Chennai December Season 2023: November 2023

November 26, 2023

Margazhi Music Mela TTVV Trust - Dec. 23 to 25, 2023 and Jan. 1, 2024

Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana, TTVV Trust and TVP Schools jointly conduct 1oth Margazhi Music Mela from Dec. 23 - 25, 2023 at Tatvaloka Auditorium, Eldamas Road, and on Jan. 1, 2024, at Arkay Convention Centre, Mylapore.

Admission free.

Schedule:

Chennai Fine Arts Music Festival - Dec. 21 to 31, 2023

The 21st anniversary of the Chennai Fine Arts Music Festival will be conducted as a eleven-day music festival between Dec. 21 and 31, 2023.

The concerts are free and open to rasikas.

Venue: Srinivasa Sastri Hall. Luz, Chennai

Schedule:

The Music Academy Sale of Season Ticlets - Info

Here is the info on how to get the season tickets for The Music Academy for the December Music Festival 2023:

Indian Fine Arts Society Awards 2023

This year's Kalasikhamani awards of the Indian Fine Arts Society will go to the following artists:

1. Madurai G.S.MANI will be honoured with the title of “Sangeetha Kalasikhamani”

2. Bharathanatyam Exponent Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant will be honoured with the title of “Natya Kalasikhamani”

3. Nataka kalasikhamani award to Smt. Bombay Gnanam

The details of other awards

Dr. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman award to Kalaimamani Mrudanga Vidwan Sri Thanjavur R. Ramdas

G N B Award Instituted by GNB Foundation will be presented to Smt. Shyamala Venkateswaran

The awards will be presented on the inaugural day of the 91st South Indian Music Conference and Festival on Dec. 17, 2023

Venue: Ethiraja Kalyana Nilayam, # 87, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 018

Kartik Fine Arts Festival 2023

The 49th Year Art Festival of Kartik Fine Arts will be held from Dec. 1, 2023 to Jan 3, 2024. At two different venues.

The evening concerts are ticketed.

Season tickets are sold at https://www.mdnd.in/season_ticket/mutipleSeason/ODUjMzUjMTAx

The Schedule: Please click on the following link ...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G7P3bvHiilCE6pMRtfpZt07HkLN2l2XD/view?usp=sharing

Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Awards 2023

Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, one of the oldest organisations to host the December Music Festival in Chennai has announced its awards for the year 2023.

The sabha's 123rd Isai Vizha will be held from Dec. 15, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024. The awards will be presented to the artists on the inaugural day Dec. 15, 2023 at 6 p.m.

November 24, 2023

Sruthi Laya Kendra Winter Music Festival - Dec 3 and Dec. 26-27, 2023

Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani's Sruthi Laya Kendra conducts its 36th Winter Music Festival on Dec. 3, 2023.

The organisation holds a concert series by Musicians Living Abroad on Dec. 26 and 27, 2023.

The details and schedule are :

Kartik Fine Arts Awards 2023

Kartik Fine Arts awards the prestigious Isai Peroli, Nadanamamani. Isai Chudar and Natya Chudar every year. This year the awards are as follows:

“Isai Peroli” (Instituted by Gomathi Visweswaran Trust) -

1. Ms..Sriranjani Santhanagopalan (Vocalist)
2. Vignesh Ishwar (Vocalist)

“Nadanamamani” (Shriram Award of Excellence - Instituted by Shriram Group of Companies) – Smt.Kanaka Krishna Prashanth, Bharathanatyam exponent

“Nadaswaroopam” Award (instituted by Sri P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust) – Dr.M.Narmadha -Violinist

Kartik Rajagopal Endowment Award for Best Cultural Organiser (Instituted by Kartik Rajagopal in Commemoration of his Golden Jubilee Celebrations) – Sri D.N.Varadharajan, Secretary, MFAC

“Nrithya Peroli” Smt.Rhadha, Eminent dancer, Teacher and Choreographer

“Natya Chudar” (Instituted by Saba Foundation) - Ms.Madhumitha Sriram - Bharathanatyam artiste

“Nrithyajyothi award of Excellence in Bharathanatyam” (Instituted by R.M. Sundaram’s Family in memory of Uma Sundaram) - Smt.Sushma Ranganathan

