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The Calcutta School of Music established in 1915 by Phillipe Sandre is an institution in India, in the field of Western
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. It was established in the year 1915 by Phillipé Sandré, a musician of considerable calibre, and a contemporary and friend of the famous composer Saint-Saëns. It has a wide-ranging canvas of musical disciplines covering both Indian and Western music, dance, speech training, elocution, and drama. The School provides liberal instruction in musical subjects on one hand, and also arranging orchestral, chamber and solo music training and concerts, as well as music appreciation sessions throughout the year. Many visiting luminaries of the musical world have visited the School throughout its existence. this include maestros
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inaugurated the faculty of Indian Music & Dance during the year 1975.


Location

The School was originally located at Wellesley Street in Central Calcutta. In the year 1972, the school moved into its own premises at Sunny Park. Its 90th anniversary is being celebrated in 2005–06. The school operates as a non-profit organization, and is managed by the principal under the guidance of the Governing Committee. His Excellency the
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is a patron of the school


Faculty

Piano Mr. Kaushik Das Ms. Mousoomi Nandi Ms. Chaitali Ganguly Mr. Tapan Hazra Mr. Avijit Kundu Ms. Arpita Chatterjee Mr. Arup R. Mitra Mr. Ritayan Biswas Ms. Sandhya R. Varma Mr. Biswajit Samaddar Mr. Alistair M. Quadra Mr. Pallab Pramanick Ms. Sanghamitra Mukherjee Mr. Amitava Chatterjee Mr. Savio Menezes Violin Mr. Subhashis Dey Mr. Sandip Halder Mr. Pallab Pramanick Mr. Tilak Chatterjee Mr. Joseph Rozario Mr. Alistair M. Quadra Electronic Keyboard Mr. Alistair M. Quadra Mr. Savio Menezes Mr. Tapan Hazra Mr. Amitava Chatterjee Mr. Kaushik Das Mr. Sanjib Kumar Das Mr. Sankhadip Sengupta Mr. Biswajit Samaddar Mr. Attreyo Bhattacharya Ms. Srobona Chakraborty Saxophone, Flute and Recorder Mr. Anup Chatterjee Kodaly Junior Music Classes Ms. Chaitali Ganguly Pre Ballet, Modern Contemporary Dance and Salsa Mr. Sudipta Kundu (Peddro) Senior and Junior Choir Ms. Chaitali Ganguly Western Contemporary Vocals Mr. Amitava Chatterjee Communication Skills Ms. Debjani Gupta Speech and Drama Ms. Shuktara Lal Ms. Katy Lai Roy Ms. Debjani Gupta Drum Kit Mr. Darren Manuel Mr. Premjit Dutta Mr. Dipayan Chakraborty Viola Mr. Joseph Rozario Cello Mr. Suraj K. Dolui Guitar Non Classical (including Bass Guitar) Classical Mr. Cyrus J. Tata Ms. Sraddha Sanghvi Mr. Soumitra Chatterjee Mr. Shyamal K. De Mr. Gokul Podder Ms. Sohini De Mr. Debasish Sanyal Mr. Rajib Ranjit Indian Music and Performing Arts Section: Classical Vocal: Mr. Nabhodeep Chakraborty


See also

* Calcutta Chamber Orchestra *
Calcutta Symphony Orchestra The Calcutta Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra that once existed in Calcutta, India. The last conductor of the orchestra was Bunny Jacob.Ballet classes at CSMCalcutta School of Music
Music schools in India Universities and colleges in Kolkata Educational institutions established in 1915 1915 establishments in India Arts organizations established in 1915 {{WestBengal-school-stub