VVS Foundation and Sri Raghavendra Swami Mutt, Mylapore organise early morning concerts at Srikara Anjaneya Swami Sannidhanam, 8, Saalai Street (Near R R Sabha) in Mylapore.
The concerts are held in a serene atmosphere of oil lamp lighting without electrical lights.
An experience of early mornings in Margazhi
Schedule:
Carnatica and Sri Parthasarathy swami Sabha organised a 10-day Global Heritage Music & Arts Fest every year. This year the fest is on between Dec. 14 and 23, 2023
Venue: Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Matric. Hr. Sec. School Auditorium, 1, Kamaraj Nagae 6th East Street, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 41.
The concerts are free to attend and enjoy.
Schedule:
The 27th annual music festival will be held from Dec 16 to 31, 2023.
Venue: Mahodaya Hall, Ashok Nagar, Chennai 83
The concerts are open to rasikas.
Schedule:
The 91st South Indian Music Conference & Festival of the Indian Fine Arts Society will be on from Dec. 17, 2023 till the year-end.
The organisation conducts its music festival at Ethiraja Kalyana Nilayam, 87, TTK Road. Alwarpet, Chennai 18
The evening concerts at 4.30 and 7.00 pm are ticketed.
Day/Season tickets can be purchased online at https://www.mdnd.in/seasontickets
Schedule:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15tbe-hhd8ebkj2IqqQ533dik950GLgki/
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An exclusive nagaswaram festival is organised by VVS Foundation and SAMAA Arts LLC (USA) from Dec 13 to 22, 2023.
Venue: Srinivasa Perumal temple (Vedantha Desikar Devasthanam), Kesava Perumal Sannidhi Street, Mylapore.
The foundation welcomes donations (Exempt under Sec 80 C of the IT Act)
Schedule:
The 22nd Year music festival of Naadhabrahmam will be held from Dec. 14 to 19, 2023.
Venue: Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai - 4
Concerts are free for rasikas.
Will be streamlined online at Dinamalar YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Dinamalardaily/
Schedule:
The 67th Margazhi Mela of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha will be held from Dec. 14, 2023 to Jan 3, 2024
Venue; Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 20, Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar, Chennai
Tickets at https://tikkl.com/krishnaganasabha/c/margazhimela67/?section=buy-tickets
Schedule: (Please click on the images)
The 5th edition of Gayathri Fine Arts Global Music Festival will be held from Dec. 23 to 26, 2023
Venue: Lakshmi Giri Convention Hall, 7, North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai - 4
Concerts are open to all rasikas.
Schedule:
A month-long music festival is organised by Sastra Satsangh.
Venue:
Morning programmes (7 am - 9 am) at Sastra Satsangh, Karnan Street, Rangarajapuram, Kodambakkam, Chennai 24
Evening programmes (6.30 a.m - 8.30 am) at SASTRA Chennai Campus, AVM Road, Vadapalani, Chennai 24
Events are open to all rasikas. Seating on a first-come-first-served basis.
Concerts may be available on astra Satsangh's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2wLAep-tyQYQWL7NZ75iMg
Marghazhi Matram is a unique programme conceived and curated by Dr. Ranjini Ramachander Kaushik, Founder, SciArtsRUs to honour and showcase the visual artists with disabilities who have made a mark in their areas of expertise. The main objective of Marghazhi Matram is to bring the nuances of numerous talents across all strata of society and to offer a deep musical experience that goes beyond entertainment and individual virtuosic display to tap the hidden talents and artistic abilities of differently-abled people.
The fourth edition of Marghazhi Matram or Marghazhi with a change, will be held for 8 days on December 3, 6, 8, 9,10, 28, 29, and 30 in Chennai in three different venues.
The following awards will be presented this year:
- Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to visually impaired veteran Veena artist St. Hemalatha Mani
- Padmashri Kalaimamani Dr. Narthaki Nataraj with the Trailblazer Award for her contributions to the transgender fraternity
- Rising Star Awards will be given to artists, Smt. Vaikom Vijayalakshmi and Ms. Kanmoni Sasi, from Kerala with visual and physical impairment respectively
- Vasantha Ramachander Memorial Scholarship will be given to Arjun Srinivas
- Ms. M Lalithambigai, President, SFRWD with the Role Model Award and
- Shri Chetan Upadhyay, Founder, Nav Utthan with the Spotlight Award
The concerts, inclusive events, are held at different venues. Dakshinamurthy Auditorium (PS High School), Mylapore, NCAHT-IIT Madras, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Mylapore).
Concerts are open to rasikas.
Schedule:
A pre-music festival from Dec. 1, 2023 and the annual music festival of Narada Gana Sabha from Dec. 17, 2023 will be held at the Narada Gana Sabha Main and Mini halls on TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai -18
The concerts at the mini Hall are open to all. The evening concerts are ticketed and to be purchased at the venue.
Schedule:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18I0UMc128JHqc0a221JqkbgdX1cDGwut/view?usp=drive_link
