Brindavan, a youth-run non-profit organization based in New Jersey, held its second annual youth Carnatic music festival here on Jan 17 and 18. The festival was held in support of V-Excel Educational Trust, a school in Chennai.
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Bombay Jayashri’s concert for Narada Gana Sabha on Dec 30, 2014 turned exciting as it progressed. She seemed to struggle a bit though in the beginning. But it was just for a short while. When she went in for an expansive alapana in Sankarabharanam, she was at her usual best.
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Class is permanent, it is said. And, T.N.Seshagopalan showed it in full measure as he gave a vocal concert for Sri Parthasarathy Sabha on December 17, 2014. His musical presentation was rich in terms of volume. And, it was a high quality presentation.
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She has a deceptive frame. A few minutes of conversation with her, however, are enough to understand the resolute personality behind the frame. She grew up under the tutelage of illustrious names such as Musiri Subramania Iyer, T. Brinda, Tirupambaram Swaminatha Pillai, M.A.Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar and Devakottai Narayana Iyengar.
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While the boy was immersed in counting the beats, this gentleman in balcony too was engrossed in his own world. As the audience listened to Bombay Jayashri with rapt attention, this `older rasika’ was happily playing cards in his hand-held device.
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