Showcasing talent
GUDIPOODI SRIHARI
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Keerthana celebrated its eleventh anniversary with a two-day musical extravaganza.
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TALENT SHOW Kamli Swaroop and Varshini (below) proved that they are on the threshold of becoming good musicians.
Keerthana dedicated to the art of classical music, especially Carnatic music, celebrated its 11th anniversary, at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan with an interesting musical event.
Kamala Ramani, a reputed vocalist and the backbone of Keertana felt that giving exposure to children would propel them to greater heights in music. Keerthana has been trying to build a choral group to present experimental themes through instrumental music. The event exposed some of the budding talent.
The invocation to Saraswati in the popular swarajati, Varaveena Mrudupani in Mohana, began the show. Varshini and Arjun, who performed early in the show, made their presence felt. Varshini's Gjnamosagarada in Poorvikalyani with swarakalpana and a thillana in Hamsanandi respectively were interesting.
Arjun's Sobhillu in Jaganmohini, Purandaradasar's Srikanthe in Kanada and a tillana in Hamsanandi were notable. Kantiswaroop, a young musician featured next making Shanmukhapriya a great experience. Paluvicharamula was the kriti in this. Sankarabharanam (Manasu Swadheena) and the neraval and swaram in that was rendered as the main piece. Then came the experimental fusion joined by voices and instruments. A ragamalika of Malayamarutham, Ranjani and Bahudhari joined also by a violin, two veenas, a flute, mridangam, ghatam and morsing with about thirty boys and girls made it a memorable exposition. They set a pallavi that repeated musically, as the composition went on. This proved the highlight of the first day's events. D. Seshachari, the younger of the two Hyderabad Brothers was felicitated.
The second day began with a brief dance number in the Kuchipudi style conducted by Vempati Chinna Satyam's daughter Balatripurasundari. The dancer was Vandana. It was a traditional sabhavandanam that opened the second day's show. Then a group presented compositions of Annamayya, Ramadasu and Thyagaraja adding interludes between voices and instruments. Inte Mudduladi in Ananda Bhairavi and Saranu Saranu in Jenjhuti, both by Annamayya, Bhajare Sriraamam of Ramadasu in Kalyani and Varaleela Ganalola in Sankarabharanam of Thyagaraja, figured in this program. U.S.-based vocalist Amani gave a brief concert marked by Bhairavi for a rare Vasundhara Tanaya of Swathi Tirunal's. She proved a good singer.
Next programme was an ensemble of six veenas, two violins and a flute. The composition they played was in Mayamalavagowla.
On the occasion, P. Surya Rao, noted vocalist of Vijayawada was felicitated.
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