"The festival will pay tribute to the Beatles by celebrating its 50 years with their legendary songs being performed by the Kolkata Music Academy Chamber Orchestra led by Abraham Mazumdar," one of the organisers Pragya Lama said.
Darjeeling:
Western classical musicianand violinist Abraham Mazumdar will pay tribute to the TheBeatles during the Darjeeling Tea and Tourism Festival (DTTF)starting December 20.
"The festival will pay tribute to the Beatles bycelebrating its 50 years with their legendary songs beingperformed by the Kolkata Music Academy Chamber Orchestra ledby Abraham Mazumdar," one of the organisers Pragya Lama saidtoday.
The festival this year, which has drawn inspirationfrom the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland, will hold an open rockcontest, 'Battle of Bands' in which bands from Shillong,Sikkim, Kolkata and the hills will take part, Lama said.
The DTTF will also feature others events like sports,fashion shows, dance competitions, photo exhibitions and abody building competition.
The DTTF has already announced its plan to try for aGuiness Record by assembling 7,000 guitarists to play JohnLennon's 'Imagine' on January 2, next year.
"The festival will pay tribute to the Beatles bycelebrating its 50 years with their legendary songs beingperformed by the Kolkata Music Academy Chamber Orchestra ledby Abraham Mazumdar," one of the organisers Pragya Lama saidtoday.
The festival this year, which has drawn inspirationfrom the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland, will hold an open rockcontest, 'Battle of Bands' in which bands from Shillong,Sikkim, Kolkata and the hills will take part, Lama said.
The DTTF will also feature others events like sports,fashion shows, dance competitions, photo exhibitions and abody building competition.
The DTTF has already announced its plan to try for aGuiness Record by assembling 7,000 guitarists to play JohnLennon's 'Imagine' on January 2, next year.
