Fest Sangiethaa's Dharmavathi delineation was marked by intelligent alapana, niraval and kalpanaswaras.
Dalmiapuram S. Sangiethaa delivered a scintillating vocal concert at the
75th monthly music festival of Tamil Isai Sangam, Tiruchi, recently.
The two-hour programme was a combination of fine music and the
culturally rich Tamil songs composed by great poets including Subramania
Bharati.
Sangiethaa commenced with ‘Pallandu Pallandu..' extolling Lord Narayana in Thillang ragam.
Own composition
Testifying to her talent in composing and tuning Tamil songs, she
rendered her own composition, ‘Muruga Muruga,' in Revathi ragam. She
went on to sing a few popular songs of Bharati such as ‘Thunbam
Naergaiyil,' ‘Aaduvomae,' ‘Paarukkulle Nalla Naadu,' ‘Chinnanchiru
Kiliyae' and ‘Ninnai Saranadainthen' to name a few.
The highlight was the rendering of ‘Ododi Vandaen Kanna' composed by
Ambujam Krishna, the main song of the concert, in Dharmavathi ragam set
to Adi talam. The rendering was marked by intelligent alapana, niraval,
kalpanaswaram and followed by thani avartanam on the mridangam by M.
Sriram and on the ghatam by Anthanallur R. Ranganathan. Deepika
Ragunathan accompanied her on the violin.
K. Rangarajan, secretary, Tiruchi Tamil Isai Sangam, had composed a song
on ‘Tamil Annai' and the kriti was set to tune and rendered on the spot
by Sangeithaa, much to the delight of the audience.
L.N. Lakshmanan, president, Tiruchi Tamil Isai Sangam, presided over the
concert. A. Subramanian, former music director, All India Radio,
Tiruchi, who was the chief guest, explained the various dimensions of
Tamil music and how it was propagated with the active support of the
former rulers of the state. He urged the youths to evince interest in
Tamil music and commended the Tiruchi Tamil Isai Sangam for organising
various programmes to popularise this music form.
N. Gopalaswamy, director, Dalmai Cement (Bharat) Limited, urged the
Sangam to continue its service and Rangarajan, secretary, and N. Mohan,
vice president, felicitated C. Kesavaraj, correspondent, K.A.P
Viswanathan Higher Secondary School, who had sponsored the programme.
Keywords: Dalmiapuram S. Sangiethaa, Tamil Isai Sangam
