July 20th, 2009 | Reviews and Media | No comments
Personal impressions (Sunday Island – 2009/03/01)
Malcolm v. Stülpnagel, Galle.
On Saturday the 31st January, the Chamber Music Society of Colombo performed at the historic 18th century Dutch Reformed Church in the Galle Fort. Presented by the Galle Literary Festival and sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the elite ensemble, directed by Lakshman Joseph de Saram, made a tremendous artistic impact.
July 20th, 2009 | Reviews and Media | No comments
The inaugural concert of the Chamber Music Society of Colombo
Enticing spell of classical music:
Reviewed by Indeewara Thilakarathne and Ranga Chandrarathne
The most exciting and extremely relevant piece of serious avant garde music of the inaugural concert of the Chamber Music Society of Colombo, held recently at the Russian Cultural Centre, was the composition by Stephen Allen on the legendary tusker Kandula.
July 20th, 2009 | Reviews and Media | No comments
Goethe Musical Tribute
Tribute to the Masters
The year 2009 coincidentally marks anniversaries of three of the greatest German speaking classical music composers, namely:
250th death anniversary of Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 – 1759)
200th death anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
200th birth anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 – 1847)
As we all know, these composers [...]
July 17th, 2009 | Announcements | No comments