Venue: ‘Sri Parvati’, 28, Eldams Road, Chennai
Date: 22nd Oct 2006
Organizer: Music Education Trust, Chennai Chapter
Vocal: Shankari Krishnan
Violin: Amritha Murali
Mridangam: J. Balaji
List of songs:
1) dEvar munivar (varnam) – shanmukhapriyA – Adi – lAlgudi jayarAman
2) aingaran illAmal – kEdAram – Adi – periasAmi thUran (S)
3) sivalOka nAdanai – mAyAmALavagOwLai – rUpakam – gOpAlakrishna bhArati (oS)
4) kAmAkshi srI varalakshmi – bilahari – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar
5) syAma sundarAnga – danyAsi – rUpakam – thyAgarAja (A)
6) padumanAbhan marugA – nAgaswarAvaLi – Adi – pApanAsam sivan
7) sEshAchala nAyakam – varALi – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkshitar (ANS)
8 ) mahita pravrudhE – kAmbOji – tisra triputa – thyAgarAja (AS – main)
9) gaNapati rAyan – rAgamAlikA – Adi -subramanya bhArati
10) namO namO – dEsikatOdi – Adi (tisra gati) – thyAgarAja
11) thillAnA – maduvanti – Adi – lAlguDi g. jayarAman
12) pavamAna (mangaLam) – sOwrAshtram – Adi – thyAgarAja
(Thanks to Sri Lakshman Ragde for pointing out the composer of song #2)
If there was one thing that was unsatisfactory in this good concert, it was the poor turnout. The maximum number of people in the hall at any time including the artists and the guy who handled the mic/speakers was 23. The hall itself was very small but still looked deserted.

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