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One more melodic round
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MUSIC Nadasurabhi Sabha which had modest beginnings, now organises festivals to packed houses
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NURTURING Prof. T.N. Krishnan who inaugurated the music fest said that sabhas are as important as musicians
“The echo of nada for the last 14 years from the Nadasurabhi sabha has been an aural treat to rasikas in Bangalore. I hope the organisation succeeds in bringing befitting artists from across the globe to satiate the melodic thirst of music lovers here,” said violinist T.N. Krishnan, who inaugurated the annual music fest of Nadasurabhi Cultural Association at St. John’s Medical College Campus recently. Prof. T.N. Krishnan, son of the illustrious violinist A. Narayana Iyer, has just returned from a whirlwind concert tour of the U.S., apart from presenting several papers at universities during their global cultural exchange programmes.
Just as good musicians matter, what makes a concert series click is the effort put forth by music organisations to sieve the best and get them over, said Krishnan, who spoke briefly at the 14th music and dance extravaganza of the sabha, which is slated to go on with evening concerts till November 19 at the same venue. Earlier, the music professor also reiterated the importance of ‘instruct-and-inform music academics’ and the preservation of legendary styles in elaborations that help add creativity in the field. To corroborate his beliefs, the violinist, with 73 years of performing behind him, is now the founder-president of T.N. Krishnan Foundation for Performing Arts in Chennai, where every kind of music is being taught in the family pani for the ‘legacy to continue.’ “Our beginnings were modest happenings with concerts in a house. Today we have 16 concerts a year, apart from our annual festivities in November,” said Harini Raghavan, president, Nadasurabhi. “This year we had a youth festival to encourage youngsters to take to the mike.
But what we cherish as a Diwali gesture to seniors in the field is the endeavour to felicitate them with our award Sangeetha Surabhi which will be presented to the doyen R.K. Srikantan on November 18, said Harini.
Dr. R.V. Raghavendra, Managing Trustee, Ananya, while releasing the souvenir of Nadasurabhi said, “Souvenirs serve as more than memoirs with essayed thoughts etched for a lifetime. He recalled the valuable inputs given by M.A. Narasimhachar in the Annamalai University souvenir “which still stand to be a guiding principle for junior musicians .” Nadasurabhi’s seasonal festivity was flagged of with T.N. Krishnan on the violin with H.S. Sudhindra on the mridhanga and Omkar G. Rao on the ghata.
Vocalists N. Vijay Siva, S. Sowmya, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, T.M. Krishna, Maharajapuram Ramachandran and dancer Mansi Prasad are the other artistes to be featured, apart from a documentary film on carnatic music featuring Sanjay Subrahmanyam.
RANJANI GOVIND
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