The Nagaland Chamber Choir performs the 20 minutes curtain raiser starting off The Economic Times Women’s Forum 2018. (Photo Courtesy:Facebook)
Starting off The Economic Times Women's Forum 2018 on a phenomenal note, The Nagaland Chamber Choir delivered an emotive performance enthralling the gathering at Trident Hotels, Mumbai on March 16. The event organised by The Economic Times, India's largest business daily, is the country's biggest platform for a constructive dialogue on the state of women in India. Partnered by Facebook, The Economic Times Women's Forum brought together over 50 international and Indian speakers for a day to deliberate on issues ranging from gender diversity in boardrooms to parliaments; enhancing women's participation in the workforce to breaking the proverbial glass ceiling; to women in sports, start-ups, civic society and performing arts. [caption id="attachment_345986" align="alignnone" width="715"]
The Nagaland Chamber Choir with Miss World Manushi Chhilar. (Photo Courtesy:Facebook)[/caption]
The choir, a press note stated presented an eclectic repertoire reflecting the theme of the Forum “The Power of half a Billion” which is a celebration of the achievements of women in diverse fields. Putting across the message of how changing the world starts with just one person, one brave act or positive decision, performance of iconic songs like Sara Brailles’ Brave, Audrey Snyder’s Changes, Carlyle Simon's ‘Let the River Run’ enthused the gathering. Kirthi Jayakumar, Founder of Sahaas Mobile App and Red Elephant commented that she was moved to tears. “What a fantastic performance!” was what Cheri Blair had to say about the curtain raiser. Anand Mahadevan, Editor of Times of India had nothing less than effusive praises for the choir and stated how he is receiving wonderful feedbacks about featuring the choir at their event.
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The Nagaland Chamber Choir team. (Photo Courtesy:Facebook)[/caption]
“To perform the 20 minutes curtain raiser was an absolute privilege and to see the name of TNCC listed alongside influential global leaders and front runners from diverse fields was truly humbling,” said Meripeni Zares, Artistic Director of TNCC. She stated that every time, TNCC performs outside the state, it is not just about the choir anymore but it is about the people and the region which they represent.
Mhonroni R. Ezung, Conductor of TNCC when asked about her experience commented that the vision and goal of TNCC as a singing family has always been to honour God with their musical gifts no matter what kind of event they are invited to and “today’s performance is a testament to how music transcends different culture, race and religion.”
Overall the experience of the choir has been memorable and perhaps the icing on the cake would be personal interactions with the current Miss World Manushi Chhilar.
Morung Express News
