Chennai December Music Season 2011 The Chennai Music Season or the Madras Music Season, as the season was originally called is celebrated in a period of six to seven weeks Schedule spanning the months of December and January. This season usually witnesses a large number of small and large kutcheris around the city of Guide Chennai. Read more at music.ilovemadras.com Contents 1. Ananthaswami Centre for Carnatic Music ..................................................... 2 2. Bharat Kalachar Margazhi Mahotsav 2011 .................................................... 5 3. Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2011 .........................................................................14 4. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Sangeet Natya Utsav ..............................................18 5. Hamsavinodhini Margazhi Music Festival ....................................................23 6. Kalakshetra December Festival ....................................................................31 7. Lec Dem Mela by Music Forum ....................................................................33 8. Mudra Fine Arts Festival ..............................................................................34 9. Nadabrahman .............................................................................................39 10. Prabhata Sangeetham .............................................................................42 11. Shanthi Arts Foundation & Endowments 2011 .........................................45 12. Sri Rama Bhaktha Jana Samaj ..................................................................48 13. The Indian Fine Arts Society .....................................................................52 14. The Music Academy – Academic Sessions ................................................63 www.ilovemadras.com 1 SSScheduleSchedule Guide to Chennai December Music Season 20112011 4.20 p.m. - Lavanya Vaidhyanathan - 1. Ananthaswami Centre for Carnatic Music Akkarai Sornalatha - N.C. Dec. 1, 2011 Thursday Bharadwaj - Nerkunam S Sankar 4.15 p.m. - J.B. Keerthana - Karaikkal 6.30 p.m. - Mambalam Sisters Venkatasubramanian - B Vijayalakshmi and Chitra - Srivatsan Dr. R. Hemalatha - Nellai 6.40 p.m. - Ragam Sisters Sivaranjani Balaji - K.S. Rangachari and Nalina Kanthi - Srilakshmi Venkataramani - Hanumanthapuram J Dec. 4, 2011 Sunday Bhuvarahan - Nerkunam S Sankar 4.20 p.m. - Aishwarya Vidya Ragunath - R. Raghul - Palghat A.M. Dec. 2, 2011 Friday Harinarayanan 4.20 p.m. - J.B. Sruthisagar (Flute) - R. 6.30 p.m. - - C.R. Vaidhyanathan - V. Raghul - N.C. Bharadwaj Sanjeev - Trichur C Narendran - Anirudh V 6.30 p.m. - Akkarai Sisters Subhalakshmi and Sornalatha - Poongulam Dec. 5, 2011 Monday Subramanyam - Dr. S. Karthick 4.20 p.m. - Aishwarya Shankar - K.P. Nandini - Akshay Anand Dec. 3, 2011 Saturday 6.30 p.m. - Nisha Rajagopal - M Rajeev - B Sivaraman Dec. 6, 2011 Tuesday 4.20 p.m. - S. Maalavika - Akkarai Sornalatha - K.H.Vineeth 4.20 p.m. - Siddarth Kumar - Sudha 6.30 p.m. - B. Balasubramaniam - R.K. R.S. Iyer - Nellai V. Shriram Kumar - K. Ashok Sreekrishnan 6.30 p.m. - Sangeetha Swaminathan - Kumbakonam M.R. Gopinath - Nellai Balaji. Dec. 17, 2011 Saturday 4.20 p.m. - Ramakrishnan Murthy - R. Raman Kendra Consecration Day Raghul - L. Subramanian 6.30 p.m. - C.S. Sajeev - V. Sanjeev - Dates Dec. 13 to Dec 24, 2011 K. Ashok Venue Ramana Kendra, 41, Alarmelmangapuram, Mylapore Next lane to Dec. 19, 2011 Monday Shirdi Sai Baba temple. 