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From Goa’s sunny beaches, it was a long way to the North East, where we experienced lush greenery, poetic mountain sunsets, misty car rides, glorious food and deep conversations pertaining to music education. Land of the one-horned rhino and famous for its tea, Assam has a growing music community
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Rajkot, the small but historic city, with strong associations with Mahatma Gandhi’s boyhood, has a significant Trinity presence. It was our first port of call in Gujarat, and an experience to remember- not only were the city’s teachers in attendance, but we saw music educators from Bhavnagar and
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Rajasthan, steeped in legend, home of mighty warriors, has a vibrant musical culture. Our first stop was Ajmer. Known for its excellent schools, the city’s music teachers had much to share with us. It was not all work, however, with an impromptu singalong adding an element of fun to
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2023 dawned with plans in place to go cross-country from west to east to north. In January we covered Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. As the scenery and weather changed, so also did the audience. From a quiet and shy but knowledgeable lot of teachers in Kerala to very vocal
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Stories from of our recital and workshop tour in India Late 2019, I’m having dinner with Martha-Maria Mitu and Lars Fischer and I tell them something that I’ve been saying for years, ‘You have to come with me to perform and work with students across India. There’s
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After two and a half years of online meetings and webinars, Team Trinity decided that it was time to meet our most important stakeholders – TEACHERS. The Academic team came together in Bangalore to regroup and revive what we do best – connect with and support teachers. The fact that Trinity College
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A 4-hour wait at the airport followed by a 4-hour flight, and you will find all 66 of us sleepy heads, including our conductor, Mr. Augustine Paul, our assistant conductor, Mr. Ebenezer and our accompanist, Mr. Immanuel, waiting to board buses at the Changi Airport, ready to take on 2
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I went to Lisbon, Portugal in August 2018 to meet up with my partners in Syrinx : XXII — Katharine Rawdon, flutes, and António Carrilho, recorders. Since the three of us don’t all live in the same country we assemble for periods of intensive work in our respective cities whenever we
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October-November 2017 How on earth am I going to get the funds to go to a music competition in Wales, I mused? A fourth of my choir cannot even afford the modest choir fees that I charge. Was it too wild an idea? Dare I tell the kids? Do I
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We were performing the last song for the evening to a packed hall at St. Mary’s Church in Haddington (Scotland). The emotion had built through the concert, and peaked with this particular song. Some swayed gently in their seats, a couple brushed stray tears away, and many had locked
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The Stop-Gaps Choral Ensemble of the Stop-Gaps Cultural Academy, now celebrating it’s 34th year, has had the honour of representing the nation at several festivals and competitions abroad over the last decade. This 2018 tour to the United Kingdom marked the Choir’s seventh tour abroad and it’s
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After a fantastic and intense two months of competing with India’s best singers on Rising Star 2 on Colors TV, a national level singing competition, and finishing off at India’s Top 8, the Harmony Chorus directed by Sandra Oberoi embarked on a grand concert tour to Russia! This