Musical maestro ‘Nise Meruno’ enthralls Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School

The evening air at Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School was filled with rhythm, emotion and excellence when the ever enchanting Nise Meruno, the internationally acclaimed piano maestro and classical music genius of the ‘Zowe Madrigal’ fame from Nagaland enthralled the students and teachers of the school for more than an hour of musical extravagance on 9th of September 2015. The brief musical and interactive session with Nise Meruno and his two protégés, Thunglamo Ngullie and Opanglangba, was held at the school auditorium from 6.30 PM to 8.15 PM. Students from Grades-9 to 12 attended the programme. The programme was made all the more enlightening because of the interaction session of Meruno with the students. It is worth mentioning here that Nise Meruno is an Internationally acclaimed Concert Artiste from Nagaland who was trained in Singapore with Piano as his Major along with Vocals, Conducting and Composition. He has performed in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand and at the prestigious Fringe Fest, Edinburgh at UK in 2013. Meruno is the Director of the famous Male Choir Group ‘Zowe Madrigal’ and Show Choir Group ‘Voices of Hope’. Zowe Madrigal was invited to Bangkok in 2012 and to Jakarta in 2013 to celebrate the World Music Day. Voices of Hope was invited by the Indian Embassy in Yangon to perform at the National Thater in July 2014. Nise is the proud recipient of several prestigious awards such as the Performer’s Award 2001, Governor’s Award 2007 and the Young Achievers Award 2012. He was recognized by India Today Magazine as one of the Top 30 Young Achievers of the country in 2011. He is also the proud Brand Ambassador of two international Music Companies- AKG, Austria and Yamaha Pianos, Japan and also the Ambassador of the Prestigious Fringe Fest, Edinburgh, UK. From the moment he got on stage along with the other two artistes, Nise Meruno kept the audience asking for more. The trio belted out some enchanting pieces like ‘Let It Be Me’ which was a fusion of Naga Folk Music and Everly Brothers’ music and a contemporary number ‘Thousand Years’. Mr. Thunglamo enraptured the jubilating crowd with the popular number by John Legend entitled ‘All of me’. Another emotional number ‘Amigos Para Sempra’ meaning ‘Friends For Life’ emotionally moved the hearts of the audience. To sum it all, as a perfect adieu, and on popular demand, Nise Meruno and friends presented his most popular number ‘Kelhou Kevira’ which brought the musical extravaganza to a close. Nise Meruno expressed both gladness and gratitude to Andrew Ahoto and Ani Yepthomi for their invitation to the school and also for the fact that the students and teachers of LFHSS opened their hearts and souls in welcoming he and his team in such a joyous spirit. Andrew Ahoto, the Chairman of Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School, in his brief address expressed that he felt a sense of great honour for having such a great performer from our own State and a man of great talents like Nise Meruno among their midst. He profusely thanked Meruno and his team for gracing the school with their monumental presence and for making the function solemn and enchanting for the students in particular. Speaking on the sidelines of the recent declaration of CBSE to include 50% weightage to skills for students, Ahoto expressed that the development of skills in students through exposition to more such programmes on Music and Dance was an important avenue. He was of the opinion that looking at the immense talents of the students of the school, a Talent Search contest was inevitable for tapping the hidden talents of the students. Thanking Meruno and his team members, Ani Yepthomi shared her views about the show which had captivated her by the sheer emotional outpour of the moment. The other highlights of the programme included a couple of exciting and fun filled Musical Games with the students, photo-sessions, autograph to students by Nise Meruno and felicitation of Meruno and his team. The programme which culminated at 8:15 PM was compered by Mr. Vernon Fernandez and the Invocation Prayer was pronounced by Uto Chishi.