“Natya Kalai Arasi” (instituted by Sri P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust) - Dr.Lakshmi Ramaswamy Bharathanatyam exponent
Guru ‘Madurai Krishnan Memorial Honour’ ‘Madura Kalamani’ Award (instituted by Mrs.G.V. Aparna in memory of Vidwan Madurai N. Krishnan) – Narendra G, Dancer, Teacher and Artistic Director

“Tamil Isai Vendhar” (Instituted by Sri K.V. Rangaswami in memory of his mother Smt. Jayam Vasudevan) Dr. Prema Rangarajan, Senior vocalist

“Isai Chudar” (Instituted by Saba Foundation) –Ms. Spoorthi Rao, Vocalist

D.K. Pattammal Award of Excellence (Instituted by Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan) – Sri Abhiram G Bode - Vocalist

Padmashri Dr. Seerkazhi Govindarajan Memorial Award (Instituted by Dr. Seerkazhi G. Sivachidambaram) – Sri T.K. Jayaraman, Musician & amp; Music Composer.

Guru Karaikudi Mani Award (Instituted by Guru Karaikudi Sri.R. Mani) – Sri N.C.Bharadwaj, Mridangist

A.G. Ramaswamy centenary Memorial Award for best violinist (instituted by his family) – SRI M.Vijay

Mrs. Rajam Vaidyanathan’s Distinguished Music Teacher Award (Vocal) in districts other than Chennai (Instituted by Dr.P. Balasubramanian) - Smt.Krithika Ranganathan, Mayiladuthurai

Mrs. Rajam Vaidyanathan’s Distinguished Music Teacher Award (Instruments) in districts other than Chennai (Instituted by Dr.P. Balasubramanian) – Dr.S.Mallika (Veena), Madurai

Smt Uma Memorial Award for Upa -Pakka Vadhyam (Instituted by Sri K.S. Chandramouleeswaran, Sivagangai In memory of his wife Uma) Sri K.V.Gopalakrishnan - Khanjira

Smt R. Vedavalli (w/o A.G. Ramaswamy), Endowment Award (Instituted by Sri R. Rangarajan, Treasurer, Kartik Fine Arts in memory of his mother) for a Upanyasam / Harikatha / Namasankeerthanam - Vidwan Dr.K.Dayanidhi, Upanyasakar

Papanasam Sivan Endowment Award for a promising Violinist (instituted in memory of S. Karthikeyan by Sri Shivraman Karthikeyan) - Ms.C.S.Chinmayi, Violinist

Papanasam Sivan Endowment Award for a promising Mridangist (Instituted in memory of S. Karthikeyan by Sri Shivaraman Karthikeyan) - Sri Kishore Ramesh, Mridangist

Smt Lakshmi Seshadri Award (instituted by Sri K. Seshadri) for Nadaswaram / Thavil artiste - Sri N.Manikandan, Nadaswaram artiste

Smt.Umadevi Sundaram Memorial Award for a promising violinist(instituted by Sri C.A.Meenakshi Sundaram)- Ms.Haritha Narayanan, Violinist

November 22, 2023

The Music Academy Academic Sessions - Dec. 16, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024

Students of music and research scholars make it a point to attend the lecdem sessions at The Music Academy. The academic sessions happen in the morning at

Kasturi Srinivasan Hall (mini hall) at the Music Academy campus.

The sessions are generally presided over by the 'Sangita Kalanidhi' designate of the year. This year due to the indisposition of the Sangita Kalanidhi designate Bombay Jayashri, the previous years' Sangita Kalanidhi awardees are taking turns to preside over the sessions.

The convenor of the sessions is Sriram V

Discussions are open to the audience after comments from the Members of the Expert Committee

Admission: Open to all, first come first serve basis (rights of admission reserved)

The Schedule: https://musicacademymadras.in/academic-sessions-16th-december-2023-to-1st-january-2024/

Dec. 16, 2023

8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m.: Music Performance By Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music

Lecdem 1 - 8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m.: Vidushi Dr Arathi Rao - Karnataka Sangita Vahini of Prof R Sathyanarayana, a study - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Sri. G.J.R. Krishnan

Lecdem 2 9.15 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.: Vidushi Krithika Bharadwaj - The Manuscripts of Sangita Kalanidhi Embar S Vijayaraghavachariar at The Music Academy - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Sri. G.J.R. Krishnan

Dec. 17, 2023

8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m.: Music Performance By Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music

