2017 December Music Season in Chennai - schedules listed by main artist

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2017 December Music Season in Chennai - schedules listed by main artist

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Searching concert schedules published by sabhas can be quite a long process, especially if we are forever waiting for those sabhas to publish those lists. I like to plan early, so I thought we could try a slightly different approach with another thread.

This thread publishes schedules by main artists with minimal details (that is, no details of accompanying artists). It gives me a starting point for my plans - hope it proves useful to others too.

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Bombay S. Jayashri

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Bombay Jayashri provides limited performances during the season generally. Her biggest fans rush to get tickets to her concerts, and the ones who get tickets tend to brag as if even getting a ticket is an achievement. :roll: Still, this time is particularly interesting because the number of concerts she will be performing seems to have lowered yet again - as her last couple of seasons consisted of seven concerts each.

This year, her schedule shows she will just be performing the following four:

Dec 16 – Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal – 6.30 PM
Dec 20 - Music Academy – 6.45 PM
Dec 24 - Mylapore Fine Arts - 6.30 PM
Dec 30 - Narada Gana Sabha - 4.30 PM

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Sudha Raghunathan

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Sudha Ragunathan's schedule is fairly full again like last year (except she will not be performing for Tamil Isai Sangam this year which is quite unfortunate). She will be presenting a 1 hour lec demo at the Music Academy (9.00 AM start) on 20 Dec with the topic said to be "Rare Varnams". She will also be performing for the Thyagaraja Aradhana in Thiruvaiyyaru again - which is scheduled on Jan 05 and Jan 06.

Her schedule otherwise consists of thirteen concerts:
Nov 19 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - 6.45 PM
Dec 09 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) - 6.45 PM
Dec 10 – Margazhi Utsavam (Jaya TV) – 6.30 PM
Dec 12 – Karthik Fine Arts – 6.45 PM
Dec 17 - Indian Fine Arts Society - 7.00 PM
Dec 18 – Mudhra Fine Arts Festival – 6.15 PM
Dec 22 - Music Academy – 4.00 PM
Dec 23 – Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru (Zee Tamil TV) – 7.15 PM
Dec 25 – Sri Krishna Gana Sabha – 9.40 AM
Dec 27 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha – 6.30 PM
Dec 29 - Narada Gana Sabha – 4.00 PM
Jan 12 - ABBAS Kalaivizha - 7.00 PM
Jan 15 – Bharat Kalachar - 4:00 PM

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Priya Sisters

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Haripriya and Shanmukhapriya (the Priya Sisters) have a limited schedule like last year but will not be performing at the Music Academy this year.

Their nine scheduled concerts are as follows:
Dec 01 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - 6.45 PM
Dec 02 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) - 6.30 PM
Dec 12 - Margazhi Utsavam (Jaya TV) - 6.30 PM
Dec 17 - Brahma Gana Sabha - 6.30 PM
Dec 20 - Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru (Zee Tamil TV) - 4:45 PM
Dec 23 – Mylapore Fine Arts – 6.00 PM
Dec 25 – Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal – 6.30 PM
Dec 26 – Bharat Kalachar - 4.00 PM
Dec 28 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha – 6.30 PM
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Nithyashree Mahadevan

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Nithyasree Mahadevan's schedule is packed as usual, but she too will not be performing at the Music Academy this year.

She will be performing sixteen concerts:
Dec 02 – Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan – 6.45 PM
Dec 03 – Margazhi Utsavam (Jaya TV) – 6.30 PM
Dec 05 – Brahma Gana Sabha – 6.30 PM
Dec 07 – Karthik Fine Arts – 6.45 PM
Dec 10 – Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal – 6.30 PM
Dec 13 – Carnatica, Thiruvanmiyur
Dec 16 – Mudhra Fine Arts Festival – 6.15 PM
Dec 19 – Chennai Cultural Academy – 7.15 PM
Dec 22 – Mylapore Fine Arts – 6.15 PM
Dec 23 – Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru (Zee Tamil TV) – 4.30 PM
Dec 25 – Narada Gana Sabha – 4.30 PM
Dec 27 – Tamil Isai Sangam – 7.00 PM
Dec 28 – Bharat Kalachar
Dec 30 – Rasika Fine Arts – 7.00 PM
Jan 01 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha – 6.30 PM
Jan 06 - Madipakkam Papanasam Bhakta Jana Sabha – 6.45 PM

