What appears to be a simple list of compositions has a lot of thought and planning behind it. One of the many reasons for the success of every concert of Vinjamuri is his choice of the items for a concert. In order to come up with the list of items to be sung for a particular concert, he would plan meticulously taking many points into consideration. Given below is the list of items from 3 different concerts ranging from year 1937 to year 1964.

The points that he would consider for planning any concert are:

  • Choose about 15 items for a 3 to 4 hour concert.
  • Always start with a Varnam, mostly Ata tala varnam in 2 Kalas, to warm up the voice as well as the audiences.
  • Either an RTP or a major Raga Kriti highlights the concert, from there on tapering down to conclusion.
  • There will be minimum repetition of the Talam and same Janya ragas consecutively.
  • Compositions of at least 5 or 6 different composers, minimum use of the same composer consecutively.
  • Choose the compositions based on the language of the place.
  • Choose complexity of the items based on the type of the audiences
  • Choose kritis on local deity, especially while singing at the temple Sabhas.
  • Change the set of repertoire every 5 years or so to present variety.

Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar Vocal »
Erode Viswanatha Iyer Violin
Kuchibotla Venkateswarulu Mridangam
Madras Munuswamy Pillai Kanjeera

Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar Vocal »
Dwaram Narasinga Rao Violin
Veeraraghavayya Chaudari Mridangam

Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar Vocal »
Kuppuswamy Violin
VS Lakshminarayana Mridangam
SV Ramana Ghatam

Program Items from Guntur Sangeetha Samajam - November 21, 1937

# Song Ragam Talam Composer
1 Neranammithini Kanada (J-22) Ata Puchi Srinivasa Iyengar
2 Vathapi Ganapathim Hamsadhwani (J-29) Adi Muthuswamy Dikshitar
3 Neelayathakshi Mayamalavagowla (M-15) Triputa Shyama Sastri
4 Birana Varalu Kalyani (M-65) Rupaka Shyama Sastri
5 Nee Chittamu Dhanyasi (J-8) Triputa Thyagaraja
6 O' Jagadamba Anandabhairavi (J-20) Adi Shyama Sastri
7 Seethamma Maayamma Lalitha (J-15) Rupaka Thyagaraja
8 Maa Janaki Kambhoji (J-28) Adi Thyagaraja
9 Sudha Maadhurya Bhashana Sindhuramakriya (J-15) Adi Thyagaraja
10 Sri Muladhara Sri (J-22) Adi Muthuswamy Dikshitar
11 Munnu Ravana Thodi (M-8) Jhempa Thyagaraja
12 Ragam Tanam Pallavi Sankarabharanam (M-29)
13 Ragamalika
14 Javali etc. / Mangalam

Program Items from Thyagaraja Gana Sabha - Cocanada - October 4, 1940

# Song Ragam Talam Composer
1 Viriboni Bhairavi (M-20) Ata Pachimiriyam Adi Appayya
2 Vathapi Ganapathim Hamsadhwani (J-29) Adi Muthuswamy Dikshitar
3 Ennaganu Rama Bhajana Kamavardhini (M-51) Rupaka Ramadasu
4 Saadhinchene Aarabhi (J-29) Adi Thyagaraja
5 Seethamma Maayamma Lalitha (J-17) Rupaka Thyagaraja
6 Akshyalingavibho Sankarabharanam (M-29) Triputa Muthuswamy Dikshitar
7 Etu Namminavo Saveri (J-15) Adi Patnam Subrahmanya Iyer
8 Manasa Sancharare Shyama (J-28) Adi Sadasiva Brahmendra
9 Tatvameruga Tarama Garuda Dhwani (J-29) Rupaka Thyagaraja
10 Munnu Ravana Thodi (M-8) Jhempa Thyagaraja
11 Micellaneous Songs/Mangalam

Program Items from Hyderabad People's Cultural Assoc. - May 2, 1964

# Song Ragam Talam Composer
1 Neranammithini Kanada (J-22) Ata Puchi Srinivasa Iyengar
2 Appa Rama Bhakthi Kama Vardhani (M-51) Roopaka Thyagaraja
3 Rama Bhakthi Suddha Bangala (J-22) Adi Thyagaraja
4 Seshachala Nayakam Varali (J-39) Roopaka Muthuswamy Deekshitar
5 Narasimha Nannu Bhilahari (J-29) Triputa Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar
6 Endaro Mahanubhavulu Sri (J-22) Adi Thyagaraja
7 Kaala Raatri Swaroopini Urmika (J-57) Adi Muttayya Bhagavatar
8 Naagagandhari Naagagandhari (J-20) Adi Muthuswamy Deekshitar
9 Ragam Tanam Pallavi Bhairavi (M-20)
10 Slokam Ragamalika ()
11 Tillana Hindolum (J-20) Adi Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar
12 Vangakkadal Surati (J-28) Roopaka Andal Tiruppavai
13 Mangalam