<p>Bangaloreans were treated to a fascinating musical journey through Spain by the Majolly Music Trust (MMT) at Alliance Francaise recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The programme, titled ‘Spain’, saw the choir sing Teresica Hermana, Soberana Maria and O Magnum Mysterium among others. Two choir groups, ‘Madrigals, Etc’ and ‘MMT’ transported the audience to another world. <br /><br />The choir, which was singing Spanish songs for the first time, was confident that the City was open to experimentation. <br /><br />“The songs are dance-like songs from different parts of Spain,” said Neecia Majolly, director of the choir. <br /><br />“It’s mostly Spanish while there is a mix of Latin. We have chosen songs of Spanish composers from the mainland as well as South America,” she said. <br /><br />It’s been six months of hard work for the team to render their performance. “We <br />required six months of practice to bring it to this level,” she said. <br /><br />“The team has been really good, which is one of the plus points. We are sure the audience is open to experimenting,” she added. <br /><br />Abhinav Pandey, an artiste, said, “It is expected of us to bring out something different. We usually bring out styles which are not common.” <br /><br />Rinosh Noble, another artiste, added, “We have helped each other learn the language especially since we are singing in a language that we don’t know.” <br /><br />Prakash Savasiappa said what’s common in the group is the love for music and that it has a lot of variety. <br /><br />Singing in a language not known to everyone seemed to be the common challenge.<br /><br />Jonas Olsson, assistant director of the choir, who is from Sweden explained, “The language (Spanish) is not singer-friendly. For instance, it is much easier to sing in a language like Italian. So it’s the language that has been the biggest challenge. But ultimately it’s the joy of doing something together.” The singer, who has been with the choir over the last six-and-a-half years, added that he was emotional about the performance since it was his last as he was going back to Sweden. <br /><br />“I’ve come here to see this since it is something different. It sounds interesting,” said Meghna, who has completed studying performing arts from Christ University. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Bangaloreans were treated to a fascinating musical journey through Spain by the Majolly Music Trust (MMT) at Alliance Francaise recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The programme, titled ‘Spain’, saw the choir sing Teresica Hermana, Soberana Maria and O Magnum Mysterium among others. Two choir groups, ‘Madrigals, Etc’ and ‘MMT’ transported the audience to another world. <br /><br />The choir, which was singing Spanish songs for the first time, was confident that the City was open to experimentation. <br /><br />“The songs are dance-like songs from different parts of Spain,” said Neecia Majolly, director of the choir. <br /><br />“It’s mostly Spanish while there is a mix of Latin. We have chosen songs of Spanish composers from the mainland as well as South America,” she said. <br /><br />It’s been six months of hard work for the team to render their performance. “We <br />required six months of practice to bring it to this level,” she said. <br /><br />“The team has been really good, which is one of the plus points. We are sure the audience is open to experimenting,” she added. <br /><br />Abhinav Pandey, an artiste, said, “It is expected of us to bring out something different. We usually bring out styles which are not common.” <br /><br />Rinosh Noble, another artiste, added, “We have helped each other learn the language especially since we are singing in a language that we don’t know.” <br /><br />Prakash Savasiappa said what’s common in the group is the love for music and that it has a lot of variety. <br /><br />Singing in a language not known to everyone seemed to be the common challenge.<br /><br />Jonas Olsson, assistant director of the choir, who is from Sweden explained, “The language (Spanish) is not singer-friendly. For instance, it is much easier to sing in a language like Italian. So it’s the language that has been the biggest challenge. But ultimately it’s the joy of doing something together.” The singer, who has been with the choir over the last six-and-a-half years, added that he was emotional about the performance since it was his last as he was going back to Sweden. <br /><br />“I’ve come here to see this since it is something different. It sounds interesting,” said Meghna, who has completed studying performing arts from Christ University. <br /><br /></p>