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S. Sowmya

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Sowmya seemed to have more concerts last year, but she will be performing at Tamil Isai Sangam unlike in the previous couple of years.

Her schedule of eleven concerts follow:
Dec 06 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Dec 07 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media)
Dec 11 – Margazhi Utsavam (Jaya TV)
Dec 15 - Narada Gana Sabha
Dec 18 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Dec 19 - Brahma Gana Sabha
Dec 23 - Music Academy – 4.00 PM
Dec 24 - Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru (Zee Tamil TV) – 7.15 PM
Dec 25 - Tattvaloka
Dec 27 - Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
Dec 31 - Tamil Isai Sangam – 7.00 PM

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Aruna Sairam

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Aruna Sairam seems to have more concerts than over the past couple of years, increasing her count by at least 3. She will be presenting a lecdemo at the Music Academy on Abhangs at 8.00 AM on Dec 23.

Other than that, her schedule of ten concerts for this year:
Nov 18 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - 6.45 PM
Dec 03 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) -
Dec 09 - Karthik Fine Arts - 4.00 PM
Dec 16 - Narada Gana Sabha - 4.00 PM
Dec 19 - Sri Krishna Gana Sabha - 4.00 PM
Dec 24 - Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru - 4.30 PM
Dec 26 - Music Academy - 6.45 PM
Dec 30 - Tamil Isai Sangam - 7.00 PM
Dec 31 - Bharat Kalachar - 4.30 PM
Jan 06 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal - 6.30 PM

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Sanjay Subrahmanyam

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Sanjay's schedule is probably published earlier than any other artist, and his popularity remains very strong.

His highly anticipated schedule of twelve concerts which get reshuffled each year include:
Dec 08 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media)
Dec 10 - Karthik Fine Arts -
Dec 14 - Brahma Gana Sabha -
Dec 17 - Bharat Kalachar -
Dec 20 - Indian Fine Arts Society -
Dec 22 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal - 6.30 PM
Dec 24 - Narada Gana Sabha -
Dec 25 - Sri Krishna Gana Sabha -
Dec 27 - Music Academy -
Dec 29 - Tamil Isai Sangam - 7.00 PM
Dec 30 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Jan 01 - Brahma Gana Sabha -

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Ramakrishnan Murthy

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It seems like only yesterday that Ramakrishnan Murthy was being introduced as an upcoming artist. His schedule is only becoming busier with each year currently.

His jam-packed schedule of nineteen (!!) concerts:
Nov 28 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - 6.45 PM
Nov 30 - Madhuradhwani / Arkay - 6.30 PM
Dec 05 - Karthik Fine Arts - 4.30 PM
Dec 07 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) - 4.45 PM
Dec 09 - Meenakshi Sundararajan Fine Arts Academy - 6.00 PM
Dec 10 - Sruti Foundation / Arkay [Vocal support for lecdemo by Trichy Sankaran] - 10.00 AM
Dec 10 - Brahma Gana Sabha - 6.00 PM
Dec 12 - Naada Inbam - 6.15 PM
Dec 16 - Institute of Mathematical Science, Siruseri - 6.00 PM
Dec 17 - Indian Fine Arts Society - 4.30 PM
Dec 19 - Mudhra Fine Arts Festival - 6.15 PM
Dec 20 - Chennai Cultural Academy - 4.15 PM
Dec 23 - Mylapore Fine Arts - 4.00 PM
Dec 24 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha - 4.00 PM
Dec 26 - Narada Gana Sabha - 4.30 PM
Dec 28 - Music Academy – 6.45 PM
Dec 31 - Maarga, RKM School - 7.00 PM
Jan 05 - Asthika Samajam, Thiruvanmiyur - 6.30 PM
Jan 06 - Nadha Sudha, Velachery - 6.30 PM
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Could someone please post information about tickets? It's tough, unless you're in Chennai, and even then, if you're not in the music circles, it's tough. Have to depend on the kindness of friends, to buy them. Last year, some sabhas' tickets were available online. Hope that more of them are.
Thank you!

