By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan The Annual Music Conference of JSS Sangeetha Sabha will be held from Dec. 2 to 6 at Navajyothi Sabhangana of JSS Women’s College, Saraswathipuram. The conference will commence in the presence of Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji of Suttur Mutt at 5.30 pm. Prof. Bhashyam Swamiji will inaugurate. MLA S.A. Ramdas will…
Strictly adhering to classicism
November 15, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha has the practice of honouring a senior veena player with the title ‘Vainika Brahma’ every year in memory of Sangeetha Kalanidhi late Veena Doreswamy Iyengar. This year, Dr. Vijayaraghavan from Mysuru was honoured with this title in the presence of Modamani, senior art patron K.V. Murthy and…
Vidushis Archana & Samanvi to perform at RAAGA
November 15, 2019By Veena Arun Kumar RAAGA Music Academy presents a very special music programme, Smt. D. Ramabai Endowment Concert featuring young vocalists Vidu. Archana and Vidu. Samanvi on Nov.16 at Prajna Kuteera Ayurvedic Centre in Kuvempunagar at 5.30 pm. Both of them forayed into the study of music at a very tender age under the tutelage…
Concerts mark Dikshitar’s Day
November 10, 2019By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The Tyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha of Mysuru is unique in many ways. Without blowing any trumpets, it is quietly expressing its deep love for Kannada language which is certainly not restricted only to November! This Sabha too has been arranging its monthly music concerts like any other Sabhas. But behind it…
Lively fillers, boisterous till end
November 8, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sangeeta Dileep sang for Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha on the 19th of October. She was accompanied by her husband Dileep on the violin, Sachin Prakash on the mridanga and Sharat Kaushik on the ghata. Sangeeta has a good reputation as a musician. Her training under Chitraveena Ravikiran has moulded her into a…
Audience Awed and Aggrandised
November 8, 2019The Articulate festival’s series 43 saw an alliance of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, The Artistes and Articulate Trust for Arts with a mission to support classical dance arts and showcase the artistes’ artistry. Mysore B. Nagaraj, Managing Trustee of Articulate Trust for Arts, curates the show. The line-up was one Kathak and three Bharathanatyam artistes sharing…
Unveiling of bust at Ganabharathi marks Vid. Doreswamy Iyengar’s birth anniversary
October 30, 2019By Dr. Shanthi Narasimhan Always any event when planned to mark an occasion as special, demands great attention to all details to make it worthy. One such occasion was 28th anniversary of Ganabharathi’s Veene Seshanna Bhavana built with all dedication, love, care and sustained well by self motivated art lovers. The evening’s event started with…
Enriching, enthralling and entertaining evening
October 22, 2019Articulate Trust for Arts, whose mission is to collaborate with classical dance artistes to create platforms to share and enjoy classical dances of India, in its 42nd edition conducted the Articulate (Mysuru) Festival on Oct.20 at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. Curator of the festival, Mysore B. Nagaraj said that the Trust has dedicated…
Capturing listeners…
October 16, 2019By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The two recent music programmes held in Mysuru were very pleasing, impressive and worth remembering. One was a veena recital and the other was a lecture-demonstration. Ganabharathi and Gayana Sabha were the organisers respectively. Vidu. Mysore Rajalakshmi played veena at Veene Seshanna Bhavana on the 27th of September accompanied by…
Arcadiadalli Puck: A musical journey, enticing one and all!
October 15, 2019The play was staged by Rangayana Touring Unit, Mysuru, at Bhoomigeeta in Rangayana premises on Oct.6 as part of Navaratri Rangotsava. By Sahana Sampath All the world’s a stage” said Shakespeare in ‘As You Like It,’ which was rightly adapted by the team, in their play ‘Arcadiadalli Puck.’ The actors on stage were successful in…
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