It’s a year of musical firsts for the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, and a treat for music lovers. While March 2022 saw the first Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) Academy Choir, NCPA will now officially launch the NCPA Chorus in September. This non-auditioned choir will give an opportunity to ‘everyone who wants to sing’.

“We are following the same format as many international choirs, where a majority of the singers are semi-professionals or amateurs, but have good musicianship. Anyone above the age of 18 is welcome to join,” says Marat Bisengaliev, music director, SOI.