Krasna Chamber Ensemble turns orchestra for challenging concert
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Ananda Dabare
The Krasna Chamber Ensemble (KCE) directed by renowned violinist Ananda Dabare will showcase their talents once again on February 25 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre. This time they will expand the composition of the ensemble to include a fully featured orchestra by introducing woodwind, brasswind and percussion instruments played by about 50 talented musicians.
The KCE was formed by Ananda Dabare who is well known in the Western classical music arena with the aim of offering local enthusiasts of Western classical music an experience filled with creativity and entertainment with a blend of western and local music performances. Ananda hopes to develop this ensemble into a philharmonic orchestra featuring a symphony of talented musicians covering string, wind and percussion instruments.
For this concert KCE have selected a challenging repertoire popular in the western world but mostly unheard of in Sri Lanka; thus hoping to create a unique experience for the classical music enthusiasts in Colombo. Mozart’s Symphony no. 40 in G Minor, Smetana’s “The Moldau” and especially the Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto are some of the many works they will perform at this concert. The special feature, The Concierto de Aranjuez is a composition for classical guitar and orchestra by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo’s best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the twentieth century. This has never been performed in Sri Lanka before and this will be the first performance. Jude Peiris, a renowned classical guitarist will join the ensemble as the soloist for this performance.
Jude Peiris started serious music education in theory of music and classical guitar at the age of 18 and joined the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation as a guitarist. During this period he contributed immensely to recordings, concerts and television programmes as a classical and a pop guitarist. At the age of 28 he joined Sri Lanka Navy as a Band Master and followed a “music direction course” at the Royal Marine School of Music, United Kingdom. After 17 years of service as a band master he was appointed as the Director of Music, Sri Lanka Navy in the year 2006.
Promoted to the rank of Commodore he has represented Sri Lanka at various international musical and cultural events with the Navy Band. He is also a visiting lecturer in the University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo.
South Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd. is the main sponsor of the concert.
Jude Peiris
Tickets for the concert are now available at the Lionel Wendt theatre priced at Rs.3000, 2500, 1500 and 1000- (un-reserved balcony).