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The annual event of Carva is here again - 100 amateur
artistes, mostly children below 15, will present a grand violin
ensemble on Saturday, September 1, 2007.
More than 100 students from Carva, belonging to differept age
groups (from five onwards), will present a unique violin
performance at Mahodhaya Hall, Stree Seva Mandir, '36,' 4th
Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai 600 083, from 6 p.m.
They are divided into six groups depending on their level of
mastery. Each group will present a show of their skills
separately first and the whole group together will perform a few
kritis and songs - Carnatic, devotional and Western classical -
in perfect harmony.
Every day in the last two months, the children had a practice
session at the Kalibari temple, West Mambalam, for this event
with enthusiasm along with their guru Violin Rajasekar, from 7-9
p.m.
Carva, the violin academy that specially encourages young
artistes, is known for these kind of mega performances. It is
also popular for using the violin as guitar, i.e. playing the
violin without using the bow. On September 1, the group will
present a western theme using this special technique. The
annual souvenir on this occasion is to be released by N
Srinivasan, secretary, The Indian Fine Arts Society, which will
be received by N V Subramanyam, managing trustee, Saraswathi
Vaggeyakara Trust. Established in 2001, Carva was founded by C
A Rajasekar, a music teacher with more than 20 years of teaching
experience. The objective of the trust is to propogate Carnatic
music and to encourage young talent. The trust has been planning
and implementing innovative methods towards achieving this goal.
Big group performances by Carva's students during
August/September have now become a regular feature.
A pilgrimage to Tiruvaiyaru during the Tyagaraja Aradhana
Festival and the performance at the shrine by Carva's students
along with their teacher is arranged every year to pay tribute
to the great saint. Carva has many such plans and activities
for the coming years towards the service of Carnatic music.
R Rangaraj
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