MUSIC FESTIVAL

The KETEVAN Sacred Music Festival is a project of musical and artistic coexistence; a space where the language of musics offers a bridge to connect and fosters dialogue and communion of cultures.

The Festival combines sacred music from India, the East and the West, its offers programs in which artists will combine there own music with the traditions of the others creating on the stage an experience of dialogue and coexistence.

OLD GOA MUSIC FESTIVAL

PROGRAM

First Week.

1st FRIDAY

* Opening Cocktail and presentation – Old Goa Christian Museum.

CONCERT 1

Ketevan´s Journey
Experiencing the coexistence

Christian Art Museum Church. 20.30 hs.

1st SATURDAY

* Opening Symposium Conference.

* Sacred Music Workshop activities

CONCERT 2

Chamber Music - Bach Suites, Preludes and Fugues & Indian Classical Music

Co-existence Program I.

CONCERT 3

COLONIAL SOUTH AMERICAN ODYSSEYS

Cappella della Luce / Baroque Ensemble

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel. 19.00 hs.

1st SUNDAY

CONCERT 4

Choir Music / Contemporary Vocal Music

Music from the East and the West

Co-existence Program III

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel. 19.00 hs.

CONCERT 5

Chamber Music

The origins of the Flamenco: India - Middle East - Sefardí and Spanish Artists.

Christian Art Museum Church. 20.30 hs.

Second Week.

TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY.

* Sacred Coral Music Workshop / Course and Rehearsals. Common Chant. Goa Central Library.

* SYMPOSIUM / Lectures – Visits – Conferences.

1) Goa Central Library

2) Goa University Campus – Dona Paula.

3) Archbishop Palace – Altinho

2nd. THURSDAY

CONCERT 6 /– Didactic Concert.

Chamber Music –

Cantigas and Medival Music & Indian Ensemble (fusion music)

Co-existence Program IV.

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel. 20.00 hs.

2nd FRIDAY

* Symposium / Concert Pre-Round Table – Christian Museum.

CONCERT 8

Goa University Choir and GU Chamber Orchestra – MISSA CRIOLLA.

With Sonia Shirsat (soloist).

Soloist and Old Goa Academy Orchestra

Christian Art Museum Church. 20.00 hs.

2nd SATURDAY

* Symposium meetings / Papers and Presentations. Closing conference of the Symposium.

* Sacred Music Workshop activities.

* Academy Common Chant Meeting & Concert. / Christian Museum Church

CONCERT 8

Chamber Music

CHOIR MUSIC – Local Artist.

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel. 18.00 hs.

CONCERT 9

Chamber Music

COMMON CHANT – OG ACADEMY

Christian Museum Church 19.30 hs.

CONCERT 10

ORATORIUM – J.S. BACH / CANTATAS

OLD GOA SCHOLARS.

Christian Museum Church 21.00 hs.

2nd SUNDAY

CONCERT 11

Ancient Music and Music of the World.

Bombay Chamber Orchestra

ST. AUGUSTINE RUINS. 19.00

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1. Colonial Music -

2. Chamber Music / Co-existence Program.

3. Choir Music 1 - WORLD MUSIC

4. Indian Sacred Music

5. Vocal Chamber Program / A Cappellla

6. Fusion – Vocal Indian + Classical

7. Soloist and Chamber Orchestra

8. Choir Music 2

9. Common Sacred Chant

10. Oratorio / Ketevan´s Journey

11. Full Orchestra and Choir

Places

1. Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel.

2. Christian Art Museum Chapel

3. ST. AUGUSTINE RUINS.

4. Goa Central Library.

5. Goa University Campus – Dona Paula.

6. Archbishop Palace – Altinho.

Music in India & Goa

Certainly the site of Old Goa invites the classical and sacred music, it is certainly more suitable than rock, pop or EDM .

But that's not the only reason. Classical, sacred and particular choral music is part of the Goan culture and was always practiced during the Portuguese colonial rule. Church choirs existed in every village and do so even today. Classical training for instruments was and is a part of the education in Goa. Thus it forms the backbone of Goan culture, whether practiced or not, it's inherited in their genes. Goans are a music loving folks.

Music is an art form accepted almost on the entire planet because it's the heritage of this form of human expression itself. As India possesses probably a huge pool of talent , it would be irresponsible to ignore it. Instead India could be a major player in the International arena, it might pay back immense credit and a much needed positive image boost in the eyes of the rest of the world. As we prepare to focus on a particular new topic each festival, Indian Classical music may find entry and thus receives promotion in front of an international crowd as well.

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