Bombay Chamber Orchestra

The Bombay Chamber Orchestra (BCO) Society was founded in 1962 as an educational trust, primarily to offer free coaching to the young musical talent of the city

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And thank you to Jimmy Shroff for the beautiful photography!

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What a fabulous concert it was! Thank you to our sponsors, members, guest musicians, guest conductor Ernest Hoetzl and soloist Mika Nishimura for making this concert such a huge success!
#bombaychamberorchestra #supportyourcityorchestra #BCO

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Ms. Jini has nurtured Mumbai's only indigenous Western classical orchestra for 57 years.
Support your city orchestra by attending our concert on Sept 1, Sophia Bhabha Audi, 6.30 pm!
Tkts at the venue and here: https://t.co/dWpFoGxrY9

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It isn’t easy running a city orchestra. There have been times when BCO’s future has been clouded with uncertainty. Each time, Ms Jini has made sure it survived.
What a wonderful interview of our beloved founder, Jini Dinshaw!
https://t.co/BeuIz08Cx7

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Mozart. Carmen. Andrew Lloyd Weber. Richard Rogers. Fiddler on the Roof. Sarasate. The Bombay Chamber Orchestra and Holy Name Cathedral Choir have a treat for you on Sept 1! Book your tickets fast, online or at the venue:
https://t.co/NJDkLBhPkG

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Think #WesternClassicalMusic is boring or unrelatable? We bet you already know these five pieces, and probably love them too!
(We're playing one of these pieces at our Sept 1st concert at Sophia Bhabha Auditorium - don't miss it!)
https://t.co/gD7ts82ZYP

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If you win,you get 2free tickets to the concert & a chance
for your art to be showcased online and at the venue!
Want to participate? DM us with your name and email address and we will send you details.#ContestAlert

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Announcing the Bombay Chamber Orchestra CONCERT POSTER CONTEST!Our next concert is on 01.09.2019.&We're calling all #artists, #graphicdesigners,#doodlers& #musiclovers to help design our concert #poster.... #ContestAlert #MumbaiMusic #Mumbai

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A #ThrowbackThursday to September 1st in the year 2012. The BCO performed the Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2, followed by the infamous Verdi "Anvil Chorus", Handel "Piangero La Sorte Mia",… https://t.co/CQR8A9GDYX

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#KnowYourOrchestraMember

Meet Alannah Carol Fernandes, a violin and viola player who joined the BCO as a teenager in 2007. Today, she is a violin and viola teacher, a freelance musician,… https://t.co/ouYtHYEVGc

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROKOFIEV!

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891–1953) was a Russian Soviet composer, pianist and conductor. A major composer of the 20th century, he wrote in a wide range of… https://t.co/0CoV521uT8

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#KnowYourMusicalInstruments
The Viola is the middle voice of the string family, sitting comfortably between the violins and cellos. It performs a role similar to the alto section of a… https://t.co/bYA4M5BN3y

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Here's a #ThrowbackThursday to when Ms. Jini Dinshaw had a Children's Orchestra Concert comprising of her students.
The aim was for the students to get a feel of what it would be like to… https://t.co/AHcxSXy5OD

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#KnowYourOrchestraMember
Say hello to Alaric Diniz, who has been playing the Clarinet with the BCO since 1988-89! More importantly, he is our resident conductor, who trains the orchestra… https://t.co/irnwYetL8E

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#FactualFridays

Early Music Part-2

During the Renaissance period (c.1400-1600), music was dominated by the church. Most of the compositions were for sacred use and the Latin Mass was… https://t.co/c70gzaVxUw

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#FactualFridays

Early Music Part-1

The first fully acknowledged era in classical music was the Renaissance period, beginning in around 1400. There was, however, all sorts of music… https://t.co/LurbETYtlU

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#MusicalMondays
Glockenspiel

A Glockenspiel (pronounced glock-in-shpeel) is a percussion instrument that may look like a Xylophone, but is not! Xylophones are made of wooden bars,… https://t.co/lI815u27jk

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY “PAPA” HAYDN!

Franz Joseph Haydn(1732-1809) was an Austrian composer of the classical period. Also known as the ‘Father of the Symphony’ and ‘Father of the String… https://t.co/ctxkeLwqYw

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Do you recognize these tunes of the famous German composer Bach?

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was born on this day (new system-31st March; old system-21st March) 334 years ago. Born… https://t.co/lrGSp9gq0V

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"Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners,… https://t.co/rq8HIMuDTY