YOUTH DARBAR
M.Surya performs at Sundaram Finance park concert
Twelve-year-old M. Surya, a class VII student of DAV Public School, Velachery, took centre stage at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore this morning. »
Group concerts by students perk up Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival
As part of the four-day Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival, students from different schools in Chennai presented group concerts every evening at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore from January21. »
Sundaram Finance to hold 8 special concerts
As part of the Mylapore Festival, Sundaram Finance will organize a special four-day `Mikeless Concert in the Park, a series of solo and group concerts that provides opportunities for young children aged below 15 years. »
Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in Park enters 5th year
Amidst chirping of birds, 14-year-old M. Sruthi Ranjani’s lively mikeless kutcheri on a chilly margazhi morning marked the completion of four years of Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.. »
A lively presentation by Ravi Narayanan
As part of the monthly Sunday kutcheri in the park organised by Sundaram Finance, Ravi Narayanan, a class IX student of Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar, presented a mikeless kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore this morning. »
Kumari Deekshita does a neat job
Kumari Deekshita began her concert with a rare varnam of GNB in rag Andolika and went on to sing `Karimuka’ in Natai. She adapted the swaras of Natai Pancharathnam aptly. »
Veena Gayathri Award for six-year-old Ashwin Murali
Six-year-old Ashwin Murali was the recipient of the Veena Gayathri Award at the recently-held Prathyogitha Carnatic Bee competition, sponsored by Shruthilayam Academy here. He was also the winner of the Prathyogitha talent award during the ceremony, says a release. »
Pavithra Balajee presents a pleasant concert
In front of a big audience, Pavithra Balajee, a student of M.Ct.M Chettiar Chidambaram Matriculation School and the grand daughter of yester-year music director D.B. Ramachandran, presented a lively carnatic music. »
5 students of Vinayaga Natyalaya to give maiden dance performance
The maiden bharathanatyam performce of five students of Priya Raghavan will be held on the evening of October 23 at Krishna Mahal, GST Road, Chengalpattu. »
Deepthi Suresh gives an impressive concert at Nageswara Rao Park
The chess square at Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore was abuzz with activity by 5 a.m on Sunday last with flower decorations welcoming the young Deepthi Suresh to the mikeless Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance. »
R. Muralikrishna impresses at Navarathri special concert
A mikeless kutcheri turned into a 'kutcheri in the rain'! The early morning pre-monsoon rains on Sunday last threatened to disrupt the concluding day of the 'Navarathri Special' Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance. »
Mrinalini does a good job at 'Navarathri Special' Kutcheri
It was a cool Saturday morning following the previous evening's downpour in Chennai. And, the early morning walkers at the Nageswara Rao Park were drawn to the sweet ragas of 12-year-old B. Mrinalini, a student of The Hindu Senoior Secondart School, Indra Nagar, who presented a solo Kutcheri on the 2nd day of the Navarathri Special Kutcheri in the Park organized by Sundaram Finance. »
Sisters T. Harini & T. Aishwarya excel at mikeless concert
On the first day of the three-day 'Navarathri Special' Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance, sisters - 12-year-old T.Harini and 9-year-old T.Aishwarya, both students of DAV Girls School, Gopalapuram, presented a lively one-hour carnatic vocal music performance this morning at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. »
Veena Gayathri Award for Ashraya Ananthanarayanan
Ashraya Ananthanarayanan eight year old student of Oaks Elementary school, PA was honored with the prestigious Smt. Veena Gayathri award for her constant contributions to the field of Indian Classical Music and Dance. »
Sundaram Finance to hold 3-day Navarathri special kutcheris in the park
Sundaram Finance will organise a three-day 'Navarathri Special Kutcheri in the Park,' beginning this Friday (September 25, 2009) at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. »
R.P. Shravan to perform at Park kutcheri
As part of the monthly mikeless Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park, 12-year-old R.P. Shravan, a class VII student of Padma Seshdri Bala Bhavan, T. Nagar, will present an hour of vocal Carnatic music performance this Sunday morning. »
Pallavi singing is about rhythm and not emotion - Charumathi Ramachandran
The penultimate day of Svanubhava II at The Music Academy on August 8, 2009 was noteworthy for its rich content. Violin brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh entertained the students with a Janaranjani composition they had composed. »
Freeing Carnatic music from past fetters
I vividly recall the incident which smashed into smithereens my ambition to become a performing Carnatic vocal musician. I remember how difficult it was learning Carnatic music. My teacher was a learned man and spared no efforts to make me fall in line with the musical shruti. It was a long haul. »
Svanubhava, a brand symbolizing renaissance in Carnatic music
It was the concluding day of the six-day Svanubhava II. But there was no dearth of vigour, vibrancy and vitality. The Music Academy was full of colour, as enthusiastic students actively took part in the exciting `treasure hunt' game, held just prior to the formal end to the highly successful second edition of Svanubhava. »
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