Oct 6th Concert of Thajavur Sankara Iyer

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 27 Sep 2007, 10:38

As part of our Monthly concert series , we are Happy to announce the next program :

Date 6th October 2007Time 4.30 pm onwards

Which incidentally is WORLD ELDER'S DAY.

Vocal By Thanjavur Sankara Iyer
Accompanied on the
Violin by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan
Mridangam by TK Murthy
Khnajira by Neyveli Venkatesh
Venue : The residence of our own Sree Neyveli Santhanagopalan.

â€œPeriyva Pichaiâ€

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 27 Sep 2007, 19:53

WOW!
Our thanks to Sri Santanagopalan, the eternal vidyArthI, and guru extraordinaire!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Sep 2007, 20:03

Thanks for the announcements. We rue our lot for being too far away. It will still be a small consolation if the flow of pictures/audio/video continue so that we can maintain our links vicariously!

Let me convey my advanced praNaams to the time-honoured Elder vidvaan and viduShI.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 27 Sep 2007, 21:24

CML,
And on Elders Day too!

Rajumds,
Hats off to you and the behind-the-scene 'labor of love' of all music lovers for their service. 'Should not miss' line up too.

Vidyaarthi's offering of the venue and the pakka vAdyams for the great elder is all very impressive! We are fortunate indeed to have him in our midst at the forum.

Hope Kalpakam Swaminathan's concert and the youngster's to follow get well attended too.

Wish we were there!

mri_fan · Post by **mri_fan** » 28 Sep 2007, 01:16

This sounds like it will be great....wishI could be there

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 28 Sep 2007, 01:18

Wow, what a great finale set of concerts for the year!!

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 28 Sep 2007, 13:29

I will give you the Directions to reach the house.

From any point in chennai reach the West KK Nagar from Ashok Pillar there is a straight road going and at the end of the road there will be a right turn and also a left turn. The road on the left goes to Nesappakkam.

From that point i will give you the exact location.

At the Nesappakkam entrance road as u proceed straight you will see two petrol bunks on the left.
After the bunks turn left. Proceed on the same serpentine road until you reach a point where the road will automatically turn to right . Before this there will be a crematorium also. After you turn right you look for a Church with big red cross on your right. Just opposite to the Church there will be a small road going which is not generally visible but if you are driving slowly and able to see the Church then you cannot miss this turn. After you turn left go till the end of the road and you will see Santanam Sir's house facing you.
If you miss this left you will have to take the Next Left which is just adjacent to Nellai Stores after that you hv to take first left and then last right. This will also lead to his house. The first left street will be written as "Ezhumalayan Street".

Santanam Sir i hope i hv given correct location.

If you are proceeding from Pondicherry guest house you proceed further towards south and then take the last right which is Nesappakkam entrance road which i have mentioned in the beginning.

Hope the directions are clear.
J.Balaji

vidyaarthi · Post by **vidyaarthi** » 28 Sep 2007, 21:58

Friends,I myself didn't know that it is World Elders day.
Sankara Iyer sir is more than a guide,friend,philosopher to me and to many more others.
I welcome all of you with so much aanandam to the concert of the doyens;Come,enjoy the divine music and recieve Sri.Sankara Iyer's and Sri.Murthy sir's blessings.
Balaji ji,you are truly my dear friend;Thanks for the clear directions.
Neyveli Santhanagopalan.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 28 Sep 2007, 22:20

Great concert & great team indeed. I have been longing to hear Sri Sankara Iyer singing. For those unfortunate people like me who are outside chennai, can a recording of the program be provided?

-hari

rasaali · Post by **rasaali** » 28 Sep 2007, 23:17

Is it in any way possible to share a recording of this concert with rasikas? A lot of us are outside chennai? Not only is this a senior vidwan but it is also a rare occasion to hear Sri GJR accompanying.

Thanks!
R

mri_fan · Post by **mri_fan** » 02 Oct 2007, 09:28

I third the motion!

bhaktha · Post by **bhaktha** » 02 Oct 2007, 10:31

The reason why so many of us want the recording is not just because we'll not be able to attend the concert in person; but also because concerts of maha jambavans like tanjvoor shankara Iyer must be preserved for posterity...It's not that we get to hear such masters very often and when we do, I personally feel it's important that the concert is recorded...Thanks in advance...
-bhaktha

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 02 Oct 2007, 15:16

Regret my iniabiliity to be a part of this momentous occasion on account of my travel commitments. Wishing the event all the best and yes, do look forward to the recording!

uday_shankar · Post by **uday_shankar** » 02 Oct 2007, 15:44

Ha! Now that I got vijay out of the way, I'll be sure to attend it

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vijay · Post by **vijay** » 02 Oct 2007, 16:10

Ah I didn't realize I had that effect on people...maybe I should consider using a deo!

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 06 Oct 2007, 14:39

Just 2 more hours to go, may be I should have sent this remainder post few hours before...

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 06 Oct 2007, 19:27

I am very sad to be missing both these concerts.

I had hoped to be there for there first --- what a star-studded evening, but the British Airways fare structure was against me and my ticket would have been much more expensive for flying on the date I wanted; I had to choose an earlier date.

I'm most sad that I have missed the opportunity to see T K Murthy play from close up, and in our relatively informal atmosphere.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 07 Oct 2007, 09:58

Unfortunately i couldnt come yesterday. any reports???

and Kalpakam mami concert might most prolly be postponed to Nov 3rd.