I want to share the proud moment of singing along and listening to my students Megha Pethari, Shruti Satish, Sneha Padmanahan, Mihira & Annika Krishnaswamy and Annika Seshadri last week. Kudos to the young singers who came together and synced up and performed in unison last week. The venue was the Rama Sannidhi at Lemont Temple. The event started with the abhishekam and the vishnu sahasranamam chanting which was a great start for our singing. Even though I sang along this time to ensure they were in unison, I have much confidence in them that I plan to have them present the next session on their own. They presented Shobillu Saptaswara, Sriman Narayana in Bowli, Thyagaraja's first composition Namo Namo Raghavaya in Desika Todi, Purandara Dasa's Venkataramananae Baro in Saveri, Devadi Deva in Sunadavinodini, Brocheva Revarae in Sriranjani and Okapari Kokapari (Karaharapriya). The musi from the young hearts was soulful and pleasing and appreciation from God came via the devotees who enjoyed and applauded the music. Thanks to venkatesh for supporting the young singers with violin accompaniment.
Venkatesh PadmanabhanCarnatic Vocal and Violin teacher during weekends and IT Architect during the week. Dad for life! Archives
August 2013
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