Here is a Treat to Music Lovers: The Five-Day Mangalore Sangeethotsava Will Begin in Mangalore on November 22,

The five-day Mangalore Sangeethotsava organised by Sangeetha Parishath will begin at Ramakrishna Mutt in Mangalore on November 22, Wednesday. The event, will go on till November 26 and will witness eight carnatic music concerts.

Swami Jithakamananda, president, Ramakrishna Mutt, Mangaluru, will inaugurate the concerts at 4.45 p.m., The inaugural concert will be a veena recital by Geetha Ramanand of Bengaluru on November 22 at 5.15 p.m. Ramya Kiranmayi Chaganti of Visakhapatnam will present a vocal concert on November 23 at 5 p.m. It will be followed by a flute duet by Hemanth and Herambh of Bengaluru on November 24 at 5 p.m. Anirudh Subramanian of Chennai will be on a vocal concert on November 25 at 3 p.m. It will be followed by another vocal concert by Suchitra Holla of Puttur at 5 p.m. on the same day. Palghat R. Ramprasad will present a vocal concert on November 26 at 10 a.m. Later there will be another vocal concert by Ashweeja Udupa of Kinnigoli at 2 p.m.

Musician Shakunthala K Bhat of Kunchinadka will be felicitated at the valedictory on Sunday. Among the noted performers include A. Kanyakumari of Chennai who will present her violin concert at 5 p.m. on November 26 after the valedictory function at 4 p.m. Various awards will also be given away at the valedictory.