The December Season 2007

Shri Ganesa Sarada Gurubhyo Namaha.

Shri Maha Periyaval Saranam.

December 1st:

ISAI,

Venue:‘Sri Parvati’, 28/160, Eldams Road, Alwarpet (for ISAI)

Violin: Cherthalai Sivakumar

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ghatam :Venkat

December 2nd:

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Main Hall

Time: 10.00 am

Violin: Cherthalai Sivakumar

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ghatam: Venkat

December 8th:

Venue: Mudra,@ Mudhra, Infosys Hall, Ramakrishna Mission Matric Hr. Sec School, 71, Bazullah Road, T. Nagar

Time : 7.00 pm

Violin: Cherthalai Sivakumar
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Subba Rao

December 9th:

Karthik Fine Arts , Chennai.

Mini Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Alwarpet

Time: 2.00-4.00pm

Violin : Padma Shankar

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ghatam : Venkat

December 15th:

Brahmagana Sabha, Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, MCTM School, Luz Church Road, Alwarpet

Time : 3.30-5.30

Violin: Karthik

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

December 18th:

Krishna Gana Sabha

Time 2.00-4.00pm

Violin: MA Krishnaswamy

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

December 19th:

Indian Fine Arts

Time 9.00 AM

Violin: Trivandrum Rajalakshmi

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ganjira: Atreya

December 22nd :

Anjaneyar Temple , Ragigudda, JP Nagar 2nd phase,Banglore

Violin: Viju

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ghatam: Uduppi Shreedhar

December 27th:

Mylapore Fine Arts

Time 3.00-5.00 pm

Violin : Vinu

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

December 30th:

Kalarasana, Rani Seethai Hall, Near Gemini Flyover, Anna Salai

Violin : Vinu

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ghatam Trichy murali

Time: 3.45-5.45 pm

December 31st:

GK Foundation

Time: 5.00-7.00

Violin: Cherthala Sivakumar

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

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Marching towards the Big Season at Chennai

June 30th:
Venue: Thrimurthy Sangeetha Sabha, Pammal.
Violin: Usha Rajagopal
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Venkat




July 14th:
Venue: BTM Cultural Academy, Banglore.
Violin: Narasimha Moorthy
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: MAK

August 11th
Venue: Mysore
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Violin: Raghuram
Ghatam: MAK

August 12th:
Vanaprastha , Coimbatore
6.30 pm
Violin: Sindhu
Mridangam: T R Mohan


September 7th,
Venue: Thyagabrahma Gana Sabha, Chennai
Violin: Vinu
Mridangam: TR Mohan



September 8th:
Venue: Shri Venugopalaswami temple, Malleswaram.



September 29th:
Venue: Shri Ramana Kendra, Mylapore.
Time: 6.30
Violin: MA Sundaresan
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Venkat.









October 14th:


Venue: Karthyayini Temple, Trichur.
Time: 6.30pm
Violin: Edapalli Ajith Kumar
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Uduppi Shreedhar

October 19th:
Venue: Chakra Vinayagar Kovil
Time : 6.30 pm
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Violin: M R Gopinath








November 17th:
Venue: Bhaktha Rasika Ranjani Sabha,
AEC School No. 1 ( Opp. Bhagirathi Bldg)
Anushakthi Nagar,
Mumbai 400 094
Time: 6.30 pm

Telephone: 27898989

Violin: Madurai Balasubramaniam
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam:D.B. Venkatasubramaniam


November 18th:
Venue: Dombivili Fine Arts
Bharath Natya Mandir,
Jondhale School,
Dombivili ( W) 421202
Time: 6.00 pm

Phone: 0251-2486403

Violin: Madurai Balasubramaniam
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam:D.B. Venkatasubramaniam


November 24th:
PS Narayanaswamy forum Concert.
Venue: Thachi Arunachala Mudali St, near mylapore tank.
Violin: Madurai Balasubramaniam
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Venkat





November 25th:
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust
Venue: ‘Sri Parvati’, 28/160, Eldams Road, Alwarpet (Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust)
Time: 6.00 pm
Violin: Arunachala Karthik
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Venkat



December 1st:
Venue:
‘Sri Parvati’, 28/160, Eldams Road, Alwarpet (for ISAI)
Violin: Cherthalai Sivakumar
Mridangam: Trtichur R Mohan
Ghatam : Venkat


December 2nd:
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
10.00 am
Violin: Cherthalai Sivakumar
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan



December 8th:
Venue: Mudra
Time : 7.00 pm
Details asap




December 9th:
Karthik Fine Arts , Chennai.
Time: 2.00-4.00pm
Violin : Padma Shankar
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam : Venkat



December 15th:
Brahmagana Sabha
Time : 3.30-5.30
Violin: Karthik
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan




