Concerts in Mumbai

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 01 Jul 2008, 12:38

Master Balamuralikrishna is currently learning from Shri PS Narayanswami. I was fortunate to attend his concert at Shanmukhananda recently during the golden greats series...Amazing concert...His Karaharapriya still remains fresh in my mind...An artist to watch out for...

saravanan · Post by **saravanan** » 01 Jul 2008, 19:43

Sikkil Gurucharan is also singing in SIES, Nerul.

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 04 Jul 2008, 13:20

The complete program at SIES, Nerul. I have mentioned Mr.TMKrishna. It was a mistake.

30-9-08 7.00 PM Bombay Sisters
1-10-08 7.00 PM Trichur Brothers (Srikrishnan Mohan & Ramkumar Mohan)
2-10-08 6.30 PM Ms.Gayatri Venkataraghavan
3-10-08 6.30 PM Ms.Geeta Ganeshan
4-10-08 6.30 PM Maharajapuram Ganesh Viswanathan
5-10-08 6.30 PM Ms.Gayatri Girish
6-10-08 7.00 PM Shri Mohan Santhanam
7-10-08 7.00 PM Kunnakudi Shri.M.Balamuralikrishna
8-10-08 7.00 PM Shri.Sikkil Gurucharan

Seems to be having few upcoming artists also. Not heard of many names in the list.... Also there is no information on accompanists.

nnramya · Post by **nnramya** » 09 Jul 2008, 10:52

I know this is a bit too late but I just got a chance to browse through rasikas after a long gap and was wondering if anyone could be kind enough to upload Prashant's concert again, for those of us who didn't get a chance to download it earlier.

Thank you!

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 17 Jul 2008, 09:50

A bump-up for this thread to remind Mumbai rasikas of two good concerts scheduled for this weekend. Smt. Priya Suresh, an excellent local artiste, will sing on Saturday as part of the talent promotion concerts at Jasubhai Hall in the Shanmukhananda complex. On Sunday, our talented forum member Kum. Sriranjani Santhanagopalan will perform. Details are available earlier in the thread. Looking forward to these concerts .

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 17 Jul 2008, 11:44

Thanks prashant although I will be bac only next Thursday. Look forward to more updates

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 23 Jul 2008, 15:22

I heard there's going to be a concert by Professor T N Krishnan in a few days. When is it? And where?

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 23 Jul 2008, 15:33

No idea although I believe he will be in town for the SSI centenary celebrations to be held at SFAS this Sunday 27 July.

July 26, of course, in an eagerly awaited concert, Sri TMK will perform supported by Sri Shriramkumar / Guruvayur Sri Dorai and Sri B.S. Purushothaman

appu · Post by **appu** » 24 Jul 2008, 05:05

July 26th, TN. Krishnan and the whole family including TN Rajam, Sangeeta Shankar, ragini shankar & nandini shankar will be performing in Thane, in a concert called "Magic of Strings" at 6:30 PM at Sri Ma Hall, Near Hiranandani Estate, Ghodbunder Road Thane.

All are welcome.

saravanan · Post by **saravanan** » 06 Aug 2008, 11:30

Concert in Shanmukhananda hall on 15/8/2008 at 6.30 PM

Smt .Nithyasree Mahadevan
Shri .M.A .Krishnaswamy - Violin
Shri Neyveli Skandasubramaniam - Mridangam
Shri H.Shivaramakrishnan - Ghatam.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 06 Aug 2008, 11:33

Vidvan Sri N. Vijay Siva will be performing in Mumbai on October 18 [Dombivli] and 19 [BRRS, Chembur].

Kum. Amrita Murali will accompany him on the violin and Sri N. Manoj Siva will provide mridangam support.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 12 Aug 2008, 09:29

The standard 'no missiles' and 'no rotten vegetables' disclaimers apply, please.

