<p>A six-day music festival to mark the 103rd birth anniversary of veena exponent Venkatesha Doreswamy Iyengar has kicked off in the city. It opened on August 15 with five performances.</p>.<p>Veena artiste Vani Yadunandan and vocalist Anjali Sriram will perform on August 16. Veena artiste Nirmala Rajashekar, flute player N Rajkamal and vocalist Hemmige S Prashanth will lead one concert each until August 19. Vocalist S Shankar and flautist G Ravikiran will deliver the closing performances on August 20.</p>.<p>They will perform the compositions of Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Syama Sastri, who are considered the trinity of Carnatic music, says D Balakrishna, son of Doreswamy Iyengar. Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust is organising the festival in association with the department of Kannada and Culture.</p>.<p>Balakrishna, a noted veena player, says it is a happy coincidence that the memorial event kicked off on India’s Independence Day. “We were looking for auditoriums for August 11, my father’s birthday. But we got a booking for August 15,” he says.</p>.<p>August 16-19 (6 pm), and August 20 (10 am), at Bhoomika Hall, MEWS Ladies Club, Malleswaram. Entry free.</p>
<p>A six-day music festival to mark the 103rd birth anniversary of veena exponent Venkatesha Doreswamy Iyengar has kicked off in the city. It opened on August 15 with five performances.</p>.<p>Veena artiste Vani Yadunandan and vocalist Anjali Sriram will perform on August 16. Veena artiste Nirmala Rajashekar, flute player N Rajkamal and vocalist Hemmige S Prashanth will lead one concert each until August 19. Vocalist S Shankar and flautist G Ravikiran will deliver the closing performances on August 20.</p>.<p>They will perform the compositions of Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Syama Sastri, who are considered the trinity of Carnatic music, says D Balakrishna, son of Doreswamy Iyengar. Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust is organising the festival in association with the department of Kannada and Culture.</p>.<p>Balakrishna, a noted veena player, says it is a happy coincidence that the memorial event kicked off on India’s Independence Day. “We were looking for auditoriums for August 11, my father’s birthday. But we got a booking for August 15,” he says.</p>.<p>August 16-19 (6 pm), and August 20 (10 am), at Bhoomika Hall, MEWS Ladies Club, Malleswaram. Entry free.</p>