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Written by Administrator
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May 17, 2007 at 01:18 PM |
 | | Theatres on the Bay was a befitting location to host the anniversary of SYAMA - in its third year, all set to soar to greater heights, hungry, happy and learning like Richard Bach’s seagull. Ramkumar, the force that drives and binds the SYAMA family of passionate teachers and motivated students, not only made sure that this birthday celebration was memorable; he also unequivocally signaled an upbeat future. The teachers, Mrs. Gowri Gokul, Mr. Prapancham Ravindran and Mr. Adithya Sathyanarayana are the pillars of SYAMA, recreating eternal values in modern forms. They threw themselves heart and soul into the evening’s performance as guiding forces. Go here to revisit the performance :) |
The Guest-of-Honour was Mr. T. Chandroo, CEO and Chairman of Modern Montessori International who symbolizes the adventurous, modern spirit with loads of social responsibility. His address urged SYAMA to achieve more milestones on its journey into the fourth year. Everything from the word Start was a drive towards precision and perfection; the choice of venue, the highly adapted stage, acoustic and lighting systems, the sequencing of performances, the in-and-out movements of the artist groups, the overall choice of songs and melodies. SYAMA amply demonstrated that it is in tune with the “pleasure comes in an instant” times through the choice of songs and rendition methods across all segments of performance. The SYAMA student family presented their fare in groups, graded according to skill levels and I must be honest, it is the youngsters who were most delightful. The soulful singing of the fledgling class (of the Bhajan genre) was followed by the high speed take off- excellent Krishna songs by the youngsters. “Maadu Meykka” is now a hot favorite both in the dance and music circles. Next, it was the turn of the keyboard artists to delight us with a “nouveau” style rara venu in casio beats. Fanah (a hindi film song) was an expression of the breadth and depth of vision that SYAMA has in embracing all music that is qualitative, regardless of genre. The pan-Indian musical flight continued with the Telugu and Malayalam numbers Salaga Brammamidi and Naraga Vairiyam, respectively, by the senior girls’ group and the flight was maintained in a peacefully steady state with Bhaja Bhagavantham and Rama Rama Rama performed by the boys and men. Can the super girls be far behind? This section was a salutation to T.M.Thyagarajan, (the revered Guru of Gowri Mami) with Karpuram Narumo followed by an exotic garland of Ranjanis. There could not have been a more fitting way to recall the great musician and pay him our respects. Next, the violins strung out a rhythmic Shankarabharanam, in its most basic and organic form and a lovely Raghupathi Raghava. Special kudos to the brothers Ananth and Prahlad on the keyboard and guitar who took the tempo to dizzy heights, almost scram-jet like. The finale was a colorful collection of the women students who sang in Bengali, Tamil and Marathi (awesome Abhang) to complete the circle; Gowri Mami showed the stuff she is made of as a Captain-she took a hands-on role in this final piece to steer the flight to perfection and an exciting finish. Sanjay Vanen and Vasudevan were not just pace keepers but pace setters throughout the evening. Their fingers created palpable rhythms of happiness and joy among the audience SYAMA, we wish you beautiful days of growth with more delightful surprises in store for the culture lovers of Singapore. - Jayaradha Shankar (an arts lover from the audience) |
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Last Updated ( Nov 06, 2007 at 09:21 PM )
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