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British Carnatic Choir, (also known as BCC) - uniting Britain through Carnatic Music

Concept Objectives Patrons and Trustees BCC for Schools References and Media Coverage

Concept The British Carnatic Choir, a pioneering concept aimed at uniting diverse communities through music. The concept is the brainchild of Dr Chithra Ramakrishnan, Artistic Director of Shruthi UK, a not-for-profit Midlands-based arts & culture organization.

Launch of BCC It was formally launched on the 12th of June 2015 by Cllr Raymond Hassall, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, J.K.Sharma, Consul General of India and Chitravina N.Ravikiran.

Objectives -to create and explore choral singing in South Indian classical music in the UK, with a key focus on children and young adults with a passion to connect through music. The British Carnatic Choir aims to transcend this genre of music across the UK and beyond and to diverse communities.

- It aims to complement Prime Minister David Cameron’s British Values in an attempt to encourage all citizens to respect each other’s ways of life and to celebrate good work, through the sounds, words and pictures of the BCC.

- The BCC is supported by sister organization ShruthiUK, a South Asian arts organization based in Birmingham, which organizes a series of events, workshops to complement the work of the BCC. The key aim is to connect like-minded people from all walks of life.

Patrons and Trustees

Patrons Former Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands, Chairman of Birmingham City University, [|Paul Sabapathy CBE] Lord Mayor of Birmingham Cllr Raymond Hassal Sangeetha Kalanidhi Vid.[|Shri.Neyveli Santhanagopalan]

Trustees Mrs.Satinder Kaur Taunque OBE DL Dr.Jagjit Singh Taunque MBE DL Ms.Beverley Lindsay OBE DL Davinder Prasad, General Secretary BOPA Cllr Ram P Lakha OBE, Former Lord Mayor of Coventry Harmohinder Singh Bhatia, Director, Sandwell Confederation of Indians Cllr Ramesh P Srivastava, Former Mayor of Rugby

BCC Grand Premier 2015 The BCC Grand Premiere Concert was on the 7th of November at the Birmingham Conservatoire (Adrian Boult Hall). An evening of South Indian classical Music both in a capella and Cantata, by artists from all over the UK, in partnership with the Birmingham City University(BCU) and the Birmingham Conservatoire.

British Carnatic Choir For Schools Aims to identify and recognize people, particularly children and youth, and adults of all abilities and from all walks of life who share a common passion to create a British Carnatic Community, one that reflects the multicultural mosaic of Great Britain. The Premiere was in partnership with the Birmingham Music Service and South and City College Birmingham. We aim to create a Carnatic Choral Repertoire with both A cappella (vocal without instrumental accompaniment) as well as Cantata (vocal with instrumental accompaniment). BCC encourages children and young adults from various schools, who have/do not have music as part of their national Curriculum and professional organizations to participate and experience the South Indian Classical Music. They will have the opportunity to experience South Indian Classical Music, acquire expert training and also showcase their learning and talent in a different style of music, which includes the choral aspects of singing, in front of a large audience. The first school to participate in the inaugural British Carnatic Youth Choir was Greet Primary School and much credit to it’s Head teacher Pat Smart and to her senior leadership team. The Premiere was in partnership with the Birmingham Music Service and South and City College Birmingham.

References and Media Coverage

https://www.asian-voice.com/content/view/full/18747 http://www.theasiantoday.com/index.php/2015/06/18/the-british-carnatic-choir-launched/ http://asianworldnews.co.uk/localnews/new-youth-choir-aims-to-reinforce-british-values-in-uk-schools/ http://asianlite.com/uncategorized/carnatic-choir-to-unite-communties/ http://www.newasianpost.com/shruthi-uk-launches-the-first-british-carnatic-choir/ http://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/events-calendar/concert-diary/british-carnatic-choir-grand-premi%C3%A8re-07-11-2015 http://asianworldnews.co.uk/?s=new+youth+choir+aims

Links:

www.britishcarnaticchoir.com

www.shruthiuk.com

www.chithraramakrishnan.com