Hyderabad's winter Carnatic season is under way. Kalasagaram's centenary celebrations, held in honour of flute maestro T.R. Mahalingam, ended with two flute recitals.
The Kalasagaram concerts
- On the second day, All India Radio artiste B. Vijayagopal opened with the Natakuranji varnam "Chalamela", played "Prakkala Nilabadi" in Kharaharapriya and Mohana, and closed with a Desh thillana. Dr. Komanduri Krishna (violin), P. Jayabhaskar (mridangam) and K. Shyam Kumar (khanjira) accompanied him.
- J.B. Shruthi Sagar gave the finale at Nallagandla, with an elaborate "Nidhichala Sukhama" in Kalyani as the main piece.
Kalasagaram is led by president Shankar Bala and secretary N. Ramamurthy. Its week-long annual music and dance festival begins on November 29 at Keyes High School, Secunderabad.
SICA's 68th festival
At the South Indian Cultural Association's 68th annual festival of music and dance, Chennai vocalist S. Mahathi sang compositions by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Tyagaraja, Muthiah Bhagavatar and Syama Sastry, with Thodi as the main raga and a Balamuralikrishna thillana to close. Former Union Home Secretary Dr. K.C.T. Padmanabhayya felicitated the artistes.
