Venue: Infosys Hall, Ramakrishna Mission School, T. Nagar, Chennai
Date: 31 Dec 2006
Organizer: Mudhra
Vocal: Sri Sikkil C. Gurucharan (SGC)
Violin: Sri Nagai R. Muralidharan
Mridangam: Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushottaman
List of songs:
1) nEra nammiti (varnam) – kAnaDA – kanDa aTa – rAmanAtapuram srInivAsa iyengAr (O)
2) sadAnanda tAnDavam – bahudAri – Adi – achutadAsar (OS)
3) kAru bAru – mukhAri – Adi – thyAgarAja (A)
4) mAtangI srI – ramAmanOhari – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkshitar (ANS)
5) jananI ninnuvinA – rItigowLa – misra chApu – subbarAya sAstri (O)
6) bhajana sEyavE – kEdAram – rUpakam – Anai ayyA (S)
7) rAmA nIyaDa – kharaharapriyA – Adi – thyAgarAja (ANST)
8 ) gnyabadat tsvumAni mUrdali (?) (viruttam) – dIpAvaLi (?)
bhajarE raghuvIram – dIpAvaLi (?) – Adi – sadAsiva brahmEndra
9) nAn oru vilayATTu – navarasakAnaDA – Adi – pApanAsam sivan
10) sAramaina – behAg – rUpakam – swAti tiruNAL (O)
11) nAdrudIm tadana dIm tana (tillAnA) – sindhubhairavi – Adi – UthukkADu venkaTasubbaiyer
12) niraimadi (tiruppugazh) – hamsAnandi – Adi – aruNagirinAthar
13) pavamAna (mangaLam) – sowrAshTram – Adi – thyAgarAja
14) mangaLam kOsalEndrAya – madyamAvati
(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)
A brilliant concert with very good raga delineations of mukhari, ramAmanOhari and kharaharapriya. A real treat to the ears from SGC and the accomplished artists accompanying him to bring the year 2006 part of my musical journey to a close.
Ramkumar R 