Tag Archives: Orchestra

Grand Union Orchestra @ Capstone Theatre

Internationally-celebrated world musicians and jazz soloists from the Grand Union Orchestra blend the wide range of musical styles they specialise in, bringing an extraordinary exchange of music from around the world to Liverpool. Sinuous Indian ragas intertwine with Latin-American salsa, … ›

Abhilasha by Tarang Leader Raaheel Hussain

Tarang Leader Raaheel Hussain tells us about Tarang’s upcoming tour and what we can expect from them in the future. ›

The Dance of Sound by Apoorva Jayaraman

Regular Dance India attender and the first recipient of Milapfest Nritya Ratna Young Dancer of the Year Award, Apoorva Jayaraman, shares her thoughts about this year’s school. ›

A Multitude of Drops by Mithila Sarma

Blog post written by Tarang musician, Mithila Sarma, after her experience of Music India 2013 ›

Samyo & Tarang Awards 2013

It’s an achievement to get a place in either Samyo or Tarang, and we always congratulate our members for that, but there are also some outstanding individuals who excel over the year and are deserving recipients of our annual awards. ›

Celebrating a fantastic week of Indian music and dance in Liverpool

July and August have been exciting months here at Milapfest. To round up what’s been happening Director of Milapfest, Dr. Prashant Nayak, looks back at the week that saw Music India, Dance India and Indika come together in the biggest celebration of Indian music and dance we’ve ever had. ›

Raam’s Samyo Diary

Raam Jeganathan has been a SAMYO member since April 2012, when he joined in our national auditions. He quickly became an integral part of the team, performing in all of our performances in the anniversary season. In August 2013, Raam was appointed as the new Orchestra Leader. ›

Samyo Too @ The Capstone Theatre

Free admission Samyo Too is a select ensemble of leaders of The National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music. Their music demonstrates the best of a new and unique Indian genre, which combines original compositions, and an imaginative contrast of Indian … ›

Tarang presents Abhilasha @ Southbank Centre

Tarang is an ensemble of brilliant emerging musicians who are making Indian music accessible and relevant to modern Britain. Tarang represents the next generation of British musicians who are treading a new path in Indian music. In ‘Abhilasha’, meaning desire or … ›

Raam’s Samyo Diary

SAMYO members have been busy with exams over Summer, so in May and June there are no formal orchestra events or activities. SAMYO’s next event is part of the Music for Youth National Festival in Birmingham, where the orchestra’s conductors and members will take part in workshops and a performance. In the meantime, Raam shares a fascinating video of a performance he recently found online. ›