Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 19: With an objective to create awareness amongst the cadets about the splendid Indian heritage in the sphere of Hindustani classical music, a music concert was organized by Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) at Sainik School Nagrota.
Sarod Maestro Pandit Dr Rajeeb Chakraborty, a celebrated musician, an educationist and a music composer and conductor accompanied by President’s Awardee Debjit Patitundi on tabla enchanted the gathering with their prowess in instrumental music.
The duo’s versatile indulgence of taal and laya took the audience through the unseen realms of mesmerizing music which was a never-before experience for the cadets of the school.
Following an hour of spell binding performance by these distinguished musicians, an inter-active session was held with the SPICMACAY artists wherein cadets got their numerous queries about the intricacies of music, musical instruments and different facets of Classical music answered.
With this performance, an eight-day circuit curated especially for the Kendriya Vidyalayas concluded with eleven concerts overall. These concerts were held at KV Sunjuwan, KV Domana, KV Lakhanpur, KV Kathua, KV Hiranagar, KV Samba, KV Jindrah, KV 1 Udhampur, KV 2 Udhampur and KV Kishtwar.
Expressing deep appreciation for the performance, Capt (IN) A Muthuraman honoured the guest artists by presenting bouquets and hailed the role of SPICMACAY in spreading awareness about Indian cultural heritage by promoting classical music and other indigenous art forms.
J&K State Chairperson of SPICMACAY Dr Sapna K Sangra and Coordinator Jammu Dr Seema Rohmetra were also present on the occasion.
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