TAPASTEERTHAPURA RATNA SHOBHA | Lec dem | Sri Shailesh Ramamurthy

This well-received lec-dem was held by KrutaGnyA in September 2023 at Chennai, with a focus on taking a closer look at the multidimensional musical facets and monumental contributions of the legendary maestro Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman. Aspects such as Sri Lalgudi's nuanced naada, ‘singing violin’, refined aesthetics and rigour in interpreting and presenting time-honoured compositions, brilliant conceptions in the realm of melody and rhythm, have all been highlighted with necessary explanations, illustrative demonstrations and relevant audio examples.

The lec-dem was conducted by Sri Shailesh Ramamurthy, an excellent flautist, musician and music researcher. A technology researcher by profession, his pursuit has been towards chaste and aesthetic classical music, balancing practical and musicological elements. He has given several flute concerts that have been acclaimed by connoisseurs of music. His musicological interests made him explore Chaturdandiprakashika and Sangeeta Sampradaya Pradarshini in detail, also participating in a detailed review of the English translation of the latter. He was awarded the prestigious ‘Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold medal’ for his M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is an acclaimed expert in digital video, audio as well as music signal processing. His work has resulted in several internationally granted technology patents.

This video is now being brought to music rasikas to enable them to connect to Sri Lalgudi's music at a deeper level to enable a more immersive experience.

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