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The actual beginning
The then Governor of Madras, Grant Duff, attended a performance of Indian music, which in many ways paved the way for native Indians to take up singing in concerts. -
Ticketing was introduced
1887 saw the introduction of the ticketing system by Tondaimandalam Sabha. However, the audience did not embrace this concept, and this was soon scrapped only to be revived again soon -
The first concert
The first Chennai music season was held to celebrate the establishment of the Music Academy -
All India music conference
The all India music conference was held, where a resolution was passed to establish the music academy -
Annual event
From 1928, organisers decided to hold the Chennai Music Season every year in December -
Women acknowledged
Women were handed awards for their performances for the first time by the Indian Fine Arts Society -
More sabhas conduct events
In 1933, for the first time, sabhas other than the music academy conducted events for the December music season -
Two rivals unite
The 1938 music season saw two rivals, the Madras Music Academy and the Indian Fne arts society hold a joint festival for the first time -
The sabha canteen
The first sabha canteen was established -
NRI's make their mark
The period of 1990's saw many Non Resident Indians, particualrly from USA, take part in the Chennai Music Season. This has continued even till today, as hundreds fly in from abroad just for the music seson -
Federation of Sabhas
The Federation of sabhas was set up in 1936 to promote unity amongst the sabhas or concert venues in the city during the December Season
