<p>A relaxing evening awaited one and all at the Leela Galleria recently as a beautiful music session was organised at the venue. Held at the Oxford Bookstore, the session was organised in association with the Wigan Field. <br /><br />Titled ‘A Musical Journey’, it was presented by eminent musician Johnny, who enthralled one and all with his rendition of many well-known songs. The session was aimed at providing a melodious evening with a message to spread the ‘universal <br />language’ of music. <br /><br />Be it lovely Hindi tunes like Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaaye, Pehla Nasha, Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le or Kannada classics like Hombisilu and Neerabittu Neladamele, Johnny had everyone mesmerised. <br /><br />He even played Tamil tunes like Mouna Raagam’s Mandram Vantha on the request of the crowd. Kids of all ages comprised a major part of the audience and showed a keen interest in the concert. <br /><br />Said Aruna, one of the organisers, “This can be considered as a prelude to a number of activities that I will be organising for children in the coming days.” <br /><br />As Johnny took a break after playing a host of melodious tunes, members of the audience (including kids) took turns playing the piano thereby making the entire session extremely <br />interesting.<br /><br />During the second session, Johnny played another set of popular tunes like the old song Yeh Raatein Yeh Mausam and ‘Bombay’ theme song along with his own compositions as well. <br /><br />A master pianist and an expert in playing Western and Indian classical music, Johnny has worked with renowned singers/actors like P B Srinivas, Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan and Shivarajkumar. He has also worked on a few projects in the Tamil film industry. <br /><br />“The crowd has been really encouraging,” he said. <br /><br />“I started learning on the harmonium first and then slowly moved on to the piano. I then joined the William Joseph International Academy for Performing Arts and now have an institute of my own,” added the City-based musician. <br /><br />He also said he may have a few other concerts coming up in the City though <br />nothing has been finalised so far. Sandhya, a marketing consultant who was a member of the audience, enjoyed the session completely. <br /><br />“He is a good player,” she said. However, she had one complaint. <br /><br />“It should have been more interactive. If he could talk and explain each of the <br />songs he was playing, it would have been informative,” she added. <br /></p>
<p>A relaxing evening awaited one and all at the Leela Galleria recently as a beautiful music session was organised at the venue. Held at the Oxford Bookstore, the session was organised in association with the Wigan Field. <br /><br />Titled ‘A Musical Journey’, it was presented by eminent musician Johnny, who enthralled one and all with his rendition of many well-known songs. The session was aimed at providing a melodious evening with a message to spread the ‘universal <br />language’ of music. <br /><br />Be it lovely Hindi tunes like Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaaye, Pehla Nasha, Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le or Kannada classics like Hombisilu and Neerabittu Neladamele, Johnny had everyone mesmerised. <br /><br />He even played Tamil tunes like Mouna Raagam’s Mandram Vantha on the request of the crowd. Kids of all ages comprised a major part of the audience and showed a keen interest in the concert. <br /><br />Said Aruna, one of the organisers, “This can be considered as a prelude to a number of activities that I will be organising for children in the coming days.” <br /><br />As Johnny took a break after playing a host of melodious tunes, members of the audience (including kids) took turns playing the piano thereby making the entire session extremely <br />interesting.<br /><br />During the second session, Johnny played another set of popular tunes like the old song Yeh Raatein Yeh Mausam and ‘Bombay’ theme song along with his own compositions as well. <br /><br />A master pianist and an expert in playing Western and Indian classical music, Johnny has worked with renowned singers/actors like P B Srinivas, Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan and Shivarajkumar. He has also worked on a few projects in the Tamil film industry. <br /><br />“The crowd has been really encouraging,” he said. <br /><br />“I started learning on the harmonium first and then slowly moved on to the piano. I then joined the William Joseph International Academy for Performing Arts and now have an institute of my own,” added the City-based musician. <br /><br />He also said he may have a few other concerts coming up in the City though <br />nothing has been finalised so far. Sandhya, a marketing consultant who was a member of the audience, enjoyed the session completely. <br /><br />“He is a good player,” she said. However, she had one complaint. <br /><br />“It should have been more interactive. If he could talk and explain each of the <br />songs he was playing, it would have been informative,” she added. <br /></p>