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Vocalist wrote: 12 Nov 2017, 01:43 number of concerts she will be performing seems to have lowered yet again - as her last couple of seasons consisted of seven concerts each.
With any luck, it will come down to 0!

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My schedules with details of accompanying artistes :

R SURYAPRAKASH
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18-11-2017, SAT 6.00 PM
CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF VIOLIN LEGEND V GOVINDASWAMY NAICKER
@ SRI DAKSHINAMOORTHY AUDITORIUM,
P S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MYLAPORE
V L Kumar - Violin,
Srimushnam V Rajarao - Mridangam,
Madipakkam Murali - Ghatam,
R M Deenadayalu - Morsing

19-11-2017, SUN 3.30 PM
BHARATHIYA VIDYA BHAVAN, CHENNAI (MAIN HALL)
M Vijayaganesh - Violin,
Shertalai Ananthakrishnan - Mridangam,
H Sivaramakrishnan - Ghatam

09-12-2017, SAT 6.00 PM
POZHICHALUR SANGEETHA SABHA, POZHICHALUR
M A Sundaresan - Violin,
T R Sundaresan - Mridangam,
Adambakkam Sankar - Ghatam

16-12-2017, SAT 4.00 PM
MYLAPORE FINE ARTS CLUB @ MFAC AUDITORIUM, MYLAPORE
M A Ananthkrrishnan - Violin,
R Sankaranarayanan - Mridangam,
S Venkatramanan - Kanjira

23-12-2017, SAT 10.00 AM
SRI PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA
@ VIDYA BHARATHI KALYANA MANDAPAM,
BHEEMASENA GARDEN ROAD, ROYAPETTAH
M A Sundaresan - Violin,
Tiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam - Mridangam,
V Suresh - Ghatam

25-12-2017, MON 10.00 AM
NARADA GANA SABHA @ MINI HALL
Nagai Sriram - Violin,
Mannargudi Easwaran - Mridangam,
K V Gopalakrishnan - Kanjira

25-12-2017, MON 06.30 PM
KARTHIK FINE ARTS @ BVB MINI HALL
Durai Balasubramaniam - Violin,
S J Arjun Ganesh - Mridangam,
Ghatam/Kanjira Tba

27-12-2017, WED 04.00 PM
CHENNAI CULTURAL ACADEMY @ RAMARAO KALA MANDAP,
HABIBULLAH ROAD, T NAGAR
S Murali Kumar - Violin,
Vijay Ganesh - Mridangam,
Madipakkam Murali - Ghatam

31-12-2017, SUN 6.30 PM
NSTSS @ RANJANI HALL, NANGANALLUR
B U Ganesh Prasad - violin
Thrissur K M S Mani - mridangam
Madipakkam Gopalakrishnan - kanjira

03-01-2018, WED 6.45 PM
SRI PAPANASAM SIVAN SATHSANGAM
@ SATSANGAM HALL, MADIPAKKAM
M A Sundaresan - Violin,
Tanjore Murugabhoopathi - Mridangam,
Sreesundarkumar - Kanjira

13-01-2018, SAT 6.30 PM
NADASUDHA
@ SRI GANAPATHI SACHIDANANDA ASHRAM HALL, VELACHERY
V V S Murari - Violin,
Melekkaveri K Balaji - Mridangam,
Trichy Murali - Ghatam

I cordially invite my friends of this august forum.

