The festival brings to you a wonderful mix of Indian and Western Music - an indication of the beautiful way in which different genres of music co-exists and flourishes here.
Think 'Bandra' and images of Western Music flash in the mind. Bandra has always been associated with western music, but how many know that there is a committed audience here for Indian music too.
The Celebrate Bandra Festival sought to dispel this notion and has done so very successfully in the earlier three festivals. The very large artistic canvas provided by Indian music has reached out to audiences cutting across age groups. The magic is vastly 'different' and gets better with every festival.
The 2007 festival provided a lot and more. The 2009 festival promises more, more and more.
Indian Music
The festival brings to you a wonderful mix of Indian and western music - an indication of the beautiful way in which different genres of music co-exists and flourishes here
Think 'Bandra' and images of western music flash in the mind. Some highlights are the 'Choral Evening of Sacred Music' at the Mount Mary Basilica grotto and a 'Rock evening with Shazneen'. Devissers and Soans take you down memory lane with old favourites, as will Harmony Incorporated'. At Bandra's Lands End amphiheatre, a 25 piece orchestra will perform classics to pops. Then there is an evening with 'Suburban String Sounds', and a Blues with Ehsaan and Loy, Clinton and Dominique. There is also a 'Sing Along' as part of the 'Felix Flor' evening.
There are special musical events for Gen Next. There is a teeny bopper's night, a beat boxing workshop and musicals for kids, while the prominent children's choir of Bandra 'The Gleehive' will hold you spellbound.
Bandra has always been associated with western music, but how many know that there is a committed audience here for Indian music too. The Celebrate Bandra Festival sought to dispel this notion and has done so very successfully in the earlier two festivals. The very large artistic canvas provided by Indian music has reached out to audiences cutting across age groups. The magic is vastly 'different' and gets better with every festival.
The 2007 festival provides all this, and more. Classical music lovers can enjoy 'Morning Ragas'and instrumental music. Children will prove their mettle in serious music with a classical concert of vocal and instrumental music. The popular music section features a Qawwali and a program based on film songs.
Then there is a multi lingual folk music concert, while the evening of Ghazals of Mallika-e-Ghazal Begum Akhtar promises to be special. No Indian Music festival is complete without devotional music and an entire morning is devoted to this.
Western Music
BANDRA IDOL
- This event is only open to Bandra residents.
- Eligibility : 16 to 25 years of age (age considered as on 1st November ’09)
- 1st Round is a walk-in elimination (no audience) without accompaniment on 8th November ’09 at St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School Hall.
- Semi Finals will be held on the 15th of November ’09 at St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School Hall. Semi Finalists will be provided with an accompanist if needed (1 rehearsal with accompanist) minus 1 track will not be permitted at this point.
- Finals will be held on 24th or 25th November ‘09 at one of the Promenade. Finalists to perform 2 pieces with backing tracks (minus 1) without backing vocals.
Assistance for tracks will be provided at a minimal charge.