A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF INDIA – “COME INDIA SING JANA GANA MANA”, on our Independence Day
Lorraine Music Academy and LAMP Trust hosted A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF INDIA – “COME INDIA SING JANA GANA MANA”, on our Independence Day on Friday 15th August 2014 at Epicentre Auditorium, Apparel House, Sector-44, Gurgaon.
The event had distinguished Guests and members of the community from across the National Capital Region and from other States.
CHIEF GUEST:
- Smt. Mamta Sharma, Ex-Chair Person, National Commission for Women, Government of India
GUESTS OF HONOUR:
- Lt Gen Rajender Singh, PVSM, SM, VSM (Retd.), CEO, DLF Foundation
- Maj. Gen. Ranjan Chand, Head-Admin, Universal Learn Today (The Education Division of India Today – Promoters of Vasant Valley School)
- Dr. Raj Singh, Vice Chancellor, G. D. Goenka University
- Smt. Yasmin Contractor, Principal, Summer Fields School, Gurgaon
- Smt. Anita Malhotra, Principal, Lotus Valley International School, Gurgaon
- Smt. Guneet Ohri, Principal, Ridge Valley School, Gurgaon
- Smt. Sarabjeet Kaur, Principal, Paramlaksh World School, Alwar District, Rajasthan
PRESIDED & HOSTED BY:
- Shri Aubrey Aloysius, Founder Trustee & President of LAMP Trust, Managing Director of Lorraine Music Academy, Chairman of the National Patriotic Project
- Smt. Lorraine Fiona Aloysius, Trustee of LAMP Trust, Creative Director of Lorraine Music Academy
Professional musicians and students of Lorraine Music Academy and schools across the National Capital Region expressed their celebration through song, instrumental music, and dance performances. There were solo singing & group / choir singing of patriotic songs from across India. There were dance performances set to patriotic and folk music. It included performances by children and youth – members of our next generation, members of the community, and citizens of India. The audience were also treated to a poetry recital and speeches by the Chief Guest and the hosts. This concert was in aid of raising awareness, support and resources for the National Patriotic Project “Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana”. Students of Lorraine Music Academy and of Schools from across Gurgaon, Haryana and Rajasthan, including Summer Fields School, Ridge Valley School, Lotus Valley International School, Amity International School, Pathways World School, Sehwag International School, Paramlaksh World School, Suncity World School participated in this celebration.
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The program included:
- Speech by the Chief Guest, Smt. Mamta Sharma, Ex-Chair Person, National Commission for Women, Government of India
(Click here to view the video) - Choir Performance: “Woh Din Hai Kitna Door” by Students of Lotus Valley International School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Choir Performance: “Azad Huan Aaj Ke Din Desh Hamaara” by Students of Summer Fields School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Choir Performance: “Bharat Mata Teri Kasam” by Students of Ridge Valley School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Choir Performance: “Galat Mat Kadam Uthao” by Students of Suncity World School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Choir Performance: “Born Free” by Students of Lorraine Music Academy, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Piano Performance: “Sonatina” by Fredrick Kuhlao performed by Kiyoshi Yakeem, Student of Lorraine Music Academy, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Piano Performance: “Rondo Alla Turca” by Mozart performed by Vaibhav Bhatia, Student of Lorraine Music Academy, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Piano Performance: “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin performed by Rohit Adsule, Student of Lorraine Music Academy, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Poetry Recital: “Desh Ki Azaadi Ki Khaatir” recited by Sanjeev Katoch, a citizen, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Dance Performance: “Chaumaso Laagyo Re” by Students of Lotus Valley International School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Dance Performance: “Desh Rangeela” by Students of Paramlaksh World School, Alwar District, Rajasthan
(Click here to view the video) - Dance Performance: “Raag Malhaar” by Students of Amity International School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Dance Performance: “Vande Mataram” by Students of Summer Fields School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Dance Performance: “Maa Tujhe Salaam” by Students of Ridge Valley School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Dance Performance: “Joy of Independence (Dhim Tana) & Vande Mataram” by Students of Pathways World School, Gurgaon, Haryana
(Click here to view the video) - Dance Performance: “Desh Rangeela + Maula Mere” by Students of Sehwag World School, Jhajjar District, Haryana
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The Musical Celebration included 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 included 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 had the audience singing our National Anthem with pride, passion, and precision. The National Patriotic Project “Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana” is a clarion call to 1.27 Billion Indians to stand together for one cause – the Unity of India, by singing one song – our National Anthem, in the correct code as laid out in the Constitution of India – in 52 seconds.
