Orchestra
The launch of the 'Indian National Symphony Orchestra' will be held on December 2, 7 pm at the Grand Ballroom, Leela Palace. The orchestra will be under the aegis of the William Joseph Music Foundation. Admission to the concert is through invitations only.
It is the only symphony orchestra in the country that has only professional Indian musicians. It will be under the directorship of conductor Ashley Williams. The performance titled 'Global Peace and Harmony Concert', was conceptualised over five years ago in an attempt to promote global peace and harmony through music and its performances. This year's concert would feature Mendelssohn's '9th Symphony', 'Land of Hope and Glory' by Edvard Elgar and popular classical music. The guest soloists for the evenings concert would be acclaimed Soprano Duangdao Chayasirisobhon and Baritone Mongkol Chayasirisobhon. For details, call 9844119956 .
Corporate fest
The 'Short +Sweet Corporate Festival' will be held at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield till December 2. It is a multilingual (English, Hindi and Kannada) festival. Performances will be judged both by audience votes and by a judging panel of esteemed theatre and corporate personalities. The festival will conclude with a gala finale on December 2.
Interactive session
A one-day theatre appreciation course will be held at Alliance Francaise, in association with Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT), on December 1, from 10 am to 5 pm. The programme will be conducted by an experienced team from BLT, led by Vijay Padaki, a theatre educator with over 50 years of experience as an actor, director, designer and administrator. The sessions during the day will be interactive, and will include exercises, films and active participation by all present.
Green meet
Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, in partnership with the University of Bremen, Germany and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is presenting the second international environmental youth conference 'Greening with Goethe'. This is an interdisciplinary environmental project that has been awarded the UNESCO tag of 'Project of the Decade'. It will be inaugurated on December 1 at 10 am. The venue is Indian Institute of Science, Satish Dhawan Hall. 'Greening with Goethe' is a part of the 'Year of Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities'. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President will interact with the young delegates during the grand finale on December 3, 10.30 am. Kalam will deliver a keynote address and debate the role of politics in environmental protection with the delegates. For details, call 25205305.
Poster painting
A mega peace poster painting competition by Lions Clubs International, District 317A on the theme 'Imagine Peace' will be held on December 2 at Cubbon Park Band Stand for those between 11 and 13 years. Entry is free. Registration is at 8 am on December 2. For details, call 9341230034.
Raising children
Sri Sri Publications and Higginbothams are organising a talk on the theme: 'Raising your children - know your child', by Muralidhar Koteshwar, who is an educationist. The talk will be held on December 2, from 4 pm to 5 pm at Higginbothams Book Store, MG Road. For details, call 25587359.
Striking images
Chaitali Chatterjee is holding a solo art exhibition at Chitrakala Parishat, Gallery 4, from December 1 to 7, 10.30 am to 7.30 pm.
Christmas bazaar
The annual 'United Charities Bazaar 2012', will be held on December 1 at the Corporation Playground, opposite St Charles School, Lingarajpuram Main Road.
Dance series
The 'Attendance 2012 Awards' will be given away on December 1, 6.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. Conducted as part of the '2012 Dance DISCourse Series', the evening will also have dance performances. The award winners are Sanjay Shantaram, Navtej Singh Johar, Syed Pasha, Shridhar-Anuradha, M R Krishnamurthy and Maya Rao.
Choral ensemble
The 'Gala Finale' concert of Bangalore School of Music's silver jubilee celebrations 2012 will be held on December 2, 6.30 pm at Ravindra Kalakshetra. The 'Gala Finale' will present nearly 100 students and their teachers in ensembles, which represent the music disciplines taught in the institution. The 35-member choral ensemble will begin the presentation singing the Sanskrit shloka Asathoma Sat Gamaya. The chief guest, Girish Karnad, will light the ceremonial lamp. The musical presentation that follows includes both classical by maestros like Beethoven, Haydn, Vivaldi, Dvorak etc, light and popular music performed by the 'Student & Chamber Orchestras', 'The Young Maestros String Quartet', symphonic music by a keyboard symphonia, '8 Hands on Two Pianos' and the guitar orchestra.
The faculty of the music school will be honoured with traditional shawls. The 'Gala Finale' pays a tribute to the art of music, through the music school's student artistes and faculty.
Piano sings
A piano concert by Raj Bhimani, a pianist from New York, will be held on December 1, 7 pm at the St Mark's Cathedral, 1 MG Road. It is being organised by the 'Forum for Teachers of Western Classical Music'. For details, call 22215304.
Digital collages
An exhibition of digital collages and book covers, 'The Art of the Book' by Sunandini Banerjee will be held at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan till
December 2, 2 pm to 6.30 pm. Entry is free. For details, call 25205305.
