Promising fare
B.R.C. IYENGAR
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Fine selection of items marked flute recital by Hemanand Narayan of Tirupati.
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Hemanand Narayan has good imagination and a will to perform.
Artistes in the field of playing flute are fast dwindling, for the simple reason that it is a difficult instrument to play and there are no competent gurus either. More importantly, lack of encouragement is also a discouraging factor. Kalasagaram gave an opportunity to Hemanand Narayan of Tirupati to perform on the instrument last week. T. Hemamalini accompanied him on the violin, Tanjavoor Ramdas on the mridangam and Trivandrum Rajagopal on the kanjira.
Narayan has indeed good command on the instrument, but his strength in playing at the mandara sthayi is evidently inadequate. The nada, which is the vital factor in the instrument, is feeble throughout and more so in the lower octave. Perhaps, a slight change on the sruti might help him. In terms of manodharma he has good imagination, swift and penetrating conception of ideas, and a will to perform. However, in creating beauty rather than the pursuit of melody, he loses the delicacy of decoration. Instrumental music, by and large, suffers from the inadequacy of lyrical expression and in trying to compensate this, the player must adopt the gayaki style.
The selection of items was certainly good. The ata tala varnam in kaanada augured well and an uncommon kriti, in manoranjani paved the way for bhuvinidasudani in sriranjani. The kriti, manasa etulorthune in malayamarutha came next with the usual sangathis and the routine style of playing swarakalpana. Yet again, a rare kriti, nijamugarada in keeravani made a passing impact. Panchashathpita rupini in karnataka devagandhari was a notable introduction. Narayan's acumen came to the fore in the item, Kamboji. The raga was well elaborated and the song marakathavalli came off fine. Narayan's manodharma sangitha yet needs design and decoration, in terms of alapana and swarakalpana.
The accompaniment on the violin was on a low key and hardly contributed to the overall concert. The percussion duo did their best to elevate the standard, but could not do much. It is generally true that when the main artiste fails to uphold the high standard of performance, the accompanists also lose their enthusiasm. The overall impact of the concert was poor but the young artiste has enthusiasm and a passionate desire to come up. With more experience and exposure he is bound to achieve his ambition.
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