6th online edition of Ketevan Sacred Music Festival dazzles audiences
Panaji, Apr 9 (UNI) The Ketevan, which was held virtually this year, awed thousands of worldwide viewers who tuned in to show their ongoing support and enthusiasm.
The festival kicked off with the surreal Big Ocean Cantata which featured the Goa University Choir, Kushmita Biswakarma & Santiago Lusardi Girelli followed by, the Om Mani Padme Hum mantra by Serme Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering, Abbott of Sera Mey Monastery and the Dalai Lama Chair at Goa University. A short documentary of the Drepung Monastery Monks gave the audience a rare insight into their lives: the rituals, prayers etc. Then came a poetic piece titled ‘The Divine in Nature’ by the Harvard Nightingale Vocal Ensemble which premiered at the festival. Next came Saskia Rao, a disciple of Hariprasad Chaurasia, who gave a stunning performance that witnessed confluences of a western cello with some characteristics of the sitar. Lastly, the Sakhioba Ensemble enthralled everyone with their traditional Georgian Sacred Chant.