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R. Suryaprakash

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Suryaprakash wrote: 12 Nov 2017, 16:04 My schedules with details of accompanying artistes
I cordially invite my friends of this august forum.
Thank you Surya sir for inviting us all. When I started this thread, I checked your website but last season's schedule still appears/appeared. It is an honour for this forum; this seems to be the first "public" place where your schedule of eleven concerts has been announced.

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Vijay Shiva

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Vijay Siva is another established musician. While the number of his concerts during the December season in Chennai dipped in 2015, it became steady again last year.

The special feature about this year is that he will be performing for the annual Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru festival which will be telecast on Zee Tamil TV.

His schedule also consists of eleven concerts:
Nov 28 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Dec 06 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) [Theme: Dynamic Carnatic]
Dec 08 - Kartik Fine Arts
Dec 13 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal - 6.30 PM
Dec 17 - Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
Dec 20 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Dec 23 - Carnatica, Thiruvanmiyur
Dec 25 - Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru (Zee Tamil TV) - 4.30 PM
Dec 27 - Indian Fine Arts Society - 7.00 PM
Jan 01 - APL Global School Thoraippakam, Janaki Ammal Auditorium
Jan 04 - Asthika Samajam, Thiruvanmiyur
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O. S. Arun

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OS Arun is in an unusual category because of his mix of concerts - sometimes being Bhajans, sometimes being Classical, and sometimes including both! A couple of years ago his schedule consisted of thirteen concerts in total, but this dropped to ten concerts last year, and this year the number has lowered again.

He will be performing nine concerts this year and all of them are scheduled for 6.30 PM except for Bharat Kalachar which will be at 5 PM:
Dec 06 - Chrompet [Both?]
Dec 08 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan [Bhajans]
Dec 13 - Mylapore Fine Arts [Classical]
Dec 16 - Chennai Cultural Academy [Classical?]
Dec 18 - Bharat Kalachar [Classical]
Dec 20 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal [Classical]
Dec 22 - Rama Bhaktha Jana Sabha [Bhajans]
Dec 25 - Mudhra [Bhajans]
Dec 31 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha [Bhajans]

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Kum. Amrutha Venkatesh

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Kum. Amrutha Venkatesh is an artiste too well known and amazing for any of us to comment. Her schedule this season:

DEC 19 - 1900 HRS - INDIAN FINE ARTS SOCIETY
DEC 25 - 1700 HRS - CHARSUR FOUNDATION (NARADA GANA SABHA MINI HALL)
DEC 27 - 1600 HRS - MUSIC ACADEMY
DEC 28 - 1630 HRS - KARTHIK FINE ARTS (B. V. B. MINI HALL)
DEC 30 - 0900 HRS - E-AMBALAM HALL (KALAKSHETRA)
JAN 02 - 1100 HRS - PARTHASARATHY SWAMY SABHA

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Could anybody post Smt R Vedavalli's concert schedule . Thanks in advance .

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Siddharth,
A correction: Amrutha Venkatesh sings in Kalakshetra Colony (not at Kalakshetra) at our dear GBL's memorial concert. Kamalamba's thread has the details...

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ratanabhinav wrote: 13 Nov 2017, 10:22 Could anybody post Smt R Vedavalli's concert schedule . Thanks in advance .
22 Dec: 9.00am, Music Academy.

25 Dec: evening, Ragasudha Hall.

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Any concert by Madurai GS Mani this season?

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arasi wrote: 14 Nov 2017, 01:27 Siddharth,
A correction: Amrutha Venkatesh sings in Kalakshetra Colony (not at Kalakshetra) at our dear GBL's memorial concert. Kamalamba's thread has the details...
Sorry, Arasi. The board is not letting me edit also...

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Any Info on Lalgudi Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi's schedule?

