Western classical music at Chhayanaut

A musical show by Classical Music Academy (CMA) will be held on August 30 at the  Chhayanaut Auditorium.

The premiere show took place at the Bishwa Shahittyo Kendra on August 22.  The programme has been divided into two segment. At first, with twelve singers from CRP centres, Savar will be singing three songs include “Dhono Dhanne Pushpe Bhora,” “Anondo Loke” and “Ami Banglai Gaan Gai” alongside moderated by  Iftekhar Anwar with twenty five participants  will be playing orchestra. The second series will be  “Raham Ali’r Putul Nach (Doll Dance of Raham Ali). ” Narrator Heera Chowdhury will be commanding the story of Raham Ali who had arrived in Dhaka from his village where he used to do puppet shows.  Written by Iftekhar Anwar, Md Akasha and Smaron Prottoy, the story will be well accompanied by music created by the chamber orchestra for the entire 40 minutes of the show. Ricardo Elias Rodriguez a Mexican musician,  will play in “Raham Ali’r Putul Nach” as a special attraction. Iftekhar,  the founder of CMA said: “We are inviting patients from CRP to showcase their talent. It will be enthralling for the audience to listen to them. About CMA, Iftekhar said: “I wanted to start a western classical school just because we did not have one. Our effort is to familiarise western classical and form a full fledged orchestra in the country. A number of music schools here specialises in eastern classical music but western classical remains unexplored.”

The ticket of the event will be available at the gate priced BDT 200.