October 15th to October 19th, 2008 - Sruti magazine's silver jubilee celebrations - programme overview
Limited seating available at Alapana on ‘first come basis’
15th October Wednesday
Chamber performances at Alapana, 276-B, JJ Road, Chennai - 600018 [Behind Sankara Hall]
6.00 pm My Musical Journey, an evening with Aruna Sairam
7.15 pm Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi, a music beyond language by Jayanthi Kumaresh (veena) with Arjun Kumar (mridanga) and S.V. Ramani (ghata)
16th October Thursday – at Alapana, 276-B, JJ Road, Chennai 600018
5.00 pm A Glimpse into D.K. Pattammal’s Dikshitar Kriti Pathantara by Nisha Rajagopal, Amritha Murali and Bharathi Ramasubban (presented by R.K. Shriramkumar)
16th October , Thursday at The Park Hotel , near Gemini flyover , Chennai - entry to this concert by invitation only — please call 28128070 / 73 or email [email protected]
7.00 pm - Bombay Jayashri Ramnath – In memory of the Queen of Song M.S. Subbulakshmi, with R.K. Shiramkumar (violin) and K. Arun Prakash (mridanga)
17th October Friday – at Alapana, 276-B, JJ Road, Chennai 600018
6.00 pm Sogasuga Mridanga Talamu, different dimensions of percussion by K. Arun Prakash with R.K. Shriramkumar (vocal support), S. Varadarajan (violin)
7.15 pm Sudharani Raghupathy – Subtle Shades : nayikas-vatsalya-bhakti, with Priya Murle (nattuvangam), Nandini Anand (vocal), K.S.R. Anirudha (mridanga), K. Vijayaraghavan (violin)
18th October Saturday – at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium at 5.30 pm
Sruti’s Sangeeta Yatra – down memory lane
Presentation of Vellore Gopalachariar Award to Vidwan O.V. Subramaniam
The Semmangudi Century by T.M. Krishna (vocal), with Akkarai Subhalakshmi (violin), J. Vaidhyanathan (mridanga) and B.S. Purushothaman (khanjira); Gowri Ramnarayan (narrator)
19th October Sunday – at Alapana, 276-B, JJ Road, Chennai – 600018
6.00 pm Anita Ratnam in Pooranii - feminine infinite with Revathy Sankkaran (narrator), Subhiksha Rangarajan (vocal), and B.S. Purushothaman (khanjira)
7.15 pm Indira Parthasarathy’s play Veedu by Kala Nilayam
Limited seating available at Alapana on ‘first come basis’
Special Photo Exhibition on “The Legends of Carnatic Musicâ€