CTU 40th year Anniversary Celebrations – Mark your calendars

March 27, 2016 by Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam will be celebrating its 40th year anniversary in 2016 over a nine-day period from Saturday, 28 May 2016 through Sunday, 5 June 2016. The festival will be held during the Memorial Day weekend and the weekend that follows with programs in the evenings during the week as well. We welcome everyone to attend and actively participate in the festivities on all days. Please mark your calendars for this nine-day festival of music, dance, food and many activities that involve the children, youth and adults of all ages from multiple communities.

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Time	Event
	Sat, 28 May 2016 - Lord Rama Sannidhi
05/28/2016 08:00 am	Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram
05/28/2016 08:35 am	Utsava Sampradaya Krithis Meluko Dayanidhe, Sowrashta, Rupakam Nagumomu, Madhyamavathi, Adi
05/28/2016 09:00 am	Kolattam Choreographed by Smt. Devaki Janakiraman
05/28/2016 09:15 am	Procession with HTGC Nadaswaram Team followed by Indian Folk Dance Kalapriya Dance Company
	Sat, 28 May 2016 - Sama Rathi Auditorium
05/28/2016 10:15 am	Chetulara on Instruments
05/28/2016 10:30 am	Pancharatna Krithis
05/28/2016 12:15 pm	Pragatha Samarpanam
05/28/2016 12:30 pm - 06:45 pm	Homage to St. Tyagaraja (Teacher & Group Sessions)
05/28/2016 06:45 pm	Geetharthamu by children
05/28/2016 08:00 pm	ANYA: The Other A Feature Bharatanatyam Presentation Bharatam Academy of Dance Arts Choreographed by Smt. Vanitha Veeravalli
	Sun, 29 May 2016 - Sama Rathi Auditorium
05/29/2016 08:30 am	Homage to Tyagaraja (Individual Performances)
05/29/2016 10:00 AM	Divya Nama Sankeerthanam (CTU Trained Children)
05/29/2016 12:00 Noon	13th Annual Music Competition
05/29/2016 04:00 pm	Capturing Tyagaraja's Visions Through Carvings The Lyrical Enjoyment of Art and Architecture in India and Cambodia A Lecture Professor Vasudha Narayanan University of Florida
05/29/2016 05:15 pm	Tyagarajan to Tyagabrahmam One Act Play in English Shruthi Swara Laya Productions, California Written & Produced by Smt. Anu Suresh
05/29/2016 07:00 pm	M. S. Subbulakshmi Thematic Concert Smt. Gayatri Venkataraghavan (Vocal) Sri Mysore Srikanth (Violin) Toronto Sri Gowrishankar (Mridangam) Sri K. V. Gopalakrishnan (Ganjira)
	Mon, 30 May 2016 - Sama Rathi Auditorium
05/30/2016 08:00 am	Homage to Tyagaraja (Individual Performances)
05/30/2016 09:30 am	Sri V.Sankaranarayanan (Vocal) Sri Nagai Sriram (Violin) Tanjavur Sri Murugabhoopathy (Mridangam) Sri Sundarkumar (Ganjira)
05/30/2016 11:30 am	Namasankeerthanams Kumbakonam Sri Ananthanarayana Bhagavathar & Party
05/30/2016 01:30 pm	Nadajyoti Muthuswamy Dikshitar's Life, Music & Philosophy Harikatha Sangita Kalanidhi Harikatha Choodamani Madurai Sri T.N.Seshagopalan Sri Nagai Sriram (Violin) Kalaimamani Srimushnam Sri V. Raja Rao (Mridangam)
05/30/2016 04:30 pm	Pandit Sri Pravin Godkhindi (Bamboo Flute) Sri Ratish Tagde (Violin) Sri Ramdas Pansule (Tabla)
05/30/2016 07:00 pm	Bhavaye Padmanabam Dance Presentation of Select Compositions of Swathi Thirunal Nrithyanjali School of Dance Choreographed by Smt. Sushmitha Arunkumar
05/31/2016	There are no programs scheduled on 31 May 2016
	Wed, 01 Jun 2016 - Sama Rathi Auditorium
06/01/2016 06:30 pm	Nama Ramayanam CTU Trained Children
06/01/2016 07:00 pm	Bhajans Chicago Thiruppugazh Anbargal
06/01/2016 08:15 pm	Bhajans Ayyapa Seva Sangam, Chicago (audience participation invited)
	Thu, 02 Jun 2016 - Sama Rathi Auditorium
06/02/2016 07:00 pm	Hanuman Chalisa CTU Trained Children
06/02/2016 07:30 pm	Bhajans Dakshina Sampradaya Group, Chicago (audience participation invited)
	Fri, 03 Jun 2016 Chinmaya Mission, Yamunotri
06/03/2016 06:00 pm	Bhagavad Gita by Chinmaya Mission Trained Children Followed by Performances by CTU Trained Children Bhavayami Raghuramam Magnum Opus Composition Of Swathi Thirunal Bhaja Govindam A Homage To Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi Compositions of Bhadrachala Ramadas Compositions of Muthuswamy Dikshitar
	Sat, 04 Jun 2016 - Sama Rathi Auditorium
06/04/2016 09:00 am	Tala Vadya Kutcheri by Kalaimamani Srimushnam Sri V. Raja Rao(Mridangam) Sri Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam) Sri K.V.Gopalakrishnan (Ganjira)
06/04/2016 10:30 am	Sri R. Suryaprakash (Vocal) Chi. Kamalakiran Vinjamuri (Violin) Kalaimamani Srimushnam Sri V. Raja Rao (Mridangam)
06/04/2016 01:30 pm	Smt. Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (Violin Solo) Sri Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam) Sri K.V.Gopalakrishnan (Ganjira)
06/04/2016 04:30 pm	Anandamaargam A Kuchipudi Presentation Aananda Dance Theater Choreographed by Smt. Janaki Anandavalli Nair
06/04/2016 06:30 pm (not 5:30 PM as mentioned in the Program Leaflet)	Sri Abhishek Raghuram (Vocal) Smt. Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (Violin) Sri Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam) Sri K. V. Gopalakrishnan (Ganjira)
	Sun, 05 Jun 2016 - Sama Rathi Auditorium
06/05/2016 09:00 am	Homage to Tyagaraja (Accompanied Performances)
06/05/2016 01:00 pm	Toronto Brothers Ashwin Iyer & Rohin Iyer (Vocal) Chi. Kamalakiran Vinjamuri (Violin) Kalaimamani Srimushnam Sri V. Raja Rao (Mridangam) Sri Karthik Venkataraman (Ganjira)
06/05/2016 03:10 pm	Ara Kilo Abhogi A Tamil Skit Triveni Arts
06/05/2016 04:30 pm	Exploring Tyagaraja's Life Story A Lecture Professor William J. Jackson
06/05/2016 05:40 pm	The Trinity at CTU A Telugu Skit Directed by Dr. Ramana Murthy Yedavalli & Sundar Dittakavi
06/05/2016 07:00 pm	Namo Raghavaaya Tyagraja Kritis presentation in Odissi dance Utkalaa & Anand Dance featuring Smt. Ipsita Satpathy & Smt. Sangita Rangala

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