Bengaluru: On the occasion of the birth centenary of Mysuru’s erstwhile Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the Academy of Music and Carnatic Alchemy Foundation is presenting a commemorative celebration of the life and legacy of the king on July 26 at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall.
Chief guest Bharataratna Dr. C N R Rao, along with the members of the Royal Family Shri Rajachandra Urs and Maharajakumari Indrakshi Devi will release a CD of the Maharaja’s musical compositions sung by Carnatic vocalist and neuroscientist Dr. Deepti Navaratna. H N Suresh, Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Rajkumar Upadhyaya, Director, Doordarshan will be the other guests of honour. The event will conclude with a concert on the Maharaja’s music performed by a voice, piano, mridangam and violin ensemble led by Dr. Deepti Navaratna, Director, Carnatic Alchemy Foundation.“
About the album ‘Echoes Of Royal Mysore’
The album features rare and popular compositions of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last monarch of erstwhile Mysore kingdom. A highlight of the CD is a rare eulogical shloka written by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore Vasudevacharya, specially composed in honour of his illustrious student and the Maharaja. Some of the notable rare compositions in this CD include ‘Vandeham Sada’ in Hamsanatini, ‘Kamakshi Pahimaam’ in Shivakambodhi, ‘Saraswatheem Bhagavatheem’ in Hamsavinodini and ‘Rajarajeshwareem Bhavaye’ in Balachandrika, all in the Raagas invented by him. Chiselled poetry in chaste Sanskrit, evoking imagery of the Srividya, is at the heart of all compositions of the Maharaja. His kritis sparkle with the unmistakable radiance of his ‘Chitprabhananda’, the bliss that springs from the radiance of an attained soul.
