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On the ninth time of the 74th yearly euphony and arts festival astatine Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, Sikkil Gurucharan rendered an artistically matured vocal concert with percussion enactment from Trivandrum Sampath connected the Violin, Kishore Ramesh connected Mridangam and Sriram Ramesh connected the Khanjira.
Gurucharan commenced with “ koodarai vellum seer” in Purvi Kalyani” (Andal’s Thirupavai pasuram of the day) which calmed the mind and brought pleasant feelings to the rasikas.
His Varnam by GNB successful katanakutoohalam for “kuvalayaksi kushalam kuru,“ on Goddess Bhavani, brought the poetic and philharmonic operation and expressed the devotee’s heartfelt petition for the goddess’s extortion and grace.
Through his next rendition , “suryamurthi namostute sundara” in sowraashtram, (first and foremost navagraha krithi of Dikshitar), he paid respects to Dikshitar connected his 250th birth anniversary. He showcased the kriti’s grandeur and intricate beauty.
With a little alapana successful Khamas, which the violinist mirrored well, helium rendered Ambujam Krishna’s “ Piravi payan peralam”. It was awesome and appreciated by the rasikas. In quick succession, the vocalist Gurucharan praised the divine forms of the 7 philharmonic notes, which radiance successful the 4 Vedas, through “ shobhillu saptasvara “ by Thiagaraja injaganmohini.
The main raga of the evening Hanumatodi (known as rakti” raga, a raga of precocious melodic content), Gurucharan presented the complex phrases of notes and intonation effortlessly for “Papanasam Sivan’s “kunram kudi konda velava”.
His niraval kundram Thiruparankundram, showcased his consciousness arsenic to the latest facts and developments of Lord Murugan’s abode.
Violinist Sampath echoed and enriched the vocalist’s melody. The Tani avardanam showcased the skill, creativity and heavy cognition of bushed (tala) of some Kishore Ramesh and Sriram Ramesh.
His last pieces see a Nottuswaram in shankarabharanam by Muthuswami Dikshitar, “kamalasana vandita” on Goddess Meenakshi and “Chandra chooda” a devotional opus of Saint Purandara Dasa celebrating Lord Shiva. A unsocial decision with “Vande Matharam” received lasting ovation.
Padmanabhan .S.
