Bhavan's Cultural Festival begins on Nov. 22

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Main Hall, East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai - 4

Nov. 22, 2013
4.30 p.m. - Seshampatti Sivalingam (Nadaswaram)
6.00 p.m. - Inauguration
6.45 p.m. - Sudha Ragunathan (Vocal)

Nov. 23, 2013
5.00 p.m. - K. Gayatri (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Nithyasree Mahadevan (Vocal)

Nov. 24, 2013
10.00 a.m. - T.V. Gopalakrishnan (Musical Ensemble)
5.00 p.m. -  B. Kannan (Veena)
6.45 p.m. - Priya Sisters (Vocal)

Nov. 25, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Radha Bhaskar (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. -  P. Unnikrishnan (Vocal)

Nov. 26, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Nisha P. Rajagopal (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - S. Sowmya (Vocal)

Nov. 27, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Jayashree Vaidhyanathan (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Malladi Brothers (Vocal)

Nov. 28, 2013
5.00 p.m. - 'Mahanadhi' Shobana Vignesh (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Ganesh & Kumaresh (Violin)

Nov. 29, 2013
5.00 - Papanasam Ashok Ramani (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. -  Sikkil C. Gurucharan (Vocal)

Nov. 30, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Geetha Krishnamurthy (Veena)
6.45 p.m. - Ranjani & Gayatri (Vocal)

Dec. 1, 2013
10.30 a.m. -  Ramjhi's Isai Mazhalai Group
5.00 p.m. - Rajhesh Vaidya (Veena)
6.45 p.m. - Geetha Rajasekhar (Vocal)

Dec. 2, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Charulatha Mani (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - N. Vijay Siva (Vocal)

Dec. 3, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Saindavi (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Dr. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam (Vocal)

Dec. 4, 2013
4.00 p.m. - Dr. M. Narmada (Violin)
5.30 p.m. - Vasundhara Rajagopal (Vocal)
7.00 p.m. - T.H. Vikku Vinayakram (Fusion)

Dec. 5, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Carnatica Brothers (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan (Vocal)

Dec. 6, 2013
5.00 p.m. - S. Mahathi (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Gayathri Venkataraghavan (Vocal)

Dec. 7, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Pundit  Dhruba Ghosh (Sarangi) - Hindustani music
6.45 p.m. - Abhishek Raghuram (Vocal)

Dec. 8, 2013
10.00 a.m. - Ghatam Karthick - Heartbeat Ensemble
4.30 p.m. - Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam - Musical Ensemble
6.45 p.m. - Sriram Parasuram & Anoorada Sriram (Vocal)

Dec. 9, 2013
5.00 p.m. - V.K. Manimaran (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Mambalam Sisters (Vocal)

Dec. 10, 2013
5.00 p.m. - V. Deepika (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Dr. Pantula Rama (Vocal)

Dec. 11, 2013
5.00 p.m. - R. Prasanna (Guitar)
6.45 p.m. - O.S. Arun (Bhajan Sandhya)

Dec. 12, 2013
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Subashini Parthasarathy (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - T.V. Sankaranarayanan (Vocal)

Sri Rama Bhaktha Jana Samaj, KK Nagar - Season 2013

Sri Rama Bhaktha Jana Samaj hosts its 17th year Music Festival from Dec. 15, 2013 to Jan. 1, 2014.

Venue: Conference Hall, Meenakshi College of Engineering, Vembuliamman Koil Street, K K Nagar West, Chennai -78

For tickets, contact Sri Rama Bhaktha Jana Samaj at S/17-B, Ponnambalam Salai, K K Nagar, Chennai-600072.   Ph. 2366 1529 / 94444 17729, Email: ramabakthi@gmail.com


The Schedule:
December 15, 2013
6.05 pm - Inauguration and "Sangeetha Maamani" award presentation to the Carnatic Vocalist O. S. Arun

7.00 pm - O S Arun (Vocal), Mullaivasal G Chandramouli (Violin), Kumbakonam Swaminathan (Mridangam), Adambakkam Murali (Ghatam)

December 16, 2013
6.30 pm - Sikkil C Gurucharan (Vocal), Nagai Sriram (Violin), Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam), E M Subramaniam (Ghatam)

December 17, 2013
7.00 pm - T N S Krishna (Vocal), Delhi Sundarrajan (Violin), B Ganapathiraman (Mridangam)

