Archiving Memories

The hype is slowly building up and we are very excited about our upcoming production. A good time to be archiving memories as this busy period slowly leads up to the GSS production itself.

As we believe that you too may enjoy hearing more news from behind the scenes, we have compiled a series of interviews with some of our members and well wishers. Please visit our production blog at SIFAS Alumni Orchestra for more stories. You may like to subscribe to its mailing list should you wish to receive these updates directly into your Inbox.

As the first in a series of short email interviews, it was a pleasure to chat with Deneshwari, whose recent video interview is now available on the GSS Facebook Event page.

Our Members

Deneshwari is one of our SIFAS Alumni Orchestra's Strings section in-charge persons ("IC") & is presently involved in our upcoming production, GSS. She is also a member of the SIFAS Alumni Music Sub-Committee. Together with Shreya Gopi, Deneshwari has shared some details about her scope of work as IC in their joint video interview. Let's get to know the individual behind the role.

"Spending so much time together has really brought us together such that these days if rehearsal is set to start at 7 I usually try my best to come in way earlier than that like at 6 perhaps..it doesn't feel like I am making a great effort for that..it's really something I want to do. that's all. :)"

To read the rest of Denesh's interview, please visit our production blog at SIFAS Alumni Orchestra.

Giri Samkeerthana Sangamam

Dear friends,

The SIFAS Alumni was officially launched on 13 September 2008 with the election of our first group of office bearers. Over these past 5 years, we have taken great efforts to provide a platform that would enable our members to interact with and learn from one another. It has therefore been our pleasure to observe as our senior and junior members work alongside one another to organise and conduct Alumni events.

The Alumni and its members are regularly involved in organising and performing at SIFAS events such as the annual Academy Day celebrations, SIFAS Music and Dance Festival and Navarathiri. Further to this, we have also been involved in two major Dance productions at the Esplanade; Saptha Sthuthi in March 2010 and Krishna Bharatham in April 2012.

Connecting with you

Details of our past events, including photographs are available on our Facebook Group page and on our Blogsite at www.sifaslalumni.blogspot.com.

Our Next Production

The present Alumni Committee is now eager to launch our Music Wing on a public platform  through an Orchestra based Production entitled Giri Samkeerthana Sangamam ("GSS"). 

This landmark event in our Alumni Calendar is scheduled to take place with the support of the SIFAS management, on 20 April 2013, Saturday at the University Culture Centre between 7 and 9 pm. 

The original compositions for the production have been created by our SIFAS tutors and the performers are a group of of past and existing SIFAS students who are now members of the SIFAS Alumni. Further details on the performers, the composers and the key persons behind this production are available on our Production Website (link). 

THE SIFAS ALUMNI Orchestra

For those of you who missed the Alumni Orchestra's first public performance on the morning of 1 April 2012, it was indeed a PROUD moment as exclaimed by our Advisor Dr Kasinathan. 

Our senior alumni came to guide us and lead the way to creating a vision that seemed impossible just a year before; the idea of having an orchestra consisting of the alumni of SIFAS. Discipline was key to this venture.

Our music IC who kept his cool when moments seemed impossible!!

Our pillar of support who tirelessly believed in us

From days of regular and intense practice

to sheer joy and relief

Coming together as friends

Brimming with Pride

Working with old friends

 Roping in the old gang even when they prefer to help from behind the scenes

Having fun in the process

While working with the next generation

Discovering and exposing the hidden talents from among us

Managing our commitments and nurturing our passion

Inspiring the creative potential of our next generation

A constant and unconditional presence to remind and assure us of the support and reliance 

between our dance and music wings

Our dancers on whom we rely 

A reminder that there is always time if there is a willingness

You may have left your music and dance a long time ago. But a part of you remains curious. 

If we can, You can. Time and Commitment is not easy but it's possible.

We are proof of this.

Meanwhile we await the face of the next generation of ALUMNI