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Young musicians impress
THE THREE-DAY celebration of the sixth anniversary of Carnatica at the Raga Sudha Hall showcased the dedicated efforts of S. Sowmya and K. N. Shashikiran in promoting the glory of Carnatic music and nurturing young talent by spotting them at the right time.
On September 8 was featured a talent show by the students from Carnatica's Gurukulam and a variety music programme by the members and staff of Carnatica's Talent Hub.
The students of Carnatica are of different age group and hail from varied backgrounds; nevertheless the presentation by each of them won the appreciation of the gathering and was a moment of deep satisfaction and pride for the teachers and parents.
On September 9, Ragaanubhavam, Carnatica's annual event featured the three Janyaragas of Karaharapriya - Sriranjani, Abhogi and Jayamanohari.
Recordings of some old masters singing compositions in these ragas were played followed by discussions by musicians and musicologists. S. Sowmya presented kritis in the three ragas as well as a pallavi in Sriranjani.
On the third and final day, Culture Awards were presented to personalities and organisations for their services to the cause of Carnatic music.
The recipients included Toronto Venkatraman, president, Bhairavi Fine Arts, U.S., and Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana, S. V. Krishnan, Secretary, Nada Inbam, K. S.
Mahadevan, senior music critic, Kovai Sri Krishna Sweets (for propagation of culture) and Radel Electronics (for innovative use of technology). While the address by Madhan, cartoonist and journalist, who was the chief guest, was sprinkled with humour, the presidential address by T. V. Venkataraman, former Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu was more on a serious note tracing the richness of Carnatic music and its roots in Tamil Isai.
Mohan Parasaran, Chairman, Carnatica Archival Centre, and V. V. Sundaram, patron of music felicitated. The curtain came down with a lively vocal concert by T. M. Krishna accompanied by R. K. Sriramkumar on the violin and Arun Prakash on the mridangam.
LAKSHMI VENKATRAMAN
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