Dimitris Lambriano, talks about ‘One World One Family Concert’, prior to the Bengaluru show

When 450 musicians from 40 countries travel unneurotic connected 1 stage, the effect is bound to beryllium extraordinary.

The ‘One World One Family Concert’, an inaugural of the One World One Family Mission, is uniting planetary voices and instruments connected November 23 at Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli, Karnataka. At the bosom of this ambitious symphonic imaginativeness is Dimitris Lambrianos, the Greek-American multi-instrumentalist and conductor of the Sai Symphony Orchestra, the homegrown school symphony founded by Madhusudan Sai.

Dimitris speaks astir weaving a planetary sound, the spiritual essence of collaboration, and the travel of 200 young Indian students, who marque up the halfway of the Sai Symphony Orchestra. “More than 250 musicians from 40 countries will play alongside the 200 students astatine the concert. We volition execute iconic pieces of euphony from each of these countries, with India represented by L. Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurthy,” informs Dimitris, who feels the principles of euphony are the aforesaid everywhere.

“It is the instruments, singing languages, and rhythms that bring variety. Ultimately, euphony is simply a divine acquisition to humanity — what India calls ‘nāda brahman’.”

The performance besides features choirs from the Vatican and Germany, alongside a Nigerian choir and a gospel choir from the USA. Representing Germany is 1 of Handel’s astir iconic compositions ‘Hallelujah’, which volition bring unneurotic each the choirs, musicians and symphony orchestras.

“We person implicit 70 choir members, who volition enactment successful respective pieces, including those from Ukraine, Russia, Greece, and galore more. Additionally, our Sai Symphony Orchestra, comprising 200 boys and girls from agrarian backgrounds, has shown immense dedication and enthusiasm successful learning caller styles of euphony from astir the world.”

Working with Indian students has been the astir joyous portion of the job, says Dimitris. “Watching them observe their talents and summation assurance is the top reward. Many come from challenging backgrounds, similar distant villages oregon low-income families. Some of the girls mightiness person been joined young if not for this institution,” helium notes and adds: “Today, they are portion of India’s largest symphony orchestra, performing with world-renowned musicians.” 

Dimitris has spent years studying the connections betwixt Mediterranean and Indian music.

Speaking astir the links betwixt the 2 traditions, helium says, “I person studied assorted types of music. One communal thread is the conception of ‘saptaswara’. For instance, raga successful Indian euphony is known arsenic ‘maqam’ successful Arabic euphony and ‘scale’ successful Western music. The rule is the same.” Similarly, Dimitris says, “What we telephone ‘tala’ successful India is simply bushed elsewhere. These are the principles that unite the full satellite of music. Working connected this concert, bringing unneurotic a symphony orchestra with musicians from truthful galore countries, beautifully embodies the ethos of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’.”

Dimitris says that performing at Sathya Sai Grama feels precise peculiar to him.

“Karnataka has a heavy philharmonic and spiritual history.” He adds: “Sathya Sai Grama is location to India’s largest symphony orchestra, which makes this performance precise important.”