Sunday, December 4, 2011

Abhinaya's lively Mikeless Sunday Kutcheri



As part of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance, 13year old M.A. Abhinaya, a student of Jaigopal Garodia Matriculation Higher Secondary School, presented an hour of lively vocal carnatic music performance this Sunday (4th December) morning from 630am at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No mikes and speakers were used at the Kutcheri.

Abhinaya, who has been learning music from Thiruvannamalai N Ganapathy Raman and Neyveli N Vimala Nagarajan, was accompanied by Pakkala Jayaprakash on the Violin, and by S. Sivasubramanian, on the Mridangam.

Abhinaya’s presentation included Mangalam Ganapathi’s Vinayakam Siddhi(Mohanam / Adi), Swathi Thirunal’s Deva Deva Kalayaamithe (Mayamalava Gowla/ Roopakam), Thyagaraja’s Enduku Dhayaradhura (Thodi/ Misra Chapu) and Pakkala Nilabadi ( Karaharapriya / Misra Chapu), Muthuswamy Dikshitar’s Chandra Shekaram ( Marga Hindolam / Adi), Papanasam Sivam’s karpagame (Madhyamaavathi / Roopakam) and Arunagirinadar’s thirupugazhtamaru mamaru ( hamir Kalyani / Thisra Adi)

Shri. Mahadevan was present on the occasion and presented certificates to the performing artistes.



Sundaram Finance has been organising the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park since February 2006 with the aim of providing opportunities to children aged below 15years. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For registration: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com