a task but it was a fantastic process culling out the best insights we could have and teach the students ranjani says that they did this over six batches even though we believe in having inperson class we had to engage our students virtually during the lockdown we were concerned about their growth and started online classes when many requests came in we came up with the idea of doing a master class each session was intense and students had to prepare a lot before they came into the class it was a rewarding experience for us as wellso what do they think about the future of hybrid concerts ranjani says free music is not a good thing over time people should revere art take an effort to come to the concert and enjoy live music the biggest problem with this is the copyright issue gayatri adds the digital rights of these recorded concerts are things that artistes must be aware of who has the right to share it and for how long are some of the questions that need to be discussed also i feel every concert neednt be heard by everyone organisers shouldnt take these things for granted while signing on an artiste so there needs to be a proper discussion regarding this and a decision should be made jointly beforehand having said that hybrid concerts are a wonderful space to explorethe duo recently recorded songs for composer ilaiyaraaja while they do get film offers on and off theyre not keen on taking whatever comes their way ranjani says we will be choosing songs that resonate with our values and what we believe inon their upcoming projects gayatri says we are bringing nirvana shatakam which is a profound sloka by adi shankaracharya we set a tune to these verses some time ago i am happy that our dream project will be coming to fruition soon they will also be working on an independent project we do a lot of composing and devotional projects there is one more in the pipeline and the details will be announced soon adds gayatrithe six finalists will be battling it out for the title from 5pm followed by ranjanigayatris concert at the music academy for passes sms tta22 to 8745966661