An enchanting evening
HARINI RAO
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A flute concert by the students of Uttaraa - Centre for Performing Arts was soul-stirring.
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Photo: G.Krishnaswamy
MAKING MELODY The concert saw a coordinated ensemble of flute, violin, mridangam and kanjira.
Mood-elevation to sublime levels, serenity and recharging of the body and the soul — this is what we all crave for, after a gruelling day's work. And perhaps nothing can equal listening to a flute recital live. It was a treat when the students of Uttaraa - Centre for Performing Arts, held the audience transfixed for over two hours with their performance.
The senior students of Jayaprada Ramamurthy, N. Shankari, Maitreyi Jayaseelan, R.P. Raju, Venkat Sharan and Krishna Chaitanya, were at their best, with support from Durga Bhavani on the violin, G. Ramachandran on the mridangam and Srikanth on the kanjira. A varnam by Pachimiriyam Adi Appayya, in raga Bhairavi, Khanda Jaathi Ata Taalam, was the invocating melody where the performers showcased just about a glimpse of what one was yet to behold in the coming items. The varnam was rendered with utmost technical perfection, adorning the taalam and keeping pace with the dulcet laya.
Manasa Etulortune, a Thyagaraja composition in raga Malayamarutham, had tranquilising nuances that almost made it easier to get a slice of nirvana in one precious evening. The flautists played along the Rupaka Taalam.
Raga Swara Ranjani is one raga that definitely sounds like a happy evening in the woods. Raghunatha Nannu, a composition of Srinivasa Iyengar in Dasadi Taalam, only reinforced the feelings.
Next came the talent-scooper Maragada Valli, in raga Kambhoji, by Muthuswami Dikshitar composed in Adi taalam, a number that evinced each performer's prowess.
Dheera Sameere, the Jayadeva Ashtapadi, composed by Prema Ramamurthy in the ever-popular raga Yaman Kalyani, and set to the 16-beat Adi taalam, was maturely rendered with very unusual swara-sangathis. The entire soiree was enthralled, with the undulating display of laya. The ultimate performance of the Thillana in the haunting raga Mishra Chapu set in Adi taalam was a composition of the maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman. It was divine, to say the least.
It was an enjoyable event, what with the coordinated ensemble of flute, violin, mridangam and kanjira weaving magic through soulful intonations. Not just the flute renditions but also the customary percussion act kept the audiences asking for more.
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