Vijay Siva
Todd Michel McComb
Vijay Siva gave a vocal concert in Los Altos earlier this evening, the first
of a series in North America. I just wanted to say that it was superlative,
and not to miss him.
Vijay Siva is a disciple of D.K. Jayaraman and was accompanied by R.K.
Sreeramkumar on violin, J. Vaidyanathan (son of DKJ) on mridangam.
T. M. McComb
s. rajagopalan
: Vijay Siva gave a vocal concert in Los Altos earlier this evening, the first
: of a series in North America. I just wanted to say that it was superlative,
: and not to miss him.
: T. M. McComb
vijay siva is one of the upcoming artists in carnatic music. in fact, so
is the mridangam player (and probably the violinist too, i cannot say for sure.)
so, it would be illuminating if such artists and their concerts are discussed,
preferably on rmic where hidden appreciative talents are known to surface. i
would like to make a request of netters to post reviews and/or critiques of such
concerts, the world being what it is today i am sure some of the comments made
here will find their way to the artists' ears.
i am not being payed by anyone to post this. :)
raj
Ravichandran Mahalingam
: Vijay Siva gave a vocal concert in Los Altos earlier this evening, the first
: of a series in North America. I just wanted to say that it was superlative,
: and not to miss him.
: T. M. McComb
I want to know where Vijay siva is staying. i want his contact phone #.
he is a good freind of mine and he had collected my phone # from ny
peopple in madras.
i would be glad if one of you couls let me know/
with regards,
m.ravichandran
--
Ravichandran Mahalingam
email: ravi...@engr.LaTech.edu
Louisiana Tech University,
Ruston
LOUISIANA 71270
Home.telephone # (318) 255 5948
The LORD as Supersoul , pervades all things ,just as fire
permeates wood and so HE appears to be of many varieties,
though HE is the ABSOLUTE one without a second.
-- Srimad Bhagavatham, First Canto,chapter 2 text 32
Sampath Srinivas
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> Todd Michel McComb (mcco...@netcom.com) wrote:
>
> : Vijay Siva gave a vocal concert in Los Altos earlier this evening, the first
> : of a series in North America. I just wanted to say that it was superlative,
> : and not to miss him.
>
The Vijay Siva concert was nice. Here are some comments -- from a rank
dilettante -- your mileage may vary.
I think he took a while initially to warm up -- that is, though he was
singing technically very well, I had the suspicion that on the faster
movements he was not hitting notes with complete purity sometimes (just
a tiny bit off at times). However, he settled in my the middle of the
concert and was very good during and after the RTP.
The concert was certainly helped by the fact that the trio is kind of
from the same school of music (at some time or other related to DKJ).
The coordination between Vijay Siva and the violin when they went over
a krithi together was very close. Same applied to the mridangam
coordination. It would be nice if his voice had more gravity and
weight (a la Bhimsen or MDR or somebody) -- hopefully that will happen
when he is older.
The mridangam and violin were excellent. I don't know enough to say
anything more specific, unfortunately.
Here's what Vijay Siva sang (excuse spelling mistakes and any raagam
mistakes). I am sure I have butchered some Krithi names beyond
recognition. Could someone correct the programme below and post a
completed version of the concert please? Mani? Srivatsan?
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Vijay Siva -- vocal
R.K. Sreeramkumar -- violin
J. Vaidyanathan -- Mridangam
At Los Altos (San Francisco Bay Area), Sun, Aug 22, 3.30pm-6.00pm.
1. Chalamela Durbar
2. Sripathe Nagasvarali
3. Sree rama nadu pai Madhyamavati Tyagaraja
4. Satya .... dushta jana Bhairavi Purandaradasa
5. Samayamide Mridumanohari
6. Nannu Palimpa Mohanam
7. Brovarama Bangaramma Neelambari
8. Vinnai something vayil Kandan ulagam Shanmukhapriya RTP
9. Bharatiar kavidai Ragamalika
Saveri
Todi ?
Hamsadhwani ????
After the very beautifully sung kavidai (which was sung without
rhythm accompaniement) he sang "Adu vome padu vome"
(Bharatiar) in Maand(?).
10. Nambi Ketavar evaraiyya Hindolam
11. Annamacharya krithi Kurinji
12. Bhagaydalakshmibaramma Sri (?)
*. Sri Rama jaya Mangalam `Unconventional' mangalam
any comments on this one
from someone who heard it?
I have some bio notes on the artistes from the concert flyer. I will
post those separately.
Sam
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Sampath Srinivas srin...@rpal.rockwell.com
Rockwell Palo Alto Laboratory (415) 325-7174
Sampath Srinivas
This is a direct transcript (without permission!) of a flyer handed
out by South India Fine Arts, the organizers of the Vijay Siva concert
held at Los Altos in the SF Bay Area on Sun, Aug 22nd, 3pm.
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Vijay Siva (Vocal)
R. K. Sreeramkumar (Violin)
J. Vaidhyanathan (Mridangam)
VIJAY SIVA
Just over 26 years old, Vijay Siva received his initial training from
his mother, Smt. Akhila Siva. He later received advanced training
from Sangeetha Kalanidhi D. K. Jayaraman. Vijay Siva has been singing
on stage for over a decade and has performed at major sabhas. He is an
A-grade artiste in All India Radio and performs regularly both on
A.I.R and Doordarshan. Vijay Siva has won numerous prizes at
competitions at various levels.
