What happens when 150 children from across India, all under the age of 16 and from various parts of the country, come together - not just to sing, but to celebrate the soul of a country through its languages, its musical diversity, and its stories?
Magic.
Presenting to you The Jackfruit 2025 Songsters - An Ensemble of 150 Children
This extraordinary concert, curated and directed by Vidushi Shubha Mudgal and Pandit Aneesh Pradhan, draws a sonic map of India—voices from the deserts, hills, coastlines, and cities, singing in harmony for the sheer joy and love of music that transcend the walls of any classroom. From popular melodies to foot-tapping theatre songs to Carnatic classics to a very special Shradhanand Asuri number, this concert is a full-blown love letter to the linguistic and cultural richness of our country, woven together by children who carry this legacy forward in song.
Each piece has been carefully selected and shaped in collaboration with a dream team of conductors, apart from the co-curators:
- Bombay Jayashri
- Varijashree Venugopal
- MD Pallavi
- Priya Saraiya
- Shantanu Herlekar
- Shatavisha Mukherjee
- Shradanand Asur
A vibrant, multilingual, multi-genre soundscape that speaks of joy, memory, play, and belonging - whether you`re a music lover, a language nerd, or want to revel in our country’s extraordinary musical culture, this is a show you don’t want to miss. And most importantly, we invite children to come and soak in the magic - the magic they are creating in their schools too, perhaps.
The Jackfruit 2025 Songsters is a part of Jackfruit, a one-of-a-kind festival for music by children. Supported by Indian Music Experience, Prestige Center for Performing Arts and Arundathi Moorti Philanthropies.
Conceptualized, curated, and directed by Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan
Conductors/ Co-curators: Bombay Jayashri, Varijashree Venugopal, MD Pallavi, Priya Saraiya, Shantanu Herlekar, Shatavisha Mukherjee, and Shradanand Asur
Schools: Amrita International Vidyalayam (Bangalore), Brigade School (Bangalore), DPS Hinjwadi (Hinjwadi), DPS Lava (Nagpur), DPS Nashik (Nashik), DPS Varanasi (Varanasi), Headstart (Bangalore), Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya (Gulbarga), Learning Centre IME (Bangalore), Nalandaway (Chennai), Navrachana International School Vadodara (Vadodara), NPS Yeshwantpur (Bangalore), Parikrama Centre for Learning (Bangalore), Sourendro-Soumyajit School of Music (Kolkata), and Shristi Special Academy (Bangalore)
Accompanists: Nagabhushan Udupa (Keyboard), Niranjan Hegde (Flute), Sumadhur Anoor (Rhythmpad), Surya Upadhyay (Harmonium), and Vighnesh Kamath (Tabla/Dholak)
Sound Design and Execution: Nitin Joshi
Light design and Scenography: Sarthak Narula.
Lighting Execution: Sunil
Sound Equipment: Vinod Bangera
Lights: Transmedia
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Prestige Centre for Performing Arts: Bengaluru, Silver Oak Plantation, 25, Mudalappa St, Anjanadri Layout, Konanakunte, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062, India, Bangalore
INR 250
