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Choral presentation for Holy Week
 The annual Holy Week choral presentation of sacred songs presented by
St. Cecelia's Choir of St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10 will be held at
6.30 p.m. on Monday, March 25 in the school chapel, the organisers said.
The program of hymns, anthems and choruses will feature short scripture
passages with audio-visual clips.
The presentation will take one through the whole gamut of Christ's
final days and hours including His defiant entry into Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday, the poignant Last Supper, the tragic betrayal, the cruel
torture,the ascent to Calvary, the crucifixiom, courageous death, burial
and the glorious resurrection, the organisers said.
Such dramatic scenes will bring the best in the expanded Josephian
choir of 126 voices, who have earned much acclaim from thousands in the
Holy Land and in Rome including plaudits from the Latin Patriarch of
Jerusalem and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
The uniqueness of the Josephain choral outfit in its Bel Canto
quality, flamboyant style, homogenous balance and the versatility to
handle a diverse genre with equal finesse. The program will include
Pueri Hebreorum, Lauda Jerusalem, Ave Verum Corpus, Gethsamane. On a
hill far away, Adoramus Te Christe, Softly and Tenderly, Nearer my God,
Kalvariye, Lacrimosa, Miserere, Regina Coeli Laetare and Worthy is the
Lamb.
The melodic and mellow voices of the 70-strong choir of Good Shepherd
Convent, Kotahena will provide another facet to the evening's
presentation.Over 200 choristers will raise their hearts and voices to
sing Handel's Hallelujah chorus, the organisers said.
Entrance is free.
Balloth Ekka Be goes to Punchi Theatre
Ravindra Ariyarathne's Balloth Ekka Be will be staged at the
Namel-Malani Punchi theatre, Borella on March 30 at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45
p.m.
The cast includes Wijaya Nandasiri, Kumara Thirimadura, Roshan
Pilapitiya, Gihan Fernando and Anusha Dissanayaka.
Angara Ganga Gala Basi at Tower Hall
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A scene from the play |
Ranjith Dharmakeerthi's Angara Ganga Gala Basi will be staged at the
Tower Hall Theatre today at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. The cast includes
Sampath Thennakoon, Rajitha Hewathanthrige, Anuradha Mallawaarachchi,
Senevirathne Rodrigo, Theruni Ashansa, Ama Wijesekera, Thushari Chamila,
Mihiri Priyangani Yapa, Pinsara Samarasekera, Nishan Dawapriya, Sasitha
Senanayake, Aruna Aththanayake, Sujith Wijesinghe, Lakshani Madhuwanthi
and Ashinsa Rodrigo.
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