The long-anticipated Bengal Classical Music Festival 2014 will begin today at the Bangladesh Army Stadium in the capital at 6:30pm. The opening day’s sessions will highlight long-held traditions of Bangla music and feature a chorus by 40 prominent singers from Bangladesh, including Iffat Ara Dewan, Mita Haq, Laisa Ahmed Lisa, Aditi Mohsin, Khairul Anam Shakil, Bulbul Islam and Subir Nandi.