Raagalaya Foundation - concerts at Chennai
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82nd Birth Day Celeberations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithy
Samithy Mandiram, Thekkenada post, Vaikom – 686 142
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Dr. Balamuralikrishna honoured by the US Congress
Indian music maestro Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna has been announce to be honoured by the US Congress to for his life-long contribution to Carnatic music for the past seven decades.
A resolution paying a honor to Sri. Balamuralikrishna was also read out. A concert by the maestro preceded the function.
The event was held on his 77th birthday and was organised by Shri Vari Foundation, aimed at promoting Indian music and dance in the US .
Sri. Balamuralikrishna has over 400 carnatic music compositions to his credit which includes varnams, krithis, javalis, devotional songs and thillanas. He has sung in many languages including Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi and French. He has also rendered carnatic music concerts across the world.
He has also won Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian honour in India , the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and Sangeetha Kalanidhi honour of the Madras Music Academy .
France has also titled him the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et Letters (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) and the (UNESCO) in honoured him with the Gandhi Memorial Medal.
Balamuralikrishna has also been awarded honorary doctorates by over10 universities in India .
The December Music Season Chennai
'December season' is the annual festival of classical music and dance in the South Indian metro city of Madras . This is because the concerts are organized in the month of December and January.
Also this is the Tamil month of Margazhi, a time for devotion. The weather is also very pleasant at this time of the year. The period was a recession period being vacation time for all and the sabhas decided that a week long music festival be held. Click here for this years schedule of Chennai December music season
Chembai Sangeetholsavam at Guruvayur
The famous Chembai Sangeetholsavam (carnatic music festival) will be held from 07th November 2007 to 21st November 2007.
Only Hindus are permitted to participate in the music festival. Those below the age of 10 years are not eligible to apply. The applicant should have at least 3 years training in Carnatic music. Eminent maestros in the field of carnatic music will take part in the musical fete held at Guruvayoor temple, a prominent abode of lord Krishna
Sathya Sai Sangeetholsvam -
Vaikom
This years an annual Sathya Sai Sangeetholsvam is being conducted at Vaikom, by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithy, from 18th November to 23rd November, in connection with the Birth day celeberations of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. the venue is samithi mandiram, southern side of famous vaikom Mahadva Temple. Many artists are expected to participate in the programmes including Sri V Dalshinamoorthy, Mavelikara Prabhakara Varma, O S Thyagarajan, N. P. Ramaswami, Dr. Omanakutty, Dr Arundhathi, KS. Chitra, Prof Kumarakeralavarma, Kavalam Sreekumar, Mathangi Sathyamoorthi, Prasssala Ponnammal, Mavelikara Ponnammal, TS Radhakrishnan, Dr Bhagyalakshmi, Varkala CS. Jayaram, Vechoor Sankar, etc. This is expected to be a spiritual carnatic music festival.
for details contact,
saisangeetholsavam@yahoo.com ,
Sri Nadarajan, Convernor, Sri sathya sai seva samithy,
Thekkenada post vaikom 686 142
All India Radio
music competitions
All India Radio, India 's premiere broadcasting agency has announced music competitions for talented young and musicians. The competition is open for children of the age group 16 to 24 as on June 29, 2007. The competition is scheduled in different categories like Carnatic music, Hindustani music, light music, folk music, and group songs.
Interested candidates should apply in the prescribed form issued by the All Indio Radio, available at the AIR office along with the entry fee of Rs.100
The last date for applying is June 15.
For detailed information contact Prasar Bharati, All India Radio, Chennai - 600 004
T.N. Seshagopalan was awarded
`Sangita Kalanidhi'
Veteran vocalist T.N. Seshagopalan was awarded the most coveted `Sangita Kalanidhi' title by Music Academy 1 st of January 2007. He was given the title as part of ' sadas' , the Academy's annual ceremonial convocation. The ' sadas' also marked the end of the Academy's music festival season 2007.
Tributes to the Kathakali veteran, Kalamandalam Hyderali
This 5th, January 2007, the memories of an evergreen presecnce in the Kathakali arangu, Kalamandalom Hydarali turns one year. The life of Sri.Kalamandalam Hyderali was a constant struggle for excellence, despite all criticisms and prejudices. He was criticized for polluting Kathakali music with an excess of Carnatic music. But however he continued with his experiments. The void created by this great maestro remains unfilled though there are a few promising talents to follow his path.
K.J.Yesudas Awarded ‘Vani Kala Sudhakara’
Dr.K.J. Yesudas, Sri M. Chandrasekharan, Sri Guruvayur Durai, Smt. Shylaja Ramji and Sri K.S.Nagarajan were conferred with the Birudu Vani Kala Sudhakara offered by the Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha. K.J. Yesudas is the disciple of the renowned carnatic music veteran, Sri. Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar. Dr. Yesudas had also earlier received the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from the Government of India.
Bharat Kalachar announced this years awards. 'Gnana Kala Bharathi' will be awarded to veteran dancer Vyjayanthimala Bali
for dance and for Bombay Sisters - Smt.C. Saroja and Smt.C. Lalitha for music. Isai Peroli award will be awarded to Malladi Brothers (vocal) and Nadanamamani Award will be honoured to Smt.Bhargavi gopalan.
Mylapore Fine Arts Club declared to honour the renowned dancer Chitra Visweswaran with their prestigious the title "Nritya Kala Nipuna" in the December Festival. The award includes a citation, a gold medal and a shawl of honour. The annual festival is expected to begin by 13 th of December 2006.
This years "Sangeetha Maamani" title offered by Sri Rama Bhakta Samaj based at K.K.Nagar in Chennai will be offered to the maestro Violinist Sri Kunnakudy Vaidyanathan on December 17, 2006 at the inaugural ceremony of the organizations annual music festival.
Brahma Gana Sabha will adorn the eminent mridangist Umayalpuram K.Sivaraman with the title "Gaana Padmam" by during the upcoming music festival season.
Sampradaya, a center for South Indian music traditions, will conduct a special course on Annamacharya Kritis and Bhadrachalam Ramados Kritis from September 12 to 16, at two separate venues in Chennai.
The resource person for the course is the renowned senior musician guru Nedunuri Krishnamurthy and the vocalists, the Malladi brothers. One course will be held in the mornings at the Sampradaya premises in Kalakhetra campus in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai between 10.30 am and 2.30 pm daily. Another course will be held only in the afternoons in Mylapore on the same dates. This course will be on at Ragasudha Hall, near the Nageswara Rao Park, Luz, Chennai between 3 pm and 5 pm. Contact: Phone No: 24521217. Mobile No. 98841 88068. for details
The Swathi Ratna award, incorporated by The Malayalee Club in Chennai was presented to artiste and guru, T. V. Gopalakrishnan. The veteran popularly known as TVG, dedicated the award to the memory of his guru, the late Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar. The award consisted of an exceptionally crafted out `Aranmula Kannadi' (metal mirror), a citation and Rupees twenty thousand.
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