General

Bengaluru sabha hosts Int'l Conference

Indira Nagar Sangeetha Sabha in Bengaluru is hosting its fifth international conference on music and dance at its premises from January 3 to 8, 2020. Held once every two years, the focus is on the academic side of music and dance and allied performances, with some papers looking at issues experimented with or studied lately.

December Season 2019: some observations

Here are a few observations and feedback picked up this Season, picked up from sabha managers, from inside auditoria and from rasikas.

Prestigious award for Jayanthi Kumaresh

Veena vidushi Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh was conferred the Sangeet Shikar Samman award by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Delhi in recognition of her distinguished services to Indian classical music.

Mangala Isai Competition

Chennai Fine Arts will organise its annual Mangala Isai Music Competition for students of Nagaswaram and Tavil on 24th November 2019 at 10.00 a.m.

Single-mike concerts gaining acceptance at this Chennai space

On the third floor of a building just off Luz Circle in the heart of Mylapore in Chennai, where the roar of traffic below becomes a whimper only at midnight is Arkay Convention Centre.

Sudha Ragunathan's academy presents music contest

Sudhaarnava Academy for Musical Excellence, Chennai was launched by wellknown vocalist Sudha Ragunathan in 2017.

Saxophone vidwan Kadri Gopalnath passes away

The artiste who made the western saxophone instrument a common sight on the Carnatic music concert stage across the world, Kadri Gopalnath has passed away in Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada district in coastal Karnataka, a region he hailed from.

Raga identification contest for rasikas; Chennai

The Music Academy - TAG raga identification competition for rasikas will be held on Oct. 20 this year in Chennai. This year, there is a plan to introduce an additional dimension - identifying the voice or the singer, say the organisers.