A veritable feast
P. SURYA RAO
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Fine vocal concerts marked the three-day Dasara Music Festival.
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The Dasara Music Festival organised by the State Department of Culture at G.V.R. Government College of Music and Dance in the spacious auditorium Gokaraju Laila Gangaraju Kala Vedika was not a success as far as the audience attendance is concerned. However the quality of the three concerts was high. The constant down pour and irritating drizzles deterred many rasikas in attending the music concert held in the three-day festival.
On the first day there was a fine vocal concert by vidwan P.V.V. Seshaiah Sastri, Principal, M.R.Government Music College, Vizianagaram and a singer of traditional style and sound pathantaram. His disciple, also a noted singer D.Vardhani, provided vocal support .
Seshaiah Sastri began with Maha Ganapathim in Nata and followed it with Anandamritakarshini in Amritavarshini, Mamava Sadajanani in Kanada rendering the keertanas with clear diction and rich raga bhava.
Maravairi in Nasikabhooshani was the main item for which Sastri did ample justice by presenting an enjoyable raga essay and fine swarakalpana. B.V.Durgabhavani, Mandapaka Nagalakshmi and S.Hanumanta Rao gave fine support to Seshaiah Sastri on violin, mridangam and ghatam respectively.
A melodious concert by Dr.Mandapaka Sarada of Visakhapatnam was featured on the second day. Sarada's style of singing satisfied both the connoisseur and the lay rasika. The ease and felicity in her voice allowed her to belt out a number of briga-laden raga sancharas, which were delightful. Her Amritavarshini was an excellent raga portrait.
The concert began with Sri Rajarajeswari in Charukesi followed by Gajananayutam in Chakravakam and Sundari ninu varnimpa in Arabhi. Sarada's rendition of Marakatavallim in Kambhoji came as a veritable feast . The concert came to a close with a lively thillana in Rasikapriya. V.Krishnaveni (violin), Mandapaka Nagalakshmi (mridangam) and M.Haribabu (ghatam) lent excellent support.
The final day's treat was an enjoyable vocal trio concert by P.L.Tulasi Viswanath, P.Janaki and B.V.Durgabhavani - all the three senior disciples of veteran vidwan Annavarapu Ramaswami.
The voices of the three singers blended very well to present a fine treat to the audience. They rendered Giriraja Suthe in Bouli, Durgadevi in Navarasakannada and Kanakasaila viharini in Punnagavarali with admirable understanding among them. Their individual merits came up in Tulasi's Simhendramadhyamam (Kamakshi of Dikshitar), Bhavani's Bilahari (Kamakshi) and Janaki's Kalyani (Sundari nee Divya roopamu).
The three singers vied with each other in rendering the respective ragas and swaras and successfully brought out their talents in the manodharma aspects. The trio was ably supported by P.Nandakumar on the violin, Dandamudi Sumathi Ramamohan Rao on the mridangam and M.Vijayakumar on ghatam.
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