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This is not the first time Sagara has won this award. Last year too he was fortunate to win this same award. This year at the competition one of the judges was Grahaeme Humprhey from England. The second award won by Sagara Wijesinghe was for the Best Instrumental All Island Final. The Sri Lankan Festival for Performing Arts is affiliated to the British International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech, United Kingdom, of which the Queen is the Patron. Prior to learning the keyboards, Sagara at the tender age of thirteen began studies in oriental violin under the well-known K.A.D. Chandrasena. A past student of Tholangamuwa and Veyangoda Central Colleges, Sagara enthuses he was always interested in music, in fact as he confesses it was a passion in him as he wanted to be a good musician. He offered music for his O Levels, and was happy with his success. "I was just eighteen years when I started learning the keyboards from the leading keyboardist Diliup Gabadamudalige. In a short time Diliup gave me extremely valuable lessons to master the keyboards and I am grateful to him in helping me to win the award. I am also thankful to my parents for all their support in furthering my music. I now teach music for children and am interested in composing music for children's plays", says a happy and smiling Sagara who nurses visions of hitting the high spots in music. |
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Lady luck certainly smiled down on young, talented Sagara Wijesinghe
when he walked off with two coveted awards at the Sri Lankan Festival for
Performing Arts 2004, held on May 30. Sagara was awarded the prestigious
'All Island Winner for Single Keyboard Solo' for competitors between the
ages of nineteen and twenty one for his interpretation of the well-known
tune 'Baltimore'.
