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Of vocalists and instrumentalists
MUSIC ACADEMY An experimental combination The tavil's incongruity showed up during Ravikiran's chitraveena recital and T.M.Krishna's new approach did not go down well with the rasikas. NUNGAMBAKKAM CULTURAL ACADEMY 
Admirable controlThis afternoon concert by Salem Sriram can be talked in terms of what-could-have-happened and what-really-happened. He was welcomed by an audience that was just more than a handful, and a violinist who was passé. Akkarai Murugan (violinist) ... INDIAN FINE ARTS SOCIETY Complete in content With maturity and timing B. Lalitha offered a wholesome concert. MUSIC ACADEMY Rich in melody, well presented In the company of Embar Kannan and Vellore Ramabhadran, S. Sowmya presented a recital high in traditional values. MUSIC ACADEMY 
Tuneful vintage fareSrinivas's mandolin recital was deeply sensitive; Nithyashree's concert was technically excellent; and there was never a dull moment when the Malladi Brothers sang. MUSIC ACADEMY Steeped in soulfulness Bombay Jayashree's recital touched the heart, the Rukmini-Amritha pair provided pleasant music and Unnikrishnan presented an outstanding Khambodi. SRI PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA 
Brisk alapanaAfter the Saveri raga varnam came a Muthiah Bhagavatar composition, `Charanam Saraswathi' in a rare raga Vijayasaraswathi, a janya of Simhendramadhyamam in the concert of Gayathri Girish. `Sugunamule' in Chakravaham, with a decent raga ... MUSIC ACADEMY At a leisurely pace In a style that suited his voice, Neyveli Santhanagopalan presented an enjoyable concert. SRI THYAGA BRAHMA GANA SABHA Non-aggressive style If Subha Ganesan resorts to greater `akara' usage, her interpretations would carry more punch. Sheer craftsmanship Carnatica Brothers, K.N.Shashikiran and P.Ganesh, were expressive without being exuberant in their renditions. 
BOOKS RELEASEDAt a brief and simple function, Vidwan R.K.Srikantan Trust, Bangalore, released two books at the Music Academy, on December 28, in the morning session. The first book titled, `Music Criticism — Principles and Practice,' written by Dr. R. ... 
Music mattersIn spite of all the planning and preparation some organisers do mix up things causing confusion and embarrassment for the artists. Given an afternoon slot, the young vocalist promptly arrived with her accompanists, and near and dear. But on ... FROM THE ARCHIVES Genius Matched against Genius At the Indian Fine Arts Society's annual conference at Vani Mahal on Wednesday, the listeners were exchanging anxious enquiries whether "he" would come. "He has come to the City. He will come. He is on his way". The news spread to the music ...
Bonds of friendship Kuchelavrittam was a delightful blend of tender feelings and humour. MY FESTIVAL - MEENAKSHI CHITTARANJAN 
Balamma's recitals taught one all about bhavamMargazhi conjures up many beautiful images for me. Though I started learning dance from a very early age, I developed a serious liking for the art only when I was about 15. My father was in the civil services and based in Delhi. But come ... |
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