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Hindu Ahlaya
Sangam Qld Inc
proudly presents
a scintillating vocal music concert by the popular
‘Yuva Kala Bharathi’, ‘Sahithyapriya’ ,
‘Isai Peroli’
S. Sowmya
Accompanied by
R K Sriramkumar (Violin)
Neyveli Narayanan
(Miridangam)
Date
Saturday 10th June 2006
Time
06.00 PM
Venue
Indooroopilly State High School Auditorium ,
Ward St, Indooroopilly
Program
- Welcome Speech - Lavanya
Lingam
- Introduction of Artistes
- Musical Recital
- Intermission
- Musical Recital Continues
- Vote of thanks- Vithushana
Vasudevan
- Musical Recital Concludes
- Mangalam
Thanks
The Management
Committee wishes to thank all those who contributed to make this day
areality.
Hindu Ahlaya Sangam
SOWMYA – a classic carnatic musician !
 A Carnatic
musician by profession, Sowmya’s life has been soaked in melody from the
very beginning. Growing up in a traditional South Indian family, she had
her initial tutelage in music from her father Dr. Srinivasan, a Chemical
Engineer with an enduring passion for Carnatic Music. Later she was
singularly fortunate to be taken under the wings of Sangita Kalanidhi
Dr. S. Ramanathan - exemplary musician, esteemed musicologist and
extraordinary human being. Smt. T.Muktha, of the legendary Brinda-Muktha
duo, further honed her musical instincts. She attributes her success and
achievements till today to these individuals and to the bountiful
blessings of her beloved Ambal, the Goddess Kamakshi of Kanchipuram.
The desire to
propagate the traditions of South Indian music worldwide led her to
associate with her friend and vocalist Shashikiran, to establish
Carnatica, an institution dedicated to music & dance instruction,
archival, talent search and other related activities. Carnatica’s web
portal is now a popular online destination for music-related
information, products, courses and discussions. In addition to being an
accomplished musician, Sowmya also has excellent academic credentials.
She is a double postgraduate (Master’s in Chemistry as well as Indian
Music) and was a top-ranked scholar at the Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras (IIT-M) and the University of Madras. Discontinuing
her doctoral research program at IIT to concentrate on her music, she is
now a widely traveled, popular vocalist who strives to adhere to the
strict classical values imbibed from her gurus Dr. Ramanathan and Smt.
Mukta. Sowmya is the first Carnatic musician to produce a Video Album, a
live concert of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi's songs
Some of the
titles & honours bestowed upon Sowmya are Sangeetha Saptha Sagara,
Shanthi Arts Foundation in 2005, Bala Ratna, Sri Bala Tripurasundari
Peetham, Nemili in 2005, Asthana Vidushi, Sri Sri Sringeri Sharada
Peetham in 2003, Vani Kala Sudhakara, Sri Tyaga Brahma Gana Sabha,
Chennai in 2003, Isai Peroli, Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai in 1996 , Yuva
Kala Bharathi, Bharat Kalachar, Chennai in 1990, Sahithyapriya, Jan
Kalyan (Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham), Kanchipuram, Tamil Isai Chelvi,
Australian Tamil Foundation in 2001, Rasika Kala Ratna, Rasikapriya,
Sydney, Australia in 2001, Sangeetha Kala Bharathy, Needamangalam VVS
Foundation, Chennai in 2001, Nada Oli, Nada Inbam, Chennai in 2001, Nada
Bhushanam, Shanmukhananda Fine Arts, New Delhi in 2002,
Sowmya is a
regular performer and A-grade artiste in All India Radio (AIR) and
Doordarshan, Chennai. She has conducted lecture-demonstration programmes
sponsored by SPICMACAY, YACM (Madras) and various universities &
organizations in India and abroad. Sowmya has released several music
albums in Audio Cassette, CD, DVD & VCD formats. She has also
participated in a Jugal Bandhi with Pandit Ajoy Chakravarthy under the
auspices of Madras Bengal Association.
She has
performed in numerous countries such as USA, Canada, Australia, Hong
Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, United Kingdom,
France and Oman. She has also chaired the Millenium Conference in
Singapore conducted by The Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society. Gave a
concert and also presented a paper titled, 'Triumph of Technology in
Traditional Arts'. Sowmya has lectured at Purdue University (Indiana),
Drew University (New Jersey), Colgate University (New York) and Cornell
University on Indian music and related topics.
R. K. SHRIRAMKUMAR
R. K.
Shriramkumar, grandson of veteran violinist ‘Sangita Kalaratna' Shri R.K.
Venkatrama Sastri, learnt initially under Smt Savitri Satyamurthy, later
under his grandfather, and had advanced guidance from Professor V V
Subramanyam.
