Young talent to the fore
The Bangalore Gayana Samaja conducted the Yuva Sangeetothsava last week, with veena, solo violin and mandolin concerts apart from vocal (both Carnatic and Hindustani). As many as 30 young artistes both from the State exhibited their talent and the public response was also good.
Sisters Ambika G Dutt and Kaladhari Bhavani (Kalambika Sisters) who gave a vocal duet in the 'Yuva Sangeetothsava' on Wednesday are the daughter and disciples of Vidwan Dr C A Gurudath.
While Ambika stood first for the whole State in the vidwat examination, younger Kaladhari Bhavani secured first rank in the senior examination and both are scholarship holders.
The Kalambika Sisters opened their concert with a varna in the raga Pantuvarali and "Vallabha Nayakasya" was rendered with brief swara. Then they sang a few compositions of revered Venkatanarayana Sastry like - 'Nanariyanamma,' 'Sri Guru Niranjana' and a thillana (Kannada).
"Kaadiruvalu Shabari" of Dr V Seetharamaiah, reputed poet, was a pleasant surprise and a welcome addition to the classical music repertoire.
Though they elaborated "Bhajare" with spacious swara, the piece de resistance of the evening was a pallavi in the raga Shanmukhapriya. The ragalapana was buttressed by Ghana raga Panchaka Thana. The pallavi set to Tisra Triputa Thala was made further impactful with ragamalika swara including Bindumalini, Mukhari, Brindavani etc.
Kalambika Sisters possess good voice and all they need is experience to reach greater heights. Three young instrumentalists - Srikanth Radhakrishnan, Mysore R Sukrutha and L Lakshminarayana - accompanied on violin, mridanga and morching respectively.
Ananya Samarpana
Ananya conducts a dance festival called Samarpana every year, in collaboration with Shrutilaya School of Dance, Singapore.
In the festival held last week, Aditi Deshpande who gave the inaugural dance recital, is a disciple of Gayatri Sriram and has been guided by Minal Prabhu (Mudrika Foundation, Bangalore) also.
After the invocatory item (Gambhira Naata) the varna "Jaganmohana Nataraja" had several episodes like Markandeya, Mohini Prasanga etc. But the main theme was "Navarasa" (nine emotions). With her expressive eyes and pleasant stage presence, tried her best to present all the emotions. With some more higher training and stage experience, Aditi will be able to do justice to all the 'Rasas,' successfully.
The dancer was well supported by Minal Prabhu (natuvanga), Balasubramanya Sharma (vocal), Gurumurthy (mridanga) and Vivek Krishna (flute).
Chitrangada
Popular Kathak dancers Nandini Mehta and Murali Mohan chose 'Mahaganapathim' as opening piece. It is a popular composition in Carnatic music, adopted to Kathak successfully.
Utan, Tukda, Paran, Tihay etc exhibited precisely in teen thal was proof of their experience and talent. With a few well-known episodes, the Bhajan (Sri Ramachandra kripalu bhaja mana) had popular appeal.
A devaranama (Krishna nee begane baro), a Shiva thandava stotra and concluded with the dhammar of 14 beats.
It was a pleasure to see these young dancers developing their art, under the able direction of Nandini Mehta and Murali Mohan. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Chitrangada' is a inspiring theme for dancers for decades. Amrita performed it in the Kuchipudi style, with restrained but impressive Abhinaya.
Brief narration and without overdoing anything, the portrayal was a pleasant experience.
The Bangalore Gayana Samaja conducted the Yuva Sangeetothsava last week, with veena, solo violin and mandolin concerts apart from vocal (both Carnatic and Hindustani). As many as 30 young artistes both from the State exhibited their talent and the public response was also good.
Sisters Ambika G Dutt and Kaladhari Bhavani (Kalambika Sisters) who gave a vocal duet in the 'Yuva Sangeetothsava' on Wednesday are the daughter and disciples of Vidwan Dr C A Gurudath.
While Ambika stood first for the whole State in the vidwat examination, younger Kaladhari Bhavani secured first rank in the senior examination and both are scholarship holders.
The Kalambika Sisters opened their concert with a varna in the raga Pantuvarali and "Vallabha Nayakasya" was rendered with brief swara. Then they sang a few compositions of revered Venkatanarayana Sastry like - 'Nanariyanamma,' 'Sri Guru Niranjana' and a thillana (Kannada).
"Kaadiruvalu Shabari" of Dr V Seetharamaiah, reputed poet, was a pleasant surprise and a welcome addition to the classical music repertoire.
Though they elaborated "Bhajare" with spacious swara, the piece de resistance of the evening was a pallavi in the raga Shanmukhapriya. The ragalapana was buttressed by Ghana raga Panchaka Thana. The pallavi set to Tisra Triputa Thala was made further impactful with ragamalika swara including Bindumalini, Mukhari, Brindavani etc.
Kalambika Sisters possess good voice and all they need is experience to reach greater heights. Three young instrumentalists - Srikanth Radhakrishnan, Mysore R Sukrutha and L Lakshminarayana - accompanied on violin, mridanga and morching respectively.
Ananya Samarpana
Ananya conducts a dance festival called Samarpana every year, in collaboration with Shrutilaya School of Dance, Singapore.
In the festival held last week, Aditi Deshpande who gave the inaugural dance recital, is a disciple of Gayatri Sriram and has been guided by Minal Prabhu (Mudrika Foundation, Bangalore) also.
After the invocatory item (Gambhira Naata) the varna "Jaganmohana Nataraja" had several episodes like Markandeya, Mohini Prasanga etc. But the main theme was "Navarasa" (nine emotions). With her expressive eyes and pleasant stage presence, tried her best to present all the emotions. With some more higher training and stage experience, Aditi will be able to do justice to all the 'Rasas,' successfully.
The dancer was well supported by Minal Prabhu (natuvanga), Balasubramanya Sharma (vocal), Gurumurthy (mridanga) and Vivek Krishna (flute).
Chitrangada
Popular Kathak dancers Nandini Mehta and Murali Mohan chose 'Mahaganapathim' as opening piece. It is a popular composition in Carnatic music, adopted to Kathak successfully.
Utan, Tukda, Paran, Tihay etc exhibited precisely in teen thal was proof of their experience and talent. With a few well-known episodes, the Bhajan (Sri Ramachandra kripalu bhaja mana) had popular appeal.
A devaranama (Krishna nee begane baro), a Shiva thandava stotra and concluded with the dhammar of 14 beats.
It was a pleasure to see these young dancers developing their art, under the able direction of Nandini Mehta and Murali Mohan. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Chitrangada' is a inspiring theme for dancers for decades. Amrita performed it in the Kuchipudi style, with restrained but impressive Abhinaya.
Brief narration and without overdoing anything, the portrayal was a pleasant experience.