NEW ZEALAND CARNATIC MUSIC SOCIETY
Kadri Sri
Gopalnath and Team
Dorothy Winston
Auditorium
Auckland
Following are
reviews from our students and members . . . .
”The concert of Kadri Gopalnath's
scintillating saxophone gave a timeless spin to our splendid evening. There is
no actual description of how entertaining and compelling the krithis and
keerthanas they played were. The entire team gave all the students of the
centre of learning an inspiration; an encouragement as to how high our goals
can be set. After that terrific concert, all us students yearned for more and
this desire was fulfilled by the informative workshop the next day. Taken as a
whole, it as a double bonus to the students and a pleasurable evening to music
lovers”.
Prathyusha Tangirala - Student Member
“Padmashri
Kadri Gopalnath rendered a wonderful Saxaphone recital at the Auckland Girls'
Grammar School Auditorium on 4th Mar.05. The whole team effort resulted
in grand success. In a live concert,normally Violin is considered to be a
supportive instrument to the main artist, thereby, the prominence of violin is
not felt very much whereas in this concert, Violin played equal role with the
main artist throughout the concert. Ms.Kanyakumari played (or swayed) on the
violin, low and high depending upon the situation. I can never imagine how she
played the fast frills, so quickly with gamakas, beating the saxaphone,
may be,she challenged it. I can make
out who is playing on the violin if I hear it on a radio as I know the style of
great artists and now fully know the great style of MS.Kanyakumari. Kadri
proved his worthiness by showing his special skills in all the languages. He is
the real Indian having no aversion to languages or the people. Unfortunately,
languages play a vital role in dividing the people but Music is the only thing
which connects people and gives feeling of oneness. Karthk's Ghatam was exactly
dancing to the tunes of the sax, like his Guru,Vikku Vinayaka Ram. Thavil by
Muthukumaraswamy was also equally good. Melody and harmony tied us from going
out even after 12pm at night. People surrender to good music and this was a
rare and unforgettable experience of a lifetime. Karthik
in his demo, precisely talked about his Ghatam and the technique of throwing
the pot and catching it after a clap. We see it as a fun but it is done
with calculation. He showed his sense of humour during the demo. Kadri and
Kanyakumari took lot of effort while talking about Gamakas and practically proved
how nice the music can be, with gamakas. Kadri also described the parts
of the Saxaphone and stated that he has adjusted some keys for his convenience.
During the question hour,he answered to all the querries both in English and
Tamil. Thanks to NZCMS for arranging and organising such a great concert in a
professional manner.”
Jayashree Viswanathan – Member
“For the students, the workshop
was a good source of information;
especially this close to the Exams, the Mirdangam students who are writing
their first Theory Exams would have found this invaluable, and even the Senior
students appreciated the workshop and the chance to ask question to the
experts.
“The concert started with a bang and a lot of
fireworks and Kadri Gopalnath showed the audience what all he can do with his
beloved saxophone. Very captivating. Then the concert settled down to some
melodious pieces particularly in the ragams Nasikabushani and Aberi.
Kanyakumari provided brilliant support and the teamwork between Kadri,
Kanyakumari and Karthik was very evident. It looked like at times the Thavil
was sort of sidelined but does not matter, the overall effect was still good.
The concert really got going in the last phase when Kadri played the various
Thukkadas. One memorable piece was Kurai Onrum Illai We should also
finish the review with the same phrase, Kurai Onrum Illai Well done
Team”