The Magnificat was a separate performance directed by Fr. Camilo Xavier. After the annexation of Goa the Paranjoti Choral Group came to Goa at least once and gave a wonderful performance. Correction to my previous note: it should be Pilgrims’ Chorus, not March. John M. de Figueiredo
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2023, at 10:26 AM, V M <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you for the additional information, John. That 1954 choir was > mentioned to me by Father Eufemiano as a previous high point, and he > especially remembered its performance of the Magnificat. Incidentally, > two of his siblings were amongst the singers. > > Warm regards, > > VM > >> On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 7:40 PM John de Figueiredo >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> To supplement this excellent summary of the history of choral music in Goa: >> In 1954 on the occasion of the centennial celebrations of St. Francis >> Xavier, Maestro António de Figueiredo founded the Orquestra Sinfônica de Goa >> and put together a Choral Group with a program that included the singing of >> São Francisco Xaviera’, Richard Wagner’s Tannhauser’s Pilgrim’s March, >> Handel’s Hallelujah, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The Orchestra was >> composed of Goan musicians. The Choral Group was composed of Goans, many of >> whom had no formal training in music. Needless to say, the performance was >> an astounding success. The Orquestra Sinfônica de Goa gave several excellent >> performances after that, until soon after the annexation of Goa to India >> when it was abolished, together with the Academia de Música, also directed >> by Maestro Figueiredo. >> John M. de Figueiredo >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Oct 7, 2023, at 8:41 AM, V M <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> based (and Goan-origin) >>> rising >> > > > -- > #2, Second Floor, Navelkar Trade Centre, Panjim, Goa > Cellphone 9326140754 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/7978B9CD-4C58-41DD-946A-B6630C1090F4%40sbcglobal.net.
