Last weekend, some of the country’s top young musicians came together to present a musical showcase that told stories of life, culture and heritage in the Indian Subcontinent. Samyo’s ‘The Great Indian Heritage’, at Beck Theatre, was the latest showcase by the National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music.
Posted in Archive, Samyo, Sub Brands | Tagged Gaurav Mazumdar, indian heritage, Indian Music, Kousic Sen, London, Milapfest, Orchestra, Samyo, Southbank Centre | Comments Off on SAMYO’s Annual Showcase, Saturday 12th March 2016Samyo Orchestra Leader, Raam Jeganathan, rounds up the events of the previous month and shares his experiences in Samyo. This month he looks forward tothe next Annual Showcase at the Southbank Centre‘s Queen Elizabeth Hall.on Saturday 28th February.
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based, Samyo | Tagged Gaurav Mazumdar, Music for the Mind and Soul, Orchestra, Samyo, Young talent | Comments Off on Raam’s Samyo DiaryMusic shapes every aspect of our lives, from our earliest memories, to our most momentous occasions in life. In Samyo’s upcoming concert, we want to tell you just how important music is to us, and where it makes beautiful appearances in our lives!
Posted in Archive, Samyo, Sub Brands | Tagged Alok Nayak, Anil Srinivasan, Classical Music, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Music, Kousic Sen, London, Natonal Youth Orchestra, NYMO, Orchestra, QEH, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Samyo, sitar, Southbank Centre, Tabla, Young talent | Comments Off on Our musical lives: #Samyo11Slideshow of images captured at Indika by Pradeep Karanjkar for K.Kreatives
Posted in Archive, Dance News, Music News, News Based | Tagged 2013, Bharatanatyam, Capstone Theatre, Concert, dance, Dance India, festival, Gaurav Mazumdar, India, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Indika, Kathak, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, music, Samyo, Tabla, Tarang, Violin, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on Indika Photo Gallery 2013July 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.
Posted in Archive, News Based | Tagged 2013, Anjana Anand, Capstone Theatre, Dance India, festival, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Indika, Kathak, Lalgudi GJR Krishnan, Leela Samson, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, Music India, Orchestra, Pandit Ranajit Sengupta, Priyadarsini Govind, Samyo, Sanjukta Sinha, Tabla, Tarang, veena, Violin, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on Celebrating a fantastic week of Indian music and dance in LiverpoolRaam 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.
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based, Samyo, Sub Brands | Tagged 2013, Capstone Theatre, Carnatic Vocal, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Music, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, music, Orchestra, Samyo, sitar, Tabla, veena, Violin, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on Raam’s Samyo DiarySAMYO 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.
Posted in Archive, Samyo, Sub Brands | Tagged 2013, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Dance, London, Milapfest, Orchestra, Samyo, sitar, Young talent | Comments Off on Raam’s Samyo DiaryApril 2013 Each month, SAMYO member Raam Jaganathan will be sending us a SAMYO DIARY, and stories of his experiences in music. In this second update, Raam tells us all about his experiences at the SAMYO10 concert. SAMYO DIARY Final …
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based, Samyo, Sub Brands | Tagged 2013, Concert, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Music, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Manchester, Milapfest, Music for the Mind and Soul, Orchestra, Samyo, sitar, Tabla, The Capstone Theatre, Violin, Young talent | Comments Off on Raam’s SAMYO DiaryJainee-Khushali Patel auditioned as a Sitarist in SAMYO in 2012, and was selected as a member of the Training Orchestra. After a year Jainee was fast tracked into the performance orchestra for the SAMYO10 Concert on March 16th 2013. We spoke to Jainee soon after the concert, to ask about her whirlwind year in SAMYO.
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based, Samyo, Sub Brands | Tagged 2013, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Music, Jainee-Khushali Patel, Jazz, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, Samyo, Saxophone, Southbank Centre, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on “A beautiful musical journey” – SAMYO member Jainee-Khushali PatelEach month, SAMYO member Raam Jeganathan will be sending us a SAMYO DIARY, and stories of his experiences in music.
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based, Samyo, Sub Brands | Tagged Anoushka Shankar, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Music, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Orchestra, Pandit Ranajit Sengupta, Pirashanna Thevarajah, Raam Jeganathan, Samyo, samyo10, Southbank Centre, Tabla, Varnam, veena, Young talent | Comments Off on Raam’s SAMYO diary ← Older posts