(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Kalabhavan School of Music and Arts, the franchisee of Kochin Kalabhavan, will be celebrating the Thyagaraja Music Festival on Friday, April 28 at Al Maasa Hall, Ruwi to pay homage to the great saint Thyagaraja who was an inspired composer and one of the trinity of Carnatic music.
The chief guest of the event is M V Suresh, president, National Pharmaceutical Industries Co.
Thyagaraja's contributions to Carnatic music, the classical music of South India, are immense.His life andkirtanasare the heritage of Indian culture expressed in classical Carnatic music. Thyagaraja was born in 1767 in Tiruvarur, a small town in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu in India. His life and works are a source of great inspiration to young poets and musicians. Young artistes believe that they will be blessed with a melodious voice if they anoint the shrine with honey and sing Thyagaraja's songs at his memorial.
Saint Thyagaraja had composed several kritis in various ragaas. His music is a treasure and an undivided property. It belongs to all musicians and music lovers.
Kalabhavan has been conducting the Thyagaraja Music Festival in Oman for the past ten years.Kalabhavan's vocal and carnatic instrument students from Ghubra, Al Hail and Ruwi branches will be participating in the programme.The event, which is scheduled to start at 6pm, is open to all the music lovers. Kalabhavan gives regular coaching in Carnatic music, Indian classical dance, cinematic dance, keyboard, tabala, mridangam, drums and other instruments.
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