Whistle Music and Dance Offering… |
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| Music with a difference, Whistle Music by renowned Whistle Wizard Sri Siva Prasad and a scintillating dance offering by Prasanthi Dance Group marked the first evening of the 88th Birthday celebrations of Bhagawan here in Prasanthi Nilayam today. The programme in the evening commenced at 1700 hrs. after half-an-hour regular Veda chanting. Siva Prasad, a rare talent who mastered the art of whistle music to perfection was the artist for the evening. Regaling the audience for an hour Siva Prasad ‘sang’ some of the popular bhajans intertwining them with some of the finest Carnatic as well devotional numbers.
Beginning with a Ganesha offering “Jai Ganaraya…” he continued with “Sadguru Brahma Sanathana Hey…”, “Bantureeti Kolu…” a famous Carnatic piece by St Thyagaraja, a Krishna song… “Alaypaayuthey….”, “Vanamali Radha Ramana…”, “Arunachala Shiva….”, “Endaro Mahanubhavulu…”, “Bho Shambho Shiva Shambho…” to end with “Prema Muditha Manasey Kaho…”
Whistling can be musical; it is art of careful controlling of a stream of air flowing through a small opening between the lips, air control made possible mainly with the help of lips and tongue. Siva Prasad was earlier blessed with the rare blessing to whistle back his rare talent unto Him…the bestower of all boons…all talents…Bhagawan Himself!!! This evening Siva Prasad was accompanied by Sri SV Ramanamurthy on Violin, Smt G Padmavathi on Veena, Sri O Guruprasad on Key Board, Sri K Srinivasa Rao on Mridangam, Sri TP Balasubramanyam on Ghatam, Sri K Sridhar on Violin, Sri D Jayakumar on Tabala, Ms K Haripriya on Sruti and Sri Subramaniam on Rhythms.
From Whistling to Dance… what came next was a scintillating thematic dance programme offered by a collective group of students from all the boys’ campuses, including tiny tots from the Primary School. Entitled “Bhakti Bhava Pravaham” the programme was a depiction of ‘Navavidha Bhakti’ as often expounded by Bhagawan. With the dancers arrayed in colourful costumes under bright colourful lights in the twilight, dancinging aesthetically, presenting various steps in the devotional path, the evening turned out to be a rare treat of devotional experience, as the group of boys excelled with their dedicated loveful offering to Beloved Bhagawan, receiving rapturous applause. Bhajans continued and ended with Mangala Arathi at 1920 hrs. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
Music Programme by Padmaji Phenany Joglekar… November 20 2013
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| Evoking notalgic memories of her one and only previoius trip to Prasanthi when she earned the heavenly blessing to sing for Bhagawan, renowned Hindustani vocalist Padmaji Phenany Joglekar presented an absorbing Bhajan Sandhya this evening on the third day of the ongoing 88th Birthday celebrations here in Prasanthi Nilayam. It was 12 years since that precious moment in the year 20o1 and today Padmaji vividly remembered the happening on that day, narrating her beautiful tale with Beloved Bhagawan.
This evening the programme commenced at 1700 hrs. with Padmaji beginning her concert with a Ganesh Vandana, Mangalacharana Gajanana… Continuing to sing for the next one hour she presented an assortment of devotionals that included Namami Namami Purushottam Ji Ram…, Tora Man Darpan Kehlaye…, Juoti Kalash Chhalke finally to conclude the presentation with a Prasanthi bhajan Jaya Panduranga Prabho Vittala… Conversing with the audience at ease the Hindustani singer even sang a beautiful Carnatic rendition, a Purandaradasa composition. Intertwining her programme with lucid Hindi commentary Padmaji recalled the wondeful day she had in 2001 in Prasanthi Nilayam when Bhagawan, reciprocating to her fervent prayers blessed her to sing a number of songs only to please Him… The final reward on that evening came from Bhagawan when Bhagawan, on His way back to Yajur Mandir, acknowledged her telling that, “I want to tell you something…Today i am very happy.” At the end of the presentation the singer was accorded a round of applause by the appreciative audience in the Sai Kulwant Hall.
The aritist along with her accompanists were felicitated at the end of the presentation. Bhajans continued and ended with Mangala Arathi at 1830 hrs. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
---------------------------------------------- 88th Birthday Concert…Monday, November 25th, 2013 |
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After a string of Indian classical
sessions over the past one week, this evening it was the turn of the
westerners. Overcome with hearts full of musical love, a group of
over 30 musicians from three continents Europe, America and Asia
joined together singing an array of western classical compositions
in a programme entitled 88th Birthday Concert this evening here in
Prasanthi Nilayam.
The group famed as Sai Symphony Orchestra had performed in Bhagawan’s physical presence number of times, after their maiden offering in the year 2002.
This evening’s programme was conducted by Michael Koehlar from Germany, an internationally reputed musician who have had performances all over the world. Playing some of the finest of western compositions by, to name a few Leroy Anderson, WA Mozart, Ottorino Respighi, Luigi Boccherini, Johann Strauss, Leory Anderson the band regaled the audience for well over 40 minutes making it a memorable offering.
Some of the compositions were Reunion from ‘Alma Mater’, Minuet for Strings in A, Golden Years, Radetzky March etc. The group ended the concert playing three bhajans Govinda Krishna Jai…, Hari Om Namah Shivaya…, Subramanyam Subramanyam… Instruments used were, in the Strings category, Violin, Viola , Cello, Bass, in the Winds category, Clarinet and Flute and in the Brass category, Trumpet, Trombone, Keyboard, Cymbal, Timpani and Percussion.
Interestingly there were over 10 students from SSSIHL Brass Band Prasanthi Nilayam campus joining the group making it full and complete. At the end the concert, the musicians were accorded with a round of applause by the Sunday assembly.
Even as bhajans continued all the participants were felicitated. Bhajans ended with Bhagawan singing the Sundary Special Premamudita Manasey Kaho….. Mangala Arathi was offerd at 1810 hrs. marking the end of the session. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II |
