GOA UNIVERSITY
CHOIR
Santiago Lusardi Girelli
Artistic Director
VRPP - Visiting Research Professors Programme
Anthony Gonsalves Western Music Chair
Goa University
MEDIA, PRESS & CONCERTS
During the last four years, the Choir has offered more than 30 concerts at several important venues all around Goa and India. It has also collaborated and shared the stage with renowned artists from 20 countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Holland, Greece, China, Japan, Nepal, India, Iraq,Argelia, Morocco, Portugal and Brazil. We have hosted and collaborated with more than 200 artists from various orchestras, ensembles, choirs and soloists, among them being: Cappella Della Luce Ensemble (Spain), Rakesh Chaurasia (INDIA), the St Ephraim Choir (Hungary), the SOI - Symphonic Orchestra of India, Vandalia and the Seville Chamber Choir (Spain), Agshavali Male Choir (Georgia), the Bombay Chamber Orchestra, King´s Barbers Choir (UK), Oxford Somerville Choir (UK), besides others. Over the last four years the GU CHOIR has hosted more than a 100 international scholars, artists and world-class soloists at the GU Campus, for workshops, concerts, symposiums and other academic and musical projects.
On this page you can see some highlights of our
las concerts and a list of our performances.
LIVE RECORDINGS
1. Goa University Choir & Ensemble, St. Cruz Church, Panjim, India.
July 2013 / Program: Hanacpachap
2. Raj Bavhan, Governor Palace, European Ensemble and Students from GU.
August 2013. Program: Sounds from the Indigenous South American culture.
3. Goa University Choir, Mount Festival, Old Goa India. Feb 2014
Program: Via Pacis est
4. Goa University Choir, Curturim – Goa, India. Feb 2014
Program: Via Pacis est
5. Goa University Choir, Saligao - Goa, India. July 2014
Program: Life and Death
6. Goa University Choir,Mangalore, India. August 2014
Program: Life and Death
7. Goa University Choir, Taleigao - Goa, India. Feb 2014
Program: Prima Carminis
8. Goa University Choir and Spanish Ensemble, Taleigao - Goa, India. July 2015
Program: Ancient Sounds from the West.
9. Goa University Choir, Mount Festival, Old Goa India. Feb 2016
Program: I offer you peace.
10. Goa University Choir, Ruins of Old Goa (Opening Concert of KETEVAN MUSIC FESTIVAL)
Feb 2016. Program: Confluences.
11. Goa University Choir & Seville Chamber Choir, Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival. Old Goa, Feb 2016.
Program: Bach´s World
12. Goa University Choir& Vocal Ensemble and GU CHOIR Members, Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival, Old Goa, Feb 2016. Program: Contemporary Vocal Music.
13. Bombay Chamber Orchestra and GU Choir, closing concert at Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival, Old Goa, Feb 2016.Program: I offer you Peace II.
14. Goa University Choir& Orchestra from Portugal, Sta. Monica Monastery, Old Goa, August 2016
Program: The History of Tenderness.
15. Goa University Choir, Sta. Cruz - Goa, August 2016
Program: The History of Tenderness.
16. Goa University Choir, Candolim - Goa, August 2016
Program: The History of Tenderness.
17. Goa University– St Ephraim Choir (Hungary) – Vandalia (Spain) & Spanish-Portuguese Ensemble
Feb 2017, Old Goa. Program: Mathew´s Passion, J.S. Bach
18. Goa University Choir & Western Music & Indian Music by Vasco Negreiros, Old Goa – Feb 2017
Program: The Ketevan Kantata
19. Goa University - The Sacrality of Fado– St Ephraim Choir (Hungary) – Vandalia (Spain) , Old Goa –Feb 2017
20. Goa University Choir - MOCA Old Goa – March 2017
Program: The Roots of Faith and Sorrow, Vocal music on Slavery, Indigenism, Marginality and Interculturality.
21. Opening Gala – Difficult Dialogues. At GU Campus.. Friday 9th, Feb 2018
Program: Flower Songs, M. Lauridssen,
22. Goa University Choir, Opening concert of the Sacred Music Festival – Opening Concert Mahalaxmi Temple
In collaboration with Subhash Parvar, Kunal Kale (India) and Lucius Harvey (USA)
Concert at Mahalaxmi (Panjim),Wednesday 28th Feb 2018
Program: Co-existence
23. Candelight Concert- Sacred Music Festival.
With Leonardo Rossi (Argentina), Roberta Diamond (Australia) and Parvesh Java (India)
St Anthony Chapel (Old Goa).Thursday 1st March 2018.
Program: Landscapes
24. Goa University Choir on the Sacred Music Festival – Closing Gala
With the Georgian Choir Agshavali (Georgia). Mika K. (Japan) and Indian singer Pandit Ritwik Sanyal (India) San Francis of Assis Church (Old Goa), Sunday 4rd March 2018.
Program: Co-existence II.
25. Mozart Requiem Project I
In collaboration with Canto Sospeso (Italy) and Luther King Choir (Brazil) Rayol Seminary
Wednesday 28th March 2018.
Program: Mozart Requiem & Samadhi Horizons Cantata
26. Mozart Requiem Project II
In collaboration with Canto Sospeso (Italy) and Luther King Choir (Brazil)
Old Goa, St Cajetan Church. Saturday 31st March 2018.
Program: Mozart Requiem & Samadhi Horizons Cantata
27. Mozart Requiem Project III
In collaboration with Canto Sospeso (Italy) and Luther King Choir (Brazil) and Bangalore Men Bangalore City, St Andrew Cathedral, Friday 6st April 2018.
Program: Mozart Requiem.
28. Goa University - Closing Season Concert. Santana Ch. Curca. Friday 13th April 2018.
Program: A Minimalism Experience - Samadhi Horizons Cantata.
29. Goa University Choir, Mumbay – Phitvit Theather with the SOI-symphonic orchestra of India, November 2018.
Program: Tangomass by M. Palmeri.
30. Goa University Choir, Kala Academy Hall, 15th December 2018
Convocation Day.
31. Opening Gala – Difficult Dialogues / At GU Campus.Feb 2018.
Program: Solis amabili.
32. Goa University Choir, Mumbai - NCPA with the SOI-symphonic orchestra of India, November 2018.
Program: Tangomass by M. Palmeri.Tangomass.
33. Goa University Choir, Mumbay-NCPA with the SOI-Symphonic Orchestra of India,
13thJan 2019.
Program: Beethoven´s 9th Symphony.
34. Goa University Choir, Mumbai - NCPA with the SOI-Symphonic Orchestra of India, 14th Jan 2019.
Program: Beethoven´s 9th Symphony.
35. Goa University Choir & Vidya Shah & Kings College Choir, Sacred Music Festival, Old Goa, 22nd Feb 2019.
Program: Passion Landscapes Cantata.
36. Goa University Choir & Natalia Lermercier, Sacred Music Festival, Old Goa, Feb 2016. 24th Feb 2019, Old Goa.
Program: Tangomass by M. Palmeri.