NEELAKANTA SIVAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

NEELAKANTA SIVAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Sree Neelakanta Sivan Sangeeta Sabha Trust is organising the 37th annual Sri Neelakanta Sivan aradhana music festival and the composer’s 112th Samadhi Year from July 13 to July 22 2012.

The 37th annual Sree Neelakanta Sivan Sangeetha Aradhana Mahostavam will begin on July 13. Minister for forests, sports and cinema  will inaugurate the 10-day festival organized by Sree Neelakanta Sivan Sangeetha Sabha Trust at SSJDM  Mandapam, Sastha Nagar, Karamana. The festival will begin with a Carnatic music   concert by Neyveli Santhanagopalan at 6.30pm on the inaugural day. Smitha Madhav and Abhishek Reghuram will lead concerts on the second day. Music concert competitions being organized as part of the festival will begin on Sunday. Participants can sing any compositions by any composer. However, compositions by Neelakanta Sivan would be more welcome. 

NABARD chief general manager K C Shashidhar, city Union Bank Ltd. chairman S Balasubramanian, former director of Doorarasan   A Natarajan and A Niranjan Nandagopan of Carnati Radio.com, Singapore will be felicitated during the inaugural ceremony.  Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair will be presented the Neelakantasivan Puraskaram on the concluding day of the festival on July 22. 

Prof. John Kurakar