Academic Sessions 2024 at The Music Academy

The morning academic sessions at the Music Academy will be held at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall (Mini Hall) at the Academy’s premises. Admission is free—seats are on a first-come-first-served basis.

Schedule of Lec-dems:

16.12.2024
8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m. – Music Performance By Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music
Lecdem 1 : 8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m. – Vidvan RK Shriramkumar with Vidvan P Dakshinamurti, tambura maker – The Raga adhara – Tambura
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 – 10.05 a.m. – Chinnamannur Vidvan Dr A Vijay Karthikeyan, Idumbavanam Vidvan V Prakash Ilayaraja Raga unlimited: Nadasvaram bani

17.12.2024
8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m. – Music Performance By Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music
Lecdem 1 : 8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m. – Dr Ritha Rajan – Encapsulating a Raga: Varnamettu
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 – 10.05 a.m. – Dr V Premalatha – Raga descriptions in the Brhaddesi of Matanga

18.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr R Hemalatha – Similar Phraseologies in Non-Allied Raga-s
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 – 10.05 a.m. – Dr A Ramanathan – இழப்பின் வலியும் வலியின் இழப்பும்‌ – ஒப்பாரிப் பாடல்களை முன்வைத்து

19.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidvan P. Rajagopal and Dr Hanne M. de Bruin – Kuttu Raga-s: Evoking the character
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Professor Naresh Keerthi – Between Page and Stage: Raga and Raga Music in Classical Literary Sources

20.12.2024
8.05 – 9.35 a.m. – Panel Discussion – Vidvan MA Sundareswaran, Dr Pantula Rama and Dr Subhashini Parthasarathy – Hindustani raga-s in the Karnatik repertory

21.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr Arathi Rao – An examination of ālāpa and ṭhāya
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Dr Neena Prasad – Evocative Expressions of Mohiniyattam using Karnatik Music

22.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr K Srilatha Mysterious Medieval transformations – Ragas Āharī and Ābhērī
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidvan K Arun Prakash accompanied by Vidushi Brindha Manickavasakam (vocal), Vidvan N Madan Mohan (violin) – Accompanying a raga – A percussive perspective

23.12.2024
8.05 a.m. – 9.35 a.m. : Panel Discussion – Vidvan Bharath Sundar, Vidvan G Ravikiran and Vidushi Sriranjani Santhanagopalan – Lakshana and Lakshya: A contested relationship

24.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidvan Nedumbally Ram Mohan and Vidushi Meera Ram Mohan – The Abhinaya Sangitam of Kathakali: The blend of Raga and Bhava
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidushi Amritha Murali – Raga’s changing nature across compositional forms

25.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr S Sowmya – Understanding a Raga through the interpretations of T Brinda and Dr S Ramanathan
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Dr RS Jayalakshmi – Notations for Niraval by Kallidaikurichi Vedanta Bhagavatar

26.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.00 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Tiruvarur Bakthavatsalam with Valangaiman Vidvan Navaneetha Krishnan, Mridangam Maker – A Tuned Mridangam
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Ms Subhashree Thanikalachalam – Raga-s in 70mm – A Cinematic identity

27.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Sangita Kalanidhi designate TM Krishna – Conceptualising an Abstract Raga
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidvan Gururaj Marpally with Prof Deepa Ganesh, accompanied by Vidvan Shashikiran Manipal Bhagavath (vocal), Vidvan Koodli Devadas Rao (Maddalam) and Vidvan Nagaraj Barkur (Chende) – Staging Music: The unique case of Yakshagana

28.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidvan HK Narasimhamoorthy – Teaching Manodharma Sangita on the violin
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidvan Satyasheel Deshpande Dhun: Kumar Gandharva’s reimagination of Raga – A Centenary Tribute

29.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh – Tana: Its impact on raga grammar and aesthetics
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Dr M Elumalai – கானா பாடல்கள் : விளிம்புநிலை மக்களின் பண்பாட்டு அடையாளம்

30.12.2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidushi Sr Margaret Bastin – Sarva Samarasa Kirtanaigalum Sanmargak Kirtanaigalum
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidushi Geetha Raja – Raga-s as expressed in Padams and Javalis

31.12.2024
8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m. – Winners in Devotional Music Competition – Devotional Music
Lecdem 1 : 8.20 a.m. – 9.05 a.m. – Vidvan Parassala Ravi – Tala Laya Sampradayam, Jaati, Nadai, Gathi and Jathi
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 a.m. – 10.05 a.m. – Thiruvaiyyaru Brothers Vidvan S Narasimhan and Vidvan S Venkatesan – Raga-s in Melattur Bhagavata Mela

01.01.2025
8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m. – Runners up in Devotional Music Competition – Devotional Music
8.25 a.m. – 9.25 a.m. – Open House