KETEVAN SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL
6, 7, and 8 April 2021
WHO WE ARE
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We are a group of artists, professors, musicians, business people, and music lovers who believe that through the beauty of art & music we can help our society to transform itself. We assume our roles and we work hard to spread the beauty of human creativity within all strata of society; firmly believing that if we become conscious bearers of the beauty of the human soul, we would imbibe this virtue and our lives would become more fulfilling.
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We hope that this interesting project will help renew the whole tradition of the Goan/Indian musical heritage, with a special reference to classical and sacred music, as we intend to help local musicians & choirs to interact and engage with the best world traditions of music and performance.
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KETEVAN TEAM
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Artistic Director
Dr. Santiago Lusardi Girelli
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Project Managers
Ameetha Mascarenhas / María Meireles​
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PR
Bina Datwani
www.blurbgoa.com
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Design & Current Ketevan Association President
Rukminee Guha Thakurta
www.letterpressdesignstudiio.com
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Logistics & Stage Set up
Nayantara de Lima Leitao
www.cazar-theweddingplanit.com/
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Festival Board Team
Syne Coutinho / Sergio Martires
Karen F. Fernandes / Patricia Sequeira
Bina Datwani / Rukminee Guha Thakurta
Ameetha Mascarenhas / Alice D Cruz/ María Meireles​
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FESTIVAL FOUNDERS
Dr. Santiago Lusardi Girelli & Mr. Rudolph L. Kammermeier
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Meet our FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Maestro Dr. Santiago Lusardi Girelli
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www.santiagolusardigirelli.com
​Argentinian-Italian Orchestra and Choir conductor - Lecturer and composer. Santiago started his studies in music and philosophy at a very young age, inter-twining these two paths of study to develop his profile. He is an Orchestra and Choir conductor, performer, composer, and scholar of theological & philosophical traditions of the East and West. With a Ph.D. earned in Music at the Seville University (Spain), he also did a master's degree in Western and Eastern Philosophy, Theology and Orchestra, and Choir conduction.
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Dr. Santiago holds the Anthony Gonsalves Chair as a Visiting Research Professor at the Goa University in India, working as a lecturing and research professor and conducting the Goa University Choir (since 2013). He is the Creator and Artistic Director of the Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival, a project of musical and artistic coexistence - a space where the language of music becomes a bridge to connect and foster dialogue among cultures.
