Swar-Tarang-2015, inter-school music fest

.....And the semi-classical melody rafted across the hall, leaving the audience steeped in utter amazement and appreciation. A group of 11 students from classes 8 to 11 participated in an inter-school music competition "Swar-Tarang", held at D.P.S. R.K. Puram on 6 August, 2015. They were accompanied by their music teacher, Ms. Suchismita Chatterjee. There were 2 events: Duet, where the students had to sing a semi-classical song linked to the monsoon; and Group song, where the students had to sing a qawwali. Our students sang the famous Kajri Barsan laagi badariya in the duet category and Aye ri sakhi more khwaja ghar aye in the group song category. The group song ended with intense applause and as anticipated, our School comfortably lifted the second prize in the category!

There were 16 schools participating in the event, including Mothers International School, Birla Vidya Niketan, Amity International School, St Thomas School and D.P.S. Rohini. The panel of judges that adjudged the competition comprised of Ms. Geetika Sehgal ( Hindustani classical vocalist), Ms. Beena Pahari ( Programme Executive, AIR Delhi) and Mr. Manjeet Singh ( Specialist in semi-classical music). As a delightful surprise, the event concluded with the audience being treated to touching renditions by two of the judges! Our participants for the qawali were Dhriti Chatterjee (VIII-A), Ananya Sahdev (VIII-E), Shivangini Sharma (IX-C), Milanpreet Kaur (IX-B), Aditya Sharma (IX-B), Gaurav Prasad (X-A), Bedanto Sen (X-C), Saruby Sharma (X-D) and Chinmaya Iyer (X-B). Our iNstrumentalists were, on the tabla Sahej Singh (IX-B) and on the harmonium Karandeep Singh Kapoor (X-A) The students were in high spirit as they returned to School holding aloft their gleaming new trophy, so proud to have brought laurels for their alma mater. Report by Saruby Sharma, X-D.