The De Lanerolles’ first of ten concerts, tomorrow
2019 marks a decade since brothers Rohan and Ishan De Lanerolle performed their first concert together as the De Lanerolle Brothers at Waters Edge captivating audiences with their voices. Within this time they have gone from being a local favourite to taking their brand overseas.
Outlining their plans: Ishan de Lanerolle (left), his brother Rohan (right) and Ashok Ferrey. Pic by Amila Gamage
To celebrate their 10 years of music, the De Lanerolle Brothers have organised 10 concerts in Sri Lanka, each one showcasing a different style of music such as gospel, pop and Broadway with an additional 10 concerts internationally -in London, Graz – Austria, Melbourne, Bendigo and Sydney – Australia, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Delhi – India, Jakarta – Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.
The De Lanerolle Brothers with the DLB Squared Big Band directed by Shobi Perera will kick-start their ‘Ten years of Magic & Music’ at the BMICH tomorrow at 7 p.m. The concert is presented by the S.Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia Batches of 92 and 99 together with the BMICH to raise funds for the ‘3rd phase of the Library Project’ – a state of the art facility at S. Thomas’ College.
The concert will also feature the college’s lower and middle school choirs alongside Canto Perpetua, the Thomian choir.
The two brothers at a press conference on January 23, acknowledged their partners and sponsors who have supported them throughout their journey. Leo Burnett who helped create the brand De Lanerolle Brothers, Singer, Dialog, Qatar Airways, Ramani Fernando Salons, Dimitri Crusz to name a few. The conference was moderated by writer Ashok Ferrey.
Archdeacon of the Anglican Colombo Diocese Ven. Perry Brohier who was also present commented that he admired the brothers because ‘their feet are firmly rooted to the ground, no matter how high they ascend.’
Remembering a long time friend, Director Vinodh Senadeera who passed away suddenly last week, Rohan shared with the audience a quote that he stumbled upon on Vinodh’s facebook page. He thought it apt to describe their ten years of music after changing a few words. ‘What matters is not what we bought, but what we built; not what we got, but what we have given to society; not our success, but our significance. Not what we learnt but what we taught people. What will matter is what we were to society; our integrity, our sacrifices that empowered or encouraged others to emulate us.’
Tickets for tomorrow’s concert are priced at Rs. 6000, Rs. 5000 , Rs. 4000, Rs. 3000, Rs. 2500, Rs. 2000, Rs. 1500 and Rs. 500. They can be reserved by calling 076 6647 878 or 076 6702 424.