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The 17th edition of Monte Music Festival, presented by Fundação Oriente and Cidade de Goa, will be held from the 1st to the 3rd of February 2019 at the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount, Old Goa. With its first edition in 2002, after the restoration of the
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Acclaimed British conductor Martyn Brabbins is all praise for the Symphony Orchestra of India, the receptive Indian audience and the city of Mumbai. Beverly Pereira speaks to him ahead of his second performance with the homegrown ensemble at the NCPA, Mumbai. It has been a busy period for Martyn Brabbins,
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Music for Life International continues its decade-long tradition of global humanitarian concerts with Beethoven for The Rohingya, a benefit concert featuring Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony, presented in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Monday, January 28, 2019. Beethoven for The Rohingya is an urgent call to
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I’m very excited about delivering Sing for Pleasure’s first ever training event in India; the beneficial effects of what we teach are likely to have an impact on possibly thousands of children and the knock-on effects of that will speak for themselves. Personally, to be able to contribute
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Somerville College, University of Oxford, was founded in 1879 to include the excluded, and named in honour of the Scottish mathematician and scientist MarySomerville. It welcomed women when they were barred from the University and was the first non-denominational College in Oxford. Now as a College for women and men
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A unique non-denominational and non-religious Oxonian choir is performing this December at the NCPA. By Devanshi Shah In 1879, the charming town of Oxford was privy to a significant educational shift. Named in honour of the Scottish mathematician and scientist Mary Somerville, Somerville Hall opened its doors to allow women
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The XXV International Festival of Young Concert Artists The International Music Festival of Young Concert Artists “Talentinum” is a non-competitive show of gifted concert soloists and conductors. It has been organized since 1972 in the form of a biennial, and at regular two-year intervals, the cultural life of the city
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The Capital City Minstrels will celebrate the sound of Christmas and the theme of ‘Peace’ at its upcoming winter concerts in December in New Delhi. The Capital City Minstrels (CCM) returns this winter to celebrate the sound of Christmas with their ‘Peace’ themed concerts. As winter descends in all its
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The Gustav Mahler Society of Colombo is the most recent performing arts organisation established in Sri Lanka. The Society hosts the 100+ strong orchestra and the GMSC Chorus which makes it stand out among its peers as the largest performing ensemble in the country. Early days The Gustav Mahler Society
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“Indian Classical Music on the Piano” with Nitin Mitta on Tabla Raga Malkauns – Alap Jod Jhala Raga Jaijaivanti – Gat in Rupak Taal Raga Puriya – Alap Jod Jhala Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Vande Mataram “The biggest grounding force for me in my musical journey is my guru Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar and
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A one year Certificate Course starting November 15th, 2018 Under the aegis of the Neemrana Music Foundation and its fifteen years of experience in training singers, the Neemrana Music Academy offers effectively designed academic trainings in Western classical vocal music. India’s best opera singers have benefited from the Neemrana
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Built in 1718, the Neo-Gothic, Neo-Classical St Thomas’ Cathedral, Fort, Mumbai celebrated its tercentenary with a festival of sacred music. To commemorate 300 years, four soirées treated the music loving audiences of Mumbai. September 28th started it all with an organ recital, followed by a concert of sacred music on