By Isaac Harold Gomes
The Archdiocese of Calcutta and Missionaries of Charity, in collaboration with Catholic Association of Bengal, organized a special programme, on Sunday 23rd October 2016 evening, to honour Mother Teresa on her being declared worldwide as “St. Teresa of Calcutta”. It was two hours of pristine Musical Tribute on the grounds of St. Xavier’s College in partnership with the Peerless Group.
The galaxy of stars were Missionaries of Charity girls, Holy Child School, Julien Day School, Kala Hriday, all the six Schools and TTC of Loreto Kolkata, Don Bosco Park Circus School and the Archdiocesan Choir led by Dilip Rozario. The icing on the cake was very short two-song performances by the one and only Usha Uthup and effervescent Shayne Harapriet.
At the outset it must be said that all the schools put in hours of hard practice which was evident in their performance and each item left the audience wonderstruck. Fittingly the girls of Missionaries of Charity took the stage first and put up a stellar performance. The girls of Holy Child School came up next. They ended their dance with a poser: “Will we just be happy celebrating Mother’s sainthood or will we imbibe in our everyday life the values Mother taught us?”
Julian Day angels put up a lively dance performance with a lilting background song “Mother Teresa you are a living saint, Mother Teresa you are a caring saint.”
The boys of Don Bosco Park Circus, started with a Michael Jackson song “Heal the World.” Then they sang “carry a candle on to the darkness, hold out your candle for all to see.” They mixed their musical with a high-class short play on Mother’s dedication to the have-nots, her overcoming challenges and criticism with love, and the various national & international awards she received. They ended with the song “I will always love you”. Mrs Chatterton and Mr Anupam Banerjee, teacher, deserve kudos for training their boys for the D-Day.
The 120+ girls from six Loreto schools put up a sterling performance on the life of Mother Teresa, her service with a smile, her awards, depiction of Monica Besra and other miracles attributed to Mother Teresa leading to her sainthood.
What took everyone’s breath away was a 25-minute dance performance by “Dancing Jesuit” Fr George Saju’s team from Kala Hriday. It was unalloyed Indian Classical music where Sarod and percussion stood out, complemented by superb choreography by Ms Gloria Megha Gomes and Satyen. The rich intonation of the lyrics described Mother Teresa as the Solace to the destitute of Kolkata and the world, the helpless and shelterless women, lepers of Titagarh and orphaned children of Shishu Bhavan. In keeping with Kolkata’s heritage and unwavering love for Indian Classical Music, it was a fitting tribute to Kolkata and Mother Teresa.
The last item was Bishwa Jana Janani by Archdiocesan Choir Master Dilip Rozario’s Bengali and Hindi group depicting mother’s life of service, devotion and love.
The organizers and donors deserve all the praise for the memorable musical evening and for the wonderful backdrop, stage, sound and light arrangements. A thoroughly enjoyable evening in the memory of the most Blessed St. Teresa of Kolkata.
The Archdiocese of Calcutta and Missionaries of Charity, in collaboration with Catholic Association of Bengal, organized a special programme, on Sunday 23rd October 2016 evening, to honour Mother Teresa on her being declared worldwide as “St. Teresa of Calcutta”. It was two hours of pristine Musical Tribute on the grounds of St. Xavier’s College in partnership with the Peerless Group.
The galaxy of stars were Missionaries of Charity girls, Holy Child School, Julien Day School, Kala Hriday, all the six Schools and TTC of Loreto Kolkata, Don Bosco Park Circus School and the Archdiocesan Choir led by Dilip Rozario. The icing on the cake was very short two-song performances by the one and only Usha Uthup and effervescent Shayne Harapriet.
At the outset it must be said that all the schools put in hours of hard practice which was evident in their performance and each item left the audience wonderstruck. Fittingly the girls of Missionaries of Charity took the stage first and put up a stellar performance. The girls of Holy Child School came up next. They ended their dance with a poser: “Will we just be happy celebrating Mother’s sainthood or will we imbibe in our everyday life the values Mother taught us?”
Julian Day angels put up a lively dance performance with a lilting background song “Mother Teresa you are a living saint, Mother Teresa you are a caring saint.”
The boys of Don Bosco Park Circus, started with a Michael Jackson song “Heal the World.” Then they sang “carry a candle on to the darkness, hold out your candle for all to see.” They mixed their musical with a high-class short play on Mother’s dedication to the have-nots, her overcoming challenges and criticism with love, and the various national & international awards she received. They ended with the song “I will always love you”. Mrs Chatterton and Mr Anupam Banerjee, teacher, deserve kudos for training their boys for the D-Day.
The 120+ girls from six Loreto schools put up a sterling performance on the life of Mother Teresa, her service with a smile, her awards, depiction of Monica Besra and other miracles attributed to Mother Teresa leading to her sainthood.
What took everyone’s breath away was a 25-minute dance performance by “Dancing Jesuit” Fr George Saju’s team from Kala Hriday. It was unalloyed Indian Classical music where Sarod and percussion stood out, complemented by superb choreography by Ms Gloria Megha Gomes and Satyen. The rich intonation of the lyrics described Mother Teresa as the Solace to the destitute of Kolkata and the world, the helpless and shelterless women, lepers of Titagarh and orphaned children of Shishu Bhavan. In keeping with Kolkata’s heritage and unwavering love for Indian Classical Music, it was a fitting tribute to Kolkata and Mother Teresa.
The last item was Bishwa Jana Janani by Archdiocesan Choir Master Dilip Rozario’s Bengali and Hindi group depicting mother’s life of service, devotion and love.
The organizers and donors deserve all the praise for the memorable musical evening and for the wonderful backdrop, stage, sound and light arrangements. A thoroughly enjoyable evening in the memory of the most Blessed St. Teresa of Kolkata.
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