Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha - Lec Dem 2009

The Music Education Series put together by this sabha is one, many academically interested music lovers and students want to attend.
The lec-dem sessions are held between 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. throughout the festival days.
This year's lec-dem series is sponsored by South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur.

Venue : Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam, 55, Bheemasena Garden Road,
Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004

Dec.17, 2009 - Thursday

• 'The uniqueness of G.N.B.' by Prof. T.R. Subramaniam

Dec.18, 2009 - Friday

• 'Panchanadai Pallavi' by Chingleput Ranganathan, Principal, Teachers Training College, The Music Academy, Chennai.

Dec.19, 2009 - Saturday

• 'Technique of singing Varnam with Gati bheda by Trichy J. Venkataraman, Musician & Musicologist.

Dec.20, 2009 - Sunday

• 8.30 a.m. - A vision of Sri Rama in the compositions of Sri Tyagaraja by Prof. R.V. Krishnan, Retd. Vice Principal, Govt.Music College, Chennai.
• 10.00 a.m. - 'Isai Tarum Irumaappu' by Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan and Sri. Ganesh Sharma.

Dec. 21, 2009 - Monday

• 'Significant role of the anga-s in the Musical form Kriti' by Dr. Rajshri Ramakrishna, Lecturer, Dept. of Indian Music, Univ. of Madras.

Dec.22, 2009 - Tuesday

• 'The Concept of 22 Srutis' by Dr. R.S. Jayalakshmi, Lecturer, T.T.C. The Music Academy, Chennai.

Dec.23, 2009 - Wednesday

• 'Harikatha Chakravarthi Embar Sri Vijayaraghavachariyar' by Dr. B.M. Sundaram, Musicologist.

Dec.24, 2009 - Thursday

• 'A rational approach to vivadi svaras in ragas with proximity to Vadi, Samvadi & Anuvadi svaras' Dr. T. Sachi Devi, Retd Prof.of Music, Maharani Arts College, Bangalore.

Dec.25, 2009 - Friday

• 'Manodharma Made Easy' - Compositions as a guide to improvisation in both Carnatic and Hindustani music by Dr. Sriram Parasuram, Musician & Musicologist.

Dec.26, 2009 - Saturday

• 8.30 a.m. - 'Voice Disorder and Remedy' by Dr. T. Unnikrishnan, Dean, Faculty of Music, Indira Kala Sangita Vishvavidyalaya,Chattisgarh
• 10.00 a.m. 'Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa Patterns' `by Prof. S.R. Janakiraman, Musician & Musicologist.

Dec.27, 2009 - Sunday

• 'Viruttam Singing' by Aleppey Venkatesan, Musician & Musicologist.

Dec.28, 2009 - Monday

• 'Venkatesa Vaibhavam' An ecstatic outpourings of composers (Prog : Dedicated to Sri. Embar) by Dr. M.Premeela Gurumurthy, Prof.& Head, Dept. of Indian Music, Univ. of Madras.

Dec.29, 2009 - Tuesday

• 'Jatisvaram as a Dance form and as an Art form' by Dr. M.B. Vedavalli, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Indian Music, Univ. of Madras.

Dec.30, 2009 - Wednesday

• 'Mallaari and its Special Features' by Vyasarpadi G.Kothandaraman, nagaswaram, & Paalapattu Dr.R.Rajendran, Principal, Govt. Music College, Coimbatore.

Dec.31, 2009 - Thursday

• 'A critical study of Ramanatakam' by Dr. S.A.K. Durga, Emeritus Prof. Dept. of Indian Music, Univ. of Madras.

Jan.2, 2010 - Saturday

• 'Kolaru Padigam of Tirujnanasambandar - A study' by Smt. Vijayalakshmi Sankaranarayanan, Musician & Musicologist.

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