September 7, 2008 - 6:30 PM - Jasubhai Hall[ Shanmukhananda Complex], Matunga, Mumbai

Prashant Prasad - Vocal / Sri Shivkumar Anantharaman [a member of our forum]- Violin / Sri K.B. Ganesh - Mridangam / Sri Shaktidharan - Ghatam

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 12 Aug 2008, 09:59

All the best to you,Prashant and your team members.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 12 Aug 2008, 18:03

Prashant,

Good Luck! I am sure it will be a great concert!!!

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 12 Aug 2008, 18:46

Prashant ! good luck. I keep reading your posts. This will be a chance to meet you in person also.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Aug 2008, 19:59

Prashant,
Please post at least a few snippets from your concert; if possible, all of it.
Wishing the whole ensemble a super concert...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 12 Aug 2008, 20:28

Thanks Punarvasu, Ravi, vganesh and arasi for your encouragement. I will definitely share clips as long as I am able to record / get the recording.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 12 Aug 2008, 22:01

Prashant, that would be nice; had I been in town, I would have definitely attended your concert.

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 13 Aug 2008, 10:43

All the best Prashant

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 13 Aug 2008, 12:55

Will make it to the concert prashant...

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 13 Aug 2008, 13:45

All the best Prashant and knock it out of the park!

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 13 Aug 2008, 16:31

Cienu, shankarabharanam and bilahari - thanks, I'll try to do my best with the blessings of my Gurus.

shankarabharanam - do meet me at the concert. It will be nice to make your acquaintance after reading so many of your posts.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 14 Aug 2008, 10:08

Vidvan Neyveli Sri Santhanagopalan will perform a 4-hour concert at Fine Arts Society, Chembur, tomorrow at 5:30 PM. The accompanying artistes are:

Sri V.V. Srinivasa Rao - Violin
Mannargudi Sri Easwaran - Mridangam
Trichy Sri Murali - Ghatam
Alathur Sri Venkatesan - Khanjira
Sri Guruprasad Vedagiri - Vocal Support

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 14 Aug 2008, 11:10

Yes sure Prashant...I would be there for Neyveli's concert too...I have to for two reasons...one haven't heard Santhangopalan live for a long time and my cousin is providing vocal support...So looking forward to this...Can some one provide info on tickets...I am not a member of Fine Arts

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 14 Aug 2008, 20:39

shankarabharanam: tickets are avaiailable at the gate for what I anticipate would be a very reasonable fee - probably in the region of Rs. 100. Since I'm a life member, my knowledge on ticket rates is iffy. Sorry!

Nice to hear about your cousin providing vocal support to Neyveli Sir - looking forward to hearing him sing tomorrow.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 18 Aug 2008, 23:30

All the best Prashant - hope to be there for the concert...

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 27 Aug 2008, 14:27

Vidwan Sangitha Kalanidhi Nedunuri Krishnamurthy is performing at Shanmukhananda on Sunday at 10AM. I was told lunch would be served after the concert...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 27 Aug 2008, 14:43

Shankarabharanam: is there a flyer from SFAS announcing this? I knew about this concert but did not receive anything form SFAS yet.

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 27 Aug 2008, 18:35

I think this was not part of the scheduled concert...Its some kind of memorial concert where they are going to pay respect to Justice Shri Krishna's father who was also associated with the Sabha...I came to know from some one that they announced it during Nithyasree's concert..I called up the Sabha authorities and they confirmed it too...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 29 Aug 2008, 16:54

Accompanying artistes for Nedunuri Sir's concert: Peri Sri Sriramamurthy - Violin; Sri MLN Raju - Mridangam; Malladi Sri Ravikumar - Vocal Support

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 30 Aug 2008, 17:09

An email I received from SFAS today:

As announced at Sabha programmes on 15th & 17th August, the Centenary Year of B. Narayanaswamy....... former Vice President, Trustee and Member of Managing Committee of Sabha for 22 years; former President of the South Indian Education Society for 19 years; and connected with many other Cultural and Educational Associations / Institutions in Mumbai will be celebrated by S.I.E.S, Sabha supported by other Institutions at 10.00 a.m. on Sunday, 31st August, 2008 at Shri Shanmukhananda Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Auditorium.

