Chandigarh :

Classical vocalist Pt Sarathi Chatterjee and flautist Pt Rajendra Parsanna stole the limelight on the third day of the ongoing Bhaskar Rao Nritya Sangeet Sammelan at Tagore Theatre here today.

With performances over the last four decades in India and abroad, the Benares gharana stalwart Sarathi rationally blends the elements of Benares gharana into the Kirana gharana gayaki.

This was perceptible as Sarathi opened with a reposeful aalap of raga Shudh Kalyan and a slow-paced composition “Dayani daya kar de”, which melted into its medium-paced bandish “Peeharava aaye more mandir mein”.

A tarana in raga Bihag stamped his versatility while concluding a romance-laden thumri “Mein toh sari raat jagi par sayian na aaye” left the audience ecstatic.

Debashish Adhikari and Rajendra Bannerjee provided accompaniment on tabla and harmonium, respectively.

Flautist Prasanna bared the melodic features of raga Bageshri through an aalap and compositions in gayaki before presenting a composition in raga Jhinjhoti. The audience was thrilled to relish the concluding captivating dhun in Banarasi Dadra.

Rishabh Prasanna on flute and Athar Husain on tabla embellished his performance.

source: http://www.tribuneindia.com / The Tribune / Home> Chandigarh / February 23rd, 2018