It is Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai that sets the beginning of the 'December season' well ahead of other sabhas.
Top artistes perform here and the concerts are not ticketed. Also, the venue has very good acoustics and the listeners love the experience at the hall that is in the heart of the city, Mylapore!
This year the festival is held in two parts. The first edition will be on from Nov. 20, 2016 till Dec. 13, 2016. The second part of the festival will be held from Dec. 26, 2016 to Jan. 14, 2017 (The schedule will be updated in due course).
There will also be a dance festival that begins on Dec. 14, 2016 and goes on till Dec. 25. The dance recitals will be held at Bhavan's TAG Auditorium, Kilpauk.6.45 p.m. -
The schedule:
Dec. 20, 2016 - Sunday
5.00 p.m. - Mangala Isai - Seshampatti Sivalingam & party - Nadaswaram
6.00 p.m. - Inauguration. Presentation of P. Obul Reddy and P. Gnanambal Memorial Life Time Achievement Awards will be presented to harikatha exponent Vishakha Hari, Carnatic vocalist Gayathri Venkataraghavan; and Bharatanatyam
exponent Urmila Sathyanarayanan.
6.45 p.m. - Vishakha Hari presents 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum; - Harikatha
Nov. 21, 2016 - Monday
4.15 p.m.- Students of PSBB, K.K. Nagar - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - K. Gayathri - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Neyveli R Santhanagopalan - Vocal
Nov. 22, 2016 - Tuesday
4.15 p.m. - Students of National Public School - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Nisha P Rajagopal - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Nithyasree Mahadevan - Vocal
Nov. 23, 2016 - Wednesday
9.00 a.m. - Sathya Sai Baba birthday celebrations - Bhajans
10.30 a.m. - Aishwarya Srinivas - Vocal
4.15 p.m. - Students of PSBB, Nungambakkam - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Chinmaya Sisters - Uma & Radhika - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Trichur Brothers - Srikrishna Mohan & Ramkumar Mohan - Vocal
Nov. 24, 2016 - Thursday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Sri Sankara Senior Sec. School, Adyar - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Radha Bhaskar - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Sikkil Gurucharan - Vocal
Nov. 25, 2016 - Friday
4.15 p.m. - Students of PSBB, T. Nagar - Vocal
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Priya Sisters -Haripriya & Shanmukhapriya - Vocal
Nov. 26, 2016 - Saturday
4.00 p.m. - BVB Sargam choir led by Dr. Sudha Raja
5.00 p.m. - Ramakrishnan Murthy - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Ranjani & Gayathri - Vocal
Nov. 27, 2016 - Sunday
10.30 a.m. - Ramjhi Issai Mazhalai group - Sastriyamum Cinemavum
3.30 p.m. - Sowmanasya Trust (Founder Lakshmi Mohan) - programme by autistic children
4.25 p.m. - B. Kannan - Veena
6.35 p.m. - Sudha Ragunathan - Vocal
Nov. 28, 2016 - Monday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Ari Viswa Vidyalaya, Vandalur - Bhajan
5.00 p.m. - Dr. M. Narmadha - Violin Solo
6.45 p.m. - N. Vijay Siva - Vocal
Nov. 29, 2016 - Tuesday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Sri Narayana Mission Sr.Sec. School, West Mambalam - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Kadri Gopalnath - Saxophone
Nov. 30, 2016 - Wednesday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Vel's Vidyashram Sr. Sec. School - Bhajan
