An ensemble of 75 musicians are slated to carry out on the seventy fifth birthday celebrations of Yathiraja Jeeyar Swami. To be held on August 23, Yathiraja Gaana Amruthavarshini is a tribute to the pontiff of Yadugiri Yathiraj Mutt, Jeeyar, who’s a famend musician.
Whereas talking concerning the upcoming occasion, Jeeyar mentioned, “My life has been a celebration of music, devotion, Sanskrit and literature, and since Sanskrit Day can also be celebrated this month, I requested the musicians to go for compositions in Sanskrit. They’ve chosen a couple of of my works in addition to these by Shatavadhani Ganesh who has penned a couple of for the event, aside from a couple of of my favourites.”
Though Jeeyar is an achieved violinist and vocalist, he says, “I proceed to be a pupil of music and am grateful for the associations and influences from litterateurs, poets, religious leaders and students in addition to my household’s cultural background which made melody an intrinsic a part of my life.”
Jeeyar, whose biography, Sujana Jeevana can also be beneath manner, provides that his foray as a lyricist was incidental. “As soon as, quickly after a darshan at Tirupathi, I used to be soaking within the religious environment on the temple grounds, when my pal requested me to jot down a couple of traces. Moved by the atmosphere there, I tailored my signature ankita ‘Sri Charana’ (give up to the Lord) and penned my first composition, ‘Sri Venkateshwara’. It was adopted by others on completely different topics, principally devotional and on nature, with the identical ankita.”
“It humbles me that ace mridangist and music composer Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma who set fairly a couple of of my compositions to music is helming this present.”
The childhood
Jeeyar, earlier often called Tiru Swami, was born in Melkote, Karnataka on August 25, 1949, and spent his childhood listening to music and Sanskrit prabhandas. “My sister was a violin pupil and my home can be stuffed with songs from the radio, and my father would talk about the nuances of the ragas and composers.”
Observe periods underway for Yathiraja Jeeyar Swami’s seventy fifth birthday celebrations
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After superior Hindi, Sanskrit and music research, he went to Mysore for his Intermediate and was mesmerised by the musical atmosphere the Mysore Royals had nurtured and patronised there. “I enrolled on the Ayyanar School of Music for violin courses and received to see one of the best of yesteryear musicians from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra carry out there.”
“It was magical to see sabhas brimming with yearly specials, and catch Bidaram Krishnappa carry out with Mysore Vasudevachar within the viewers. Or Violin Chowdiah keenly listening to Ariyakudi and the Alathur brothers’ performances! It was a wholesome and melodious atmosphere.”
Bengaluru calling
In a while, Jeeyar enrolled for his B.Com at MES School in Malleswaram, Bangalore. After securing his diploma in 1969, he has been related to religious and cultural occasions for via numerous establishments. “After I got here to Bangalore, one of the best factor to occur to be me was to be taken beneath the wing of well-known vocalist Chintalapalli Ramachandra Rao. He taught me ‘Deva Deva Kalayaamide’ in Mayamalavagowla which nonetheless stays considered one of my favorites.”
Jeeyar Swami by no means carried out however began loads of music establishments the place performances had been inspired. He was additionally related to Adarsha, ISKCON Krishna Kalakshetra, Ramanuja Kalakshetra and now because the pontiff of Yathiraja Mutt he continues to do the identical.
Regardless of his propensity to pen lyrics, Jeeyar says very similar to iconic vocalist RK Srikantan, he too believes that with reams of kritis from saint-composers already in existence, “composing is barely when an inside contemplation eggs me on.”
Speaking about his favourite ragas and composers, Jeeyar says, “My favorite ragas are Shankarabharana, Simmendramadhyama, Kamas, Todi and Kambodhi. How are you going to not like Dikshitar’s ‘Sri Krishnam Bhaja Manasa’ in Todi; ‘Rama Rama Guna Seema’ of Simmendra Madhyama the place the Lord is delineated by Swati Tirunal; the lyrical magnificence introduced out in Tyagaraja’s Pancha Ratna kritis, or our personal Pitamaha Punrandaradasa’s ‘Hange Ira Beku Samsaaradalli’ which is a real information to dwelling.”
“Music needs to be a pursuit, and I imagine we should continuously shadow it to achieve an area of consolation,” says the everlasting pupil, who not too long ago enrolled in an internet music workshop on Swati Tirunal compositions performed by Shankaran Namboodiri.
Yathiraja Gaana Amruthavarshini can be held at Chowdiah Memorial Corridor on August 23 from 5pm. Entry free)
A night of music
The Yathiraja Gaana Amruthavarshini in tribute to Yathiraj Jeeyar Swami by 75 musicians can be inaugurated by actress and dancer Vyjayanathi Mala with vocalist Prince Rama Varma as a visitor of honour. The occasion helmed by vidwan Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma has been conceptualised by Anjali Sriram.
Among the many 75 musicians can be 45 vocalists aside from flautists, violinists, veena artistes, mridangists, khanjira, ghata, morching and konakkol artistes, who can be directed by percussionists Prabodh Shyam Anoor and Somashekar Jois.
There can be particular handle by Carnatic musicians TS Sathyavathi and RK Padmanabha. Senior musicians akin to MS Sheela, Nagamani Srinath, RA Ramamani, violinists Mysore Nagaraj and Manjunath and mridangist AV Anand can be felicitated on the event.