Lecdem 1- 8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m.: Vidvan Sheikh Kassim & Vidvan Babu with Vidvan Nagai Muralidharan and Vidvan Injikudi Subramaniam - Sangita Kalanidhi Sheikh Chinna Moulana centenary - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Sri. G.J.R. Krishnan

Dec. 18, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidvan B Sargurunathan - Pangalum Soozhalgalum - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Neyveli Sri. R. Santhanagopalan

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Vidvan MA Sundareswaran and Vidvan MA Krishnaswami - Sangita Kala Acharya MS Anantharaman, centenary tribute - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Neyveli Sri. R. Santhanagopalan

Dec. 19, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Sangita Kala Acharya Dr Ritha Rajan - T Sankaran, A Life in Music - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Neyveli Sri. R. Santhanagopalan

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Vidushi Dr S Nithyasree - Compositions of the Manambucchavadi Sishya Parampara - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Neyveli Sri. R. Santhanagopalan

Dec. 20, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidushi Trivandrum Dr G Baby Sreeram - Compositions of Vidwan Puthucode Krishnamurthy - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Aruna Sairam

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Dr Rama Kausalya with Madhuvanti Badri - Marriage songs of the Thanjavur Region - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Aruna Sairam

Dec. 21, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidvan Dr KT Udaya Kiran - An inclusive teaching aid for Melakarta Ragas and Suladi Sapta talas - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S. Sowmya

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Sangita Kala Acharya Dr RS Jayalakshmi - Sancharis in the Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S. Sowmya

Dec. 22, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidvan Dr Srikantham Nagendra Sastry -Navati Mela Raga Tala Malika - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Aruna Sairam

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Vidushi Dr Rajshri Ramakrishna - Gana Vidya Vinodini, a 1915 publication - Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Aruna Sairam

Dec. 23, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidvan Lalitha Ram - Centenary tribute to Vidvan Namagiripettai Krishnan and Vidvan Vedaranyam Vedamurthy - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Sanjay Subrahmanyan

Dec. 24, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidushi Bharathi Tirumagan - Valaintha Villum Valaiyatha Sollum - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Vidvan Dr Sriram Parasuram - A Comparitive Analysis of Manodharma Upaj/Badhat in Carnatic & Hindustani Music - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi

Dec. 25, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidushi Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari - Rasa – On Purpose - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Thiruvaarur Sri. Bhakthavathsalam

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Disciples of Sangita Kalanidhi TK Murthy - Knowledge, Pedagogy and Practice – Tanjore Vaidyanatha Iyer and Sangita Kalanidhi TK Murthy - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Thiruvaarur Sri. Bhakthavathsalam

Dec. 26, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidushi Dr TS Sathyavati - Compositions of the Haridasa Amba Bai - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Thiruvaarur Sri. Bhakthavathsalam

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Vidushi Anuthama Murali - Understanding of Tala from South Indian Music Forms set to Hindustani talas - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Thiruvaarur Sri. Bhakthavathsalam

Dec. 27, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi - The splendour of korvais in Lalgudi Bani - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S. Sowmya

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Vidushi Geetha Ramanand, Vidvan Adamya Ramanand & Vidvan V Gopal - Nagmas and Dhuns of Mysore Vainikas - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S. Sowmya

Dec. 28, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidvan Mohan Santhanam - The Compositions of Sangita Kala Acharya TR Subramaniam - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Kum. A. Kanyakumari

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Sri MK Jagadish, Vidushi Savita Narasimhan and Sri Suresh Vijayaraghavan - Archiving Books, Artefacts and Music, The Music Academy experience - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Kum. A. Kanyakumari

Dec. 29, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Vidvan TKV Ramanujacharyulu - Vidvan N Ch Krishnamacharyulu, a centenary tribute - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Vidvan Dr K Ashok - Use of Nadai-s in Tala Cycles, Points and Counterpoints - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi

Dec. 30, 2023

Lecdem 1 - 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m.: Dr Curtis Andrews - Compositions of Sangita Kalanidhi Prof Trichy Sankaran - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Ragunathan

Lecdem 2 - 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.: Natya Kala Acharya Malavika Sarukkai - Perspectives of ‘Seeing’ - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Ragunathan

Dec. 31, 2023

8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m.: Winners in Devotional Music - Devotional Music

