A musical event in the honour of the Republic Day was held in Gurgaon on Monday.
The event ‘Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana – A Musical Evening in Honour of India on Republic Day’ was organised by Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust at Epicentre.
Around 170 participants sang and danced to patriotic songs.
“The initiative aims to unite children, youth and their families in the nation building task” said Aubrey Aloysius, founder, Lorraine Music Academy.
Epicentre mein Ganatantra Divas samaroh mein karyakram prastut karte bachche
Gurgaon school students gathered at the Epicentre for a patriotic musical evening to honour the National Anthem on Republic Day.
IN THE SPIRIT OF R-DAY: Gurgaonwallahs celebrated this Republic Day with music and dance from across India, when students from various schools performed at Epicentre.
Organised by the Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust, the evening started with their founder Aubrey Aloysius reading the Preamble and then requesting the audience to take a pledge to respect our national anthem, as well as to respect women, to aim for a cleaner India and to strive for excellence. This was followed by multiple colourful performances. The young kids seemed excited about the event. Nandni, a student of Manav Rachna International School, told us, “I don’t know the exact history behind the Republic Day, but I am very happy with our performance. I also know that Barack Obama is here.”
UNDER 52 SECONDS: The programme also shared some gyaan about the Indian National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. Apparently, it has been mentioned in the Constitution that the anthem needs to be sung in exactly 52 seconds. Aubrey told us, “We have launched a campaign to promote the correct singing of Jana Gana Mana. My school taught me how to sing the National Anthem as described by the constitution. Today, if you search on Youtube, a large number of Jana Gana Mana videos you see are not 52 seconds long.”
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Gurgaon school students gathered at the Epicentre for a patriotic musical evening to honour the National Anthem on Republic Day.
Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust will host “Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana – A Musical Evening in Honour of India on Republic Day” on Monday 26th January 2015 at Epicentre Auditorium, Gurgaon.
The students of Lorraine Music Academy and schools across the National Capital Region will express themselves through music by playing instruments and singing songs that make them happy. There will be solo singing and group, choir singing performances of patriotic songs and folk songs from across North (Punjab, Rajasthan), South (Karnataka), East (Bengal, Mizoram) & West (Maharashtra) India. Songs such as Vande Mataram, Janmabhoomi Meri Pyari Janmabhoomi, Ek Tu Hi Bharosa, Chanda Suraj Lakhon Taare, Janani Janma Bhoomi, Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo would be sung among many others. There will be dance performances set to patriotic and folk music. It will include performances children and youth.
The Musical Evening in Honour of India will include a brief workshop embedded in the concert to educate and encourage the audience to abide by the Constitution of India and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem. This will include an explanation and training on the proper singing of the National Anthem as per the code as laid out in the Constitution – in the right rhythm, melody and timing. The event will have the audience singing our National Anthem with pride, passion, and precision.
The event will also have the reading of the preamble of the Constitution of India.
This concert is in aid of raising awareness, support and resources for the “Come India Sing…” series of Nation Building initiatives utilising music as a tool. This series of initiatives, events & participative activities forms a part of the ongoing National Patriotic Project “Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana” that was launched on 15 August 2013, our Independence Day.
Gurgaonwallahs got into the Christmas spirit in a jolly way recently, when they attended a musical evening – “Come India Sing A Christmas Carol” hosted by a music academy in Gurgaon. The show started with the entire audience singing the National Anthem. The audience sang along and swayed as children from various schools sang Christmas carols like Jingle Bells, Joy To The World, O Come All ye Faithful, Hark The Herald Angels Sing, etc. Guests of Honour included Major General R S Chand, Captain Rohit Bajaj and advocate Manoj George, among others.
A NOT-SO-SILENT NIGHT
It was a proud moment for eight-year old Rishaan Bhatnagar, when he sang Silent Night in German, followed by Aubrey Aloysius in English, making the audience join in. Aubrey, founder chairman of the academy, said, “Rishaan has been a piano and vocal student for three years now, and got selected to go to Vienna and sing with the Vienna Boys Choir.”
NEXT-GEN CAROLS
Aubrey’s wife Lorraine added, “Christmas is not just about decorations and Santa Claus. Christmas is about spreading the wholehearted spirit of peace, love, joy, giving and sharing generously.” Students of Shalom Hills International School and Pathways School. Gurgaon, also got on stage and enthralled the crowd with their next gen Christmas carols like Rocking Around The Christmas Tree and When Christmas Comes To Town. The chorus We Wish You A Merry Christmas echoed throughout the venue as everyone got up and sang, marking the end of the evening.
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