Vijay Siva is also an accomplished mridangist under the tutelage of
Kumabakonam Sri Rajappa Iyer. He is the Founder Secretary of the Youth
Association for Classical Music (YACM). He is also a stage actor and
has acted in TV plays.
R. K. SREERAMKUMAR
Sreeramkumar received his initial training from his grandfather, Sri
R. K. Venkatrama Shastri. He later received advanced training from
Shri V. V. Subramaniam. Sreeramkumar has performed at major sabhas. he
has accompanied the likes of Smt. M. S. Subbalakshmi, Smt. D. K.
Pattamal, Sri D. K. Jayaraman, Sri K. V. Narayanaswamy, Sri S.
Balachander and Smt Brindha and Smt Mukhta. He has visited the U.S.,
U.K. and Mauritus on concert tours. He has won numerous prizes
including Best Violinist from the Music Academy, Madras. He is Founder
Treasurer of the YACM. He has also had vocal music training under the
tutelage of Sangeetha Kalanidhi D. K. Jayaraman.
J. VAIDHYANATHAN
Vaidhyanathan is the son of the late Sri D. K. Jayaraman. He received
his initial training from Palghat Sri Mani Iyer. He has also learned
from Sri T. R. Rajamani, Palghat Sri Kunjumani and Dindigal Sri
Ramamurthy. He received his advanced training from Dr. T. K. Murthy.
Vaidyanathan has performed in major sabhas. he has accompanied the
likes of Smt. Dr. M. L. Vasanthakumari, Smt D. K. Pattamal, Sri D. K.
Jayaraman, Sri S. Balachander, Sri K. V. Narayanaswamy, Sri Rajam
Iyer, Sri T. V. Sankaranarayanan and Dr. S. Ramanathan. He has visited
the former USSR to participate in the festival of India. He has also
visited the U.S. and U.K. on concert tours. He has won numerous prizes
including Best Mridangist at the Music Academy, Madras.
Todd Michel McComb
>The Vijay Siva concert was nice. Here are some comments -- from a rank
>dilettante -- your mileage may vary.
I might as well add some thoughts -- from an even ranker dilettante.
>I think he took a while initially to warm up -- that is, though he was
>singing technically very well, I had the suspicion that on the faster
>movements he was not hitting notes with complete purity sometimes (just
>a tiny bit off at times). However, he settled in my the middle of the
>concert and was very good during and after the RTP.
I thought he started strong -- more so than, say Shashank, who took a little
while to get cooking -- and that it was more the audience that took a while
to settle in. The extended rendition of the Purandaradasa song was just
fabulous; I gained a lot of appreciation for what these composers' (also
Anamacharya) music can do when sung well.
The RTP was very interesting; when it started I was a little disappointed
that that point had arrived and was hoping to hear more compositions and
perhaps no RTP which I tend not to appreciate much. What tala was this
in anyway? I had trouble keeping it at the beginning, and then J.V. totally
surprised me twice during his solo -- I am used to knowing exactly where
these will go, so that was a real shocker.
And then he sang the Anamacharya song after the RTP which was a very nice
bonus.
>The concert was certainly helped by the fact that the trio is kind of
>from the same school of music (at some time or other related to DKJ).
>The coordination between Vijay Siva and the violin when they went over
>a krithi together was very close. Same applied to the mridangam
>coordination. It would be nice if his voice had more gravity and
>weight (a la Bhimsen or MDR or somebody) -- hopefully that will happen
>when he is older.
Yes they were very well coordinated except at the very beginning. I
thought his voice was very impressive (much preferable to B.J.; never had
the pleasure of hearing MDR), young yes (he's apparently my age), but
very crisp.
>The mridangam and violin were excellent. I don't know enough to say
>anything more specific, unfortunately.
I thought that J.V.'s accompaniment was excellent and almost understated
(which kind of surprised me for someone trained by Palghat Mani Iyer), very
complementary to V.S. R.K.S. was really good -- first violinist I've heard
who didn't miss a note or two in accompaniment (though he had one slight
bow slip) and contributed well in alaps. I'd like to hear more of both of
them too.
>Here's what Vijay Siva sang (excuse spelling mistakes and any raagam
>mistakes). I am sure I have butchered some Krithi names beyond
>recognition. Could someone correct the programme below and post a
>completed version of the concert please? Mani? Srivatsan?
Obviously I am completely ignorant of what is what, but I might as well give
some support for ignorant people posting their opinions. :-) He only sang
a couple of things I knew. Sometime I'd like to meet you other netters
out here (I just moved to the Bay Area), but I'm rather shy (though I did
talk to V.S. briefly after the concert) with people older than myself,
especially when it seems like I'm the only one there who doesn't know anyone.
Regards,
T. M. McComb
Prakash Narayan
the net. I too was at the concert yesterday in Los Altos and I must say
that I thoroughly enjoyed it. All the artistes (Vijay Siva, Sreeramkumar and
Vaidyanathan) are very young and perform with alacrity. Vijay's rendering
of Bharatiyaar'a "AduvOme pallu PAduvOme" in mAund was particularly moving.
They are all DKJ's students (in fact, Vaidyanathan in DKJ's son). Since
they normally perform together as a team, their swara jathis are very
crisp and performed in unision. This was well evidenced in his RTP in
shanmukapriyA.
This was their first stop in the U.S. They were saying that they will be
travelling all over the country and will be performing every weekend until
Nov 7th. They left for Chicago this morning. I am sure that they will
perform at a site near most major U.S. cities. Check them out.
--Prakash