Margazhi, Hanumanth jayanthi, Sri Ayyappa celebrations . . . all these and the rest provide for people to host music concerts and these are happening across the city.
Vocalist T. M. Krishna stopped performing during the December Season for sabhas some years ago - on his own volition and for his own reasons.
25 artistes are to be decorated with awards to mark the 25th anniversary of Valayapatti Kaashyap Naadhalaya at the launch of its annual December Season music festival at a venue in Nanganallur, Chennai. Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi swami of the Kanchi Mutt was the chief guest.
Over recent years, the December Season has taken root in far flung areas of the city - Tambaram and Velachery, Chromepet and Perambur, Nanganallur and Valasarawakkam.
Charsur Arts Foundation in Chennai which records and produces Carnatic music albums, streams online and curates music festivals has launched its own December Season festival on Monday, Dec.16 with a talk by historian V. Sriram.
In line with the margazhi season atmosphere, violinist V. V. S. Murari and his team is hosting a music festival where con-certs are from 6 am to 7.30 am. Audio and amplification systems will not be used nor will there be lights; lighting is provided by oil lamps lit here.
December Season witnesses a rash of weekend festivals and commemorative events. No wonder every little hall in the Mylapore zone in Chennai gets booked fast.
Every year, for over three decades mridangam maestro Karaikudi Mani has hosted a short music festival during the December Season and this fest always starts with a one-hour long awards ceremony.
If the December Season offers a rasika dozens of options to choose concerts he or she wants to go to and listen and artistes many a concert stage, there is a fair amount of buzz going on in the , online world. One of them is streaming live or putting out excerpts of concerts.
Besides sabhas, many private bodies also host concerts festivals in Chennai in December. And some add some zing to their curation - some themed concerts, some collaborations. And it seems to go well with the audience.