The launch of the 'Indian National Symphony Orchestra' will be held on December 2, 7 pm at the Grand Ballroom, Leela Palace. The orchestra will be under the aegis of the William Joseph Music Foundation. Admission to the concert is through invitations only.
It is the only symphony orchestra in the country that has only professional Indian musicians. It will be under the directorship of conductor Ashley Williams. The performance titled 'Global Peace and Harmony Concert', was conceptualised over five years ago in an attempt to promote global peace and harmony through music and its performances. This year's concert would feature Mendelssohn's '9th Symphony', 'Land of Hope and Glory' by Edvard Elgar and popular classical music. The guest soloists for the evenings concert would be acclaimed Soprano Duangdao Chayasirisobhon and Baritone Mongkol Chayasirisobhon. For details, call 9844119956 .
Corporate fest
The 'Short +Sweet Corporate Festival' will be held at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield till December 2. It is a multilingual (English, Hindi and Kannada) festival. Performances will be judged both by audience votes and by a judging panel of esteemed theatre and corporate personalities. The festival will conclude with a gala finale on December 2.
Interactive session
A one-day theatre appreciation course will be held at Alliance Francaise, in association with Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT), on December 1, from 10 am to 5 pm. The programme will be conducted by an experienced team from BLT, led by Vijay Padaki, a theatre educator with over 50 years of experience as an actor, director, designer and administrator. The sessions during the day will be interactive, and will include exercises, films and active participation by all present.
Green meet
Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, in partnership with the University of Bremen, Germany and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is presenting the second international environmental youth conference 'Greening with Goethe'. This is an interdisciplinary environmental project that has been awarded the UNESCO tag of 'Project of the Decade'. It will be inaugurated on December 1 at 10 am. The venue is Indian Institute of Science, Satish Dhawan Hall. 'Greening with Goethe' is a part of the 'Year of Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities'. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President will interact with the young delegates during the grand finale on December 3, 10.30 am. Kalam will deliver a keynote address and debate the role of politics in environmental protection with the delegates. For details, call 25205305.
Poster painting
A mega peace poster painting competition by Lions Clubs International, District 317A on the theme 'Imagine Peace' will be held on December 2 at Cubbon Park Band Stand for those between 11 and 13 years. Entry is free. Registration is at 8 am on December 2. For details, call 9341230034.
Raising children
Sri Sri Publications and Higginbothams are organising a talk on the theme: 'Raising your children - know your child', by Muralidhar Koteshwar, who is an educationist. The talk will be held on December 2, from 4 pm to 5 pm at Higginbothams Book Store, MG Road. For details, call 25587359.
Striking images
Chaitali Chatterjee is holding a solo art exhibition at Chitrakala Parishat, Gallery 4, from December 1 to 7, 10.30 am to 7.30 pm.
Christmas bazaar
The annual 'United Charities Bazaar 2012', will be held on December 1 at the Corporation Playground, opposite St Charles School, Lingarajpuram Main Road.
Dance series
The 'Attendance 2012 Awards' will be given away on December 1, 6.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. Conducted as part of the '2012 Dance DISCourse Series', the evening will also have dance performances. The award winners are Sanjay Shantaram, Navtej Singh Johar, Syed Pasha, Shridhar-Anuradha, M R Krishnamurthy and Maya Rao.
Choral ensemble
The 'Gala Finale' concert of Bangalore School of Music's silver jubilee celebrations 2012 will be held on December 2, 6.30 pm at Ravindra Kalakshetra. The 'Gala Finale' will present nearly 100 students and their teachers in ensembles, which represent the music disciplines taught in the institution. The 35-member choral ensemble will begin the presentation singing the Sanskrit shloka Asathoma Sat Gamaya. The chief guest, Girish Karnad, will light the ceremonial lamp. The musical presentation that follows includes both classical by maestros like Beethoven, Haydn, Vivaldi, Dvorak etc, light and popular music performed by the 'Student & Chamber Orchestras', 'The Young Maestros String Quartet', symphonic music by a keyboard symphonia, '8 Hands on Two Pianos' and the guitar orchestra.
The faculty of the music school will be honoured with traditional shawls. The 'Gala Finale' pays a tribute to the art of music, through the music school's student artistes and faculty.
Piano sings
A piano concert by Raj Bhimani, a pianist from New York, will be held on December 1, 7 pm at the St Mark's Cathedral, 1 MG Road. It is being organised by the 'Forum for Teachers of Western Classical Music'. For details, call 22215304.
Digital collages
An exhibition of digital collages and book covers, 'The Art of the Book' by Sunandini Banerjee will be held at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan till
December 2, 2 pm to 6.30 pm. Entry is free. For details, call 25205305.