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~ Musicians at the ‘Concerto De Natal’ will perform songs drawing from Sardessai’s literary legacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Goa Khabar:<\/strong>Iconic Goan poet Manohar Rai Sardessai’s poetry will lend a touch of literary class to Concerto De Natal, a concert that honours Goa\u2019s multicultural roots while embracing the spirit of Christmas, by blending Konkani and Portuguese music with beloved English and French carols, presented in a concert format.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scheduled to be held from 7 pm on December 14 at the Museum of Goa (MOG) premises in Pilerne, the event will feature the release of a brand-new Christmas carol: a setting by Oscar Castellino to a poem by the late Goan poet Manohar Rai Sardessai, as a tribute to his legacy. Also debuting is a fresh musical collaboration between Castellino and the litt\u00e9rateur’s son, Umesh.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some of Sardessai\u2019s poems which would be performed to music at the concert Concerto De Natal are\u00a0Ball Jesus Zolmolo,\u00a0Mari Matek Ballok Zala,\u00a0Jinnen Mhaka Sogle Dile,\u00a0while his son\u2019s poem Ailim Natalam, is also a part of the event\u2019s musical roster.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cFeaturing a brand-new Christmas carol set to the poetry of the late Manohar Rai Sardessai brings a deep cultural resonance to the concert. Alongside original Konkani pieces for violin and\u00a0ghumot,\u00a0and classic carols in Portuguese, English, French, and German, his work anchors the evening in a distinctly Goan spirit. Presenting Sardessai\u2019s poetry in a new musical form honours his legacy while embracing innovation,\u201d said Nilankur Das, curator of the Concerto De Natal, adding that this tribute expands genre boundaries and creates something fresh, a cultural gift for the future by the Museum of Goa.<\/p>\n The stellar line-up of musicians for the Concerto De Natal includes, Oscar Castellino, an international opera singer and globally celebrated composer; Chelsea D’Silva, a versatile singer known for her soulful voice and ease across languages; Jason Quadros, a pianist, arranger and educator; Nahil Flores, a percussionist blending rhythm and tradition with the Goan\u00a0ghumot\u00a0and Senon de Souza, a talented violinist whose versatile playing spans multiple genres.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The musicians will perform works drawing from the literary legacy of the well-known poet and Sahitya Akademi award winner, led by works of composers such as Micael Martins, Gabriel Pais, Castellino himself and the classical composer Adolphe Adam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ~ Musicians at the ‘Concerto De Natal’ will perform songs drawing from Sardessai’s literary legacy. Goa Khabar:Iconic Goan poet Manohar Rai Sardessai’s poetry will lend a touch of literary class to Concerto De Natal, a concert that honours Goa\u2019s multicultural roots while embracing the spirit of Christmas, by blending Konkani and Portuguese music […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":108234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-108233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108235,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108233\/revisions\/108235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/108234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}