Bhavna Iyer’s rendition stayed true to her guru’s style
Bhavna Iyer’s concert, as part of Kedaram’s eighth anniversary music festival, had an aesthetic flair. Her Bhairavi raga alapana stood out for its passages. Blessed with a pliable voice, Bhavna was able to traverse all three octaves with effortless ease.
- ▪Bhavna Iyer’s concert, as part of Kedaram’s eighth anniversary music festival, had an aesthetic flair.
- ▪Her Bhairavi raga alapana stood out for its passages.
- ▪Blessed with a pliable voice, Bhavna was able to traverse all three octaves with effortless ease.
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Bhavna Iyer’s concert, as part of Kedaram’s eighth anniversary music festival, had an aesthetic flair. Her Bhairavi raga alapana stood out for its passages. Blessed with a pliable voice, Bhavna was able to traverse all three octaves with effortless ease. Dikshitar’s masterpiece ‘Balagopala palayasumam’ in chowka kalapramana with elan. The niraval and swaras were at the charanam line ‘Maanikya makuta haara valaya dhara’. On the violin, M. Vijay rose to the occasion and gave a splendid response during the alapana, niraval and swaras segments.The tani by B. Ganapathiraman (on the mridangam) was enjoyable as the accompanist played quite a few sparkling phrases in tisra nadai. Bhavna’s music reflected the style of the legendary Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.
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