Despite hectic planning etc we could not attend a single concert during the Annual December Music Season in 2011. To ensure that the same is not repeated in 2012, set out on Sunday morning (16.12.2012) to book tickets in advance. First call was at Krishna Gana Sabha on Maharajapuram Santhanam Road, T.Nagar which had a concert by Aruna Sairam at 16.30. The tickets for all the seats inside the auditorium were sold out and managed to get a ticket to watch the concert on a CCTV outside.
When we reached the venue the programme had already started with Aruna Sairam rendering the first of Andal's Thiruppavai (it being the first day of Margazhi). Soorya moorthe of Muthuswami Dikshithar in raga Sowrashtram followed next. A fast paced alapana of Ragam Athana followed by Illalo Pranathaarthi of Thyagaraja livened up the proceedings. Enna Punniyam Seidhano of Oothukadu Venkata in raga reethigowlai was rendered in low and slow tempo. A detailed delineation of Raga Pantuvarali followed and the kriti presented was Siva siva enaraadha of Thyagaraja. Next to follow was Brindavana Saranga and the item sung was Soundararajam of Dikshithar. The main piece of the concert was raga Kharaharapriya. We could not stay for a complete listening because we had a ticket to K J Yesudas's concert at Chennai Cultural Academy Trust at Ramarao Kala Mantap, T.nagar at 7.00 pm.
Aruna Sairam was ably supported by an excellent team of accompaniments - J.Vaidyanathan on the Mridangam, B Raghavendra Rao on the Violin and Giridhar Udupa on the Ghatam.
The concert on the whole was a wonderful and divine experience.
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