Work in the CSI Madras Diocese

Our work in the Church of South India Madras Diocese is on-going.  We hold workshops and courses for church musicians in the diocese, as well as to support the preservation of traditional south Indian Christian hymnody.  The creation of new music for the church is also an important part of the work here, as is an on-going project to restore the more important pipe organs still left in the city of Chennai.  

Mr Andrew Karunakaran, Tabla player, accompanying a singing practise, in my house at Madras

The Rev´d M. Karunakaran singing classical South Indian Christian hymns at a practice session at my house in Madras

A singing practice session at my house in Madras

Summer Music Course for village musicians group photo, May 2004

Handing out diplomas for a Summer Music course

Address to the Summer Music Course students and Faculty

The Rev'd Y. L. Babu Rao delivering a talk at a Summer Music Course session.

Accompanying hymn singing at the Summer Music course

Preparing instrumental music for Easter Sunday at St Mary´s Fort St George.  Notice the blue drapery, covering the pipe organ in the church during a major restoration project on this 1894 instrument.

Easter Sunday 2006 at St Mary´s Church, Fort St George