December 18th:
Krishna Gana Sabha
Time 2.00-4.00pm
Violin: MA Krishnaswamy
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan




December 19th:
Indian Fine Arts
Time 9.00 AM
Violin: Trivandrum Rajalakshmi
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ganjira: Atreya

December 22nd :
Anjaneyar Temple , Ragigudda, JP Nagar 2nd phase,Banglore
Violin: Viju
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Uduppi Shreedhar


December 27th:
Mylapore Fine Arts
Time 3.00-5.00 pm
Violin : Vinu
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan


December 30th,
Kalarasana, Chennai.
Violin : vinu
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam Trichy murali
Time: 3.45-5.45 pm

December 31st:
GK Foundation
Time: 5.00-7.00
Violin: Cherthala Sivakumar
Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan


January 29th, 2008:
Asthika samaj, RR Sabha
6.30pm
Details asap.

Month of May..........

May 1st:


Venue: Indian Fine arts


Time: 4.30-6.00


Violin: VV Suresh


Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan


Ghatam: Subbarao








May 2nd:


Swathithirunal Krithis Special Concerts


Venue: Thyagaraja Vidwat Samajam


Time: 6.30-9.00


Violin: VV Suresh


Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam: Subbarao






May 4th:

FM Gold broadcast at 7.00 am.

May 13th:


Shree Seetharamaswamy Temple Vasanth Uthsavam


Venue: Ramar temple, Punkunnam, Trichur


Time: 6.30-9.30


Violin: Ajith Kumar


Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan


Ghatam: Uduppi Shridhar


Ganjira: Thrikkakkara YN Shantharam


Mukarshan: Neyyattinkara Krishnan.














May 27th:


Venue : Bhairavi Sabha, Pondicheri


Time: 6.30-9.00


Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan


Rest of the details ASAP.

Concerts for the month of April

April 1st:

Venue: Mysore

Time:6.30-9.30

Violin: Raghuram

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

April 13th:

Venue :Kottakal Arya Vaidya Sala Viswambara Temple

Violin: Viju S Anand

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ghatam: Uduppi Shridhar

Ganjira: YN Shantharam

April 22nd:

Venue:Malleswaram Sangeetha Sabha, Bangalore

Mridingam: Trichur R Mohan

( Rest of the details ASAP)

Concerts this month

March 16th:

Venue : TTD Information centre

Violin : Mullaivasal Chandramouli

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan

Ghatam : D. Venkatasubramaniam

March 17th:

Venue : Rajarajeswari Cultural Academy,Nanaganalloor

Violin : MA Krishnaswami

Mridangam: Trichur R Mohan
Ghatam : D. Venkatasubramaniam

March 25th:

Venue : Perunthalmanna( Near Trichur, Kerala)

Violin : Avaneeswaram Vinu

Mridangam : Trichur R Mohan

Ganjira : Y N Shantharam

March 31st:

Venue : Sree Rama Seva Mandali Charitable trust, Mysore

Violin : HK. Narasimha Moorthy

Mridangam : Trichur R Mohan
Morsing : M Gururaj

Our Guru: Part 2

Hi,
First of all I apologize for having delayed my next post. Laziness was simply not there in my Guru's dictionary. ( Rings a bell, doesn't it ). Guys, I am making an attempt to emulate my Guru here, but I realize how difficult it is, in the process. He was never a person to procrastinate. I remember dropping him in the Railway Station after one of our classes. On boarding the train he occupied the side berth. All the while he was talking about Ananda Bhairavi Ragam. He was about to sing the Krithi Thyagaraja Yoga Vaibhavam to make a point about the Raga. The signal turned green and I could see the anguish on his face. He would still not let go. He sang a couple of Sangathis before the train picked up speed and disappeared from the Trichur Station. Just imagine his sincerity. He was simply not bothered about what the other passengers would think of him. All that mattered to him was the Raga and his student imbibing its Bhava. As I left the station, I was stuck with a deep sense of guilt, wondering whether I deserved all this, when I did not actually show half the dedication. That night drifted away with the sweet scent of Ananda Bhairavi spreading its fragrance within my heart. The next morning, I was woken up by my father, announcing that there is a call from Neyyatinkara. It was six in the morning and the caller was none other than our Guru. He had just reached home from the railway station and had immediately called up. I picked up the phone and he started off from where he left. Two more minutes of Nectarine Ananda Bhairavi and I could feel his thirst being satiated. His thirst to give, give and give all his music to his students. I am sure this would give a glimpse, just a glimpse I say, of the magnanimity of his personality. I once again live those days when I write this and the feeling is just too good.

