Sunday, June 2, 2019

Varshaa Mikeless Kutcheri


13 year old K Varshaa (Disciple of Vidwan Dr. B. Umashankar), a class VIII student of Sairam Vidyalaya School, Madipakkam presented a lively Mikeless Kutcheri amidst chirping birds and falling leaves this Sunday (June 2) morning between 6.30am and 7.30am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.  

A unique feature of the Kutcheri in the Park is that no mikes and speakers are used at the Kutcheri. The idea is to provide a platform for young musical talent aged below 15 years to present in front of an informal park audience and to help them shed any stage fear that they may have.

Applauded by an informal audience comprising of morning park walkers and Kutcheri regulars, Varshaa presented compositions that included Balasubramanyanai (Bilahari/ Roopakam), Brihadambigai (Vasantha / Misra Chaapu),Karpagamey (Amritha Varshini/ Ka) and Nanda Gopala ( Yamuna Kalyani/ Aadhi).

Varshaa was accompanied on the Violin by Madurai Kishore (Guru Madurai Krishnamoorthy and G.Suresh Kumar) and on the Mirudangam by Pazhani Balaji (Guru Thiruvarur Bhakthavatchalam). 

S Sivakumar, VP, Sundaram Finance Ltd., presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.

Launched in February 2006, Sunday Kutcheri in the Park is organised on the first Sunday of every month. Over 1300 children have been part of the Kutcheri in the Park series. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes to present the Mikeless Kutcheri. To audition, email details to sundaykutcheri@sundaramfinance.in