4.20 p.m. - Roopa Mahadevan - M. Rajeev - Palghat A.M. Dec. 13, 2011 Tuesday Harinarayanan 6.30 p.m. - D.B. Ashwin - Akkarai 4.00 p.m. - Krithika Natarajan - Sudha Sornalatha - Aswin R.S. Iyer - G. Ramshankar Sridharan Babu 6.40 p.m. - Salem R Shriram - S. Varadarajan - Dr. Trichy Dec. 20, 2011 Tuesday Sankaran - B Shree Sundar Kumar 4.20 p.m. - Raagini Sri - Sudha R.S. Iyer - K.H. Vineeth 6.30 p.m. - Mala Mohan - Charulatha Dec. 16, 2011 Friday Ramanujam - www.ilovemadras.com 3 SSScheduleSchedule Guide to Chennai December Music Season 20112011 B.Ganapath iraman Dec. 24, 2011 Saturday 4.20 p.m. - Anirudh Venkatesh - M. Rajeev - Abhinav Seetharaman 6.30 p.m. - H.S. Prashanth - TKV Ramanujacharyalu - B. Srinivasan The events will happen at the following address: Dakshinamoorthy Hall P.S. High School Opp. Ramakrishna Mutt Mylapore Chennai N.C. Bharadwaj - 2. Bharat Kalachar Margazhi Mahotsav 2011 Mridangam, Chandrasekara Sharma - Ghatam Nov. 26, 2011 Sunday Date Nov. 26, 2011 Saturday Nov. 28, 2011 Monday Venue Vani Mahal, T. Nagar 5.00 p.m. - Prasanna Venkatraman - Vocal, H.N. 4.00 p.m. - Nadaswaram Bhaskar - Violin, B. Ganapathiraman Deepika Potarazu (USA) - - 5.00 p.m. - Kuchipudi Mridangam, K.V. Gopalakrishnan - 6.15 p.m. - H.H. Swami Dayananda Saraswathi Kanjira inaugurates the Silver Jubilee Margazhi Mahotsav 7.00 p.m. - Chinmaya Sisters - Vocal, Usha Rajagopalan - Violin, Melakaveri Balaji - Mridangam, Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjira Nov. 27, 2011 Sunday Nov. 29, 2011 Tuesday 10.30 a.m. - Sriranjani Santhanagopalan 5.00 p.m. - Vidya Kalyanaraman - Vocal, Vocal, Dr. M. Narmada - Melakaveri Thyagarajan - Violin, Violin, Melakaveri Balaji - Nellai A. Balaji - Mridangam, Mridangam, Anirudh Nanganallur Swaminathan - Ghatam Athreya - Kanjira 7.00 p.m. - Mambalam Sisters - Vocal, Dr. R. 4.15 p.m. - Rithvik Raja Vocal, Dr. M. Hemalatha - Violin, Nellai A. Balaji - Narmada - Violin, Mridangam, K.S.Rangachari - Melakaveri Balaji - Kanjira Mridangam, Anirudh Athreya - Kanjira Nov. 30, 2011 Wednesday 6.45 p.m. - Shreya Devnath - Violin, www.ilovemadras.com 5 SSScheduleSchedule Guide to Chennai December Music Season 20112011 5.00 p.m. - Ghatam Karthick's SUMS(K)RYTHM - A Taal Order H. Prasanna - Ghatam Dr. S. Karthick - Ghatam, Konnakol & Vocal, Prapancham Ravindran - Mridangam, Anirudh Athreya - Kanjira, R. Raman - Morsing, N. Sundar - Dec. 03, 2011 Saturday Tabla,Dholak,Khol & Bols, V. Rajagopalan - Percussion Effects 10.30 a.m. - A.V.K. Rajasimhan - Vocal, V. V. Ravi 7.00 p.m. - S.P. Ramh - Vocal, Lalgudi - Violin, Srimushnam Raja Rao - Vijayalakshmi - Violin, Neyveli Mridangam, E. M. Subramanian - Skandasubramanian - Mridangam, A. Ghatam S. Krishnan - Morsing 5.00 p.m. - Swarna Rethas - Vocal, B. Ananthakrishnan - Violin, Guru Bharadwaj - Mridangam Dec. 01, 2011 Thursday 7.10 p.m. - Vijayalakshmy Subramanyam - Vocal, Mysore Srikanth - Violin, 5.00 p.m. - Anooradha Sriram and Sriram Delhi Sairam - Mridangam, B. S. Parasuram - Hindustani and Purushotham - Kanjira Carnatic Jugal bandhi. 