Thyagaraja’s Pancharathna Kritis Intensive

by Vidwan T.V. Ramprasadh

Starting January 2022 every weekend all over the world people celebrate the Thyagaraja Aradhana by offering tribute through congregational singing of the Thyagaraja Pancharatna Kritis. The current Paddhadhati or notational method of singing this in Thiruvaiyaru and other prominent places in the world, was laid down by Late Sri Semmangudi Sreenivasa Iyer and popularised by his disciple and my Guru, Late Sri P.S. Narayanaswamy. I will be teaching this very same paddhadati or method in the Intensive sessions.

In this intensive we will be delving deep into each kriti, with unique features of the kritis, splitting words right, notational beauties in the composition, word to word meanings etc. – for two days per kriti.

Session I – Weekend (17th Dec & 18th Dec, 2022 ) (8.00 PM IST/6.30 AM PST (USA)/ 1.00PM UK )- Jagadaanandakaaraka – Naattai

Session II – Weekend (24th Dec and 25th Dec, 2022) (8.00 PM IST/6.30 AM PST (USA)/ 1.00PM UK ) – Dudukugala – Gowla

Session III – Weekend (7th Jan and 8th Jan, 2023) (8.00 PM IST/6.30 AM PST (USA)/ 1.00PM UK ) – Saadhinchane – Arabhi

Session IV – Weekend (14th Jan and 15th Jan, 2023) (8.00 PM IST/6.30 AM PST (USA)/ 1.00PM UK )- Kanakana – Varaali

Session V – Weekend (21st Jan and 22nd Jan, 2023) (8.00 PM IST/6.30 AM PST (USA)/ 1.00PM UK ) – Endaro Mahaanubhaavulu – Sri

Sessions will be online for students from India and other countries on the ZOOM platform.

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