Their nimble fingers moving dexterously on the piano keyboard and their violins playing on the heart-strings, students of the Kolkata Chapter of the Trinity College of Music, London, rendered some of the choicest Western classical music compositions, to celebrate the centre's 125-year-long journey here on Saturday.
While the mood created by the students' performances was essentially Western classical as taught by the institution for years now, Sarah Kemp, Chief Executive of Trinity College, said the ever-rising influence of different music cultures and genres like jazz, rock, pop and even Bollywood music are also “slowly creeping” into the Western classical scenario.
“We are looking for inclusiveness in our repertoire that should reflect global trends. The Bollywood music is hugely popular in the international scenario presently,” Ms. Kemp said.
She also hinted at the inclusion of Bollywood music in the Trinity College syllabus soon to test the interest of its global students in this genre of music.
The college boasts a shining alumni list with renowned composers like Oscar-winner A. R. Rahman, R.D. Burman, Ilaiyaraaja and Harris Jeyaraj figuring on it.
Speaking about the college's association with Kolkata, Ms. Kemp said that a centre for teaching and assessing students was opened here within 14 years of the establishment of the Trinity College in London in 1872.
“It was the first such centre opened by the college in India and Bengal's rich cultural and musical heritage, its intelligentsia and their passion for cultural pursuits was the primary reason for opening the centre back then,” she said.
Five-lakh assessments
The Trinity College delivers around 5,00,000 assessments each year worldwide, out of which 36,000 were from India.
It is a leading international examinations board providing qualifications in the English language and performing arts including music, dance, drama and speech.
Present in over 60 countries all over the world, the pan-India network has over 30 centres.
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