodious, saukhyam-filled concert. Thank you Prashant!

Any pointers to the behAg composition, and the viruttam that precedes the verses posted by Pasupathy mAmA?

rshankar
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Pasupathy wrote: 06 Sep 2020, 17:45 It is by Thayumanavar.
The tamil lyrics of the poem are:

சுத்தமும் அசுத்தமும் துக்கசுக பேதமுந்
தொந்தமுடன் நிர்த்தொந்தமும்
ஸ்தூலமொடு சூட்சமமும் ஆசையும் நிராசையுஞ்
சொல்லுமொரு சொல்லின் முடிவும்
பெத்தமொடு முத்தியும் பாவமொ டபாவமும்
பேதமொ டபேதநிலையும்
பெருமையொடு சிறுமையும் அருமையுடன் எளிமையும்
பெண்ணினுடன் ஆணும்மற்றும்
நித்தமும் அநித்தமும் அஞ்சனநி ரஞ்சனமும்
நிட்களமும் நிகழ்சகளமும்
நீதியும் அநீதியும் ஆதியோ டநாதியும்
நிர்விடய விடயவடிவும்
அத்தனையும் நீயலதெள் அத்தனையும் இல்லையெனில்
யாங்களுனை யன்றியுண்டோ
அண்டபகி ரண்டமும் அடங்கவொரு நிறைவாகி
ஆனந்த மானபரமே.
Many of the concepts in these verses (suddhamum, asuddhamum; sthUlamum sUkshmamum; perumai, siRumai; nittamum, anittamum; etc.) remind me of Bharatiyar's 'cittinnai acittuDan iNaittAi, angu sErum aimbhUtattil iyalulagamaittAi' - metaphysical equivalents of matter and antimatter, I suppose.

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rshankar wrote: 07 Sep 2020, 07:00 Any pointers to the behAg composition, and the viruttam that precedes the verses posted by Pasupathy mAmA?
kanduga madakariyai (viruttam) is also verses of Thayumanavar
ILamariman Nayane- Behag- Swati Tirunal

rajeshnat
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The recording is not live audio and video mixed like a live concert . Lot of care is done to feed the audio , mix it, make corrections and sync with the video. A little compromise on live spontaneity . May be the concert was done in a well equipped digital studio or in some home which has all the prerequisites handled well to create a studio effect, prashant would know .

CRama
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A wonderful concert from RKM and the team. Very delighted to hear such a concert after the season. Nice selection of songs and excellent presentation.Thanks to Prashanth and family for organising this concert and sharing to the rasikas.

Nick H
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A couple of days late, but listening now. Very nice... Thank you!

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