Monday, January 14, 2013

52 DAV students present kutcheri in the park


On the final morning (Sunday 13 Jan) of the four day Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2013, 52 students from DAV Mat Higher Secondary School (Guru Guhaprasath) accompanied by V. Suresh (Percussionist) presented an hour of lively mikeless Kutcheri that was applauded by 100s of morning walkers at the Chess Square at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. TT Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Sundaram Finance Ltd., was present on the occasion and presented certificates and mementos. The idea behind the 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. For audition enquiries: email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Friday, January 11, 2013

Harishree Vidyalayam students' Group Kutcheri


For the First time the Group Kutcheri was broken up into two parts of 30minutes each Chennai 11 January 2013: On day two of the four day Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2013 25students of Harishree Vidyalayam presented a group kutcheri in two parts this morning at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No mikes and speakers were used in the Park Kutcheri. For the first half hour, starting 630am, these children presented a mix of carnatic songs,hindi bhanjans, abhang and devotional songs. Between 7am and 730am this morning, as part two of the Group Kutcheri, 3children presented a combination of Carnatic and Hindustani classical songs. The idea behind the 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. Over 550 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration to present Kutcheri in the Park, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Chettinad Vidyashram students kick off Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2013 with a mikeless kutcheri


The four day Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2013 kicked off this morning at 630am with a one hour mikeless Group Kutcheri presented by 15students of Chettinad Vidyashram in front of hundreds of morning park walkers at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No mikes and speakers were used in the Park Kutcheri. Accompanied by Varun Narayana on the Mridangam and Sathya Rajesh, who took on the dual role of playing the Tabala and the Kanjira, these school students aged below 15years presented Bhajan compositions that included Gam Gam Ganapathi, Malmaruga, Narayanajaye, Theertha Vittala, Panduranga Vittala and Vanamali Vasudeva. P Viswanathan, Company Secretary, Sundaram Finance Ltd., presented certificates and mementos to the artistes. The idea behind the 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. Over 550 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration to present Kutcheri in the Park, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Sunday, December 16, 2012

The Hindu on Sunday Kutcheri


The Hindu's KT Jagannathan writes on the Success of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-arts/chen-music/tykes-without-mikes/article4204095.ece

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Prithvi presents lively Sunday Kutcheri


As part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the park organised by Sundaram Finance, 13 year old Prithvi Harish, a student of Chettinad Vidyashram presented a lively Kutcheri this Sunday (2 December) morning at 630am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Prithvi is learning music from Guru Mrs. Madhuram Srinivasan (one of the Therezhendur Sisters). Prithvi was accompanied on the Mridangam by TV. Srivatsa (Guru T.Shyamsundar) and on the Violin by T.Srikanth (Guru Hemamalini Renganathan) The music connoisseurs and the morning walkers at the park who had gathered around the Chess Square appreciated his presentation that included Papanasam Sivan’s Mooladharamurthi (Hamsadhwani -Aadhi), Kaana Kan Kodi Vendum (Kaamboji- Aadhi), Karapagame Kan Paarai (Madhyamavathi-Aadhi) and Senthil Aandavan (Karaharapriya-Roopakam), Thyagarajar’s Naadha Thanumanisam (Siddha Ranjani – Aadhi) and Muthuswamy Dikshithar’s Kanja Dhalaya Dhaakshi ( Kamala Manohari-Aadhi). 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. Over 500 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For audition, email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Sahana presents Sunday Kutcheri


Sahana Venugopal, a class X student of Chettinad Hari Shree Vidhyalaya presented a mikeless Kutcheri this Sunday (2 September) morning at 630am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Sahana was accompanied on the Mridangam by R. Kishore (Guru Sri R. Ramesh) and on the Violin by Parur Ananthashree (Guru Shri M.A. Krishnaswamy) Sahana presented songs that included Entho Prema ( Suratti – Adi), Dikshithar’s Sidhi Vinayakam (Shanmukhapriya – Rupakam) Thyagarajar’s (Merusamana - Mayamalavagowlai – Adi) and Sundari ni divya (Kalyani – Adi), Bogeendra shayinam (Kuntalavarali - Kanta Chapu - Swati Thirunaal) and Narayana Theerthar’s Govardhana Giridhara (Durbari Kaanada – Adi). 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

Sunday, August 5, 2012

California Students presents Sunday Kutcheri


13 year old Arjun Subramanian, a class VIII student of Harker Middle School in San Jose, California came all the way from the US to present a lively Kutcheri this Sunday (5 August) morning at 630a.m at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore as part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance. No mikes and speakers were used at the Sunday Kutcheri. Arjun was accompanied by Tippirajapuram Hari (a student of Umalaypuram Sri Mali), on the Mridangam, and by Sriram Sridhar (a student of Lalgudi GJR Krishnan), on the Violin. Arjun has been learning music from Guru Sugandha Kalamegham. Arjun’s presentation this morning included compositions such as Gajavadhana (Sriranjani), Sarasasamadana (Kapinarayani) and Vellai Thamarai (Abheri) -tributes to Madurai Mani Iyer-, Sivananda Kamavardhani (Panthuvarali), Brova Baramma (Bahudari), Pahi Parvatha Nandini (Arabhi) and Padame Thunai (Valaji). Sundaram Finance has been organising Sunday Kutcheri in the Park on the first Sunday of every month between 630am and 730am since February 2006. 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. Over 500 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration: email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com