A MUSICAL EVENING HERALDING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

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A MUSICAL EVENING HERALDING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

– An Article & Photogallery in IndiaTimes.com : Friday 13th December 2013

“A Musical Evening Heralding The Christmas Season”, on Wednesday 11th December 2013 at Epicentre Auditorium, Apparel House, Sector-44, Gurgaon.

The musical evening included performances by children and youth – members of our next generation, and citizens of India. It included performances by members of the community. Also participating actively were the expat community based in the national capital region. Participants expressed themselves in song, performances on the piano and various instruments and speeches. They sang carols and played Christmas music that they love. The event was organised to herald the Christmas season and the cheer and wholehearted spirit of giving and sharing generously that the season brings with it.

The event really heralded the Christmas season. The Epicentre Auditorium was packed with children and youth. Excited children aged 4 to 18 years sang and played around 20 Christmas Carols like Jingle Bells, Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer, Jolly Old Saint Nocholas, among many others. Lorraine Fiona Aloysius asked the children on stage what Christmas meant to them ad the answers were “Santaclaus”, “Decorations”, “Gifts”, “Presents”, etc. Lorraine then sang a special Christmas Carol “Christmas Isn’t Christmas Till It Happens In Your Heart” which reminded the children of the real meaning of Christmas – that Jesus the Savious was born to live in our hearts. This was followed by meaningful carols like “O Holy Night”, “What Child Is This”, Silent Night”, etc. The Scottish High International School had a 50 member choir singing many more christmas carols followed by the students of Blue Bells Model School doing a spectacular dance performance to a christmas medley.

This event was an invitation to all to participate by singing Christmas Carols and sharing the season’s spirit of love, joy and peace. As the Christmas Season approaches, Lorraine Music Academy & Lamp Trust have great plans to bring light to the city of Gurgaon, the National Capital Region of Delhi and across India through music. Most exciting is that we will light up the lives of little poor children as well by teaching them to sing.

This series of events forms a part of the ongoing National Patriotic Project “Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana” that was launched on 15th August 2013, our Independence Day.

Aubrey Aloysius, founder of the Lorraine Music Academy and the LAMP Trust, and Chairman of the National Patriotic Project, says “Music is food for the soul. Good food and good exercise gives you good physical stability.

View the photographs and read the article / captions here:
http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/delhi/a-musical-evening-heralding-the-christmas-season/articleshow/27293735.cms

FOREIGN EXPATRIATES AND BUSY PARENTS MAKE TIME FOR CAROL SINGING EVENT IN GURGAON

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FOREIGN EXPATRIATES AND BUSY PARENTS MAKE TIME FOR CAROL SINGING EVENT IN GURGAON

– An Article in MeriNews.com : Friday 13th December 2013 (Shrabani Mukherjee)

December always brings with itself a lot of joy, not only in India but all over the world. Thus to celebrate the heralding of Christmas, Lorraine Music Academy organised a unique carol singing event for residents of Gurgaon. They also gave the international expat community a special place in the event, which took place on 11 December 2013 at Apparel house in Gurgaon.

Talking about this inclusiveness, Aubrey Aloysius said, ”Christmas is an international festival, celebrated globally. Gurgaon is emerging as the corporate headquarter of the country and there is a large expat community residing in this city. Since they are contributing to the economy of Gurgaon and very much a part of our society, we thought this was a good way of honouring them.” Expats from Sri Lanka, America, Sweden, China, Russia, U.K. and other parts of the world joined the founders of the music academy, Lorraine Fiona Aloysius and Aubrey Aloysius for the lamp lighting ceremony.

The event witnessed around 100 children performing with 20 carols sung on the occasion. A number of parents, made it to the event, taking time off their busy schedule. One such parent, Chitralekha Goyel said, ”I had to be here. My daughter, Tanvi, was really excited for this day and so I had to make time for the carol singing event.

Another parent, who was managing the backstage hustle bustle said that kids as young as 4 to 18 years have been practising for the past many weeks. A few children joined the practise sessions during the past 10 days. The show, when it started with Jana Gana Mana was mesmerizing, especially the Swahili song sung in the memory of Nelson Mandela. What followed had everyone tapping their feet to Jingle Bells, Rudolph the red nose reindeer and swaying to the First Noel. Lorraine Fiona Aloysius also participated and sang for the jam-packed auditorium in her mellifluous voice (although she admitted that she was not well). Students from Scottish High International School and Blue Bells Model School also participated.

Talking about the event, Mr Aubrey Aloysius said, ”The ‘Come India Sing A Christmas Carol’ is an event organised by the Lorraine Music Academy and the LAMP Trust to herald the Christmas season and encourage citizens of the National Capital Region to sing Christmas carols and share the season’s spirit of love, joy and peace. A series of events have been planned across the NCR region by this Academy. These events form a part of the ongoing National Patriotic Project ‘Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana,’ an initiative of LAMP Trust and Lorraine Music Academy, launched on 15th August 2013. This project is a clarion call to the children, youth, the 1.27 billion Indians, and to the Indian diaspora across the globe, to stand together for one cause – the Unity of India, by singing one song – our National Anthem, in the correct way as per the code laid out in the Constitution of India.

Read the article and view the photographs here:

www.merinews.com/article/foreign-expatriates-and-busy-parents-make-time-for-carol-singing-event-in-gurgaon/15892933.shtml

CHRISTMAS MUSIC’S IN THE AIR

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CHRISTMAS MUSIC’S IN THE AIR

– An Article in Hindustan Times, New Delhi  : Tuesday 10th December 2013

The Lorraine Music Academy is teaching young kids to express themselves in song.