He has also had training in vocal music from Sangita Kalanidhi Late Shri
D.K.Jayaraman. Shriramkumar has given many solo violin concerts and has
provided accompaniment to doyens like Shri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer,
Smt M S Subbulakshmi, Smt D K Pattammal, Shri D K Jayaraman, Smt T.
Brinda and Smt T Mukta, Shri K V Narayanaswamy, Shri T V
Sankaranarayanan, Shri T N Seshagopalan, Dr. N. Ramani, and Dr. M.
Balamuralikrishna.
NEYVELI
NARAYANAN
 Neyveli
Narayanan was initiated by Sri. S.K. Ganesa Pillai and later honed his
skills under late Thanjavur Sri Upendran of the Thanjavur style.
Narayanan is currently a disciple of Padmashri Umayalpuram Shri K.
Sivaraman.
Narayanan has accompanied veterans such as Madurai Shri T.N.
Seshagopalan, Shri T.V. Sankaranarayanan, Shri T.R. Subramanian, Shri
K.V. Narayanaswamy, Mandolin Shri U. Srinivas, Shri Ravikiran and Dr N.
Ramani. He has performed in leading sabhas in India, has toured
internationally in countries like the USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore,
UK, Germany, Dubai, Muscat, Malaysia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Holland
and Hongkong.
He has also
participated in many national and international festivals like the
Festival of Asia (London), National Arts Council (Singapore). He is an
AIR ‘A’ grade artiste and has featured regularly on All India Radio and
TV networks. Narayanan is the recipient of awards such as ‘Best Mridangam Player’ (1995, 1997-98) by the Music Academy, ‘Yuva Kala
Bharati’ award from Bharat Kalachar, Chennai, ‘Award for Excellence’ in
Mrdangam in 1995 by the Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust and also by
Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha in 1997.
History of Carnatic Music
Carnatic
Music had its origin in the "Vedas" (4000 B.C - 1000 B.C ). Four in
number, the Vedas are considered the most sacred texts which contain
about a thousand hymns. All the four Vedas were passed down by oral
tradition and it is remarkable that both the text and the rituals remain
unchanged to this day.
The four Vedas are Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and
Atharvana Veda. The Yajur veda which mainly consists of sacrificial
formulae, mentions the "Veena" as an accompaniment to vocal recitations
during the sacrifices. By this time, the chants had evolved to two main
notes with two accents forming the first concept of the Tetrachord (four
notes). The Sama veda laid the foundation for Indian Music. The origin
of Indian Music can be traced back to this Veda. Three more notes were
added to the original Tetrachord resulting in the first full scale of
seven notes. The long history of South Indian music can be divided into
3 periods : The Ancient Period, The Medieval Period, The Modern Period.
The Ancient
period starts from the age of Sangam (a great confederation of poets and
musicians) that is, approximately from the 20th century B.C. and
stretches to the beginning of 3rd century A.D., followed by a Dark
Period from 3rd century A.D. till the end of 6th century A.D. The
Medieval period starts from the 7th century A.D., and ends with the
close of the 15th century A.D. The Modern period begins from the 16th
century A.D., and continues till today.
The
Ancient Sangam Period
(20th Century B.C. to 3rd Century A.D.)
In the ancient period, we come to
know of the existence of the Sangams during which Tamil with its three
aspects of Literature, Music and Drama flourished. Some of the great
works written during this period are:
2. Paripadal
3. Purananooru
4. Agananooru
5. Pathupattu
6. Thirukkural
7.
Silappadikaram
The
Medieval Period
To this
period belongs the famous Kudumiyamalai Inscription found on the
rock-face of a small hillock in Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu. This is an
important musical inscription attributed to the Pallava King Mahendra
Varman I. It gives brief Sancharams for seven ragas which are not in use
today.
Age
of Thevaram and Divya Prabhandham
This period
may be called the Age of Thevaram and Divya Prabhandam. Thevaram is the
name given to the sacred hymns composed by the three Saivite Saints
generally known as Nayanmars. They are Thirunavukkarasar,
Thirugnanasambandar and Sundaramoorthi Nayanar (popularly known as Appar,
Sambandar and Sundarar respectively).
The
Modern Period - The Evolution of Kriti
One of the
greatest influences in the development of Karnatic music was that of the
immortal bard, Purandara Dasa (1484-1564). He made great contributions
to both Sacred and Art music. He is the most prolific of all the South
Indian composers. He perfected a systematic approach to train students
of Carnatic music which has since become a standard format. He composed
the "Swaravali" (simple exercises based on the Scale), "Alankaras"
(exercises based on the seven basic Talas) and "Gitams" (simple melodic
compositions in praise of the various deities), songs in Kannada known
as "Devarnamas". He was the creator of the musical form, "Kriti" which
was later perfected by the great composer "Thyagaraja".
Source: Sify
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