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The Christmas Rose 2018
6:30 p.m. | Saturday| December 8, 2018
Kochi Town Hall, Banerji Road

Christmas is a time of goodwill and sharing all over the world. In keeping with this spirit Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education presents The Christmas Rose - a fundraiser musical evening. The recent devastating floods across Kerala has left a long road of recovery for many parts of the State. In order to support the ongoing rehabilitation efforts, the proceeds of the Donor Passes from The Christmas Rose will be contributed to the Office of the Collector of the District of Alappuzha. The funds will be allocated to the clean drinking water project for the flood rehabilitation of the Alappuzha district.

The Performers 

Dr. Vinita Henson
Dr. Vinita Henson
is co-founder and director of the music education program of the Center for Music Education. She has been a music educator for more than twenty years, training children's choirs and ensembles, teaching private piano, and group keyboard lessons in the US and India. She is a specialist in music-teacher training. Dr. Henson earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Vanguard University, and her Master of Arts and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Education at the University of Southern California. Dr. Henson is on the advisory board and an adjunct faculty member at Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education. 

Pradeep Singh
Pradeep Singh 
is the Conductor of Cochin Chamber Orchestra as well as Cochin Youth Chamber Orchestra. He had been a Civil Engineer by profession in the Gulf for a few years before migrating to Canada in 2001. While in Canada he had been regularly playing first violin with the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra before moving back to India in 2010. He still plays first violin with New Westminster Symphony Orchestra and Ambleside Orchestra while on vacation in Canada. Since 2014 he has been taking violin classes at Cochin Arts and Communications. In 2017 he started Cochin Youth Chamber Orchestra under the auspices of Cochin Chamber Orchestra, and spends most of his time mentoring his students and CYCO musicians. 

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AAbraham
Anjana Abraham (AAbraham) is founder and artistic director of Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education. A choral conductor, singer (mezzo soprano), and educator, she enjoys working with Church, school and community choirs. Abraham has been granted honorary membership of The Association of Croatian Choral Directors, and the honorary title of Maestra Mentor. She has also been invited as adjudicator at international choral competitions.
Abraham graduated with a Master of Music in Music Education from The Boston Conservatory (M.M.Ed ’17), where she was awarded the Promising New Music Teacher Award 2016 and the Music Education Award 2017. During her undergraduate studies at Singapore Management University, Abraham was the 2009 recipient of the University Student Life Arts Excellence Award.
Her love for music has taken her on travels to Poland, Russia, Indonesia, Czech Republic, Singapore, Croatia and the U.S.A. 


The Ensembles 

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The Anpal Chamber Choir is the senior choral ensemble of the Choral Art Program at Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education. The ensemble was established in 2018 and performs diverse repertoire ranging from sacred music, choral pop, classical and folk, and enjoys singing music from around the world. 
  • Alvin Mathew D'Couto
  • Ann Thasia Netto
  • Auzef Puthenparambil
  • Basil Ponsake*
  • Davina D'Couto
  • Deepak Sabin
  • Eva Dennis
  • Fiona Ponsake
  • Hazel D'Couto
  • ​Maria Joseph 
  • Pelagia Teresa Fernandez
  • Sandra Mendez
  • Shoba Mathen*
  • Supriya George
  • Teresa Thadevus
  • Thanu Koshy*
  • Usha Sara Cherian
  • Venessa Fernandez
  • Zeritta Meritta David ​
*Section Leaders ​​
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The Centre offers a holistic approach to choral music training for children thorough the Anpal Treble Chorus. The chorus creates a setting to nurture singing technique and explore a wide range of repertoire. The Choral Art Program provides regular performance opportunities. 
  • Adolf Joseph Alven
  • ​Agnes Abraham
  • Andrea Gomez
  • Angeline Davids
  • Anna Abraham
  • Atria Gomez
  • Awinitta Abhilash
  • Cayden Lopez
  • Clarissa Rodrigues
  • Daniel Edwin
  • Dia Anna Augustine
  • Diya Maryann Louis
  • Dominic Sebastian 
  • Elijah Joseph Terence
  • ​Esther Stanley
  • Ethan Henry Austin
  • Joanna Cherian
  • Maria Nimitha
  • Mayleen Davids
  • Merry D'silva
  • Nathan Varkey Louis
  • Nathania Alex
  • Rachel Erica Correya
  • ​Shane Mendez
  • Shawn Mendez 

Cochin Youth
Chamber Orchestra
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​Cochin Youth Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2017 under the auspices of Cochin Chamber Orchestra to identify and nurture young talented musicians. It consists of violinists, violists and cellists. CYCO aims to promote western classical music and support young talent to develop a high standard of orchestral playing. The Orchestra has a repertoire ranging from western classical music to popular music. 
Violin I
  • Subin Kumar
  • Jaison John
  • Aldrin Jose
  • Neha Philip
  • Catherine Francis
  • Shone Francis 

Viola
  • ​Dinu Zachariah Joy
  • Fiona Ponsake
  • Sreekumar Palakkal
  • Jain M P
  • Saju Jose 
Violin II
  • Navaneethkrishnan
  • Lakshmi K Rajeev
  • John Mathew
  • Ramesh K R
  • Reetha Catherine
  • Aaron Thomas Jacob 
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Cello
  • Albin Jose
  • Sunil George
  • Abhin Antony 

Event Sponsors

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Event Supporters

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Anpal Centre for Creative Arts Education
Lamina
Banerji Road
Kochi 682018
Kerala, India

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