The National Patriotic Project “Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana” recognised and awarded schools that have participated in this nation building project and have ensured 100% participation of their students in this noble cause. These schools included Summer Fields School, Ridge Valley School, Lotus Valley International School, Amity International School, Sehwag International School, Paramlaksh World School, Suncity World School, K R Mangalam World School, Manav Rachna International School, among many others. Awards were given to the Principals and representatives of these schools by the Chief Guest, Smt. Mamta Sharma; Guests of Honour – Dr. Raj Singh, Lt Gen Rajender Singh, Maj Gen Ranjan Chand, and Smt. Lorraine Fiona Aloysius. The Chairman of the National Patriotic Project, Shri Aubrey Aloysius, encouraged Educationists, School Principals, Vice Chancellors, children & the youth of the nation to follow in the stellar examples of the awardees and fulfil their fundamental duties as citizens of India as per Article 51A of the Constitution of India.
The event also marked the encouragement of a nation-wide drive to encourage proper singing of our National Anthem the right way as per the code laid out in the Constitution of India across schools and educational institutions. The initiative includes speaking at gatherings of students in schools and educational institutions, during assembly time, in offices and institutions across the country, conducting workshops and training sessions, teaching the correct way of singing the Anthem, with passion, pride and precision, ie- in 52 seconds. We will encourage singing across the National Capital Region and across the nation among citizens, community members, members of RWAs, office colleages, etc.
This event forms a part of the ongoing National Patriotic Project “Come India Sing Jana Gana Mana” that was launched on 15th August 2013, our Independence Day, inaugurated by the then Union Cabinet Minister and current Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Shri Oscar Fernandes.
The “Come India Sing” Nation-wide Audition and Talent Contest for Music, Art & Culture is open to all. This includes a slogan contest for every Indian citizen to express what the National Anthem means to them. The contest also encourages the practising & the singing of Jana Gana Mana and a Patriotic Song.
Participation can be as an Individual, as a Family or as a Group of friends, a school, a college, classmates, office colleagues, communities, RWAs…. All one has to do is record on video one’s family or group or oneself singing the song, upload the video to YouTube, complete the registration form on our website, and be a part of the nation-building project. Age is no bar. This contest is open to all ages.
Select participants and winners of the above project will get opportunities to perform on stage before audiences at various venues in the National Capital Region of Delhi and across the country. Winners of the “Come India Sing” Nation-wide Talent Contest will earn the privilege of being invited to sing the National Anthem alongside the nation’s leaders and to receive their award. Individuals and groups whose performance stand out will also be invited to attend or to perform at an enormous annual cultural program depicting India’s cultural ethos of “Unity in Diversity”, in a large venue in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Thousands of the nation’s youth will together in one voice celebrate our great nation by singing "Jana Gana Mana". This event will be broadcast nationally and internationally, giving participants exposure on a grand scale that will, at the very least, leave them with memories that will last for a lifetime and, at the very most, be the key elements in inspiring them realize their greater dreams.
So spread the word, and join in singing our National Anthem. Other songs – patriotic songs, festive songs, folk songs, pop songs… – can follow as well. To participate, one can log on to the following website: www.localhost/lma or email: contest@lorrainemusicacademy.com or sms 9910143344.
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