Sri Thyagaraja Aaradhana- Festival of Carnatic Music at Indian Centre

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Indian Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Colombo will be organizing Sri Thyagaraja Aaradhana, an annual music festival paying homage to the great Carnatic music composer St.Thyagaraja Swamy. The centre hopes to hold a show on Friday February 17, 2017 at 5.30 pm at Saraswathie hall, No. 75, Lorenz

Road, Colombo 04. Musicians, vocalists as well as instrumentalists and percussionists from all over Sri Lanka including University of Jaffna, Eastern University of Batticaloa, University of Visual and performing Arts, Colombo, Highlands College, Hatton, students of Indian Cultural Centre will come together and render Pancharatna Keerthanas (five songs) of Thyagaraja on this occasion. The choral rendition of the five songs is an integral feature of the Aaradhana. St Thyagaraja Swamy, one among the Trinity of Carnatic Music, composed nearly 700 compositions. All Carnatic musicians consider Thyagaraja as their inspiration, source and touchstone of musical creativity.

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