SRI RAMA NAVAMI CELEBRATIONS IN THE BAY AREA -SMT.MYSORE NAGAMANI SRINATH CONCERT

[Guest guest]

Sri Ramaajayam

SrimathE GopAla DEsikAya MahA DEsikAya Namaha

 

Dear Bhagavathaas,

It would be the greatest pleasure of Adiyen to invite the

Bhagavathaas

in the Bay Area to join us on our Grand SRI RAAMA NAVAMI Celebrations on 23rd

April 2000

(actual TN on April 13th).

 

Please find the details below

Event: Sri Raama Navami and Tamizh New Year(Smt.Mysore Nagamani Srinath Concert)

Venue: Smt.Rama & Sri.M.J.Narasimha

14099 Elvira St, Saratoga, CA 95070

Ph:(408)-8670207

2pm - 6pm

1.Acharya Thaniyangal, Thirupalliezhuchi, Amalaanthipiraan, Thiruppaavai - 45

min

2.Thaligai Samarpanam & Satthumurai - 15 min

3.Introduction to Smt.Nagamani and other artistes by Smt.Subha Srivatsan - 20

min

4.Performance on "Panniru Azhvaar on Sri Raama" & Mangalam - By Smt.Nagamani's

troupe -2.5 hrs

5.Vote of Thanks to the Artistes and Bhagavathaas - 10 min

 

We have been blessed to hear/speak Sri Raamas(Thayaar and Sahas included) name

for many thousands of years in the past(and no more to come since we will not

have a rebirth after hearing his name and associating ourself with an Acharya).

To continue the tradition of celebrating his TN, not only at our homes, but

with a larger Sri Vaishnava Community, we have amidst us Smt.Mysore Nagamani

Srinath and her talented accompaniments, performing Songs in Sri Ramanuja

Pantha.

 

About the Artistes

Vocalist - Smt.Mysore Nagamani Srinath is a great composer(200 compositions

composed in Sanskrit,

Kannada, Telugu and Tamizh), director, teacher(HOD of music at Maharani College,

Mysore) and most importantly a well qualified Sri Vaishnava music scholar who

has won many accolades(Best Musician thrice at Music Academy, Madras, Telugu

academy, Cyberabad, named Ganasaraswathi by VP of India and many more to add).

She has been under the tutelage of Sri.Arakere Narayana Rao, Sri Ramaratnam,

Sri.T.M.Tyagarajan, Sri.D.K.Jayaraman, Sri.K.V.Narayaswamy, Sri.T.N.Krishnan,

Vidushi Brinda, Vidushi Muktha, Smt.Gowri Kuppuswamy and Sri.R.Visweswaran. She

is going to perform songs in Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya, which will be rare and

melodious a treat.

 

Smt.Nagamani is accompanied by,

Smt.Kalpana Venkat(Kishore) on the Violin, who was bestowed with great

Violinists like Kalaimamani T.Rukmani, Smt.Prema Hariharan, Sundaresan,

Sethalapathy Balasubramaniam and Pallavi Venkatrama Iyer, as Gurus. She is

Yuva Kala Bhrathi winner of 1993, Music Academy best in 1994/5, Grade 'A'

artiste at the All India Radio. BTW she is a resident of Cleveland, Ohio.

 

Melakaveri Sri.K.Balaji on the Mridangam, who has Music and Instruments in his

ancestry too(Mridangam and Ganjira). He has been under his guru and his father

Melakaveri Krishnamurthy and has accompanied Maestros Sri.M.Balamurali Krishna,

Sri.T.V.Sankaranarayanan, Lalgudi Sri.G.Jayaraman, G.J.R.Krishnan,

Sri.T.N.Krishnan, Sri.M.S.G, Dr.N.Ramani to name a few.

 

Udupi Sri.Shreedhar on the Ghatam, is an eminent disciple of Sri.Kalaimaamani

K.M.Vaidyanathan and has been accompanying Maestros in South Indian Classical

Music for over 25 years in India and abroad.

 

Sri.A.S.Krishnan on the Muharsing, learnt Muharsing from his father and Guru

Sri.A.K.Sundaram and another expert Mannarkudi Sri.A.Easwaran

 

Please RSVP. Also Adiyen request voluntary contributions from 18 Bhagavathaas

atleast $25 to finance

this concert(more the better in case we fall short of the 20 to make our $500),

please let me know ASAP.

 

Thanks.

 

Adiyen Sri Raamanuja Daasan,

 

Sudarsana Dasosmi