Musicians from all over SL unite for Sri Thyagaraja Aaradhana Festival of Carnatic Music today

Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Colombo has organised the Sri Thyagaraja Aaradhana, an annual music festival paying homage to the great Carnatic music composer St. Thyagaraja Swamy, today, Friday 22 February, at 5 p.m. at Saraswathie hall, No. 75, Lorenz Road, Colombo 4. This is the 15th year this festival is being organised by the Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo.

Musicians, vocalists as well as instrumentalists and percussionists from all over Sri Lanka including University of Jaffna, Eastern University of Batticaloa, University of Visual and performing Arts, Colombo, Highlands College, Hatton, students of Indian Cultural Centre and other music institutions will come together and render Pancharatna Keerthanas (five songs) of Thyagaraja on this occasion. The choral rendition of the five songs is an integral feature of the Aaradhana. 

St. Thyagaraja Swamy, one among the Trinity of Carnatic Music, composed nearly 700 compositions and is considered as the inspiration, source and touchstone of musical creativity. This Carnatic music festival is supported by the Hindu Educational Society and Express Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.

The admission is free to this event and seating is on a first come first serve basis.