The power of classical notes

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Pallavi Chandrappa, Pallavi Gana Sabha, in association with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, is organising a three-day music festival titled, ‘Pallavi Sangeethotsav’ on August 5, 6 and 7 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

The festival intends to provide the younger generation of artistes and musicians a platform to showcase their talent.

The festival is dedicated to ‘Gaanakalaa Bhushana Laya Yogi’ Pallavi S Chandrappa, who was one of the legendary Carnatic musicians of the 19th century.

It is slated to be one-of-a-kind with the best of musicians slated to perform. There will be performances by R K Padmanabhan, Mysore Nagaraj and Manjunath, Suma Sudhindra, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Abhishek Raghuram, Mysore Chandan Kumar, Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath, Priya Purushothaman (Hindustani) and Mandolin Aravind Bhargav.

There will also be ‘Avadhana Pallavi’ demonstrations that will serve as a platform for students and music lovers to experience the power of ‘Raga’, ‘Tana’ and ‘Avadhana Pallavi’.

A unique form of Carnatic music by Varada Raja and Hemanth Kumar, Padma Gurudutt and Dr Nanda Kumar will also be a part of the event.

The other highlights include ‘Pallavi’ and ‘Taalavadhana Pallavi’ demonstrations. A biography of ‘Layayogi’ Pallavi S Chandrappa will be released on August 7. The book will present the musical journey of Pallavi S Chandrappa and his ‘Swara’ compositions for Purandara Dasa ‘Devaranamas’ and ‘Sri Basavanna Vachanas’.

The book also includes a few ‘Pallavi’ and ‘Avadhana Pallavi’ compositions of his guru Tirupathi Pallavi Vidyala Narasimhalu Naidu and Pallavi S Chandrappa himself, which is a reference for all music students and lovers.

This event is aimed at promoting and popularising the idea of retrieving the much-forgotten ‘Pallavi’ and ‘Avadhana Pallavi’ to the younger generation worldwide through live demonstrations. For details, call 8123923023.