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Visakha Hari

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While Vishakha Hari's concert schedule is compact during the season, she attracts a significant crowd with her mix of divine Harikatha and Carnatic music. She performed eight concerts in each season for the last two years, though there were nine scheduled in each season - the sabhas have cancelled one in each year due to weather conditions wreaking havoc on their auditoriums. Hopefully that will not happen yet again this year.

The nine concerts she is scheduled to perform [and the topics] for this year are as follows:
Dec 09 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) [Tamil Mummani] - 6.30 PM
Dec 10 – Margazhi Utsavam (Jaya TV) [Sundara Kandam - Rama Natakam by Arunachala Kavirayar] - 6.30 PM
Dec 16 + 17 - Sri Krishna Gana Sabha [Gita Sugita - Bhagavad Gita part 1 & 2] - 9.00 AM
Dec 23 - Brahma Gana Sabha [Rama Nama Vaibhavam] - 6.30 PM
Dec 25 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha [Bharatha Bhakthi - Ramayanam by Thyagaraja] - 10.00 AM
Dec 27 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal [Raghavendra Vaibhavam] - 6.30 PM
Dec 29 - Music Academy [Sri Ranga Mahathmyam] - 6.45 PM
Dec 30 - Mylapore Fine Arts [Endaro Mahaanubavulu - A Tribute to Great South Indian Saints] - 6.30 PM
Jan 01 - Narada Gana Sabha [Bakthi Sudha - Narada Bhakthi Suthra] - 4.00 PM

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Seems Ramakrishnan Murthy leads the chart with 19 concerts. Best wishes.

As usual, instrumental music doesn't get equal opportunities as vocal. (Mandolin Srinivas used to be the topper earlier years)

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Jayanth (flute)

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Flautist Jayanth's schedule of fourteen concerts are as follows:
Dec 11 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) - 4.45 PM
Dec 13 - Sampoornam Foundation / Arkay - 4.15 PM
Dec 15 - Rasika Ranjani Sabha [Jugalbandhi] - 6.00 PM
Dec 19 - Kartik Fine Arts - 4.30 PM
Dec 20 - Music Academy - 1.30 PM
Dec 23 - Nadha Sudha, Velachery - 6.30 PM
Dec 24 - Indian Fine Arts Society - 7.00 PM
Dec 26 - Narada Gana Sabha - 2.00 PM
Dec 27 - Prabhatha Sangeetham - 5.00 AM
Dec 28 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha - 2.00 PM
Dec 29 - Maarga - 9.00 AM
Dec 30 - Naada Inbam - 4.00 PM
Dec 31 - Trinity Arts Festival - 4.30 PM
Jan 03 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal

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Padma Sugavanam

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Padma Sugavanam's schedule of eight concerts are as follows:
Nov 21 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - 3.30 PM
Nov 22 - Kalakshetra / Tagore Hall - 6.00 PM
Dec 04 - Narada Gana Sabha - 6.30 PM
Dec 09 - Parampara / Kalyana Nagar Association - 6.30 PM
Dec 15 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal - 10.00 AM
Dec 18 - Madhuradhwani / Arkay - 6.30 PM
Dec 24 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha - 2.00 PM
Dec 31 - Music Academy - 1.30 PM

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Pantula Rama - Music Season 2017
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17th Nov - Parampara (got over)
Sun,03rd Dec - BVB Main Hall - 06:45 pm to 9pm
Sun,17th Dec - Music Academy Lecdem- 08:30 am to 10 am

Mon,18th Dec - Music Academy- 06:45 pm to 9:15pm
Tues,19th Dec - Arkay Convention- 06:30 pm to 9pm
Thurs,21st Dec - karthik fine arts - BVB main hall - 7 to 9pm

Sat,23rd Dec - Parthasarathy Swami sabha - 4 to 6 30 pm

Sun,24th Dec - Musiri Chamber- 10 to 12 30 noon
Mon,25th Dec - Parthasarathy Swami sabha- 8 30 to 9 30 AM - Lecdem
Tues,26th Dec - MFAC- 6 30 to 9 00 PM

Just Helping Vocalist who has done a phenomenal job so far . I guess count could be bit better for Pantula but certainly enough for us to enjoy Pantula Rama. We have to take into account that too many youngsters are pushing towards evening slot so obviously pantula has to sacrifice few of her past slots.

