Sunday, February 3, 2013

Sunday Kutcheri in the Park enters 8th Year


Baanupriya presents Kutcheri in the Park Launched in February 2006, the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance has completed 7years. Over 700 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No Mikes and Speakers are used at the Kutcheri. 14 year old Baanupriya, a student of Modern Senior Secondary School presented a Kutcheri this Sunday (3 Feb) morning to kick off the 8th year of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Baanupriya was accompanied on the Mridangam by P.V.Srivatsa (Guru: T.Shyamsundar) and on the Violin by Parur M.K. Ananthalakshmi (Disciple of M.S. Anantharaman and M.A.Krishnaswamy). Baanupriya is learning music from Guru G.Vaidehi / Vasantha Ramesh (disciples of Smt Suguna Varadachari). Banupriya’s presentation included Papanasam Sivan’s Senthil Andavan (Karahara priya) and Parthpara (Vachaspathi), Jayachamaraja Wodeyar’s Sri Jalanthara Gam (Bira Nattai), Mysore Sadasiva Rao’s Sri Kamakodi (Saveri), Mythiya Bhagavathar’s Gam Ganapathe (Hamsadvani). Kumaraswamy, Sundaram Business Services was present on the occasion and presented certificates and mementos to the artistes. The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park is to promote young musical talent aged below 15 years and to help them shed their inhibitions and give them the confidence to move up to the next level. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com