Lecdem 1 - 8.20 a.m. – 9.05 a.m.: Vidvan Tirunageswaram Subramaniam with Vidvan Tirukadayur TG Babu and Vidvan Tirunageswaram TRS Manikandan - Concept of 32 Khandam- 32 Sankirnam - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Ragunathan

Lecdem 2 - 9.15 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.: Vidvan Dr. Arimalam S Padmanabhan - The Arutpas of Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal – a bi-centenary tribute - Presided by Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Ragunathan

Jan. 1, 2024

8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m.: Runners up in Devotional Music - Devotional Music
8.20 a.m.: Open House

November 21, 2023

Naada Inbam December Music Festival 2023 - Dec. 4 2023 to Jan. 4, 2024

A month-long grand music festival is organised by Naada Inbam from Dec. 4 2023 to Jan. 4, 2024

All concerts are free and open to rasikas.

Naada Inbam welcomes donations (Exempt under Sec. 80G of th IT Act). Contact K. Jayalakshmi, convener at naadainbam@gmail.com and phone number +91 9940297993

The schedule: (Click on the following link)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mAk8GOqNpk_A8fLYdayhOE4ykeCpqG-A/view?usp=drive_link

Sunaadalahari December Music Season - Dec. 2 to 14, 2023

This year Sunaadalahari's December Music Season is a fundraising event towards Environment Sustainability - ‘Go Green’ initiative. The organisers promise to plant a sapling for every ticket sold.

Tickets can be booked at Linktree.com/sunaadalahari

For Season/Donor Pass, Contact - +919344535941

The Schedule: (Click on the following link)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18jQpbj0SCbmRi2EdzaGbcZ-T9cRHMpus/view?usp=drive_link

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Cultural Festival - Nov. 24 to Dec. 13, 2023

One of the first organisations to host the December 'season' concerts and cultural events is Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mylapore. Its location advantage of being in the heart of the city and the concerts being open to all, attract core audiences to the concerts.

There are three concerts on most days and a few weekdays have two concerts in the evening. The concerts are held in association with the South Zone Cultural Centre.

Venue: Bhavan's Pottopati Gnanamba Obul Reddy Auditorium, East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

The Schedule: (Click on the following link)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wC0dxLbxv4VfijZY__BWhDoRWOUwG1mr/view?usp=drive_link

November 17, 2023

Kala Prashala Annual Music Festival - Nov. 18 to 26, 2023

The annual music festival of Kala Prashala is scheduled to be held between Nov. 18 - 26, 2023.

With two concerts each day, the festival has a mix of concerts and renditions by up-and-coming artistes, dance and upanyasam.

Venue: Lakshmi Giri Convention Centre, North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai

The concerts are free and open to rasikas.

The Schedule: (Click on the image - Open in a new tab for a larger picture)

November 16, 2023

Partha Yuva Sangeet Utsav - Nov. 21 to 27, 2023

Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha presents a new series of concerts to promote young artistes this year.

There are two concerts every day and the concerts are open to all rasikas and not ticketed.

Venue: Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004

The Schedule:

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November 15, 2023

ACC 13th Anniversary Celebrations Concert series: Nov. 18 to Dec. 2, 2023

The thirteenth Anniversary Celebration of Arkay Convention Center (ACC) will be on from Nov. 18 to Dec. 2, 2023. It will be a fifteen-day series consisting of 30 concerts.

On the inauguration day, Nov. 18, the celebrations will begin with Mangala Isai at 3.30 pm by SRGS Mohandass's Nadhaswaram followed by the inauguration at 5.15 pm.

Sri. Madurai G S Mani, Dr. R S Jayalakshmi,Sri. K K Gopalakrishnan Director, South Zone Cultural Centre, and Sri. Harish Lakshman of Rane Group, are the guest of honour .

The inauguration will be followed by Neyveli Sri. Santhagopalan's concert at 6.30pm.

The Schedule:

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November 07, 2023

The Music Academy Annual Concerts 2023 - Dec. 15, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024

The Music Academy's annual concerts begin on Dec. 15, 2023.

There are four concerts every day. Concerts at 9 a.m., 11.45 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. are not ticketed. The evening concerts at 4 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. are ticketed.

The details of season tickets and daily tickets will be known by the end of November.

The Schedule:

Visit: https://musicacademymadras.in/97th-annual-concerts-2023/