The anniversary of Sri Poojalaya, an organisation working for the cause of promotion of art and culture among youth, provided an opportunity to children to exhibit their talent in music.
The ease with which they handled the ragam dear to them and their rendering of various kirtans composed by noted musicians testified to their strong foundation. Although most of them preferred to render popular kirtans such as kurai ondrum illai , there were others who chose to render folk songs.
All the 70 singers, including 10 boys, stayed true to the talam and layam and maintained consistency in their performance, particularly the group numbers. A group of 13 violinists threw a surprise to the audience marking the inaugural of the anniversary festival. It was followed by devotional songs by 12 members, geetam (5 members), swara jathi (7), jatheeswaram (4), and ‘varnam’.
“This is the fifth anniversary of the organisation and the programme offered them the opportunity to understand the nuances of different styles of music,” said K.Chithra Kannan, correspondent, Sri Poojalaya. N.Thilagavathy Subbiah, gynaecologist, who inaugurated the anniversary celebrations, spoke on the importance of music and fine arts in imparting values and discipline among children.
