Mysore :

The newly-built Veena Chokkamma Hall in Veene Seshanna Bhavana of Ganabharathi, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, will be inaugurated today (May 2) at 5 pm by Vidushi M. K. Saraswathi, Senior Veena artiste of Mysore. Following this event, Vidu. Saraswathi will present a Veena recital at 6 pm accompanied by Vid. G. S. Ramanujan on Mridanga and Vid. S. Manjunath on Ghata.

The programme is sponsored by Veena Vidushi Chokkamma Memorial Trust. All are invited.

Profile: Vidu. M. K. Saraswathi was initiated into music at a young age by her mother Kamalamma. Later, she received advanced training from Dr. Gowri Kuppuswamy and Veena Maestro M. J. Srinivasa Iyengar. She is thus an embodiment of the legendary GNB and Saint Thyagaraja parampara. Saraswathi is a top grade artiste of AIR and Doordarshan.

Saraswathi is a Veena player par excellence. When she plays this vedic instrument, it appears as if it sings ! Dignity, simplicity and profundity set to creative melody are the key ingredients of her style. Several major music organisations and doyens of music have showered her with accolades and honour. Some of the titles she has been awarded are Veena Gana Visharade, Gandharva Gana Vidhyadhari, Sangeetha Kala Tapasvi and Lalitha-kala Ratna. Her lifetime contribution to Music has been very well recognised and evident by titles like Karnataka Kalashree by Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy in 2006 and Ananya Puraskara in 2005 in addition to several other decorations by prestigious music sabhas in Karnataka.

She has performed at many prestigious music Sabhas all over India and has enthralled international audiences in Brisbane and Melbourne in Australia with much appreciations.

Her music recordings are in wide circulation, carrying the Mysore bani all over the globe, according to Dr. T. P. Krishnakantha, Joint Secretary, Ganabharathi.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / May 02nd, 2014