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A s the music and dance season in Chennai unfolds, the sabhas facilitate buying the season tickets in advance. Many open their counters on Dec. 1. Concerts in the morning till mid evening are mostly free and open to all. The evening prime-time concerts are ticketed. For those who buy season tickets, specific rows are allotted according to the rates. Tickets are also available at the venue on the day of the concerts depending on availability. The season donor passes of Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha are priced at Rs. 6000, Rs. 3500, Rs. 2000 and Rs. 1000. They are available at the venue Vidya Bharathi Mandapam, Bheemasena Garden Road, Mylapore from Dec. 1, 10 a.m. onwards. Admission is free for concerts at 8.30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T. Nagar has priced the season Tickets at Rs. 12500, Rs. 10000, Rs. 7500 and Rs. 3500. Available from Dec. 1 at the venue from 9 a.m. Daily passes range from Rs. 100 to Rs. 2000. The concerts at the Mini Hall (Kamakoti Hall) and the concerts at 7 a.m., 9.45 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. are free and open to all. Another major sabha, Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, T. Nagar keeps its season donor passes at Rs. 9000, Rs. 7500, Rs. 4500 and Rs. 3500 for the evening concerts. Free admission to the mini Hall concerts at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.15 p.m. and 4 p.m. The Mylapore Fine Arts Club too opens its counter on Dec. 1. The price of season tickets ranges from Rs. 1000 at the sabha office on Musiri Subramanian Salai. The office works from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m and again from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Music Academy begins in Season ticket sale at their office on Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Generally, people prefer to wait in the queue from as early as 5 a.m! The sabha insists on producing the photo identity for buying the season tickets. Rates are Rs. 13500, Rs. Gateway to the 'Season' D ouble treat for music lovers this year. Margazhi Maha Utsavams hosted by Jaya TV with huge followers at the venue as well as on television is on its own this year. Titled Margazhi Utsavam, this festival begins on Dec. 1 at Chettinad Vidyashram Auditorium. The thematic concerts attract large audience and this year too the festival has interesting themes for the artistes to render their concerts. The other is by Maximum Media, which started the concept of Margazhi Maha Utsavam 15 years ago and was working with Jaya TV so far. This year they too are on their own. The venue for the Margazhi Maha Utsavam is Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar 2nd Avenue. The inaugural concert is by T.M. Krishna at 6.30 p.m. today (Dec. 1) Both the festivals are not ticketed. Schedules of both the festivals are online at www.chennaidecemberseason.com Two TVs. Two Margazhi Utsavams Your feedback will encourage us! Mail to [email protected] December 01, 2014

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A s the music and dance season in Chennai unfolds, the sabhas facilitate buying the season tickets in advance. Many

open their counters on Dec. 1.

Concerts in the morning till mid evening are mostly free and open to all. The evening prime-time concerts are ticketed. For those who buy season tickets, specific rows are allotted according to the rates. Tickets are also available at the venue on the day of the concerts depending on availability.

The season donor passes of Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha are priced at Rs. 6000, Rs. 3500, Rs. 2000 and Rs. 1000. They are available at the venue Vidya Bharathi Mandapam, Bheemasena Garden Road, Mylapore from Dec. 1, 10 a.m. onwards. Admission is free for concerts at 8.30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T. Nagar has priced the season Tickets at Rs. 12500, Rs. 10000, Rs. 7500 and Rs. 3500. Available from Dec. 1 at the venue from 9 a.m. Daily passes range from Rs. 100 to Rs. 2000. The concerts at the Mini Hall (Kamakoti Hall) and the concerts at 7 a.m., 9.45 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. are free and open to all.

Another major sabha, Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, T. Nagar keeps its season donor passes at Rs. 9000, Rs. 7500, Rs. 4500 and Rs. 3500 for the evening concerts. Free admission to the mini Hall concerts at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2.15 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The Mylapore Fine Arts Club too opens its counter on Dec. 1. The

price of season tickets ranges from Rs. 1000 at the sabha office on Musiri Subramanian Salai. The office works from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m and again from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Music Academy begins in Season ticket sale at their office on Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Generally, people prefer to wait in the queue from as early as 5 a.m! The sabha insists on producing the photo identity for buying the season tickets. Rates are Rs. 13500, Rs.

