Composed more than 150 exclusive thematic Ragam Thanam Pallavis. Some of them are
- Tamil Isai RTP
- RTP describing the city Mysore
Hailed as the “Prince of Pallavis”
Pallavi’s
Crossover with Saketh
“Crossover with Saketh,” a brainchild of Vidwan Saketharaman, is a web series intended to enhance the listening experience of Carnatic music. The objective is that the common man should be able to enjoy listening to Carnatic music without any barriers.
“Crossover” is a smash hit, especially with the millennials. Won accolades all over and was featured in Sankara TV Super Singer
Kala Shiksha
Saketharaman runs a music school called Kala Shiksha. Over 200 school students learn Carnatic music, Nama Sankeerthanam and Tamil Isai in this school. Objective is to teach Carnatic music, Nama Sankeerthanam and Tamil Isai to all, regardless of economic and social barriers.
Abhimana and Purana Sthalam
These sthalams, as explained by Sri.Saketharaman, included 29 AbhimAna and purAna sthalams that were important shrines in vaishnavism and were outside of 108 Divya desams mentioned in the works of Alvars.
Among those, the sthalams chosen for the presentation were in 4 different states and different southern languages.
Mysuru composers and court musicians
MYSORE MAHOTSAV – A concert celebrating Mysuru composers and court musicians. 8 different composers including Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, Mysore Sadhashiva Rao, Mysore Chowdiah, Mysore Vasudevachar, Muthiah Bhagavathar, Veena Seshanna, Mysore Lingraju and Basavappa Sastry, Highlight of the concert was a RTP composed describing the beauty of Mysore city and people. The concert concluded with the anthem of Mysore.
Divya Desa Sangeetha Yatrai
Divya Desa Sangeetha Yatrai is a web series-a musical journay to all the Divya Desams. There will be at least one Pasuram of the 12 Alwars that will be sung on every Divya Desam, along with explanation of the Pasuram and the signifiance of the Divya Desam. The Pasurams are either pre-tuned by legendary carnatic musicians or set to tune by Vidwan Saketharaman or sung in Virutham or free style format.This is available for listening at Saketharaman’s official youtube channel.
Composed more than 150 exclusive thematic Ragam Thanam Pallavis. Some of them are
- RTP on Lalgudi Jayaraman Sir
- RTP on Bengaluru for Kannada Rajyothsava
- RTP on PanchaRanga Ksethra – Srirangam, Thiruindhaloor, Srirangapatna, Kumbakonam and Koviladi
Shiva Shakthi Thandava Lasya, depicting cosmic dance of Shiva and Parvathi
- RTP on PanchaLingaKshetra of Shiva – Kalahasti, Chidambaram, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvanaikaval and Kanchipuram
- Pancha Nadai RTP depicting the 5 Nadais – Tisram, Chatusram, Kandam, Misram, Sankeernam
- Pancha Gathi RTP depicting the 5 Gathis – Tisram, Chatusram, Kandam, Misram, Sankeernam
- RTP on Gopucha yathi Thalam – Reducing Geometric progression of Thala based on the number 5
- RTP on 5 Kalai Pallavi on Lord Venkateswara
- RTP on Multi Lingual Pallavi on national integration
- RTP on Pallavi Dedicated to Women goddess – Parvathi, Saraswathi, Lakshmi, Radha and Sitha
- RTP on Ranjani mala – Pallavi based on 11 ragas with suffix Ranjani
Saptaswara Saptaraga SaptaThala Pallavi
Saptaswara Saptaraga SaptaThala Pallavi – Purnashadjam, Rishabhapriya, Devagandhari, SImhendramadhyamam, Lalithapanchamam, Dheivathangi and Nishadam
Pallavi – Based on 8 ragas with suffix Gowlai
Swarakshara to Pallavi- Based on ragas with different permutations of the notes SGR
Dhwijavanthi RTP – Chatusra Tisram in Misra Gathi
- Palindrome – Sahityam, swaram and thalam that reads the same from left to right and right to left –
- https://youtu.be/qSIgKQyC-rQ
- Thyagarajam Upasmahe – Pallavi composed on Thyagarajar
- Sithamma – Pallavi composed on Sitha Devi
- Hari + Haran – Vishnu and Shiva with the same lyrical structure
Tuned more than 100 works
Tuned more than 30-100 works of Purandharadasar, Annamacharyar, Sadhasiva Brahmendral, Mira Bhai, Surdas, Subramania Bharathiar, Periyaswami Thooran, Arunagirinathar’s Thirupugazh, Andal’s Nachiar Thirumozhi, Kanakadasar
Link to my tune of Shri Purandaradasar’s works in Nilamani raga
Exclusive program on Adhi Shankaracharyar’s works tuned by Vidwan Saketharaman
Brahmarambashtakam, Gangashtakam, Shiva Thandava Sthothram , Krishnashtakam, Subramanya Bhujangam, Annapoornastakam, Kanakadharastothram
Mallari in Gambheeranattai
Exclusive Thematic programmes
Lecture Demonstration on Bhava in Music
Pancha Bharathi
Program covering Subramania Bharathi, Gopalakrishna Bharathi, Sudhanandha Bharathi, Mazhavai Chidambara Bharathi and Kavi Kunjara Bharathi
- Navarasam – Ragas based on 9 different emotions
- Anjaneya – Different composers on Anjaneya
- Sitha Kalyanam – Different composers on Sitha Kalyanam
Muruga – Different composers on Muruga
- Jyotirgamaya – Exclusive Concert for Karthigai Deepam based on ragas and compositions related to Deepam
- Exclusive concert based on Sanskrit compositions of different vagyekaras
- Exclusive concert based on Tamil compositions of different vagyekaras
- Exclusive concert based on Kannada compositions of different vagyekaras
- Exclusive concert based on Telugu compositions of different vagyekaras
- Exclusive concert based on Narayana Thirthar Tharangams
- Syama Sastri – Different Thalas, different languages, varnam and Swarajathi
- Muthuswami Dikshithar – Different Kshetras, deities and Manipravala kirthanas
- Papanasam Sivan – Covering his works in different languages on different deities including contributions to film music
- Periyaswami Thooran
- Oothukadu Venkatakavi
Swarna Venkatesha Dikshithar
Ashta Dasar – Covering all the 8 Dasar padams of Karnataka
Navavidha Bhakthi of Thyagarajar – Explaining how Thyagaraja has worshipped Rama through Sravanam, Kirthanam, Smaranam, Padasevanam, Archanam, Vandanam, Dasyam, Sakhyam , AtmaNivedhanam
Exclusive Tribute concerts for musicians
GN Balasubramaniam
DK Patammal