December 18, 2013
6.30 pm - T V Sankaranarayanan (Vocal), Balu Raguraman (Violin), Neyveli Skanthasubramanian (Mridangam)

December 19, 2013
6.30 pm - Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar (Flute), Dr. R. Hemalatha (Violin), Kallidaikurichi S Sivakumar (Mridangam), Trichy R Krishnaswamy (Ghatam)

December 20, 2013
6.30 pm - Neyveli R Santhanagopalan (Vocal), M A Sundaresan (Violin), Mannarkoil J Balaji (Mridangam)

December 21, 2013
5.00 pm - Deepak Rajan (Vocal), Vijay Sursen (Hormonium), D Chandrajit (Tabla), Jayanthi Keshav (Violin), Shailu Ravindran (Mridangam)

7.00 pm - S. Mahathi (Vocal), M R Gopinath (Violin), M S Varadhan (Mridangam),
Sukanya Ramgopal (Ghatam)

December 22, 2013
9 am to  1 pm - STAGE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS  - Final contest
5.00 pm - Chinmaya Sisters Uma & Radhika (Vocal), Usha Rajagopalan (Violin), Nellai Balaji (Mridangam)

6.30 pm: STAGE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS winners prize distribution

7.00 pm - Madurai T N Seshagopalan (Vocal), Vittal Ramamurthi (Violin), Thanjavur Murugaboopathi (Mridangam), B. Shree Sundar Kumar (Kanjira)

December 23, 2013
6.30 pm - Hyderabad Bros. D Raghavachari & D Seshachari (Vocal), Delhi P Sundarrajan (Violin), Trivandrum  Balaji (Mridangam)

December 24, 2013
6.30 pm - Sriranjani Santhanagopalan (Vocal), Charlatha Ramanujam (Violin), B Ganapathiraman (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam)

December 25, 2013
5.00 pm - K. Sathyanarayanan (Keyboard), B Ananthakrishnan (Violin), Kumbakonam Swaminathan (Mridangam), Valangaiman Harihara Subramanian (Ghatam)

7.00 pm - Bombay Sisters C Saroja & C Lalitha (Vocal), R Rahul (Violin), K R Ganesh (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sarma (Ghatam)

December 26, 2013
6.30 pm - Dr.Ghatam Karthick's HEARTBEAT ENSEMBLE
Dr. S.KARTHICK (Ghatam, Konnakol and Vocal), U.P.Raju (Mandolin), M.R.Gopinath (Violin), Prapancham Ravindran (Mridangam), Papanasam Sethuraman (Kanjira), R.Raman (Morsing), N. Sundar (Tabla), Sarvesh Karthick (Percussion)

December 27, 2013
6.30  pm - Mambalam Sisters (Vocal), S.P.Ananthapadmananbha (Violin), B.Sivaraman (Mridangam), K S Rangachary (Kanjira)

December 28, 2013
5.00 pm - P V Ajay Namboodiri (Vocal), V V Ravi (Violin), Chennai Thyagrajan (Mridangam), Nerkundram Shankar (Kanjira)

7.00 pm - B. Suchithra (Harikatha), S. Bala Veeraraghavan (Violin), K. Madheswaran (Mridangam)

December 29, 2013
6.30  pm - B. Suchithra (Vocal), C.N.Srinivasamurthy (Violin), Raghavan (Mridangam)

December 30, 2013
6.30  pm - Rajhesh Vaidhya (Veena), Karukuruchi Mohanram (Mridangam), Chandrajit (Tabla), Tenkasi H Paramasivam (Kanjeera), Karukuruchi N Subramanian (Special Effects)

December 31, 2013
6.30 pm - Abhang Bhajan by Kadayanallur Tukaram Ganapathy Maharaj

January 1, 2014
6.30 pm - Abhang Bhajan by Kadayanallur Tukaram Ganapathy Maharaj

The Hindu Friday Review November Fest from Nov. 15 to 20

Venue: The Music Academy, TTK Road, Chennai

Daily at 7.30 pm.