Well I had promised to write something about my Guru's day to day routine. He was never a late riser and never an early sleeper. The day would start at around 5 am. Being a fitness freak, at the age of 60, he would still do 50 push ups as soon as he woke up. He never required an alarm clock to announce the time. A quick bath in cold water ( never uses warm water as far as we know), applying the holy sandal paste, a few minutes of silent meditation in front of the Puja room and ,lo...he was ready for the day. Classes would begin as early as 6.00 in the morning. A cup of sugar less tea and a jar filled with warm water. One would be surprised to see how he relished a cup of SUGAR LESS tea. He would always say that the drink lost its taste if sugar was added. The classes would continue until 9.30am. A quick breakfast and some rest for the STUDENTS. My Guru, never beleived in resting. He was a firm beleiver that change of work is relaxation. When we were taking a break, he would be busy notating a rare Krithi or writing about some musical subject or reading any music related articles. The bottom line was always music. My dad, Trichur R Mohan, being a world renowned Mridanga Vidwan, and a great friend of Mohanachandran Sir, would often discuss complicated Thala patterns and Kanakku with him. The mutual adoration was very deep, and it wold keep them busy until the next session begins.

The next session generally started at around 11.30, and as soon as we sat, he would ask whether we had a good rest with a twinkle in his eyes. Before we knew that another two and a half hours have gone, my mother would come and announce that lunch was ready. Lunch for us, snacks for our Guru, for he was a very light eater. He always told us that avoiding rice was the secret of his health. Two dosas was his norm, but he would have a couple of them more at our house, because he loved my mom's cooking. Always had words of appreciation about her cooking and he would even take down the recipe. The next few hours we would take some rest and do our studies( both of us were preparing for our CA). The man himself will not sleep after lunch, for he did not beleive in taking an afternoon nap. His field of knowledge was in no way restricted to music as can be seen from the fact that he took a great interest in repairing any electronic gadget. There are a few gadgets he had repaired for us also. During some rare occassions where he would be completely left to himself during those in between class breaks, he would even arrange the newspapers by date, do some carpentry work and get the door in shape and what not. Come 4'o clock and he would be ready for the next session. His jar of water is re filled and one more cup of sugarless tea. The session would go on till 6.30. The nearby temple was very close to his heart and he made it a point to go to the temple. 7.30 is dinner time and our Guru had something light . A cup of tea after this and time for the final session. That would be a recap session and we would be asked to revise whatever was taken during the day. Had we not insisted upon winding up the session by 9.30, the Master would have gladly gone ahead for another couple of hours.

After the last session, our Guru was a very satisfied man. One more Marathon has been achieved , he would say. We would spread his bed and retire for the night, whereas his bed would remain unoccupied for another few hours atleast. He enjoyed talking with my dad late into the night.A glass of milk, mixed with some home made protein powder was never missed. There are a few krithis to be covered the next day, and those will be notated before he finally retires for the day.

Prostrations to our wonderful Guru. The debt we owe him can never be repaid. To work hard on our music will be the least that we can do.

Loads to follow about Shri Mohanachandran Sir.

Musically yours,

Srikrishna Mohan ( For Trichur Brothers)

Our Guru-Part 1

Prof Neyyatinkara Mohanachandran Sir was our GURU ( and still is in our minds). We had our advanced training under him for more than 9 years and every single session we had with him is as fresh as ever.

I still remember the first krithi he taught us. It was GanarajenaRakshithoham in Arabhi. Those days, we were not serious about our music. We used to feel bad when all our friends had a nice time playing, going out etc. And, we never knew how valid each second was with our Guru. He was a treasure house of knowledge, and every line he sang conveyed an era of experience.

Well, before I get into the subject let me tell you some facts about my Guru. He started learning music initially under his mother. He had a long stint of training in Annamalai University, Mysore, under giants like Shri Alathur Siva Subrahmania Iyer , Shri Alathur Srinivasa Iyer,Shri T K Rangachari, Shri Dandapani Desikar, Dr S. Ramanathan etc etc.
In between our classes he used to recount his experiences. We waited eagerly for those tit bits of information. He felt very strongly about it and whenever he spoke about those days the atmosphere was quite electrifying and inspiring. He talked about the methods the teachers adopted those days. We were astonished to note the attention to details. Before a krithi was taught, the first phase was to learn the Sahitya, and understand its meaning, know where to split the words while singing so that the meaning does not get distorted. My GURU, followed this style while teaching us and he would first explain the sahithya. One rare feat he would perform before getting into any krithi would be to literally repeat the sahithya as if it were enacted in a drama, without any music. We were amazed at the correct diction and speed in which it flowed out. His memory was very sharp. He would repeat the 72 melakartha ragas in one breath. The Sahityas were all in his finger tips. Never seen him struggling to recollect the Sahitya or the tune of a Krithi

I consider it very sacred to recount our days with Shri Mohanachandran Sir and will come up with the next part soon. In the next part I will talk about his strict and disciplined routine and some of the lighter moments we shared with him.



So long then.

Musically urs,
Srikrishna Mohan ( For Trichur Brothers)