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Syama Krishna Sodari
The Musicality of Syama Sastry’s Compositions
Musicians
Syama Sastry, one of the three that make up the Trinity of Carnatic music, has composed only 60 to 70 krithis, but these are replete with raga bhava and laya intricacies. These compositions depict a rich raga lakshana and serve as a benchmark for ragas like Todi, Dhanyasi, Anandabhsiravi, Saveri and so on. He has honed some rare ragas very beautifully.
In this lecture-demonstration, we will try to understand how he has handled these ragas. The musicians will also delve into some of the laya intricacies that Sastry has commonly used. Some of the anecdotes linked with his compositions will also be dealt with.
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Musicians
R Vasudevan
R Vasudevan, a Carnatic musician, is a student of Shri Palghat KS Narayanaswamy and Shri Neyveli Santhanagopalan. He has also undergone valuable guidance under Vidushi Neela Ramgopal. While in Chennai, he has had the opportunity to learn under Vidwan Shri Calcutta KS Krishnamurthi and Vidwan Shri TN Seshagopalan. He was also a visiting faculty for the Post-graduate open course in Azim Premji University.
He has performed regular and thematic concerts and workshops and, accompanied by esteemed musicians like Shri MS Govindaswamy, Vidushi Charulatha Ramanujam, Shri HS Suddendra and Shri Vasudeva Rao.
He has been pursuing a full time music career for the last 14 years after a long stint in the IT industry. He runs the Nadaloka School Of Music in Bangalore.
Anand Viswanathan
Anand Viswanathan was initiated into music at the age of 7 and started learning violin at the age of 9. He has been performing since the age of 14. He received initial training from Shri N Kannan in Bhakta Rasika Ranjini Sabha and advanced training from Shri R Madhavan of Mumbai. All along, he was mentored by (Late) Shri PN Krishnamurthy (popularly known as Sri PNK). He has also learnt Vocals from Smt Jaya Subramaniam and was the recipient of CCRT Junior Scholarship.
He is a B-High grade Violin artist in AIR and has performed in various prestigious institutions across India and abroad. Anand did his Engineering from Mumbai University and his MBA from IIM Bangalore. He is currently working in a leading MNC in Bangalore.
Phanindra Bhaskara
Phanindra Bhaskara is a disciple of Vidwan Shri HS Sudhindra. He is an A Grade artist and a CCRT scholarship recipient. He has been accompanying various musicians for the past few years. He is currently working in a leading MNC in Bangalore.
