Accomplished veena and vocal artist Geetha Ramanathan Bennett is dedicated to continuing the tradition of her guru and father Sangeetha KalanidhiDR. Geetha has performed extensively in India, the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and Singapore. She was the first veena player to perform in Hong Kong and has appeared in many prestigious venues and series.
Melodies In Mridangam Music – Carnatic Classical Instrumental – Dr.T.V.Gopalkrishnan: Listen to Mridangam. Varanam – Nalinakanthi – Adi – Lalgudi – 06.58; 2. Ora Jupu – Kannadagowla – Adi – Thyagaraja – 12.39; 3. Jagadananda – Nattai – Adi – Thyagaraja – 15.37.
She has been awarded the highest rank, 'A Top' for veena performance by All India Radio/TV for the last ten years. Her performances have been broadcast by Indian National T.V., All India Radio, the Singapore Broadcasting System and Malaysian Television. Her experiments with the fusion of Indian classical music and western styles began in the mid 1990's when she was invited to perform as a veena soloist in selections of 'Scheherazade' with the Colgate University Orchestra and conductor Dr. William Skelton in Hamilton, New York. Other fusion projects have included a major tour of Europe and the U.S. With percussionist Trilok Gurtu's world music ensemble 'The Glimpse'. Geetha has also performed both as a veena player and vocalist on guitarist Andy Summers' fusion album 'Peggy's Blue Skylight' showcasing compositions of jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
Tracks List: 1. Sri Mahaganapathe 2. Amba Paradevathe 3. Karthikeya 5. Dikku Teriyada 6. Manju Nigar Track Details - ► Track - Sri Mahaganapathe Veena Player - Geetha Bennett Composer - Muthuswami Dikshitar ► Track - Amba Paradevathe Veena Player - Geetha Bennett Composer - Thyagaraja ► Track - Narayana Veena Player - Geetha Bennett Composer - Pallavi Sesha Aiyar ► Track - Karthikeya Veena Player - Geetha Bennett Composer - Papanasam Sivan ► Track - Dikku Teriyada Veena Player - Geetha Bennett Composer - Subramanya Bharathi ► Track - Manju Nigar Veena Player - Geetha Bennett Composer - Annamalai Reddiar Label - INRECO For More Information log on.
Carnatic music, along with its Hindustani cousin, is one of the oldest forms of music practised in India. The central elements of Carnatic music are melody (raaga) and rhythm (taala) which are intricately woven together to create complex compositions called kritis. The concert today features Naresh Satyan on the bamboo flute, Shankar Kalyanaraman on the violin and Arjun Narayanan on the mridangam (a South Indian drum).
While the bamboo flute and the mridangam are indigenous to Indian music, the violin has been adapted from the west with a modified playing technique. The kritis presented today were composed by two of the greatest composers of Carnatic music who lived in the latter half of the 17th century. We will start with Chetah Sri Baalakrishnam in raaga Dvijaavanti set to Rupaka taala (a cycle of 6 beats), composed by Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar and conclude with Raama Ninne in raaga Huseni set to Adi taala (a cycle of 8 beats), composed by Sri Tyaagaraja OASIS would like to place on record their special thanks to Arjun Narayanan, graduate student at USC, for providing percussion support for this event. Flute: Naresh Satyan Violin: Shankar Kalyanaraman Mridangam: Arjun Narayanan.