In front of a big early morning Park audience, Pavithra Balajee, a student of M.Ct.M Chettiar Chidambaram Matriculation School and the grand daughter of yester year music director Sri D.B. Ramachandran, presented a lively carnatic music performance as part of the monthly Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore this Sunday morning (1st November 2009).
Every song Pavithra presented received a standing ovation from the audience that comprised of morning park walkers and music connoisseurs.
Some of the compositions Pavithra presented were Shakti Ganapathim (Hari Kesha Nallur Muthiah Bhagavathar) – Ragam Nattai, Rupaka Thaalam, Shashivadana ( Sri Thyagarajar) – Chandra Jyothi Ragam, Aathi Thaalam, Papanasam Sivam’s Unnai Allal (Kalyani Ragam, Aathi Thaalam) and Purandaradasar’s Venkatachalanirayam ( Sindhu Bairavi, Aathi Thaalam)
Pavithra was accompanied by R. Ragavendran on the Mridangam and by R. Amirtaraj on the Violin.
At the end of the kutcheri, a visibly happy Music Guru Smt. Sucharithra Raghu, who has been teaching Pavithra for the last one year, said
“It takes several years for young children to be recognised in music. However, this platform provided by Sundaram Finance takes youthful musical talent much closer and faster to the audience. And they get recognised immediately, which leads them to other opportunities. I believe that this launch pad for children will encourage more students to take up music as a career.”
“The mikeless Kutcheri concept for young children is a welcome approach for classical concerts. Mikeless Kutcheris require even more concentration since the artistes have to bring out the nuances of the songs sans mikes and speakers. And this serves as a motivation to prepare that much harder, ahead of the Kutcheri. I am very pleased with the performance of Pavithra this morning and the feedback from the audience is a validation of her excellent performance.”
Organised on the first Sunday of every month between 630am and 730am, Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park provides a platform for children aged below 15 years to display their musical talent. Mikes and Speakers are not used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Sundaram Finance audition committee conducts an audition to select the artistes to perform at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park.
Interested participants can send their profile to : sundaykutcheri@gmail.com
