The Music Academy Madras
Academic Sessions
December 16, 2019 – January 1, 2020
PRESIDED BY Vidushi Dr.S.Sowmya ; Convenor Sri.Sriram V
Discussions open to audience after comments from the Members of the Expert Committee.
Admission: Open to all, first come first serve basis (rights of admission reserved).
16.12.2019 – Monday
8.00 A.M - Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music - Devotional Music
8.30 A.M - Dr. Sriram Parasuram - Gamakas and Anusvaras – The critical factors that distinguish between the style and aesthetics of Carnatic and Hindustani music
9.30 A.M - Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy - Khamas as seen in Javalis
17.12.2019 – Tuesday
8.00 A.M. - Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music - Devotional Music
8.30 A.M. - Dr. Radha Bhasker - The compositions of D Pattammal
9.30 A.M. - Sangita Kala Acharya Suguna Varadachari - Raga prayogas as seen in alapanas, varnams and kritis
18.12.2019 – Wednesday
8.05 A.M. - Dr. Arati Rao - Ragas of early Haridasas
9.05 A.M. - Dr. Ritha Rajan - Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar – a tribute
19.12.2019 – Thursday
8.05 A.M. - Dr. Rajshri Ramakrishna - The publications of Thenmatam Krishnamacharya
9.05 A.M. - Vidushi Seetha Narayanan - Thillanas in Sooladi Sapta Talas
20.12.2019 – Friday
8.05 A.M. - Vidushi Charumathi Ramachandran - Pallavis in 108 talas
9.05 A.M. - Dr. Premeela Gurumurthy - TS Balakrishna Sastrigal- a centenary tribute
21.12.2019 – Saturday
8.05 A.M. - Sangita Kalanidhi Prof Trichy Sankaran and Ken Shorley - Rhythm from Cross-Cultural Perspectives
9.05 A.M. - Vidvan D Balakrishna - Sangita Kalanidhi Mysore Sri V Doreswamy Iyengar – a centenary tribute
22.12.2019 – Sunday
8.30 A.M. - Sangita Kalanidhi Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, Dr.T Ramasami & Dr. MD Naresh - Musical Exellence of the Mridangam
23.12.2019 – Monday
8.05 A.M. - Sangita Kalanidhi Trichur V Ramachandran - Rare Compositions of Sangita Kalanidhi GN Balasubramaniam
9.05 A.M. - Shri KVS Vinay & Smt Purnima Jayashree - Remembering Sangita Kalanidhi TK Jayarama Iyer
24.12.2019 – Tuesday
8.05 A.M. - Vidushi Priyadarshini Govind - Interpreting Musical Compositions through dance, a perspective
9.05 A.M. - Prof Mysore V Subrahmanya - Raga Jhinjhoti as handled by Mysore composers
25.12.2019 – Wednesday
8.05 A.M. - Dr. TS Sathyavathi - Sangita Kalanidhi RK Srikantan – a centenary tribute
9.05 A.M. - Shri Lalitharam - Madurai S Somasundaram – a centenary tribute
26.12.2019 – Thursday
8.05 A.M. - Vidushi Amrita Murali and Vidvan L Ramakrishnan - Yadukula Kamboji – an analysis
9.05 A.M. - Vidvan Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman - Nagaswaram – Sahitya Bhava and Temple Sampradaya
27.12.2019 – Friday
8.05 A.M. - Vidvan Bharath Sundar - Madhyama Sruti Ragas
9.05 A.M. - Vidvan Rajkumar Bharathi - Sangita Kalanidhi TV Gopalakrishnan – a study of his musical compositions
28.12.2019 – Saturday
8.05 A.M. - Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music & Dr. S Sowmya - Nandanar Charittiram – a staging
29.12.2019 – Sunday
8.05 A.M. - Dr. B Balasubramanyan - The prosody and alliteration in musical compositions
9.05 A.M. - Mr James Wimmer with Vidvan Lalgudi GJR Krishnan - Tending to the violin
30.12.2019 – Monday
8.05 A.M. - Vidushi Mandakini Trivedi - The Philosophy of Indian Dance
9.05 A.M. - Vidushi Amrita Lahiri - Setting Tagore’s Chitrangada to Kuchipudi
31.12.2019 – Tuesday
8.00 A.M - DAV School, Adambakkam - Devotional Music
8.30 A.M - Vidushi Manjari Asnare Kerkar – The Stylistic Ideologies of the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana
9.30 A.M - Dr. S Sowmya - Relevance of 22 Srutis/Microtones today
01.01.2020 – Wednesday
8.00 A.M - Skanda Gana Vidyalaya - Devotional Music
8.30 A.M - Open House