The unique festival season - Madras Music Season - is back again with over 1000 performances of Indian classical music, dance and allied arts spread over a period of almost two months. Scholars, critics, organisers, festival directors, artists and art lovers from all over the world reach Chennai to participate. More than 25 major month-long festivals along with mini festivals of seven to ten days plus seminars, discussions, lecture-demonstrations etc. will be presented by several music and dance organizations/sabhas. www.artindia.net brings you a select list (trying not to repeat same artists appearring in various paltforms) of performances by veterans as well as most talented musicians and dancers belonging to the younger generation in these pages. Keep visiting this page to see updates as and when we receive information and schedueles of concerts, seminars etc. from organizers. You are welcome to print out this page. Click here for addresses of Sabhas/Organisers.

Brahma Gana Sabha
Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, 179, Luz Church Road, near Alwarpet flyover
Tel: +91-(0)-44-24942797

Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan
East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai- 600 004. Tel: +91-(0)-44-24643420

Bharat Kalachar
Sri YGP Auditorium, 15, Lake 1 Main Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-34
Tel:+91-(0)-44-28223045 / 28226164

Indian Fine Arts Society
17, Prakasam Street, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017. Tel: +91-(0)-44-28268441

Kalakshetra
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041. Tel:+91-(0)-44-24524057

Karthik Fine Arts
'Bhargavi' 39, Bheemanna Garden Street, Abhiramapuram, Chennai 600 018.
Tel: 91-44-24997788. E-Mail:kartikfinearts@vsnl.net

Kalarasana
Rani Seethai Hall, 603,Anna Salai, Chennai- 600 006 (adjacent to Gemini Flyover)
Tel:+91-(0)-44 28294863

Krishnanjali
Venue: Vara-Sidhi Vinayaka temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090.

Mudhra
Auditorium: Ramakrishna Mission Matric. Hr. Sec. School, 71, Bazulla Road, T. Nagar.
Chennai 600 017. Tel: +91-9840072821/+91-(0)-44- 28264493.

Madras Music Academy
168, T.T.K.Road, Chennai-600 014. Tel: +91-(0)-44-2811 2231

Mylapore Fine Arts
45, Musiri Subramania Iyer Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-2499 7755

Naadhabrahmam
Auditorium: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Hall), Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

Narada Gana Sabha
Venue: 314, TTK Road, Chennai 600 018. Tel: +91-(0)-44-2499301 / 24990850

Nandi Fine Arts
Venue: Vara-Siddhi Vinayaka Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai 500 090.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-28133034

Nungambakkam Cultural Academy
Rama Rao Kala Mandap, Ganapathy Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 0033.
Tel: +91-44-(0)-91-44-2483 4823.

Sri Kapali Fine Arts
New No. 50, Bheemasena Garden Street, Mylapore, Chennai-4
Ph: +91-44-2499 4741/+91-98400-24639

Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
Venue: 20, Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T Nagar, Chennai 600017
Tel: +91-(0)-28140806.

Lecture-Demonstrations
Venue: Various Venues/Organised by different Sabhas/Organisations.

Shanthi Arts Foundation
Venue: Shastry hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.

Sri Rama Bhaktha Jana Samaj
VENUE: Padma Seshadri School
S-17B, Ponnambalam Salai, K.K. Nagar, Chennai-78. Tel:+91-(0)-44-24830546

Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Concert Venue: 55, Bheemasena Garden Road, Mylapore, Chennai- 600 004.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-24991248

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha
VENUE: Vani Mahal
103, G. N. Chetty Road, Chennai-600017. Tel:+91-(0)-44- 2815 2166.

Tamil Isai Sangam
Raja Annamalai Mandram, Chennai-600 108, Tel: +91-(0)-44-25341425

TVG's AIMA
Venue: Sidhi-Vinayaka Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai.
Tel: +91-24466678. E-Mail: chembaividyaapeetam@yahoo.com

an approximate statistics of Madras Music Season 2005:

1000 concerts over a period of 60 days
60% Vocal Concerts
S Sowmya and TM Krishna persented maximum number of concerts, almost 20 each
Karthik Fine Arts leads in organising maximum number of concerts
Maximum attendance: 6pm concerts followed by 10am concerts.
Exorbitant Ticket Rates: Krishna Gana Sabha. Serving only to Elite?
Leading Sponsor: Nalli Group.
Best Coverage: The Hindu, Kutcheribuzz and www.narthaki.com

Delhi Contingent in Chennai

Many leading artists from Delhi gets invited to perform in 'Madras Music Season' every year. So far we have received the following information:

Sonal Mansingh: Odissi, 16 Dec 2006: 7.30pm, Narada Gana Sabha

Rama Vaidyanathan: Bharata Natyam, 15 Dec 2006: Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, 5.30pm; 20 Dec 2006: Karthik Fine Arts, 6.00pm; 23 Dec 2006: Brahma Gana Sabha, 5.00pm; 31 Dec 2006: Bharat Kalachar, 7.30pm;
7 Jan 2007: Music Academy, 6.00pm.

Geeta Chandran: 19 Dec 2006: Krishna gana Sabha, 10.30am.

GS Rajan: Flute, 19 Dec 2006: Nandi Fine Arts, 6.30pm, 21 Dec 2006: Brahma Gana Sabha, 2.30pm; 30 Dec 2006, Aima, Vinayaka Temple, Besant Nagar, 5.00pm;30 Dec 2006: 7.30pm, Vipanchika, RK Swamy Auditorium, Oppo: RR Sabha, Mylapore.

Yamini Reddy: Kuchipud. i 09 Dec 2006: Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm

Mahalaskshmi: Vocal: 11 Dec 2006: Bharata Kalachar, 5.00pm; 18 Dec 2006: Brahma Gana Sabha, 3.00pm; 28 Dec 2006: Narada Gana Sabha, noon; 29 Dec 2006: Music Education Trust, 5.00pm

Vidya Srinivasan: Vocal: 18 Dec 2006:5.00pm, Gana Mukundapriya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Mini Hall, Mylapore; 27 Dec 2006: 6.00pm, Maharashtra Niwas, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18.

Dhwani Ensemble: 26 Dec 2006: 5.00pm, Gana Mukundapriya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan mini hall; 27 Dec 2006: 7.30pm, Sriragam Fine Arts, Maharashtra Niwas, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18.

Bharati Shivaji: Mohiniattam: Convenor of Natya Kala Conference, Krishna Gana Sabha and
Vijayalakshmi: Mohiniattam. Please check schedules.

Delhi basedartists expected to participate include: Madhup Mudgal and others