The schedule:

Nov. 15, 2013
Hariprasad Chaurasia and Birju Maharaj - Jugalbandi. Accompanied by Kaushik Chakrabarty

Nov. 16, 2013
Indian Ocean - Folk Rock / Fusion
Amit Kilam - Drums, Vocals, Gadgubi. Recorder and clarinet, Himanshu Joshi - Vocal, Nikhil Rao - guitar, Rahul Ram Bass - guitar and vocals, Tuheen Chakravorty - tabla and other percussion

Nov. 17, 2013
Vidya Shah, Manganiyars and Vikku Vinayakram - Sufi / Bhakti

Vikku Vinayakram - ghatam, Vidya Shah - Lead vocals and curation, Chugge Khan Manganiyar (Director of Rajasthan Josh) - Vocals and Morchchang, Salim Khan manganiyar - Back-up Vocals and Khadiaal, Harihara Vinayakram - Kanjira - kanjira, Ghulam Ali - Saarangi, Amar Sangam - Acoustic guitar and Mandolin

Nov. 18, 2013
Mandolin Rajesh, Jayateerth Mevundi and Trichur Brothers - Jugalbandi
Rajesh - Mandolin, Jayateerth Mevundi - Hindustani vocal, Trichur Brothers - Carnatic vocal, Rakesh Chourasia - Flute, Trichur R Mohan - Mridangam

Nov. 19, 2013
Coco's Lunch, Australia - Acapella Jazz
Lisa Young, Jacqueline Gawler, Nicola Eveleigh, Emma Gilmartin, Libby O'Donovan

Nov. 20, 2013
Monsorate Brothers, Mumbai
Tribute to Kishore Kumar - Hindi Retro
Ronnie Monsorate - Keyboard, Joseph Monsorate - Trumpet, Bosco Monsorate - Trumpet, Prem Singh Sodha - Trumpet. Blasco Monsorate - Trombone, Rex Monsorate - Drums, Shashikant Gaokar - Saxophone, Nitin Jadhav - Keyboard, Milind Dabholkar - Keyboard, Kishor Narkhede - El. Guitar, Deepkumar Rane - Bass Guitar, Ravindra More - Octopad, Prasad Malandkar - Congo / Dholak, Kiran Shembekar - Singer, Sandeep Shah - Singer, Dr. Ajit Deval - Singer, Ananya Bhowmick - Singer, Nitin Chavan - Sound Eng., Pravin Ayare - Sound Eng, Effie Monsorate - Manager. Natty Monsorate - Manager

Nartaka - Dance festival from Nov. 8

Natyanjali Trust is presenting its 7th year of Nartaka Dance Festival, a series of performances by male dancers, from Nov. 9, 2013.

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, East mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai.

Leela Samson (Chairperson Sangeet Natak Akademi) will be the chief guest on the inaugural evening. Nartaka Award 2013 will be presented to Guru K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai (Director, Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatha Natya Kala Mandir, Mumbai)

The schedule:

November 8, 2013
5.30 pm: Dance by Tandava -The Vibrance (Bangalore)
6:15 pm: Inauguration & presentation of  Nartaka Award
Bharatanatyam by Aniruddha Knight (Chennai)

November 9, 2013
5.00 pm: Bharatanatyam by Sibi Sudarsan (Chennai)
6.00 pm: Bharatanatyam by Ajith Bhaskaran Dass (Malaysia)
7.00 pm: Kathak by Sweekruth B.P. (Bangalore)

November 10, 2013
10 am to 12 pm: Lec-dem by S. Jayachandran & Kiran Rajagopalan
5.00 pm: Kuchipudi by Avijit Das (Bangalore)
6.00 pm: Bharatanatyam by Parshwanath S. Upadhye (Bangalore)
7.00 pm: Bharatanatyam by Vaibhav Arekar (Mumbai)

For more info, contact Prema Satish, Managing Trustee, Natyanjali Trust
Mobile:  +91-9841319695 / email:  nartakafestival@yahoo.com

Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2013 from Nov. 3

Carnatica and Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha jointly organise Bharat Sangeet Utsav from Nov. 3 to 12, 2013.
Venue: Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai -18
Donor passes will be available at the venue from 11 a.m. onwards everyday.
Admission is free for the rear rows and balcony.

