By Vijayamala K. Saralaya Surabhi Ganakala Mandira, Mysuru, had organised a lecture demonstration on Raga – Tana – Pallavi on 21st March, 2021 under its quarterly cultural programme. The programme was carried out ably by the resource person, Vidu. Dr. R.N. Sreelatha, senior musicologist and retired Principal of College of Fine Arts, University of Mysore…
Classicism in Dance and Music
March 15, 2021By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The legacy of the Tanjore Quartets (Chinniah, Ponniah, Sivanandam and Vadivelu — early 19th century) who were exponents of Dance and Music is immense and unmatched. They have laid a firm foundation for dance (apart from composing and creating many songs for dance), which later on came to be known…
Melodious flute and proficient vocal rendition
March 9, 2021By Vijayamala K. Saralaya Vidwan C.S. Keshavachandra and team presented an online flute recital under the series, ‘Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama-2020’ of Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru. The concert, 11th under the series, was premièred on 16th January, 2021 on the Sabha’s …
A Meaningful Tribute to a Great Guru
February 17, 2021By Vijayamala K. Saralaya The ninth concert under the online music programme ‘Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama-2020’ of Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust was a violin duet, premièred on 3rd January on the YouTube channel of the Sabha. The concert was presented by Vidu. Prithvi Bhaskar and Vidu. C.V. Shruthi, which was dedicated to M.S. Gopalakrishnan,…
Piteelu Chowdiah remembered
February 4, 2021By Dr. Rama V. Bennur Ganabharathi of Mysuru paid rich tributes to the legendary violinist of Mysuru — Piteelu T. Chowdiah — on the 11th of January as part of his 125th birthday celebrations. Chowdiah, a multi-faceted person, is remembered for his various contributions to music. An affectionate Guru, fearless performer, gifted composer, a film-maker,…
Mesmerising Varali at Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama
January 29, 2021By Vijayamala K. Saralaya The seventh and eighth online concerts under the series ‘Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama – 2020’ of Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, were premièred on their YouTube channel on Dec. 19 and 26, 2020. Vidu. Medha Manjunath presented the seventh concert accompanied by Vid. Keshav Mohankumar, Vid. Pavan Madhav Masur and…
Violin duet marks Piteelu Chowdiah’s 125th birth anniversary celebrations
January 22, 2021By Karna Ranjani In the premises adjoining Sri Krishna Temple, under the aegis of Krishna Gana Sabha, there was a spectacular concert by none other than Mysuru’s very own musical prince Dr. Mysore M. Manjunath, his son and protege Vid. Sumant Manjunath with mesmerising percussion support from Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar and Vid. Giridhar Udupa….
Shabari: A Bharatanatyam solo by Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy
January 17, 2021By Devanampriya Mysuru’s VPAC studded its recent five-day festival with a grand climax when veteran Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy presented her latest production ‘Shabari’, featuring the tribal devotee of Sri Rama. Septuagenarian dancer Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy came up recently with a solo Bharatanatyam performance, ‘Shabari’, entertaining audiences. Spanning 75 minutes, Dr. Vasundhara’s latest choreographic production, focuses…
Young musicians fascinate music-lovers
January 11, 2021By Vijayamala K. Saralaya Vid. C. Vishwanath and team’s mandolin concert marked the 5th concert under ‘Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama’ series of Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, premièred on the YouTube channel of the Sabha on Dec. 5. Mandolin is a western instrument which naturally appeals to one by its melodious sound. Vishwanath initially learnt…
Absorbing father’s style and oeuvre
March 9, 2020By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sriranjani Santhanagopalan performs at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha Saketaraman from Chennai had to perform for Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on the 15th of February. But as he had an indisposition of health, Sriranjani Santhanagopalan gave a vocal recital with Trivandrum Sampath on violin and K.U. Jayachandra Rao on mridanga. Sriranjani has a…















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