A successful 2 day workshop conducted by Madras Youth Choir on Indian Choral Music for the city music teachers. Around 10 schools & 20 music teachers participated in this workshop. It was well received by the participants.
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Programme for Cancer Survivors – Kalaivanar Arangam ( June 2, 2019)
Our tabla player Mr. Hariharasubramanian @ Rajamani is one of the cancer survivors & Madras Youth Choir is very proud & happy to perform along with him in this programme
30th Memorial day of Shri M B Srinivasan
30th Memorial day of Shri M B Srinivasan
Venue – Cine Musician’s Union, Vadapalani
Date – 9th March 2019, Saturday
1. Performances by the prize winners of Inter school choral music competitions held during Nov. 2018 conducted by MYC
Junior Category:
a. Kamala Music School – 2nd Prize
b. Sankara Vidhyashramam, Thiruvanmiyur – 3rd Prize
Senior Category
A. PSBB, K K Nagar – 1st Prize
B. NSN Matriculation, Chitlapakkam – 2nd Prize
C. Sankara Vidhyashramam, Thiruvanmiyur – 3rd Prize
2. Junior Choir & College Choir of Madras Youth Choir
3. Seniors of Madras Youth Choir & BEAT group
4. Mass singing of Homage song by all the above groups
80th Birthday celebrations of Dr. Vasanthi Devi
80th Birthday celebrations of Dr. Vasanthi Devi Venue – Office of AID India, Royapettah, Chennai Date – 11th November 2018, Sunday
30th Anniversary Celebrations of MBS Youth Choir & Republic Day Recording at AIR – Thiruvananthapuram
Occasion - 30th Anniversary Celebrations of MBS Youth Choir, Thiruvananthapuram & Republic Day Recording at AIR, Thiruvananthapuram Date - 11th & 12th August 2018
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebrations – organized by Mr. P S Srinivasan & Family
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebrations – organized by Mr. P S Srinivasan & Family Venue: Nana Nani, Coimbatore Date: 4th February 2018
Festival of Sacred Music – organized by Prakriti Foundation
Festival of Sacred Music – organized by Prakriti Foundation Venue: Kalyan Mahal, Thiruvaiyaru Date: 2nd February 2018
MYC conducted the 6th Inter School Choral Music competition
Madras Youth Choir conducted the 6th Inter School Choral Music competition in Vidhyodaya School auditorium on the 18th of Nov. This year saw a record participation of 20 schools with 485 students participating. G K Shetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya won the first prize followed by Padma Seshadri KK Nagar and Lalaji Memorial Omega International school in …
USA Tour
Washington, USA, for the Serenade programme
MYC Annual Report – 2016-17
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Madras Youth Choir performed at the Museum Theatre (Mar 18, 2017)
“Madras Youth Choir performed at the Museum Theatre on 18th March, 2017, for the Classical Movements of USA, followed by the Julliard Ensemble who enthralled the audience with an hour of instrumental compositions of the western classical music.”
Music session with Mr Kevin Fox, a Grammy Award Composer / Conductor
Mr Kevin Fox, a Grammy Award Composer/Conductor, appointed by Classical Movements as its Artistic Advisor, was in India, to conduct workshop/training sessions for Madras Youth Choir on 26th and 29th January, 2017 as a precursor to our performance for the Serenade Choral Music Festival to be held in Washington DC, USA, in June/July, 2017.
MYC – Nov & Dec programme photos
The Fifth Interschool Choral Music Competition was held by MYC on November 26th, 2016. Nearly 20 schools with more than 650 children, participated this year. The First Prize and the MNS Rolling Trophy was awarded to PSBB KK Nagar. The Second Prize went to Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Ambattur. The third Prize was …
MYC @ Mumbai Shanmukhananda Hall for Sangeet Natak Akademi
MYC was invited by Sangeet Natak Akademi to perform at Mumbai Shanmukhananda Hall on 18th September, for the centenary celebrations of Dr M S Subbulakshmi. MYC paid homage to MS on her centenary and also our founder MBS for his birthday on 19th September.
MYC – September – 2016
Psbb teachers won the inter school group singing competition conducted by the Rotary Club towards teachers’ Day celebrations on 10th September. Glad that this is yet another victory for MYC in spreading the choral singing movement and gaining recognition for MBS’s composition! The tgeachers’ group was trained by Rajashree Bhaskar. Times of India 17.9.2016. A …
MYC – August – 2016
Nathella Vidhyodaya School Choir trained by MYC’s instructor Preethi Sriram, on their Annual Day!! We were also invited by a group in Bangalore. One of our oldest members, Ramani Natarajan, teaching on behalf of Madras youth choir in Bangalore! Mr Anthony Reuben (Kabali movie sound engineer) came to our MYC rehearsal and shared his memories …
MYC – July 2017
MYC’s General Body meeting held on 10.07.2016 Madras Youth Choir is happy and privileged to be a part of the TVSA’s annual choral music workshop. This year’s workshop was held on the 25th and 26th of July 2016, conducted by D Ramachandran, Latha Unnikrishnan, Preethi Sriram and Sruthi Unnikrishnan.
MYC Annual Report – 2015-16
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Workshop – 2016
Madras Youth Choir’s summer camp for kids started off on a cheerful note on 18th April at Shraddha in T. Nagar. There were close to a dozen kids who thoroughly enjoyed the session. The kids learnt to sing ‘Amma porandha veettule ammaanai aaduvom’, a song on traditional games, written and composed by MYC’s VP D. Ramachandran. In addition, our instructors taught the kids to play traditional games such as pallanguzhi, ammanai, and kannamoochi. It was held till the 25th of April, 2016.
Madras Youth Choir is conducting separate choir singing workshops for adults and kids every Sunday in May 2016. The sessions will be conducted at Children’s Garden School, Mylapore. Parents can attend the workshop without worrying about their kids. Because they will be in a music workshop, too. Happy singing! Session dates: 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th May, 2016.
Choral music training session @ TVSA, Hosur
MYC was invited by TVSA, Hosur to conduct a choral music training session for their junior and senior students on 21st and 22nd March, 2016. Latha Unnikrishnan, S. Vedamurthy, Preethi Sriram and Sruthi Unnikrishnan conducted these sessions.
MYC @ 32nd anniversary of Uratha Sinthanai Magazine
Programme on March 13, 2016 – Performed to a packed auditorium. Thanks to Dr. Balasandilyan, Joint-Secy of Uratha Sinthanai Vaasaga Ezhuthaalar Sangam and Sub Editor of Nam Uratha Sinthanai magazine, for providing us an opportunity to perform.
Training workshop by MYC
Training workshop at IIT, Madras.
On 9.3.2016 our MYC member Gayathree Krishna had a session with the class 6 students of Vidya Mandir Sr. Sec. School, Mylapore on songs of trees and nature.
February 2016 @ MYC
MYC peformed Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s songs at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha on 6 Feb 2016.
MYC peformed Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s songs at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha on 6 Feb 2016.
Our Instructor Rajashree Bhaskaran conducting the Bala Mandir Choir on World Friendship Day – 08.02.2016.
A wonderful chamber Performance by MYC
A wonderful chamber Performance by MYC.
Tuesday 26.01.2016
Timing: 11.00 am to 12.00 noon
Venue: Dr B Sivanthi Aditanar Ninaivu Illam
