MUMBAI: The Shillong Chamber Choir that made choral singing fashionable after they took it out of the hallowed confines of the church and classical evenings to winning the top prize at India’s Got Talent, will take centrestage at St Peter’s Church grounds, Bandra, on Wednesday evening. The 21-member choir that packs in everything—from Abba and Boney M to Bollywood retro and gospel songs—will dish out a “full musical buffet” as Damon Lyndem, the choir manager puts it. And of course, popular holiday tunes to ring in Christmas. The choral sensation from the northeast will see the Shillong Chamber Orchestra for the very first time.
A 30-piece musical ensemble of wind and string musicians from all over Europe will join the choir and their band on stage to perform pieces orchestrated by Neil Nongkyrih, founder and conductor of the Shillong Chamber Choir.
The two-hour long concert will end with the choir paying a tribute to the flood victims of Chennai and funds raised will go into the chief minister’s relief fund for farmers.
