It is the third
annual music festival AVRTAN , held in April that is underway at the SM
JOSHI FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM. the two . the evening festival started off
last night beginning with the jaipur atrauli singer PRIYADARSHINI KULKARNI with
the not so commonly heard evening melody raga PURVI .
A leisurely paced
vilambit traditional bandish"Meai To Na Janu" brought about the fine
nuances of both the madhyam that captivated the houseful audience. the
drut bandish another traditional one "chalo ri mai" and the tarana there
after was a treat. this was followed by the jaipur atrauli hugely popular
"sur sangata" in Tilak kamod where the singer kept on pouring
in large number of variations and short fast. taans. The concluding piece was
yet another gharana raga Kafi kanada in which she presented two compositions in
vilambit and drut teentaal. slowly but displaying the sombre mood of kanada she
could bring out the kafi ang very beautifully and the concluding drut bndish
"dar dar path path" was a sheer delight.Both Milind Pote on tabla and
Rajeev Tambe on harmonium played superbly.
The concluding
presentation had a long serious alap of Rageshree by the Pune based Dhrupad
singer Uday Bhawalkar , a leading torch bearer of the Dagar vani style.
presenting two compositions in Jhaptal and Sul taal the artist concluded with a
dhammar in raga Kedar. Shukhad Munde was at his best with the accompaniment on
the pakhwaj.
The second and the concluding day of AVRTAN , 14 began as
per schedule at 6.30 PM in a complete houseful of listeners with the sarod
recital of the well instrumentalist pandit Biswajit Roy Chowdhury who is quite
a familiar face in Pune having performed quite regularly over the years. Panditji began by a long alap, jod, jhala in raga Sham kalyan weaving
soothing patterns that drew a lot of appreciations time to time
from the audience.
The concluding jhala part had some fast right hand strokes
that made the young listeners clap repeatedly.this was followed by slow and
fast compositions in raga Jhinjhoti both in Teentaal. frequent exchanges
between the sarod and tabla played by pt. Arvind Azad masterfully brought about
thrilling moments. This very lively concert came to the end with the fast
intricate jhala climaxing at a very fast tempo.
A beautifully masterly sung ' Dhundu bare sainya"
the well known bandish in raga Nand brought the beginning of the concluding
item of the festival by pandita Padma Talwalkar, the senior most, and one
of the most well known vocalist of Pune which was followed by
"dhan dhan baghya" with some fast intricate taans. she went on to
sing raga Gaud Malhar in which she sang two compositions. This memorable
festival came to an end with a befitting avang by her in raga Bharavi.
New Age
Foundation,a Pune based organisation holding classical music events
uninterrupted over the last 8 years thrice a year showcasing thematic presentations
named CHIRANTAN held during the beginning of the year coinciding with the
birthday of the late pt. MALLIKARJUN MANSUR , ARPAN, showcased in September
middle a two evening concert series celebrating the death
anniversary of the pandit .
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