Raagas of Columbia and the Cultural Programs of HTCC presented a Classical Music Concert featuring Kumari Supriya Balaji (Vocal), Sri Shiva Sankalp (Violin) and Sri Shiva Murthy (Mridangam) on August 31st, Saturday, from 5- 7 pm. Supriya is a graduate student in Biological Engineering at MU, Sankalp works at the College of Education at MU and Shiva Murthy works in Kansas City. An intimate crowd of about 50 people attended the concert.
The three musicians presented an outstanding concert featuring Carnatic and Hindustani kritis in a variety of languages – Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu. The concert began with a Varnam in Raga Abhogi, which was followed by the following items:
Ee Vasudha in Raaga Shahaana and Adi Talam composed by Sri Tyagaraja
Sri Satyanarayanam in Raaga Shubha Pantuvarali and Roopaka Talam composed by Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar
Brochevarevare Raghupathe in Raaga Sri Ranjani and Adi Talam Adi composed by Sri Tyagaraja
Kamalambam Bhajare in Raaga Kalyani and Adi Talam composed by Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar
Thunbam Nergayil in Raaga Des and Adi Talam composed by Sri Bharati Dasan
Raghuvar Tumko in Raaga Aahir Bhairav composed by Sri Tulsi Das
Bhavayami in Raaga Yaman Kalyani and Khanda Chaapu Talam composed by Sri Annamacharya
Bhoot Mothe in Raaga Chandrakauns, an Abhang composed by Sant Tukaram
We are indeed fortunate to have such talented musicians among us in Columbia and Kansas City. We hope they will visit the temple and present another concert in the near future.
