By Basil Cardoza
On Friday, 12 December, Kolkata Praise and Worship singers,
Voicestra got Jamshedpur Dioceses’ Christmas celebrations off to a wonderful
musical start with their concert presented by the Jamshedpur chapter of the All
India Anglo-Indian Association and co-hosted by Jamshedpur’s landmark Boulevard
Hotel.
The event held at the Tagore Academy auditorium was
interspersed with performances by local talent from schools such as St. Mary’s
and Loyola. The Voicestra performance was also punctuated by a unique nativity
play (enacted mainly by Students of Little Flower School, TELCO,) some dances
by children – and a very special jive performance by Mr. Ronnie D’Costa and
Sonali DSouza, all of which served well to introduce the different songs
performed by the group.
Bishop Felix Toppo SJ of Jamshedpur, the chief guest,
enjoyed the event with other officials of the diocese. The Bishop said that as
the “beautiful, melodious singing” began he felt meditative and he began to
contemplate the mystery of Christmas and the love it stands for, which changed
to a feeling of joyous celebration as the programmed progressed. He thanked
Voicestra, as well as the local organisers for the opportunity to dwell on the
meaning of Christmas, as well as to joyfully celebrate it.
Though a Kolkata ensemble (the principal singers are members
of the choir at Church of Our Lady of Vailankanni) a few of Voicestra’s singers
are from other cities, as well. As last year, Voicestra will perform at the
Kolkata Christmas Carnival 2014.
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