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Online edition of India's National Newspaper Wednesday, January 02, 2008 |
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Music Season The Chennai December Festival |
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MUSIC ACADEMY Interesting line-up The artists performed with involvement and enthusiasm, making their concerts memorable. MUSIC ACADEMY Less might have been more T.M.Krishna made an impact in parts. Would better scheduling have helped? TVS didn’t deviate from sampradaya. MUSIC ACADEMY 
Of high qualityA promising talent, C.R.Ranganatha Sharma commenced his recital with the popular Khanta Jati Ata Thala Bhairavi varnam, Viribhoni of Pachimiriyam Adiappaiyar as a warming up exercise. Ambi Dikshitar’s Adi Thala Gowlai Raga ... SRI KRISHNA GANA SABHA Impressive recital Raga expositions by T.M.Krishna and Nisha Rajagopal were well articulated. MUSIC ACADEMY Vintage RTP Seetha Rajan’s Saveri exposition had all the mandatory features. BRAHMA GANA SABHA Spirited singing It was an emotional, spirited singing by Sankari while G.S.Rajan had to wrap up his otherwise appealing recital early. MUSIC ACADEMY Brisk and tidy sancharas Raga expositions, niraval and swaras were shared among the Rudrapatnam Brothers. INDIAN FINE ARS SOCIETY Manodharma in display With an approach that bordered on the aggressive, Neyveli Santhanagopalan unleashed his imagination to the audience’s delight. SRI KRISHNA GANA SABHA Vibrant Kalyani Quality consciousness was clearly visible in the alapanas and kirtanas rendered by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan. 
Music mattersA question to the technical and sound engineer wizards: do vocalists still have to depend on the pole and ball mike covering part of (sometime full if the mikes are more in number) the artist’s face? Collar mikes are being used in ... SRI RAMA BHAKTA JANA SABHA Contrasting voices, swift swaras Krishnakumar and Binny’s vocal prowess has a definite reach. NUNGAMBAKKAM CULTURAL ACADEMY Aesthetic, perfect Seetha Narayanan presented kritis long-forgotten. NAADHALAYA 
Penchant for the off-beatTeenager J.A.Jayanth’s Purvikalyani had the weight of a veteran’s. Never too fast, his exposition of the raga was deep and leisurely, with the phrases of the alapana almost of equal length. Apparently, Jayanth’s grandfather and ... BRAHMA GANA SABHA Plethora of sangatis Geetha Sundaresan, Muscat-based vocalist, was given an afternoon slot at the Brahma Gana Sabha’s annual festival. Padma Shankar on the violin and B. Sivaraman on the mridangam were the accompanists for this competent artist. ... SRI THYAGA BRAHMA GANA SABHA Accountability eliminates self-indulgence Amrutha Venkatesh emerges with a clear conscience after self-enquiry. Great response “Last year the festival was organised to commemorate the platinum jubilee of dance at the Music Academy. It was more an experiment. The audience felt that they didn’t have enough of dance. The response was so overwhelming, we ...
KARTIK FINE ARTS Effective portrayal Clear footwork, energy and pleasing rhythmic patterns were the hallmarks of Rajeswari Sainath’s performance. TAMIL ISAI SANGAM Sentiments of a pining devotee The dancers took the audience through a journey of the life of Nammazhvar and his works. |
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