A musical treat

June 02, 2010 07:20 pm | Updated November 09, 2016 03:03 pm IST

Ilayaraja

Ilayaraja

Ilayaraja's fans have a huge reason to celebrate this weekend. “Nothing But Wind”, his album of international acclaim, is to be performed live on June 5, 7 p.m., at The Music Academy in Chennai. The show will be inaugurated by the maestro himself and presided over by director Bharathiraja, music composer Uttam Singh and lyricist Vaali. Ace flautist Navin Iyer will take centre stage along with a 50-piece orchestra. The show is being organised by Bhavatharini, Ilayaraja's daughter, in connection with the virtuoso's birthday (June 2).

“Nothing But Wind” is Ilayaraja's second non-film album released in 1988. The album was performed by veteran flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and a 50-piece orchestra and takes the conceptual approach suggested in the title — that music is a natural phenomenon akin to various air currents (e.g., the wind, the breeze, the tempest, etc.).

Now, for the first time, after two decades of its release, the album is to be performed live by city-based musicians Navin Iyer on the flute, Navneeth Sundar on the keyboard, Aalaap Raju on the bass guitar, Donnan Murray on the guitar, Leon on the keyboard, Geo Raj on the drums along with a 32-piece string section. It will be conducted by Prabhakaran.

“Nothing But Wind” comprises the tracks ‘Singing Self', ‘Mozart I Love You', ‘Song of Soul', ‘Composer's Breath' and ‘Nothing But Wind'. Tickets for the show, priced at Rs. 250, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000, are available at Landmark. For more information, call 99949 02173 or 98417 79699.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.