Magnum Opus Shanti in MSP

Dear SILC families:

Some of you may be interested in this event;  Out SILC Tamil Teacher (Suresh Kalatoor drkal99@gmail.com) is planning to bring Kanniks to SILC on Saturday morning for brief presentation on Shanti.

Pleasse contract Suresh Kalatoor [drkal99@gmail.com] if you are interested to attend the first practice on 25th. RSVP by wednesday 22nd is not mandatory but greatly appreciated so that the event organizers can plan for food preparation.

Please see below for further details

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From: Mouli Vaidyanathan <mouli@mouliengg.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 11:52 AM
Subject: Magnum Opus Shanti in MSP - glimpse of past performances
To:
Cc: Kanniks Kannikeswaran <kanniks@yahoo.com>

Greetings,

Compelling glimpse of Shanti past performances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ9OuMKkPYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKkX_h8i7vc

The first practice for Shanti is:
Date:  Sept. 25, 2010
Time:  4 to 7PM (Dinner will be served post event)
Location:  655 Lexie Court, Eagan MN 55123
 RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 22 with number of people.

Singers invited to participate in 

A grand multimedia musical theater production

To be performed in  the twin cities in May 2011

Here is a unique opportunity for singers from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Indian community to perform in this magnum opus Shanti that is at the forefront of the Indian American Choral movement. Shanti is an expansive, collaborative musical theater production that explores the meanings of peace and interconnectedness through choral music. Shanti has made history in Cincinnati OH, Lehigh Valley PA and Houston TX and is soon to be performed in Tampa FL (www.shantichoir.org) . We are working towards a performance of Shanti in the twin cities in May next year.

Shanti’s scale is staggering. At the core of the production is an 120 strong combined choir featuring an Indian community choir along with western choirs. Accompanying this choir will be a 30 piece orchestra along with several dance companies.

Here is a rare opportunity to work with internationally renowned musician and composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran, composer and director of Shanti - A Journey of Peace.

Contact Mouli at 612 424 5176 or mouli@mouliengg.com if you are interested in participating.

Kanniks can be reached at www.kanniks.com.

Thank you and regards
Mouli