7.10 p.m. - Anooradha Sriram and Sriram Parasuram - Hindustani and Dec. 04, 2011 Sunday Carnatic Jugal bandhi. 10.30 a.m. - Akshya Anandhakrishnan - Vocal, K.P. Nandhini - Violin, Agaramangudi Dec. 02, 2011 Friday Anandhakrishnan - Mridangam 4.15 p.m. - G. Ramanathan - Saxophone and 5.00 p.m. - K. Gayathri - Vocal, V.V.S. Murari - Bhavani Prasad - Veena - Violin, B. Ganapathiraman - Instrumental fusion, S. Gajendran - Mridangam Tavil, Sunil Kumar - Kanjira, 7.10 p.m. - B.V. Balasai - Flute and U.P. Raju - Harihara Subramaniam - Ghatam Mandolin, K. V. Prasad - Mridangam, 6.45 p.m. - - To be announced 5.00 p.m. - Rithwika Ghosh Bharatanatyam 7.15 p.m. - Srilata Vinod, Bharatanatyam Sangeetha Vasudevan Dec. 05, 2011 Monday and Nartaki Nataraj present Bharathiyar's 6.15 p.m. - Deepa Tharangini - a group Vachana Kavithaikal presentation by Meenakshi Srinivasan (Hyderabad) Dec. 09, 2011 Friday Dec. 06, 2011 Tuesday 5.00 p.m. - Rasika Kumar (Dis. of Bharatanatyam Mythili Kumar) USA 5.00 p.m. - Saroja Vaidyanathan and Bharatanatyam 7.15 p.m. - Srekala Bharath Bharatanatyam Ganesha Natyalaya (Delhi) 7.15 p.m. - Lata Krishnaswamy Bharatanatyam Dec. 10, 2011 Saturday 10.30 a.m. - Subbu Arumugam & party - Dec. 07, 2011 Wednesday Villupattu 5.00 p.m. - Krithika Rajagopalan (USA) - 5.00 p.m. - Shilpa Darshankumar Bharatanatyam Bharatanatyam (Dis. of Revathi 7.15 p.m. - Prapathi Marga - thematic Bharatanatyam by Roja Kannan, Ramachandran Priya Murle, Srikanth & Ashwathy Srikanth 7.15 p.m. - Utsav Music presents Bharatanatyam 'Muthamizh Maalai' Dec. 11, 2011 Sunday by Radhika Shurajith & group 10.30 a.m. - V.K. Raman - Flute, Mysore Srikanth - Violin, Srimushnam Raja Rao - Mridangam Dec. 08, 2011 Thursday www.ilovemadras.com 7 SSScheduleSchedule Guide to Chennai December Music Season 20112011 5.00 p.m. - Disciples of Sheela U nnikrishnan - 7.00 p.m. - Madhuvanthi Arun's Lec -dem on Navarasa in Bharatanatyam Ramayana. Anil Srinivasan - Piano 7.15 p.m. - Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala & group - Bharatanatyam Dec. 17, 2011 Saturday Dec. 12, 2011 Monday 10.30 a.m. - Seattle Raman (USA) - Vocal 4.00 p.m. - T.V. Sankaranarayanan - Vocal, 5.00 p.m. - Pallavi Sriram (Dis. of Bharatanatyam Nagai Muralidharan - Violin, Chitra Visweswaran) Srimushnam Raja Rao - Mridangam 6.45 p.m. - Malavika Sarukkai - Bharatanatyam 7.15 p.m. - Meenakshi Bharatanatyam Chittaranjan & group Dec. 18, 2011 Sunday 10.30 a.m. - Kadri Gopalnath - Saxophone, A. Dec. 13, 2011 Tuesday Kanyakumari - Violin, K.V. Prasad - Mridangam, Tripunithura 5.00 p.m. - Uma Muralikrishna & group - Radhakrishnan - Ghatam, Rajasekar Bharatanatyam - Morsing 4.00 p.m. - S. Shashank - Flute 7.15 p.m. - Theatre presentation by 7.15 p.m. - Alarmel Valli - Bharatanatyam Saraswathy Krishnakumar Dec. 19, 2011 Monday Dec. 16, 2011 Friday 6.00 p.m. - T.M. Krishna - Vocal, Vittal Ramamurthy - Violin, R. 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Rajhesh Vaidhya & group - Ensemble Sankaranarayanan - Mridangam 7.15 p.m. - - Dr. Vyjayantimala Bali - Bharatanatyam Dec. 20, 2011 Tuesday 6.00 p.m. - U. Srinivas - Mandolin, V.V. Dec. 24, 2011 Saturday Srinivasa Rao