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This year's schedule for the famous Navaratri Sangeetotsavam
held at the Navaratri Mandapam, adjoining the majestic Shri
Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram
has been released. This festival is exclusively dedicated to compositions of
Maharaja Swathi Tirunal and features the nine Navaratri krithis of the Maharaja
as the main item of the concert on each of the nine days. Here is a
special
feature on the Navaratri krithis, authored by Carnatica's Dr. P. P. Narayanaswami.
3rd October 2005,
Monday (Navaratri
Keertanam: Shankarabharanam)
Vocal
Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Violin
Avaneeswaram S R Vinu
Mridangam
B.Harikumar
(Note: Because of a Solar Eclipse on 03 October, the concert would be delayed
and may begin at 7 pm, instead of the usual 6 pm)
4th October 2005, Tuesday (Navaratri Keertanam: Kalyani)
Vocal
Malladi Brothers (Senior): Suri Babu &
Narayana Sarma
Violin
S. R. Mahadeva Sarma
Mridangam
R. Ananthakrishnan
5th October 2005, Wednesday (Navaratri Keertanam: Saveri)
(10.30 am: Special Veena Concert by Aswathi Tirunal Rama Varma)
Vocal
Trichur V. Ramachandran
Violin
M. A. Sundaresan
Mridangam Srimushnam V. Raja Rao
6th October 2005, Thursday (Navaratri Keertanam: Todi)
Vocal
Sanjay Subrahmanyan
Violin
S. Varadarajan
Mridangam K. Arun Prakash
7th October 2005, Friday (Navaratri Keertanam: Bhairavi)
Vocal
Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan
Violin
Delhi P. Sunderrajan
Mridangam Dr. T. K. Moorthy
8th October 2005, Saturday (Navaratri Keertanam: Pantuvarali)
Flute
Dr. N. Ramani
Violin
Attukal Balasubramaniam
Mridangam Mavelikara K. Velukutty
Nair
9th October 2005, Sunday (Navaratri Keertanam: Shuddhasaveri)
Vocal
T. M. Krishna
Violin
R. K. Sriramkumar
Mridangam K. V. Prasad
10th October 2005, Monday (Navaratri Keertanam: Nattaikurinji)
Vocal
K. N. Renganatha Sarma
Violin
T. K. V. Ramanujacharyulu
Mridangam Sreekumara Varma
11th October 2005, Tuesday (Navaratri Keertanam: Arabhi)
Vocal
Prof. T. V. Gopalakrishnan
Violin
T. H. Subramaniam
Mridangam Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam
- Concerts start at 6 pm and end at 8.30 pm sharp.
- The pieces performed are all composed by
Maharaja Swati Tirunal. Preceding the concerts there is the rendering of
tODaya mangaLam from 5.30 pm to 6 pm by the "Mullamoodu
Bhagavatars", traditional musicians attached to the Padmanabha Swamy Temple.
- Concerts are open to all lovers of music. However,
since the Mandapam is a Hindu temple for the duration of the festival,
certain rules and regulations apply with regard to seating, attire and
timings. These are enforced strictly and are part of the folklore and
traditions associated with the event and the venue.
- For the benefit of those who are not able to
be present inside the Mandapam, a loudspeaker is positioned outside, which
broadcasts the music to the eastern steps of the Padmanabha Swamy Temple.
- AIR Trivandrum generally broadcasts highlights
of each day's concert at 9.30 pm the same night, i.e. one hour after the
conclusion of the actual concert at the Mandapam.
- For more details, the
organizing committee may be contacted via
crrvarma@vsnl.com.
The organizers also recommend the following articles for more information:
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