35th Annual Festival of Music

For Seniors from 3.30 pm onwards.
Seniors(age group 17-22 years) competition should enroll with a list of 7 krithis including the Trinity, Papanasam Sivan,Narayana theerthar and other composers and do raga alapana, neraval,swaraprastharam for a krithi.
Special prize for Narayana Theerthar and Papanasam Sivan songs.
In the Seniors category a Special Prize will be awarded for excellent rendition of Muthuswamy Dikshithar Krithi.
Participants should be able to render two krithis in each category and give a list of 4 krithis.
The competition will be held at Youth Hostel premises, Second Avenue,Indira Nagar,Adyar, Chennai 20.
Enrolment through email hamsadhwani90@gmail.com / with subject HAMSADHWANI MUSIC COMPETITION – 2025 or in person at Venue on the day of competition half an hour before the commencement of the competition.
For details contact :97909 09567.
Prizes to winners will be given at a special function.

Saturday 9 th August for Sub Juniors from 3.30 pm onwards

Sub Juniors (age group 7-12 years) should enroll with a list of 3 krithis of 3 different composers.

ON Saturday 9 th August for Juniors from 4.30 pm onwards

Juniors(age group 12-17 years) should be able to render 5 krithis covering Trinity,Papanasam Sivan and Narayana Theerthar.

The competition will be held at Youth Hostel premises, Second Avenue,Indira Nagar,Adyar, Chennai 20.
Enrolment through email hamsadhwani90@gmail.com / with subject HAMSADHWANI MUSIC COMPETITION – 2025 or in person at Venue on the day of competition half an hour before the commencement of the competition.
For details contact :97909 09567.
Prizes to winners will be given at a special function.

6.15 pm
INDEPENDENCE DAY special
‘DESA BHAKTHIYUM DEIVA BHAKTHIYUM‘
by
QFR fame SANTHOSH SUBRAMANIAN - Vocal with
V.G.Vigneshwar - Key board
Venkat -Tabla
and
Sri Hari on Pads & Handsonic

6.15 pm
KRISHNA GAANAM
by

SRIRAM PARASURAM - Carnatic & Hindustani vocal with
N.Chandrasekhar Harmonium
Sriram Khadse - Tabla
Guru Raghavendra - Mrudangam

6.05 pm
HAMSADHWANI’S ANNUAL DAY
Presentation of the’ Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award’
to
Prof V.KAMAKOTI, Director, IIT, MADRAS
jointly with
Sri Krishna Sweets
Followed by TRICHUR BROTHERS – SRIKRISHNA MOHAN & RAMKUMAR MOHAN - Vocal
with
Pappu Gyandev - Violin
Akshay Ram - Mrudangam
B.S.Purushotham - Kanjeera

6.30 pm
CELEBRATING MADRAS DAY with
Thematic Katha Cutcheri on TEMPLES OF MADRAS by
MADHUSUDHANAN KALAICHELVAN - Discourse & VIVEK SADASIVAM - Vocal
with Tirucherai Karthik - Violin
Melakaveri Balaji - Mrudangam

6.35 pm
AUGUSTO CREATIONS
presents
"AKILA KITTY" - A crime thriller Tamizh drama by AUGUSTO

6.15 pm
ANAHITHA & APOORVA - Vocal with
Bombay Madhavan - Violin
B.Sivaraman - Mrudangam
B.S.Purushotham- Kanjeera

6.15 pm
LALGUDI GJR KRISHNAN & LALGUDI VIJAYALAKSHMI - Violin duet
with
Srimushnam Raja Rao - Mrudangam
Alathur Rajaganesh - Kanjeera

6.15 pm
VIGNESH ISHWAR - Vocal
with
Madan Mohan - Violin
N.C.Bharadwaj - Mrudangam
Anirudh Athreya - Kanjeera