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Shruti Laya Thyagaraja Aradhana, Feb. 12 2011

Shruti Laya started the 2011 music season with a celebration of Thyagaraja Aradhana. The event began with the traditional singing of Sri Ganapathini Sevincharaare, followed by the Pancharatna krithis. Area music teachers and students joined in the singing.

This was followed by three mini concerts. The first concert was by Smt. Saavitri Ramanand, supported on the violin by Sri. B.Raghuttam and on the mridangam by Sri. Murali Balachandran. Smt. Saavitri chose as her theme the krithis of Thyagaraja on other deities. The highlight of her concert was a brilliantly rendered Kalyani alapana followed by the Kovoor Pancharatna krithi "Ninnu nammi vacchina".

The next concert was by Smt. Lalitha Bhadrinath, supported on the violin by Sri. Vivek Rudrapatna, and the mridangam by Sri. Murali Balachandran. Her concert was marked by its high energy, starting with a vigorous rendition of "Anupama Gunambudhi" in Atana. She showed a completely different side of Kalyani in her alapana for "Sundari needivya roopamunu chooda".

The final concert of the day was by the mother - daughter duo of Smt. Satyabhama Rajalingam and Smt. Krishni Anandarajan. They chose as their theme the krithis of Thyagaraja on Music. In addition to well known krithis like Sobhillu Saptaswara, they rendered rarely heard gems like Seethavara Sangeetagnaanamu (Devagandhari) and Haridaasulu Vedale (Yamuna Kalyani).

Shruti Laya relishes this opportunity to bring our own local stars to the stage in this annual celebration. This forms a complement to our efforts to showcase the music students in our composers day events, like the recent Papanasam Sivan day. We would like to thank all the local artists who participated. Our grateful thanks are also due to the volunteer food donors Varalakshmi Ananthabhotla, Vijaya Mani, Suhasini Jonnavithula, Sharvani Srinivas, Sumathi Sumangali and Jaya Sundar, who made the long day possible, Mallikarjuna Dokku for video, Sundar Venugopal and Suhasini Jonnavithula for the photography and Subu Garikapati, Sriram Garikapati, Satish Kovvuri and Aswatha Narayana for help with the arrangements. And of course, to the wonderful audience that made all this possible.

Pancharatna Krithis .. Video













Pancharatna Krithis .. Audio

Sreeganapathini SowrashtraPlayPlay here to endDownload
Jagadananda NaataPlayPlay here to endDownload
Dudukugala GowlaPlayPlay here to endDownload
Saadhinchene Arabhi PlayPlay here to endDownload
Kanakana Ruchiraa VaraliPlayPlay here to endDownload
Endaro Mahanubhavulu SreePlayPlay here to endDownload

Smt. Saavitri Ramanad, B.Raghuttam Violin, Murali Balachandran Mridangam

Vidajaaladura JanaranjaniPlayPlay here to endDownload
Ninnu nammi vacchina Kalyani PlayPlay here to endDownload
Sompaina manasuto Ahiri PlayPlay here to endDownload
Vinayakuni valenu Madhyamavathi PlayPlay here to endDownload
Vadanadhyuti jitasoma (Traditional) PlayPlay here to endDownload

Smt. Lalitha Bhadrinath, Vivek Rudrapatna Violin, Murali Balachandran Mridangam

Anupama gunambudhi Atana PlayPlay here to endDownload
Telisi ramachintanato PurnachandrikaPlayPlay here to endDownload
Sundari needivya Kalyani PlayPlay here to endDownload
Gandhamu puyyarugaa Punnagavarali PlayPlay here to endDownload

Smt. Satyabhama Rajalingam, Smt. Krishni Anandarajan, Vivek Rudrapatna Violin, Prakash Venkatramanan Mridangam

Sangeetha Gnanamu Dhanyasi PlayPlay here to endDownload
Sobhillu saptaswara Jaganmohini PlayPlay here to endDownload
Seethavara Devagandhari PlayPlay here to endDownload
Sogasuga mridangataalamu Sriranjani PlayPlay here to endDownload
Ragasudha AndolikaPlayPlay here to endDownload
Haridasulu Yamuna Kalyani PlayPlay here to endDownload
Mangalam SowrashtraPlayPlay here to endDownload

Photographs

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