Friday, June 12, 2009

India Today Tamil profiles the Sunday Kutcheri


India Today Tamil features the Sunday Kutcheri organised by Sundaram Finance on the first Sunday of every month

Bhavna presents carnatic music performance at Sunday Kutcheri in the Park


V.B. Bhavna, a class nine student of SBOA School Anna Nagar presented a vocal music performance at the Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park held at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore on Sunday (3rd August 2008) morning between 630am and 730am.

Bhavna was accompanied by Thalaignayar S Harishkumar on the Mridangam and by J Shraddha Ravindran on the Violin.

Some of the songs Bhavna presented were Samana Rahite(Saranga Tarangini Ragam, Roopaka Thaalam), Thulasidhala (Maaya Malava Gowda, Roopaka Thaalam), Thathvam Ariya (Reeti Goulai, Aathi Thaalam)and Chinnan Chiru Kiliye(Raagmaalika).

Bhavna has been learning music under Shri Ajay Namboodiri, disciple of Shri Neyveli Santhanagopalan. She has also been learning Violin for the past 5 years.

Paramesh Krishnaier and S.Sivakumar, Sundaram Finance after presenting certificates and mementos to the performing artistes.

Priyamvadaa presents violin performance at Sunday Kutcheri in the Park

Chinnan Chiru Kiliye and Theeraatha Vilaiaatu Pillai draw special appreciation

Over 100 morning walkers and music enthusiasts sat around the Chess Quadrangle of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore on Sunday (1st June 2008) morning to watch R. Priyamvadaa, a student of Sri Sivaswami Kalalaya present an hour of carnatic music on the violin.

Priyamvadaa was accompanied by K. S. Ramana on the Mridangam and Chandra Sekara Sharma on the Ghatam.

Some of the songs Priyamvadaa played on the violin included Gajananayutham (Chakravaham Ragam, Aathi Thaalam), Pantu Rithi Kolu(Hamsanadam, Aathi Thaalam), Sobillu Sapthaswara (Jagan Mohini, Rupaka Thaalam), Sarasa Sama (Aathi Thaalam) Devi Neeye Thunai( Aathi Thaalam) and Jaggath Janani (Aathi Thaalam)

Her presentation of Chinnan Chiru Kiliye(Thisram Thaalam) and Theeraatha Vilaiaatu Pillai (Thisram Thaalam) drew special appreciation from the audience.

Priyamvadaa has been learning Violin from Akkarai Sri S Swaminathan. She is also learning Carnatic vocal music from Dr. Rukmini Ramani and Sri Ashok Ramani.

Priyamvadaa has also been an accompanist at several of Sunday Kutcheris organized by Sundaram Finance.

Twins present 'Sunday Kutcheri in the Park'

Deeptha and Shwetha respond to 'audience choice' with a confident rendition of Ksheeraabthi
For the first time, twins presented a carnatic music performance at the 'Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park' on the first Sunday of September 2007.

14 year old twins, Deeptha & Shwetha Vasudevan, enthralled hundreds of Park walkers and music connoisseurs to an hour of melodious Carnatic music at Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.

The morning walkers were so impressed with the performance of the twins that they even requested the two kids for an 'audience choice' rendition and the twins responded with a sterling performance of Ksheerabthi ( Annamacharyar's Kurunji).

This was the first time the twins were singing without a mike and speaker at any Kutcheri.

The twins, who are studying in National Public School, Gopalapuram, also recite Thiruppavai & Vedanta Desikar Slokas with fluency.

Deeptha and Shwetha were accompanied by CN Srinivasa Murthy on the Violin and by Thirucheri Kaushik Rajagopal on the Mridangam. They have been learning music under Guru - Sangeetha Kala Acharya Smt. Sulochana Pattabhiraman

Their rendition of Jagadananda Kaaraka (one of the Pancharatna Keerthanas), Yehi Mutham Dehi, Sri Ganapathini, Aynkaranai and Maithreem Bhajata was much appreciated by the audience.