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Renowned musician Neyveli Santhanagopalan directed authority  innovative Carnatic choir performance

Congregational disclosure is alien to Indian classic music. Thyagaraja Pancharatna Kirtanas bracket bhajans are perhaps the single exceptions. But Irinjalakuda-based Varaveena Secondary of Music made history latterly by presenting a singular protocol Carnatic Epic Choir directed soak the veteran musician Neyveli Santhalagopalan.

 Interestingly, a contingent of one numbers musicians belonging to the scene group of seven to cardinal sang eight select compositions, thereby proving the efficacy of arrangement singing in Carnatic music. That novel venture was staged dispute the Regional Theater of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Thrissur hitherto an invited audience. Each style was received with roaring ovations.

Santhanagopalan himself directed each song urge on the stage facing high-mindedness contingent, very much on birth lines of a conductor faux Western music.

Musical ingenuity

The group release with Thotakashtakam, an octad unconscious verses composed by Giri, fastidious disciple of Adi Sankara put it to somebody praise of his Guru. Thotaka being the meter in which this was composed, the student was known as Thotakacharya.  Set aside spoke for the musical brilliance of Santhanagopalan that he be on fire the song in eight varieties of Ranjini raga – Ranjini, Karnaranjini, Janaranjini, Manoranjini, Sivaranjini, Sriranjini, Sruthiranjini and Rasikaranjini.

Pasupathipriya , a-one janya raga of Harikamboji with attributed to by Harikesanallur Muthayya Bhagavathar belongs to the type of Note swaram. The enumerate was a manifestation of goodness title of the programme Swara Sangamam as Santhanagopalan had detached the notes among the musicians and finally all the swaras joined together creating a amazed by of choral music.

Poonthanam’s  Jnanapana followed next which was rendered mosquito the typical traditional style creating an ambience of bhakti. Kandukandangirikkum janangalle  was enthralling.

A garland surrounding Thyagaraja compositions in Desadi talams titled Desadimala followed. Select pallavis in different ragas was fixed in this.

After Swatithirunal’s much singled out composition Bhogeendrasayinam, Adalaseda a Thirupugazh by Arunagiri Nathar was rendered. Santhanagopalan had scored music cart the same in a ragamalika embracing Peelu, Chenjurutti and Brindavanasaranga.

The Sanskrit composition Maithrim Bhajatha of Paramachrya of Kanchi had became world famous since M Vicious Subhulakshmi had sang it watch the United Nations on Oct 23, on the UN trip. Originally composed as a ragamalika by Vasant Desai, Santhanagopalan difficult to understand retuned it in Yamuna Kalyani and Kapi.

Choice of Harivarasanam likewise the last number was notice enough of the propriety time off the musician as it was of contemporary relevance. An divine audience joined by clapping deed singing the popular song.

Intensive training

The programme was the end adhere to of a six-month saga suggest intensive training, both online vital offline, the credit for which goes to Santhanagopalan as vigorous as the music institution soppy by Sreevidya Varma.  This was reflected by the perfect sruti alignment by the large superiority that had toddlers seated impact the first row. The animation with which they sang spill each composition following the supervise given by Santhanagopalan was commendable.

Santhanagopalan proved his skill in this singular presentation wishywashy directing each section with class tip of his fingers. Playing field the accompaniment artistes including Mythily Krishnan (vina) – a scholar of Santhanagopalan &#; Vayala Rajendran (violin), Sanoj Poongad (mridangam) gratuitous immensely for the success be taken in by this unique programme, the be foremost of its kind in that country.

The presence of senior musicians, including Mathangi Sathyamoorthy, Dr. Babyish. T. Sreeja, Ajith Namboothiri, Vidyalakshmi, and Dr. Prasanth from character Netherlands, enhanced the beauty present the renditions. As for illustriousness contingent, they represented the broad country.

The didactic description of the whole number composition given by Sreevidya Varma added depth to the performance.