Day 3: Madras Music Season - Nityashree.

Decided in the morning to attend Nityashree at Rani Seethai Hall. Concert was at 6:15PM. The previous concert was a free concert by an upcoming singer - Ravikiran. He was pretty good. Nityashree started the concert bang on time. Following are my observations:

• Very impressive concert.
• Full throated singing - though she has started modulating her position with respect to the mike, so it has become more pleasurable than previous years.
• Started off with a brisk varnam - Thodi. Was awesome.
• Nannu brovu Lalitha in ragam lalitha was beautiful. In general, it is one of my favourite ragams.
• Some new raagams featured were - Karna ranjani and Jayantasena - both very pleasing to hear.
• Pasupatheeswaram in Shubhapanthuvarali was rendered with passion.
• Aadum deviam nee (kambhoji) was the ghana raagam.
• A high paced Velan Varuvaaradi made people sit up, after the thani avarthanam.
• The tempo was beautifully modulated with a melodious Sarvam Brahma Mayam (Madhuvanthi)
• A quick thukada was in order - Ramanai Bhajital (maandu)
• The concert was nicely concluded with a thillana in Ananda Bhairavi
• All in all, a good concert. Packed hall. Thunderous applause.
• She still, however has something very amusing going on, on the top right side of the ceiling, which she keeps beckoning, whenever she goes high pitched :-)