Page 7 - programmes conducted during year 2016

BVB IN ASSOCIATION WITH ICCR PRESENTED
KATHAK BY DANCE COUPLE HARI AND CHETANA,
ALONG WITH THEIR TROUP AT BVB ON FEB 13, 2016.

Dancers of Noopur Performing Arts Centre,
the performing outfit of the couple’s dance school, at the recital

Feb. 20 : Neela Ramgopal is one of those rare artistes who have succeeded both as a
performing musician and a teacher. She continues to straddle both streams, being one of the
accomplished Carnatic vocalists Karnataka can proudly flaunt. Aspiring musicians yearn to
become her wards, and among Carnatic vocalists, she is a top notch singer.

―Neelambari‖ is a group of four performing Carnatic vocalists—Usha Kesari, Geetha
Murthy, Bhargavi Manjunath and Rema Ramaiah— all B High and A grade artistes of AIR.
As wards of Neela, they have made their mark individually as well. They are regular
performers at classical music events, focussing on thematic concerts, which is a welcome
change from routine concerts.

Such theme-based concerts initiate the audience into aspects of music hitherto unknown to
them such as compositions on certain deities, on composers themselves, etc, which can prove
to be one of the first steps in creating a better-educated audience vis a vis music, which in
turn can lift the standard of music by generating more informed and demanding listeners.
Neelambari needs to be appreciated for this, although to them, theme-based concerts might
mean more a challenge than being looked at as a service to the music field.

Dasara Compositions with Emphasis on ‘Dina Nithya Jeevana Thathva’Artists : Neela Ramgopal, Geetha Murthy,
Rema Ramaiah, Usha Kesari, Bhargavi Manjunath.