12^th June 1998

Tala Festival : Inauguration by T.N.Seshagopalan, Chief Guest: A.Natarajan

Concert based on Misra Chapu Talam: BalajiShankar(Vocal)-G.Chandramouli(Violin)-Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar(Mrudangam)

13^th June 1998       

Concert based on Adi talam & Kanda Chapu Talam Neyveli Santhanagopalan(Vocal)-S.D.Sridhar(Violin)-Mannargudi Easwaran(Mrudangam)  Vaikom Gopalakrishnan(Ghatam)

14^th June 1998

One Day Seminar on "Talas and Talavadhyas":

Panel Discussion on      the topic 'Role of Percussion in Concerts'. Participants: N.V.Subramaniam, K.S.Kalidas, T.R.Subramaniam, Vijay Siva, Sowmya & V.Suresh.

Making of mridangam: Slide show - Description by T.V.Vasan, K.S.Kalidas &  J.Vaidhyanathan followed by Mridangam Solo in Kanda chapu by J.Vaidyanathan  

Making of Ghatam: Slide Show -Description by T.V.Vasan followed by solo in Rupaka Talam by A.S.Shankar

Making of Kanjira: Slide Show - Description by B.S.Purushotham followed by solo in Misra Chapu Talam

Making of Moharsing : Slide Show - Description  by A.S.Krishnan followed by solo in Adi Talam.  

Demonstration on Kuraippu, Mohara and Korvai by J.Vaidhyanathan(Mrudangam), B.S.Purushotham(Kanjira), A.S.Krishnan(Moharsing) 

Talas in Film Music by B.Balasubramaniam

Demonstration on Talas across the three classical systems - Carnatic, Hindustani and Western by Sriram Parasuram.

15^th June 1998

Concert based on Rupakam(Thisra ekam) Talam

Vijaysiva(Vocal) - R.K.Sriramkumar(Violin)- Manoj Siva(Mrudangam) - E.M.Subramaniam(Ghatam)