|
 Music blend s with Nature to create a divine ambience. The playground of Europe, Switzerland, resonated with the mellifluous music of Sivarupan and Sivasuthan, who played the violin and mridangam respectively.
Their arangetram, held recently at Switzerland, created ripples in the music fraternity. Music is above caste, creed and we decided to dedicate our children to spread music, declare Mala and Sivaraja. They wanted to explore the infinite nuances of music by placing them under the tutelage of Devaraja and Melakaveri Thiagarajan for violin and Neyveli Venkatesh and Tiruchi Murali for
mridangam.
The boys’ penchant for music made them assimilate the art and perfect their techniques. Brimming with confidence, their arangetram had traditional values and classicism. The gurus burnt midnight oil to impart the styles to them and the boys on their part grasped them quickly.
Devaraja is full of praise for his sishya Sivarupan as his violin finds a voice when he plays. What more does a disciple need? The brothers toiled hard before arangetram, declares Venkatesh. Venkatesh Master mesmerises me, declares Sivasuthan, who holds his master in high esteem.
 The curtain-raiser for the arangetram was a Mallari in Gambira Nattai followed by the Navaraga Malika Varnam. Vatapi in Hamsadwani was fortified with sangatis. Ninnuvina in Navarasa Kannada whetted one’s aural appetite.
The tani was replete with rhythmic patterns. It was an intense percussive exercise as Neyveli Venkatesh accompanied them on the kanjira, Bangalore Prakash on the ghatam and Chidambaranathan on the morsing. Sparks flew as sollus hit in riveting exchanges. The brothers are keeping the tradition alive with chaste music.
Mira
| 
