As many as 15 shows of ‘Musical Express’, a musical extravaganza, are scheduled to be performed in India from July 7 to 22 including shows at Mumbai (July 11), Chennai (July 14) and at the Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bangalore on July 17.
The show features music chosen from popular West End and Broadway Musicals divided into themed sections containing solos, duets and ensembles.
 Performing with the ensemble will be a choir of over 100 Indian school children and a troupe of 10 professional Indian dancers.
 The choir trainer in Bangalore is Ashley Joseph of the William Joseph International Academy for Performing Arts.
The ensemble, all highly regarded professionals from England, Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have been handpicked for their expertise and versatility. The eight singers are all active on either the operatic and concert platform, or on the West End stage. The instrumentalists are based mainly in London and will be supported by musicians from India.
The ensemble
Music has been arranged specifically for the ensemble by Pete Rosser with additional pieces by Sheelagh Greer, Judith Sheridan and Ashley Joseph.
The singers include Colette Lennon, Jennifer Redston (sopranos), Marion Jordan, Sheelagh Greer (mezzo-sopranos), Russell Whitehead, Sunil Paulraj (tenors), Gavan Ring and Richard Hartley (baritones).
The instrumental ensemble includes Imogen Cranwell (violin/viola), Derrick Coonghe (clarinet/saxophone), Lucy Railton (cello), Rebekah Youd (trombone) and Mark McGrath (Piano).
Musical Express is a show specially devised for World Heritage Project, a non-profit organisation that brings together individuals, organisations and governments to safeguard world heritage sites — including several heritage sites in India — promote and educate about their global significance, and support sustainable environmental, educational, medical and social projects.
Musical Express is a production of Fiddlers on the Hoof, a production company devoted to promoting the intercultural musical exchange between singers and musicians of different countries, both amateur and professional, to give them the opportunity to perform together and to share their musical experience and heritage.
Fiddlers on the Hoof is again a non-profit organisation which uses its collective talents to support charities and philanthropic causes.
Previous events have been organised in India, in which singers Sheelagh Greer, Judith Sheridan and Dr Sunil Paulraj, working together with Indian musicians, have performed in venues ranging from packed churches to football stadiums.
In 2006 the world renowned Ghatt Quintet with members of the Madras Male Voice Ensemble toured Northern Ireland appearing in theatres and churches across the country. 
Projects in pipeline
Future projects involve a co-production for British and Indian teenagers to tour India and the UK in ‘Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat’, a tour to the USA and an exchange between choirs in India, the UK and Israel.
This tour will give ample opportunity for the visiting musicians to sample the cultural riches that India has to offer with trips arranged to the Mysore Palace, sight-seeing trips in Chennai and Bangalore and a Jungle Safari as well as a snake-catching demonstration and a visit to a crocodile farm.