Gateway to the 'Season'

D ouble treat for music lovers this year. Margazhi Maha Utsavams hosted by Jaya TV with huge followers at the

venue as well as on television is on its own this year. Titled Margazhi Utsavam, this festival begins on Dec. 1 at Chettinad Vidyashram Auditorium.

The thematic concerts attract large audience and this year too the festival has interesting themes for the artistes to render their concerts.

The other is by Maximum Media, which started the concept of Margazhi Maha Utsavam 15 years ago and was working with Jaya TV so far. This year they too are on their own. The venue for the Margazhi Maha Utsavam is Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar 2nd

Avenue. The inaugural concert is by T.M. Krishna at 6.30 p.m. today (Dec. 1)

Both the festivals are not ticketed. Schedules of both the festivals are online at www.chennaidecemberseason.com

Two TVs. Two Margazhi Utsavams

Your feedback will encourage us!

Mail to [email protected]

December 01, 2014

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T echnically the December season of music and dance in Chennai begins in November. Much appreciated for its

variety of top class artistes and free concerts, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) begins its festival in the third week of November.

This year the fest at BVB began on Nov. 21 with conferment of

titles on vocalist Bombay Jayashri and 'Veena' E. Gayathri. The inaugural concert by Bombay Jayashri was houseful.

BVB provides CCTV panels on its corridor and at the entrance for the overflowing audience. The venue sees steady flow of listeners through the series.

The big concerts on Dec. 1 are Sangeetha Sivakumar (Vocal) at 4.30 p.m. and N. Vijay Siva (Vocal) at 6.30 p.m.

On Dec. 2, at 4.30 p.m. S. Saindhavi (Vocal) and at 6.30 p.m. 'Samarpanam' - Ghatam - Layam concert by T.H. Vikku Vinayakram

The full schedule is at http://www.chennaidecemberseason.com/p/schedules-2014.html

Over to the 'Season'

A rkay Convention Centre on Royapettah High Road is the venue for many sabhas.

Madhuradhwani, the arts arm of the Centre has just hosted its own annual festival and currently hosts the festival Laya Madhuraa of Mridangam Vidwan Thiruvarur Bhakthavathsalam's school of Music till Dec. 2, 2014.

The Paddati Festival jointly hosted by Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha and Carnatica will be on at this venue from Dec. 3, 2014

'Arkay' Ramakrishnan tries to bring most of the concerts hosted at this Centre on live webcast, provided the artistes and the organisations have no objection to it.

For updates, check the YouTube Channel -https://www.youtube.com/user/arkay1955

Another channel for webcasts is Parivadini TV. This channel focuses on the young talents. Parivadini channel is here - https://www.youtube.com/user/parivadini

Live webcasts

Mridangam Vidwan Mannargudi Easwaran at the inauguration of Madhuradhwani's Music Festival. Photo: L. Baba Prasad

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O ne. What’s one? Is it a book? Is it a drama? No. It is a kutcheri-like film. It’s a kind of classical music concert that

has been put up on the big screen.

‘One’ is a kutcheri that features ‘one’ artiste, T.M. Krishna. ‘One’ is a totally different experience. It is not the exact type of kutcheri you experience in an auditorium. There is no stage for the artist here. He blends with the nature as he sings. There are no instruments except for ‘one, small-sized tambura that the artiste uses in two songs.

A special show was organised before invited audience at the Tagore auditorium in Tamil Nadu Music College, R.A. Puram on November 29, 2014. For those privileged arts lovers, it was a memorable experience.

‘One’ is a film that features ten songs shot in scenic locations on the Nilgiris. Produced by Aghal films, founded by C. Srikanth, the film is directed by P. Jayendra. Aghal films has already produced ‘Marghazhi Ragam’ that was released in 2008, featuring Carnatic singers T.M. Krishna and Bombay Jayashri. “All the songs of ‘One’ were recorded in a single take and the sounds are original,” inform the producers of the film.

