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Simply Schubert – The Bangalore Men on Tour in August
Simply Schubert – an eclectic mix of flowing male-choruses, tender and dramatic lieder and flowing piano solos, presented by The Bangalore School of Music. The program will showcase the musical genius of Schubert, with some of his most beloved choruses for male choir, such as Vier Gesänge, Ständchen (with soprano
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Switzerland’s Lucerne Symphony Orchestra to perform in Mumbai on the 7th and 8th of July 2016
The Embassy of Switzerland in India and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai announce the performances of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, in Mumbai. Currently on an Asian tour through Seoul, Yongin, Daejeon, Shanghai, Xi’an, Singapore, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra will perform for the very first time in India.
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The Doon School Music Department is Hiring
The Doon School Music Department is looking for a Western Classical Music teacher, specializing in Piano, with an ATCL, or equivalent degree, in piano. In order to apply, you must have/be able to: 1. Teach piano repertoire from stage ‘beginner’ to Grade 8 (Trinity College London) 2. Teach Theory
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The Madras Musical Association is Vienna bound!
The Madras Musical Association is headed to Vienna this month. We wish them the very best for their concert tour. Here’s what they had to say – “The Madras Musical Association choir, with 123 years of promotion of Western classical music in India, has had the opportunity to sing by
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Steinhaus-Orchester Besigheim Concert on 26 May in Goa
Child’s Play India Foundation presents the Steinhaus-Orchester Besigheim on 26 May 2016, 6.30 pm, Menezes Braganza Panjim on the Goa leg of their 2016 India tour. The Steinhaus-Orchester is a woodwind and brass orchestra with musicians from the area of Ludwigsburg, near Stuttgart, Germany. The orchestra
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Capital City Minstrels Summer Concerts 2016
The Capital City Minstrels returns this summer with a music repertoire to entertain audiences in Delhi and Gurgaon. The group will showcase a varied selection – pop, rock and world music – characteristic of their fun, diverse and eclectic style. When the Capital City Minstrels (CCM) began 22 years ago as a
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Oscar Dom Victor Castellino
Please share your background with us. I grew up in Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, as my parents were teachers at a boarding school called St. George's College, and I studied at the same school. We didn't have much access to learning musical instruments,
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Trinity Laban offers new music scholarships for Indian students
The British Council launches its GREAT Scholarship scheme for 2016-17, working with Trinity Laban to provide opportunities for talented Indian musicians to study in Britain. The GREAT Scholarship scheme is the product of collaboration between British and Indian governments, who have hailed 2016 as the ‘UK-India year of
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ZUBIN MEHTA’S 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation is celebrating Maestro Zubin Mehta’s 80th Birthday in Mumbai next month. Maestro Mehta will conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in three concerts with several world renowned musicians as soloists, on Sunday 17th and Monday 18th April at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
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Operetta from Hungary – THE CSARDAS PRINCESS
This Friday, 25th March at 7:00 pm at India Habitat Centre, Delhi witnesses an extravagant Operetta from Hungary – THE CSARDAS PRINCESS celebrating the 100th anniversary. Delhi stands the last station of the “Princess Csardas” debuting world tour. ABOUT THE CSÁRDÁS PRINCESS Music by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán (1882-1953) Premiere:
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Akadêmia on Tales of the Night Concert Series
The ‘Tales of the Night’ concert series, produced by Akadêmia (France) and supported by The Institut Françias and The French Embassy of India, was held in Bangalore, Delhi and Pune in the first week of February, 2016. We attended the Delhi performance at the Bahá’í House of Worship, and
