By Dr. Rama V. Bennur
History reveals that Mysuru has always encouraged wholeheartedly the new and experimental changes in the field of art. It has pioneered many changes in the music genre. The two recent concerts confirmed this. Jugalbandhis nowadays are stretching out their vistas. It is not necessarily between two kinds of instruments or styles of music. Mysuru witnessed a jugalbandhi of Veena - a string instrument (Karnatak) and Harmonium (Hindustani) - a wind instrument recently which was an unusual combination. In the same line, ‘Ganabharathi’ had arranged a music concert by two eminent young artistes of Karnataka who have made it big in many other countries as well. Pattabhirama Pandit, a distinguished singer and Mysuru A. Chandankumar, an established young flautist, both Karnatak classical musicians were the artistes of the day. They both performed on the 15th of June at Veene Seshanna Bhavana for a packed audience. The combination of human voice and the sound of a wind instrument might sound strange but nevertheless, the experiment did fetch fantastic result. Thanks to Mridanga Vidwan H.S. Sudheendra for thinking of this combination. They were accompanied by Vidushi Charulatha Ramanujam on violin, Vidwan H.S. Sudheendra on mridanga and Vidwan G.S.Ramanujam on ghata respectively.
