Music Academy to hold concerts to celebrate composers’ day
30 Aug 2008: The December music season may be few months away. But the Music Academy is busy holding concerts. It has lined up a few concerts in September to celebrate the composers’ day.
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Sangeetha Sreshta to be conferred on Bombay sisters
30 Aug 2008: Sangeet vidwath sadas and a series of concerts will be jointly organized by Sadguru Gnanananda Sangeeth Sammelan and Narada Gana Sabha Trust from September 1 to 4 at the Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall.
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Academy awards for Mavelikkara K. Velukutty Nair, Sarada Hoffman
25 Aug 2008: The Music Academy has decided to confer the title Sangita Kala Acharya on vidwan Mavelikkara K. Velukutty Nair and Guru Sarada Hoffman.
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Isai Velvi 2008 declares winners of music contest
20 Aug 2008: The International Society for Laya Awareness,
an organization promoted by ghatam artiste V. Suresh, has announced the winners of the maiden Isai
Velvi 2008 concert contest. It has picked three best groups.
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Sangeetya Aasthana to hold 3V concert on Sept. 21
20 Aug 2008: Sangeetya
Aasthana was established in 2004 to promote Indian classical music, both Karnatic and Hindusthani music as well as dance.
The objective is to provide a platform for upcoming and veteran artistes to showcase their talents.
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MP Govt. bestows Kaalidas
Samman on dancer C.V. Chandrasekhar
19 Aug 2008: Prof. C.V. Chandrasekhar was sent to Kalakshetra
at the age of 10 by his father Sri V.A.V. Iyer to study music
and thus began a journey that still continues. He had his training
in music and dance at this great institution and was also exposed
to great stalwarts during his formative years.
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Isai Velvi 2008 kick-starts
15 Aug 2008: The three-day `Isai Velvi 2008’
, a maiden event of Ghatam V. Suresh-promoted the International
Society for Laya Awareness (ISLA) , begins at Raga Sudha
Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, this afternoon.
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`Svanubhava’ - Not just an event but an experience to cherish
12 Aug 2008: The maiden six-day music festival
“Svanubhava”, spread across three venues in the city of Chennai,
came to an end on August 10, 2008 at the famed Music Academy.
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Sudha Raghunathan's
Samudhaaya to help under privileged kids
09 Aug 2008: Samudhaaya Foundation, an organization
founded by senior Carnatic vocalist Sudha Raghunathan,
is embarking on a programme to assist under privileged
in pediatric care.
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A gem to the heart
09 Aug 2008: Aaarthi Sri is a 6th standard student of PSBB SS School,
K. K. Nagar. Her elder sister Meera studies 9th standard
in the same school. They are learning Carnatic music from
Ms. S.V.Usha at West Mambalam in Chennai for over five
years.
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SBOA student V. B. Bhavna presents vocal concert at Sunday Kutcheri
06 Aug 2008: V.B.Bhavna of SBOA School, Annanagar, presented a vocal performance
for the Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri at Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore on August 3, 2008.
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"Isai Velvi 2008" to commence on August 15
06 Aug 2008: The International Society for Laya Awareness (ISLA),
an organization promoted by ghatam artise Suresh, has announced that its maiden three-day `Isai Velvi'
will commence on August 15. It will be held at Raga Sudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore.
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Music students make a beeline for "Svanubhava" for a holistic experience
05 Aug 2008: Call it a festival of music,
a melting pot of ideas or simply a conducive platform
for students to see and hear music and interact
with music all day! Any which way one sees, Svanubhava-
the brain child of Bombay Jayashri and T M Krishna,
two renowned Carnatic vocalists- is indeed designed
to provide Generation Next a holistic experience
in music and related art forms.
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V.B. Bhavna to sing at Sunday Kutcheri in the Park
01 Aug 2008: As part of the mike-less Sundaram
Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park, V.B. Bhavna,
a class nine student from SBOA School, Anna Nagar,
will present a Carnatic music performance at the
Nageswara Rao Park at Mylapore this Sunday (August
3, 2008) between 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m.
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