The schedule:

November 3, 2013
3.15 pm: Carnatic Symphony presented by TKG Gurukulam Radha Ramji, conceptualized by K.N. Shashikiran
4.30 pm: Grand Inaugural concert "Balamurali Gaanam"- Dr. Balamuralikrishna,
Sri Nagai Muralidharan, Sri Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam, Sri Vaikom Gopalakrishnan
6.30 pm: Award function:
Bharat Seva Puraskar to Sudha Ragunathan

7.00 pm: Murali Gaanam- Sudha Raghunathan and S.Shashank (Special Vocal - Venu concert), Pathri Sathish Kumar, B.S. Purushothaman

November 4, 2013
2.45 pm: Nisha Rajagopal, V. Sanjeev,  Trivandrum V. Balaji,  K.V. Gopalakrishnan
4.45 pm: Pandit Venkatesh Kumar (Hindusthani), Ajay Joglekar, Ravindra Yavagal
7.00 pm: T.M.Krishna, Vittal Ramamurthy, Manoj Siva, Anirudh Athreya

November 5, 2013
2.45 pm: V. Shankaranarayanan, V. Sanjeev, Neyveli Skandasubramaniam
4.45 pm: Priya Sisters (Shanmugapriya & Haripriya), M.A. Krishnaswamy, Pathri Sathish Kumar, B.S. Purushotham
7.00 pm: Suchismita Das & Anooradha Sriram (Musical forms of India), Ajay Joglekar, Ravindra Yavagal

November 6, 2013
2.45 pm: Bharat Sundar, Nagai Sriram, B.Ganapathyraman, K.V.Gopalakrishnan
4.45 pm: Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Nagai Muralidharan, Mannargudi Eashwaran, K V Gopalakrishnan
7.00 pm: The Blue Divine- A special collaboration featuring Rakesh Chaurasia, Anil Srinivasan & Sikkil Gurucharan, Pathri Sathish Kumar, Ravindra Yavagal

November 7, 2013
2.45 pm: Amritha Murali, Dr. R. Hemalatha, K. Arun Prakash, Chandrasekhara Sharma
4.45 pm: N. Vijay Siva, Chandramouli, Manoj Siva
7.00 pm: VV Subramaniam & VVS Murari – Violin Duet, Trichur Narendran, Thirupunithura Radhakrishnan

November 8. 2013
2.45 pm: Ramakrishna Murthy, Charumathi Raghuraman, K.V. Prasad, B.S. Purushothaman
4.45 pm: S. Sowmya, Parur M.S. Ananthakrishnan, Poongulam Subramaniam, Chandrasekhara Sharma
7.00 pm: Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Nagai Sriram, Arjun Ganesh, Trichy Murali

November 9, 2013
2.45 pm: Trichur Brothers (Srikrishna Mohan & Ramkumar Mohan), Kandadevi S Vijayaraghavan, Trichur R Mohan, Nerkunam Sankar
4.45 pm: Ranjani & Gayatri, Charumathi Raghuraman, K. Arun Prakash, Anirudh Athreya
7.00 pm: Vishaka Hari (Surdas), Padma Shankar, Krishnan, Ganapathyraman, Chandrajith

November 10, 2013
9.00 am: Jayashree, Villivakkam Raghuraman, Manikudi Chandrasekhar, Narasimhan
11.00 am:  Suchitra & Saindhavi,
6.15 pm: Nithyasree Mahadevan, M.A. Krishnaswami, Poongulam Subramaniam, Trichy Murali

November 11, 2013
2.45 pm: Sandeep Narayanan, B Ananthakrishnan, SJ Arjun Ganesh, KV Gopalakrishnan
4.45 pm: Gayathri Venkatraghavan,Mysore V Srikanth, J Vaidyanathan, Papanasam Sethuraman
7.00 pm: Malladi Brothers (Sriramprasad & Ravikumar), Embar Kannan, MLN Raju, B S Purushotham

November 12, 2013
2.45 pm: K.Gayathri, Padma Shankar, Shankaranarayanan, H.Prasanna
4.45 pm: Thyagaraja & Ilayaraja- A thematic presentation led by Subhasree Thanikachalam.
6.30 pm: Valedictory Function
7.00 pm: T.V. Sankaranarayanan, M. Chandrasekharan, Srimushnam V. Raja Rao, B.S. Purushothaman

'December Season' from November!

The traditional December Season has become bigger and longer over the years. The season does not extend beyond January, but begins early.
For the past few years, The Hindu, a leading newspaper of south India has been hosting the November Fest. Initially organised in Chennai, now the fest goes to other cities like Coimbatore, Bangalore, Kochi and Hyderabad. This fest includes other genres of music too.
Carnatica, another organisation hosts Bharat Sangeet Utsav in November. This series also includes Hindustani and other classical combinations of jugalbandhis.
The schedule of these fests will also be put up on this website soon. Do come back and enjoy the music.