The formal function lasting about 30 minutes will be followed by the Vocal Concert of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Nedunuri Krishnamurthy & Party.

We request you to attend the programme and also join us for Lunch thereafter.

Hon. Secretaries,
Shri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 07 Sep 2008, 22:13

Thanks to all of you for your encouragement, and thanks especially to Vijay for attending the concert. Here is the list of items our team presented earlier this evening:

Sri V. Balakrishnan â€“ Violin / Sri K.B. Ganesh â€“ Mridangam / Sri R. Shaktidharan â€“ Ghatam / Sri Raghu - Tambura

1. slOkA â€“ sadA bAla rUpApi â€“ hamsadhvani

2. varNam â€“ suraTi â€“ adi â€“ pallavi gOpAla ayyar

3. slOkA â€“ vyAsO naigama charchayah - nATa + gAna sudhA rasa â€“ nATa â€“ adi - dr. bAlamuraLikrishNA [S]

4. shri rAma nAma bhajanai â€“ aTANA â€“ adi â€“ pApanAsam sivan

5. entani nE varNintunu â€“ mukhAri â€“ rUpaka â€“ tyAgarAja [R, N at â€˜kanulAra sEvinCi kammani phalamulanOsagiâ€™, S]

6. annai jAnaki vandALe â€“ SankarAbharaNam â€“ misra CApu â€“ aruNACala kavirAyar

7. pari pAhimAm â€“ jaganmOhini â€“ adi â€“ maisUr vAsudEvACAr

8. EkAmranAtham â€“ gamakakriyA â€“ adi [2] â€“ muttusvAmi dIkSitar [R, N at â€˜panCAkSara mantra rUpam, prasanna rUpam, S, T]

9. rAgam.tAnam.pallavi â€“ suraTi â€“ adi [khaNDa gati] â€“ â€˜shrIpatE vEnkaTapatE vaikuNThapatE, nArAyaNa namO namastEâ€™ â€“ swara rAgamAlikA â€“ gAnamUrti, vasantA

10. viruttam â€“ naTarAjA pATTu [â€˜mAnADa mazhuvAdaâ€™] â€“ - munisvAmi mudaliar - rItigauLa, sAvEri, dhanyAsi, mAND, hindOLa, bEhAg, kIravANi, khamAs + iDattu padam â€“ khamAs â€“ adi â€“ pApanAsam sivan

11. mangaLa slOkA â€“ mangaLam kOsalEndrAya - khamAs

vikram · Post by **vikram** » 07 Sep 2008, 22:36

hi prashant - excellent collection. seem to have missed out on a really good performance. all the best !

any other concert you know coming up shortly in mumbai

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 07 Sep 2008, 22:43

WOW! Prashant. Great list!

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 07 Sep 2008, 22:48

Surati varnam & RTP both!!! What is swara ragamalika? Prashanth - can you please educate me?

-hari

venkatr · Post by **venkatr** » 07 Sep 2008, 23:04

Good Selection of Songs. Following conventional way- varnam raga used for RTP. I think Prashant means ragamalika swarams in the pallavi

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 07 Sep 2008, 23:24

Congratulations Prashant ! That was a great list .How long was the concert? Now look forward to Vijay's comments

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 08 Sep 2008, 02:03

Congratulations Prashant; waiting for the upload

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Sep 2008, 08:32

Waiting for Vijay's pronouncements and a sampling of the concert, Prashant. Such a good list!

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 08 Sep 2008, 11:55

I had landed up at Shanmukhananda Hall along with my folks on Saturday thanks to mixing up the dates! On Sunday I was held up by a couple of things and reached the venue only at about 7. By then I was told that a few pieces had been sung - only after looking at the list to I realize how much I missed - Sankarabharanam was already on by the time I took my seat!