With the fog in the Capital comes that good ol’ feeling of Christmas, and with a carol carnival in town this Wednesday, the festive bells seem to be ringing already. An interesting initiative by the Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust – Come India Sing A Christmas Carol – aims to encourage caroling across the national capital region among the young and the old alike, and help people express themselves in song and speech.

The musical evening, which will take place at 7.30pm on December 11 at Epicentre Auditorium in Gurgaon’s Sector 44, will include performances by children and youth, and also participating actively will be the expat community. Participants will express themselves in performances on the piano and various instruments, speeches and poems. They will sing carols and play Christmas music to herald the season’s spirit of giving and sharing. “Music is food for the soul. A good diet of the right kind of music gives you mental, emotional, intellectual and spiritual stability. Music helps the creative process and sparks the imagination. When this musical imagination is ignited in a group circumstance, we have the most extraordinary power to change young lives for positive living and nation-building,” says Aubrey Aloysius, founder of the Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust.

The event will also have the audience singing the National Anthem with precision and pride as part of the ‘Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana’ project – a clarion call to all to stand up for the unity of India by singing one song – our National Anthem, in the correct code as laid out in our Constitution.

CAROL SINGING KA DIKHEGA ADBHUT NAZARA

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CAROL SINGING KA DIKHEGA ADBHUT NAZARA

– An Article in Amar Ujala, New Delhi  – Gurgaon : Wednesday 4th December 2013
 

GURGAON IS TALKING ABOUT GURGAON’S BACHCHA PARTY

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GURGAON IS TALKING ABOUT GURGAON’S BACHCHA PARTY

– An Article in The Times of India, New Delhi – Gurgaon : Wednesday 20th November 2013 {Pics: Nitin Malik}

Gurgaon celebrated Children’s Day by hosting a musical evening, REMEMBERING CHACHA NEHRU. The event, organised by LORRAINE MUSIC ACADEMY and LAMP TRUST, saw many young performers. LORRAINE FIONA ALOYSIUS performed SCENES FROM CHILDHOOD by SCHUMANN on the piano, and the importance of this day was highlighted through speeches and poetry. The National Anthem was also sung here thrice, as part of the “COME INDIA SING” initiative.

BACHO NE CHACHA NEHRU KO KIYA YAAD

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BACHO NE CHACHA NEHRU KO KIYA YAAD

– An Article in Dainik Bhaskar, New Delhi  – Gurgaon : Thursday 14th November 2013

REMEMBERING NEHRU

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REMEMBERING NEHRU

– An Article in Hindustan Times, New Delhi – Gurgaon : 13th November 2013 (Praveen Kumar / HT Photo)

Children perform a group song to pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru in Gurgaon on Tuesday. Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust hosted Remembering Chacha Nehru – A Musical Memorial on the eve of Children’s Day at Epicentre.

GURGAON GEARS UP FOR CHILDREN’S DAY

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GURGAON GEARS UP FOR CHILDREN’S DAY

– An Article in Times of India, New Delhi  – Gurgaon : Tuesday 12th November 2013 {Aanchal Tuli}

Storytelling sessions, musical shows and talent hunts – Gurgaon is going all out to celebrate Children’s Day.

Over time, Children’s Day has become just another day in the calendar for many. But in Gurgaon, there is a lot that you can do with your kids on their special day. The celebrations start from today, with a special event being organised in the memory of Jawaharlal Nehru, and go on till Thursday, which is also a holiday for many for Muharram.

REMEMBERING CHACHA NEHRU WITH MUSIC
Organised by the Lorraine Music Academy in aid of the LAMP Trust foundation, this event will see participation from kids of all age groups for dance, music and theatre performances. There will also be speeches on the theme, Remembering Chacha Nehru, highlighting the background of Children’s Day and the reasons behind its celebration. The event, which is being held at the Epicentre today evening, will also have the audience getting together to sing the national anthem as part of the national project, Come India Sing.

GURGAON TO PAY MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

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GURGAON TO PAY MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

–    An Article in Hindustan Times, New Delhi – Gurgaon : 12th November 2013

Gurgaon: In a tribute to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru, the Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust will host a musical memorial on Tuesday in Gurgaon. The event is part of the ongoing National Patriotic Project – Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana – launched on August 15 this year.

The musical memorial will include performances by children and the youth who will express themselves through songs, dance performances, musical instruments and poems.

The National Patriotic Project is a call to 1.27 billion Indians to stand together for the unity of India by singing one song, the National Anthem, in the code laid out in the Constitution of India.

“Music is food for the soul. Good food and good excercise gives you good physical stability. A good diet of the right kind of music gives you mental, emotional, intellectual and spiritual stability. Music helps the creative process and sparks imagination and ideas. When this musical imagination and experience of singing our National Anthem is ignited in a group, we have the most extraordinary power to change young lives for positive living and nation-building,” said Aubrey Aloysius, founder of the Lorraine Music Academy ad the LAMP Trust, and Chairman of the National Patriotic Project.

CULTURE AGENDA : REMEMBERING CHACHA NEHRU

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CULTURE AGENDA : REMEMBERING CHACHA NEHRU

–    An Article in Hindustan Times, HT City, New Delhi – Gurgaon : 12th November 2013

This musical memorial to celebrate Children’s Day by Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust, will include dance and music performances, and poetry recitation by children and youngsters. The event is part of the National Patriotic Project – Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana. Today at Epicentre Auditorium, Gurgaon, 7:30pm onwards.