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Something's amiss
Any TNS concerts this season ?

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Ranjani Gayatri

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Ranjani & Gayathri, the sisters from Bombay, have been scheduled to perform ten concerts on average each year. I understand they were among the artists who cited copyright to request deletion of several concerts uploaded on the web three years ago. The next season, they were cut as regulars from Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru, and this year they appear to have been cut as regulars from the Jaya TV Utsavam bringing an end to their concerts being televised. Instead of that slot, they will be performing at Vadapalani Metro Station.

Their schedule of ten concerts consist of:
Nov 26 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - 6.45 PM
Dec 03 - Metro Retro (Vadapalani Metro Station) - 6.00 PM
Dec 09 - Brahma Gana Sabha - 6.15 PM
Dec 10 - Mudhra - 6.00 PM
Dec 16 - Mylapore Fine Arts - 6.30 PM
Dec 17 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal - 6.30 PM
Dec 23 - Narada Gana Sabha - 4.00 PM
Dec 25 - Music Academy - 4.00 PM
Dec 28 - Ramaniyam Fine Arts, Thoraipakkam - 6.00 PM
Dec 30 - Chennai Cultural Academy - 7.00 PM

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Gayathri Venkataraghavan

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Gayathri Venkatraghavan's number of concerts dropped from nineteen (in 2015) down to twelve as of last year. She is scheduled to perform twelve concerts again this year:

Nov 20 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - 6.30 PM
Dec 05 - Kartik Fine Arts - 6.45 PM
Dec 11 - Margazhi Mahautsavam (Maximum Media) - 6.30 PM
Dec 12 - Brahma Gana Sabha - 6.30 PM
Dec 17 - Parthasarathy Swami Sabha - 6.30 PM
Dec 21 - Music Academy - 6.45 PM
Dec 22 - Narada Gana Sabha - 6.45 PM
Dec 24 - APL Global School Thoraippakam, Janaki Ammal Auditorium - 6.00 PM
Dec 26 - Rasika Fine Arts – 7.00 PM
Dec 30 - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha / Vani Mahal - 6.30 PM
Jan 01 - Nadha Sudha, Velachery - 6.30 PM
Jan 07 - Naada Inbam - 6.15 PM

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Great going, Vocalist! Thanks. My plans are still fluid and I'm hoping for at least a week of music...

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Someone please post TNS's schedule . Thanks >

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TNS Schedule:

17 Dec, Sri Rama Bhakta Jana Samaj, Achichi School, 6.30 PM
19 Dec, SPSS, 6.30 PM
20 Dec, Meenakshi Sundararajan Academy, 6 PM
01 Jan, Narada Gana Sabha, 6.30 PM

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TNS Krishna Schedule:

28 Nov - Madhuradhwani - 6.30 PM
03 Dec - Parivadini - 5.00 PM (4 hours concert)
09 Dec - Skandasramam - Selaiyur - 6.30 PM
23 Dec - Narada Gana Sabha - 10 AM
24 Dec - Nadha Sudha - 6.30 PM
27 Dec - BGS Trust (Arkay) - 6.30 PM

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Abhishek Raghuram 2017 Dec Season Schedule
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Dec 1 - Margazhi Maha Utsavam
Dec 3 - Kartik Fine arts
Dec 15 Carnatica
Dec 18 Vani Mahal
Dec 21 Indian Fine arts
Dec 24 Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Dec 26 AM Panchamuga Anjaneyar Koil
Dec 27 Narada Gana Sabha
Dec 30 Music Academy
Dec 10 also concert is there - we shall include update later.

- got from internet, dont know the Dec 10 venue.

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