An extended tani for Purvi Kalyani must have eaten into Prashant's concert plan and prompted him to seek a clarification on whether he could sing a Pallavi. We were fortunate that the gentleman addressed wasn't one of those crusty clock-watchers that one typically associates with the title of sabha secretary...an alaapana is a nebulous, amorphous being...like free verse, it confronts the artiste with limitless space. The dabbler enjoys the apparent freedom only until, starved of oxygen and beyond gravity's grasp , he vanishes into infinite nothingness. To beat thin air into shape, requires a voice and I allude, not to Prashant's somewhat high-pitched timbre that fetched a comparison with Musiri, but to that of the poet who polishes his burgeoning passion with discipline of technique...who knows what he wants to say and how to say it....such was Prashant's approach to Surati - unbounded in his love for the raga, yet mindful of lines that may not be crossed...it was a very competent concert overall - but it's always special to hear an artiste sing something he really enjoys.

The "swara ragamalika" was the result of the violinist failing to latch on to on to Prashant's Ganamoorthi. However he did a fine job overall - Purvikalyani was particularly good. The rhythm section, like I noted earlier, should have been more mindful of the watch considering that it was a 2 hour concert but provided great support otherwise.

I do wish Prashant makes an effort to try and get in a concert or two during the season. If nothing else, I hope we can have at least have the Prashant-Ram combo in Dec...

arunsri · Post by **arunsri** » 08 Sep 2008, 13:19

The concert was roughly 2 hrs 40 mins. As said by Vijay, the Tani was quite long (23 minutes) thereby eating into the RTP which could have been more elaborate. It was for about 20 min nevertheless, complete with anulomam exercise and interesting swaras. Very good support by the mdridangam/ghatam artistes. Quite in line with the song and the mood.

Prashant was quite unwell 2 days before the concert but that did not deter him from giving his best in terms of pure unadulterated classical music. Highlights to me were the beautiful swaras in nattai and mukhari (full of raga bhavam), and the gay abandon Surati. He would have done TNS proud with his ragamalika viruttam. Prashant also did subtle kanakkus in the swaras, but it never ate into the soukhyam aspects of his music. It is a lesson to be learnt by many who are in quest of thrill of kanakku right from the first line of a song or swaram. The violinist (like the audience) was very appreciative of Prashant's music going by the number of aha from him.

Kanakku should be like icing on the cake - in moderation, if the cake itself is not there, there can be no kanakkus. Too much icing also cannot be enjoyed.

Can this post (from Prashant's lilst onwards) be moved to concert review's thread?

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 08 Sep 2008, 13:24

Hey Prashant...congrats...missed it as i wasn't in town...Seems to a be a very good list...Hope to catch your concert in some other venue soon...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 08 Sep 2008, 14:33

Vijay and Arun have been extremely kind in their comments. I learnt a lot during this concert and have a lot of things I need to work on after this learning experience.

It's the perfect time for me to sincerely thank our tireless and erudite translator, rshankar. It is entirely due to his generosity in explaining the meanings of songs word by word, that I was able to render the aTANA, SankarAbharaNam and rAgamAlikA viruttam pieces. Heartfelt thanks also to arasi and Rajani who were also kind enough to provide clarifications especially for the naTarAjA pATTu.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 Sep 2008, 09:18

Prashant,

You are very welcome, and, as you know, it is always a pleasure.

Ravi

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Sep 2008, 09:40

Prashant,
You make us proud. A model student you truly are, enthusiastic and diligent. Your choice of songs speak of your fervor, and of those you learn from. Looking forward to listening to you in Chennai this December.
Meanwhile, a sampling would be nice!

Vijay and anusri,
Thank you for your writing-ups.. Yes, looking forward to listening to Prashant accompanied by Ram...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 09 Sep 2008, 19:19

Here's the RTP: https://www.yousendit.com/download/bVlD ... VGxMWEE9PQ

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 09 Sep 2008, 19:56

Congratulations Prashant!!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 09 Sep 2008, 20:25

Thanks Prashant, a feast to our ears.

Pravin Sitaram · Post by **Pravin Sitaram** » 09 Sep 2008, 22:23

Prashant,

No pictures?? - we would like to see the chinna vidwan in action too....

:-) Hope dad is putting his "new" camera to full use.

Pravin

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 Sep 2008, 22:27

Prashant,

That was very nice!