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Shobana Vignesh - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Gayathri Venkataraghavan - Vocal
Dec. 1, 2016 - Thursday
4.00 p.m. - Sampradaya Bhajan by Students of BVB, Chennai
5.00 p.m. - Sangeetha Sivakumar (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Malladi Brothers Sreeramprasad & Ravikumar) - Vocal
Dec. 2, 2016 - Friday
4.15 p.m. - Students of P.S. Senior Secondary School - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam - Divine Percussion Ensemble
6.45 p.m. - O.S. Arun - Bhajan Sandhya
Dec. 3, 2016 - Saturday
10.30 a.m. - Vasundhara Rajagopal - Kothaiyum Kovil Annanum (Musical discourse)
4.00 p.m. - Bhava's choir - Tribute to M.S. Led by Dr. Sudha Raja
5.00 p.m. - Jayashri Vaidhyanathan -Vocal
Dec. 4, 2016 - Sunday
10.30 a.m. - Ghatam Karthick & troupe - HeartBeat Ensemble
4.15 p.m. - Students of The Hindu Sr. Sec. School, Adyar - Bhajan
5.00 p.m. - S. Mahathi - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Abishek Raghuram - Vocal
Dec. 5, 2016 - Monday
3.30 p.m.- S. Saindhavi - Vocal
5.00 p.m. - Aruna Prabha Ranganathan - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - S. Sowmya - Vocal
Dec. 6, 2016 - Tuesday
3.30 p.m. - V. Deepika - Vocal
5.00 p.m. - Carnatica Brothers - K.N. Shashikiran & P. Ganesh - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Dr. Pantula Rama - Vocal
Dec. 7, 2016 - Wednesday
4.30 p.m. - Geetha Krishnamurthy - Veena
6.45 p.m. - P. Unnikrishnan - Vocal
Dec. 8, 2016 - Thursday
5.00 p.m. - Gayathri Girish - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Ganesh & Kumaresh - Violin Duet
Dec. 9, 2016 - Friday
5.00 p.m. - R. Prasanna - Guitar
6.45 p.m. - U.Ve. Dushyanth Sridhar - Katha Kutcheri
Dec. 10, 2016 - Saturday
10.30 a.m. - Samskrita Ranga's Kalidasa's Abhignana Sakuntala, Director: Nandini Ramani - Sanskrit Drama
3.30 p.m. - Madras Youth Choir
4.30 p.m. - Sankari Krishnan - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - 'Prahaladha Charithramu' Melattur Bhagavatha Mela
Dec. 11, 2016 - Sunday
10.30 a.m. - 'Born to Sing' - Tribute to M.S. Subbulakshmi by Gowri Ramnarayan
4.25 p.m. - Geetha Raja - Vocal
6.30 p.m. - Mambalam Sisters Vijayalakshmi & Chitra - Vocal
Dec. 12, 2016 - Monday
5.00 p.m. - Prince Rama Varma - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - A. Kanyakumari - Violin Solo
Dec. 13, 2016 - Tuesday
4.30 p.m. - Dr.Vijayalakshmi Subramanyam - Vocal
6.30 p.m. - Rajesh Vaidhya - Veena
Top artistes perform here and the concerts are not ticketed. Also, the venue has very good acoustics and the listeners love the experience at the hall that is in the heart of the city, Mylapore!
This year the festival is held in two parts. The first edition will be on from Nov. 20, 2016 till Dec. 13, 2016. The second part of the festival will be held from Dec. 26, 2016 to Jan. 14, 2017 (The schedule will be updated in due course).
There will also be a dance festival that begins on Dec. 14, 2016 and goes on till Dec. 25. The dance recitals will be held at Bhavan's TAG Auditorium, Kilpauk.6.45 p.m. -
The schedule:
Dec. 20, 2016 - Sunday
5.00 p.m. - Mangala Isai - Seshampatti Sivalingam & party - Nadaswaram
6.00 p.m. - Inauguration. Presentation of P. Obul Reddy and P. Gnanambal Memorial Life Time Achievement Awards will be presented to harikatha exponent Vishakha Hari, Carnatic vocalist Gayathri Venkataraghavan; and Bharatanatyam
exponent Urmila Sathyanarayanan.
