28 October 2007
Reji George is a highly accomplished and versatile vocalist having over 26 years of rich experience in South Indian classical music. He obtained the ‘Ganabhooshanam’ title from the R.L.V Music College, Thirupunithura, Kerala and ‘Sangeetha Vidwan’ title from the Tamilnadu Government Music College, Chennai. He also underwent specialized training under Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Palghat Sri K.V.Nararyanaswamy.
Reji George is a highly accomplished and versatile vocalist having over 26 years of rich experience in South Indian classical music. He obtained the ‘Ganabhooshanam’ title from the R.L.V Music College, Thirupunithura, Kerala and ‘Sangeetha Vidwan’ title from the Tamilnadu Government Music College, Chennai. He also underwent specialized training under Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Palghat Sri K.V.Nararyanaswamy.
He has given solo concerts at well known sabhas like Music Academy, Mylapore Fine Arts, Bharath Kalachar in Madras as well as outstations. Reji George has also done music direction for Geek Dance Operas like ‘Media’, ‘Gita Govindam, ‘Shakuntalam’, ‘Siva Parathi’ etc. He has released devotional cassettes and discs like ‘Abba Pithavae’ and a few carnatic music cassettes like ‘Maya’ Volume I and II.
Reji George has toured extensively all around the world giving solo concerts and singing for dance recitals. He has composed many compositions in music like Varnam, Jathiswaram, Thillana. Reji has given a concert at Rashtrapathy Bhavan, New Delhi in 1991 and has also done a music fusion programme for the American Red Cross Society towards their fund raising along with various other country musicians in the year 1998 – 1999 and he did the same fusion programme for the American Cancer Society in the year 2000. Reji has to his credit numerous concerts in India and abroad and has released a number of devotional and classical music cassettes and CDs.
Through his innovative compositions, Reji George continues to make significant contributions to Carnatic Music and classical dance. He has worked with the violin maestro Dr.L.Subramaniam in UK for the composition of musical dance opera “Taming the Shrew” (Shakespeare’s Drama) in the year 1989. Reji George is currently the director of ‘Maya’, a well known Carnatic Music School at Adyar in Chennai city. Reji George is interested in reading Vedas and religious books. He has a huge collection of carnatic music cassettes and CD’s at his home.
Speaking to Chennai Plus reporter, Reji George said that he is very interested to help and encourage the talented carnatic musicians who come from poor families.
Reji Geoge has an ambition in life to release a very informative and valuable book on carnatic music. But to achive this, he requires support and sponsors from good kind people.
Reji George resides at D-1, Manek Apts, No-11, Jeevarathnam Nagar, Shanthi Colony, Adyar, Chennai-20. He can be contacted on 24918924 / 9840426773