October 2012- 3rd Annual Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi Aradhana + Concert

Layyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts in Collaboration With
The International Foundation for Carnatic Music
www.layyasaaram.org  -  ifcm.ravikiranmusic.com
Proudly Present

The 3rd Annual Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi Aradhana

Live streaming starting 11am.  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/layyasaaram

Saturday, October 13th 2012

Program Schedule

10:00 am: Inauguration
10:15 am: Rendition of Saptharathna Krithis
10:45 am: Individual / Group performances
12:00 pm: Lunch Break
12:30 pm: Dance Performances
01:00 pm: Performances by visiting students of IFCM
02:00 pm: Tea Break
02:30 pm: Vocal Music Concert by Sri Madurai Sundar –
                    disciple of Sri Madurai T N Seshagopalan
                    Accompanied by
                    Jayshankar Balan on the violin,
                    Sriram Natarajan on the mridangam, and             
                    Balaji Chandran on the Ghatam
04.30 pm:  Lecture demonstration  “Appreciating Carnatic Music as it relates to the music of OVK”.
                                     05.30 pm:  Prasadam

Venue:

Nath Auditorium, (Hindu Society of Minnesota),
10530 Troy Lane, Maple Grove MN
(763) 425-9449
Contact: Jaya Sridhar – 763 478 6497; Balaji Chandran – 952 857 9537
This is a *FREE* Event.  We welcome your generous contributions.

Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi (1700-65) was one of the greatest carnatic music composers.  But a vast portion of his works were hidden for nearly two centuries.  In the 1940s, a few of his compositions, mostly in Tamil on Lord Krishna, became popular and those enthralled by them included the Kanchi Paramacharya, Papanasam Sivan, Mysore Vadudevachar and GNB.  Today, it is also well known that Venkata Kavi composed hundreds of songs in both Tamil and Sanskrit on numerous deities including the Kamakshi Navavarana and Anjaneya Ratna krtis. His other works include Saptaratna krtis (similar to Pancharatnas) and operas on Krishna, Rama, Mahabharata, Dhruva, Prahlada, Daksha Yaga, to name a few. Venkata Kavi’s comprehensive melodic and rhythmic skills, astounding lyrical felicity, imagination and scholarship are as amazing as his attitude of humility and positivism.