‘One’ is different as the artist does not sing for the audience. He sings for himself, and you intrude him in his silent world of singing. If you really appreciate Carnatic music, you will never recognise the time passing by. If this is ‘One’s’ aim, they have succeeded in it. What ‘One’ tries to do is to get you into the world of Carnatic music in the span of 90 minutes.

‘One’ is released on the big screens on December 5, early in the music season in Chennai. It is being screened at Satyam Cinemas and Escape. Experience will surely be better in a Dolby Atmos screen.

A senior connoisseur of Classical music who watched the special show remarked, “I just saw a movie where no ‘One’ acted, a kutcheri where no ‘One’ performed. It was an experience that was ‘One’-to-‘One’ with the artist. It is definitely ‘One’ of its kind.”

‘One’ of its kind By Pranav K

Student of Class 8, Sri Sankara Senior Sec. School

This is the generation that follows the news, maps, calendar and manages bill payments, work schedules all on the go. The smart phones, tablets and the phablets come handy for them.

With over 2000 concerts at various venues during the December Season, a handheld calendar that gets updated with schedules as and when the organisers firm up is really a boon.

There are print booklets on the season whose history dates back to 30 years. S. Kannan, who has been publishing a pocket booklet from the time we did not know about

MS Excel sheets and database. While this booklet serves the senior rasikas, the android and Apple application by Kutcheris.com collaborating with Kannan's effort serves the young music lovers.

Singer Vikram Raghavan and Mridangam Vidwan Ram Kumar contribute to maintaining the calendar online and on the App.

This year, we have one App built by Broadgate Technical Servives. 'Music Season' app also allows users to tweet schedules and post them on Facebook.

Season on the go

Follow us on Facebook for quick updates https://www.facebook.com/chennaidecemberseason

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R asikapriya Fine Arts Academy, an initiative of a group of young Carnatic music connoisseurs residing in the IT

corridor of Chennai is conducting a special event called 'OMR Music Season 2014' with a series of four concerts in various genres. The series is held on the weekends from Nov. 30, 2014.

An evening discussion on the day of Saraswathi pooja about the music concerts during the December season, soon veered into the lack of opportunities to witness live performances of popular artists on the IT corridor. The group of arts lovers thought of the need for an institution that will bring world class musicians, dancers and artists to perform for the residents of OMR. Rasikapriya was thus born!

The Academy wishes to hold concerts every month and plans to hold music festivals periodically. Encouraging the young talents by conducting competitions, lec-dems are also in the annual agenda.

The OMR Music Season this year is open to all.

The festival began on Nov. 30 with 'Mandolin' Balaji 's concert at Hiranandani Multipurpose Hall.

The next in the series is on Dec. 7, 2014, Bharat Sundar's vocal concert with Parur AnanthaKrishnan on the violin and Trivandrum Balaji on the mridangam is at The City Club, DLF Gasrden City between 6 and 8.30 p.m.

On Dec. 13, 2014, an Fusion music ensemble by 'Drums' Murali will be at Kriyates, Okkium Thoraipakkam (Cricketdrome Campus) between 6 and 8.30 p.m.

On Jan. 3, 2015, Jugalbandhi concert by Arvind Bhargav (Mandolin) and Rohan Dasgupta (Sitar) with Jain Painadathe on the tabla and Guru Raghavendra on the mridangam is scheduled at HUS, Hiranandani between 6 and 8.30 p.m.

This year the concerts are planned at different apartment complexes and each of these complexes house more than a 1000 apartments, says one of the group members.

If you are on the extended part of greater Chennai, you should keep a tab on Rasikapriya's website - http://www.rasikapriyafinearts.org/ - for information regarding monthly performances.

December Music Season extends to Greater Chennai

Sabha-wise Schedule of Concerts http://www.chennaidecemberseason.com/p/schedules-2014.html