A musical welcome to the New Year

Leading artists such as R.K. Srikanthan, Manakkal Rangarajan, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman and Neyveli Santhanagopalan perform in unison in at the New Years' Eve programme conducted by Carnatica at The Music Academy. File photo

Were you planning to welcome the New Year jiving away at a pub or discotheque to some heavy rock music, with the ‘spirits’ in full flow but would welcome the chance to do something different? Are you tired of the same routine welcome to the New Year? Did you ever wish that the New Year could be welcomed in a more subtle, graceful and peaceful manner? Well, this New Years’ eve, you have an option that would answer all those wishes… and it’s happening at the city’s most hallowed musical venue, The Music Academy !

Carnatica , the music organisation cum portal founded by vocalists Sowmya & Shashikiran has been conducting an Ethnic New Years’ Eve for the past few years where a galaxy of star musicians take time off from their busy December schedules and assemble for a traditional welcome to the New Year with midnight chants and rendition of peaceful classical tunes. The atmosphere would be enhanced with traditional eats and drinks!

On December 31 at 10 p.m., Carnatica in association with

The Music Academy is presenting a galaxy of popular vocalists and instrumentalists who will assemble at the

Academy to present a two-hour music medley. The highlight would be music meditation for world peace by all the artists. The list of musicians who have generously agreed to take time off from their hectic schedules and participate in the “New-Year-with-a-difference” reads like a who’s-who of Chennai’s music fraternity. Popular stars and bright young talents will participate.

The event will have a few select individual performances and group renditions at midnight. A couple of surprise items will also be thrown in. Traditional snacks and non alcoholic drinks from

Sangeetha Fast Foods will be served. Be there to welcome the New Year with a difference!

Time: 10 pm – 1.30 am, Dec. 31st 2010

Venue: The Music Academy, Madras.

List of participating artistes:

Dr. N. Ramani

Chitravina N. Ravikiran

Gundecha Brothers

V.V.S. Murari

Srimushnam Raja Rao

Malladi Brothers

Carnatica Brothers

Gayathri Girish

Gayathri Venkataraghavan

R.K. Shriramkumar

Embar Kannan & Sathyanarayanan

Dr. Karthik

R. Suryaprakash

Shertalai Hari

Subhasree Thanikachalam's Raagamalika

Kunnakkudy M. Balamuralikrishna

Vasundara Rajagopal

Nisha Rajagopal

Amrutha Murali

Rithvik Raja

Bharat Sundar

Saindhavi

Sriranjani Santhanagopalan

Vinaya

Raghavendra Rao

Trivandrum Balaji

B. Sivaraman & B. Ganapathyraman

K.V. Gopalakrishnan

Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam

And many more...

Traditional snacks, tea & panagam...