Shillong: The students and faculty of the Department of Music, Martin Luther Christian University, on Friday evening staged a musical performance titled Ha Jylli ki Khriang, at the Dorbar Hall, Mission Compound.
The literal translation of the title of the event is ‘The Circle of Rhythms,’ and it has been named so because the particular performance is a melting pot of different genres.
The objective of the event was to provide the graduate and post-graduate students a platform to showcase their skills and technicalities that have been inculcated in them throughout the semesters.
“This musical performance is a part of the students’ curriculum and it gives them the confidence to showcase their creativity and originality in music. This sort of an event can also help our students to be noticed by potential employers like music studios etc.”, said the HoD of the Department, Mebanlamphang Lyngdoh.
The evaluators for the evening were Tipriti Kharbangar from the band Soulmate, Timmy Kharhujon from the band Snowhite and Ebenezer Sumer, an alumnus of MLCU and a faculty at Furtados School of Music, Mumbai.
One of the evaluators commented, “MLCU has produced great young talents. It is a prestige to be part of the concert. Get drunk with this music and not with intoxicating substances.”
The students performed songs of different genres such as Indian, western, traditional, rock and numbers by Rihanna, James Brown, Reggae, besides many others.