From the time HS Sudhindra educated in percussion as an adolescent, each his gurus, M Vasudev Rao and Srimushnam Raja Rao, have been instrumental in making him develop his musical pursuits to incorporate social service that will make a distinction to music, musicians and society. Sudhindra remembers his academics’ incessant prompting that “his arms ought to beat for percussion, and his coronary heart for philanthropy to herald a melodious steadiness.”
It has been 42 years since Sudhindra, principal and managing trustee of Suswaralaya, has been on stage as a performing mridangist, 25 years since he began Suswaralaya Faculty of music the place at any given level he has had 60 college students being educated in vocal and instrumental music, and 20 years since he launched the Karnataka Listing of Musicians, which is repeatedly up to date.
Sudhindra has additionally devised a singular medical help scheme for deserving musicians in misery. Suswaralaya has launched 20 CDs and 20 books associated to Carnatic music, and honours two musicians yearly throughout their annual music festivals for his or her contributions.
Silver jubilee
This yr, Suswaralaya’s silver jubilee celebrations on the Indian Institute of World Tradition will host 13 concert events, two lec-dems, a Laya Vinyasa by Suswaralaya college students and a particular Tala Vadhya Cutcheri from a 25-member percussion workforce. “The valedictory programme is on November 9 at Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira in Banashankari to felicitate guru Srimushnam Raja Rao for his contributions to the world of laya,” says Sudhindra, a Ganakalasri and Vani Kala Nipuna awardee.
This yr, Suswaralaya’s silver jubilee celebrations will happen from October 23 to 27, whereas the Suswaralaya Awards — Swaralaya Rathna for vocalist TV Ramaprasadh, and Swaralaya Shrunga for violinist Nalina Mohan — will likely be conferred in the course of the valedictory operate.
Nalina Mohan
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Listing launch
Through the inauguration on October 23, the tenth version of Suswaralaya’s Listing of Musicians and Danseuses (Karnataka) will likely be launched by the president of the Bangalore Gayana Samaja MRV Prasad. “This time, the up to date listings within the 10th version will comprise a complete of three,776 listings with photographs of vocal and instrumental Carnatic and Hindustani musicians, aside from dancers and dance establishments in 65 totally different classes. This time, our listings additionally embody music therapists as there was a requirement for this.”
In line with the Suswaralaya workforce, the all-inclusive e-book that takes three months to compile, goals to be a self-contained reference e-book of listings and contacts of music establishments, sabhas, music retailers and libraries, magazines, students and critics, music and dance photographers, and extra. “We additionally carry info on awards instituted by the federal government and different organisations, associated to music in Karnataka. I’m reaching out to extra Hindustani musicians as a part of this endeavour as they are often completely listed as contacts of Karnataka musicians,” says Sudhindra.
TV Ramprasadh
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Different releases
Books on Ugabhogadarpana in Kannada and English; and Purandaradasa’s Navarathna Malike Kritis in English and Kannada with lyrics and notations may even be launched on the event. “Guru mridanga vidwan M Vasudeva Rao, vocalist RK Padmanabha, artwork critic M Suryaprasad and vocalist and scholar TS Sathyavathi will likely be a part of the inaugural programme,” says Sudhindra.
The silver jubilee celebrations may even see the discharge of a video recording of 37 hardly ever heard Dasa Sahitya Kritis sung by the scholars of Suswaralaya. Set to tune by Sudhindra, they may even be can be obtainable on YouTube. “The works of eight outstanding dasas of Karnataka (or Avatara Purusharu) consists of Purandaradasa, Vyasaraja, Vadiraja, Sripadaraja, Jagannathadasa, Kanakadasa, Vijayadasa and Gopaladasa,” he says, including, “Yearly we plan to make recordings of such kritis present in books to assist college students and researchers.”
Suswaralaya Faculty not solely features as an institute the place one can be taught music, however can also be the place college students can recieve the required grounding in a site of their selection. “We assist college students attain out to establishments such because the Centre for Cultural Useful resource and Coaching (CCRT) for scholarships in furthering their studying in effective arts, and hold them knowledgeable on state authorities scholarships. We assist them achieve their grading at AIR and produce recordings to assist their careers,” says Sudhindra.
The inaugural live performance will see senior vocalist MS Sheela accompanied by Mysore Srikant on the violin, Ranjini Venkatesh on the mridanga and BS Arun Kumar on the morsing.
Suswaralaya Faculty of Music’s silver jubilee live performance will happen from October 23 to 27 and on November 9 on the Indian Institute of World Tradition and Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira. Go to www.suswaralaya.org for particulars
Printed – October 22, 2024 09:33 am IST