6.45 p.m. - Vishakha Hari presents 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum; - Harikatha
Nov. 21, 2016 - Monday
4.15 p.m.- Students of PSBB, K.K. Nagar - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - K. Gayathri - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Neyveli R Santhanagopalan - Vocal
Nov. 22, 2016 - Tuesday
4.15 p.m. - Students of National Public School - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Nisha P Rajagopal - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Nithyasree Mahadevan - Vocal
Nov. 23, 2016 - Wednesday
9.00 a.m. - Sathya Sai Baba birthday celebrations - Bhajans
10.30 a.m. - Aishwarya Srinivas - Vocal
4.15 p.m. - Students of PSBB, Nungambakkam - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Chinmaya Sisters - Uma & Radhika - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Trichur Brothers - Srikrishna Mohan & Ramkumar Mohan - Vocal
Nov. 24, 2016 - Thursday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Sri Sankara Senior Sec. School, Adyar - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Radha Bhaskar - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Sikkil Gurucharan - Vocal
Nov. 25, 2016 - Friday
4.15 p.m. - Students of PSBB, T. Nagar - Vocal
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Priya Sisters -Haripriya & Shanmukhapriya - Vocal
Nov. 26, 2016 - Saturday
4.00 p.m. - BVB Sargam choir led by Dr. Sudha Raja
5.00 p.m. - Ramakrishnan Murthy - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Ranjani & Gayathri - Vocal
Nov. 27, 2016 - Sunday
10.30 a.m. - Ramjhi Issai Mazhalai group - Sastriyamum Cinemavum
3.30 p.m. - Sowmanasya Trust (Founder Lakshmi Mohan) - programme by autistic children
4.25 p.m. - B. Kannan - Veena
6.35 p.m. - Sudha Ragunathan - Vocal
Nov. 28, 2016 - Monday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Ari Viswa Vidyalaya, Vandalur - Bhajan
5.00 p.m. - Dr. M. Narmadha - Violin Solo
6.45 p.m. - N. Vijay Siva - Vocal
Nov. 29, 2016 - Tuesday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Sri Narayana Mission Sr.Sec. School, West Mambalam - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Kadri Gopalnath - Saxophone
Nov. 30, 2016 - Wednesday
4.15 p.m. - Students of Vel's Vidyashram Sr. Sec. School - Bhajan
5.00 p.m. - Dr. Shobana Vignesh - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Gayathri Venkataraghavan - Vocal
Dec. 1, 2016 - Thursday
4.00 p.m. - Sampradaya Bhajan by Students of BVB, Chennai
5.00 p.m. - Sangeetha Sivakumar (Vocal)
6.45 p.m. - Malladi Brothers Sreeramprasad & Ravikumar) - Vocal
Dec. 2, 2016 - Friday
4.15 p.m. - Students of P.S. Senior Secondary School - Bhajans
5.00 p.m. - Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam - Divine Percussion Ensemble
6.45 p.m. - O.S. Arun - Bhajan Sandhya
Dec. 3, 2016 - Saturday
10.30 a.m. - Vasundhara Rajagopal - Kothaiyum Kovil Annanum (Musical discourse)
4.00 p.m. - Bhava's choir - Tribute to M.S. Led by Dr. Sudha Raja
5.00 p.m. - Jayashri Vaidhyanathan -Vocal
Dec. 4, 2016 - Sunday
10.30 a.m. - Ghatam Karthick & troupe - HeartBeat Ensemble
4.15 p.m. - Students of The Hindu Sr. Sec. School, Adyar - Bhajan
5.00 p.m. - S. Mahathi - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Abishek Raghuram - Vocal
Dec. 5, 2016 - Monday
3.30 p.m.- S. Saindhavi - Vocal
5.00 p.m. - Aruna Prabha Ranganathan - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - S. Sowmya - Vocal
Dec. 6, 2016 - Tuesday
3.30 p.m. - V. Deepika - Vocal
5.00 p.m. - Carnatica Brothers - K.N. Shashikiran & P. Ganesh - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Dr. Pantula Rama - Vocal
Dec. 7, 2016 - Wednesday
4.30 p.m. - Geetha Krishnamurthy - Veena
6.45 p.m. - P. Unnikrishnan - Vocal
Dec. 8, 2016 - Thursday
5.00 p.m. - Gayathri Girish - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - Ganesh & Kumaresh - Violin Duet
Dec. 9, 2016 - Friday
5.00 p.m. - R. Prasanna - Guitar
6.45 p.m. - U.Ve. Dushyanth Sridhar - Katha Kutcheri
Dec. 10, 2016 - Saturday
10.30 a.m. - Samskrita Ranga's Kalidasa's Abhignana Sakuntala, Director: Nandini Ramani - Sanskrit Drama
3.30 p.m. - Madras Youth Choir
4.30 p.m. - Sankari Krishnan - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - 'Prahaladha Charithramu' Melattur Bhagavatha Mela
Dec. 11, 2016 - Sunday
10.30 a.m. - 'Born to Sing' - Tribute to M.S. Subbulakshmi by Gowri Ramnarayan
4.25 p.m. - Geetha Raja - Vocal
6.30 p.m. - Mambalam Sisters Vijayalakshmi & Chitra - Vocal
Dec. 12, 2016 - Monday
5.00 p.m. - Prince Rama Varma - Vocal
6.45 p.m. - A. Kanyakumari - Violin Solo
Dec. 13, 2016 - Tuesday
4.30 p.m. - Dr.Vijayalakshmi Subramanyam - Vocal
6.30 p.m. - Rajesh Vaidhya - Veena
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