The War Of The Bands, orchestrated by Live Your Dreams in collaboration with Don Bosco School Park Circus, culminated on January 14. This musical showdown engaged over 500 students from 100 schools across east India, who competed with the registrations starting in November 2023. The final round at Don Bosco Park Circus, featuring the top-five performers, was judged by a panel of esteemed guests, including Babul Supriyo, Jeet Gannguli, and Arko Pravo Mukherjee. To wrap up the event, Palash Sen and Euphoria put in an action-packed performance with songs like ‘Kala Chashma’ and ‘Ghungroo’
Photos: Krishnungshu Gangopadhyay
On the judge’s panel were (L-R) Babul Supriyo, Jeet Gannguli, and Arko Pravo Mukherjee, a Don Bosco alumnus. Post every performance, they gave a critical review to the bands, and specified areas of improvement
To add to the fun, post the competition, Jeet Gannguli and Arko Pravo Mukherjee also shared the stage for a few songs, “We conceptualised War Of The Bands to cater to the dreams of talented youngsters, who want to create music in their own way. Art should not be confined within social boundaries, hence we have also arranged for a socially inclusive fashion show,” said Arko Pravo Mukherjee, co-founder of Live Your Dreams Productions
The winners of the competition were Horizon of Don Bosco Park Circus. For their rendition of ‘The Thrill Is Gone’ and ‘Jo Bhi Main’ from the movie ‘Rockstar’, they won a cash prize and the opportunity to have their debut single composed and curated by Arko Pravo. “We had only practised for four hours and got on stage. We did our best and we are thankful to everyone,” said the band
The New Town School, Kolkata, was the first runner-up of the competition as they performed ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’, ‘Dream On’ and ‘Hogi Subah’
The second runners-up position was shared by Gems Academia International and the second team of Don Bosco Park Circus – 4th Note (in picture)
Post the competition and award ceremony, a fashion show was hosted by Don Bosco School Park Circus students and evening school students
Manishankar Das, co-founder of Live Your Dreams Production shared a frame with Euphoria, “It is extremely encouraging and motivating to receive overwhelming responses from all participating schools. We thank all the schools for their active participation to make this a grand event over the last three months,” he said
Courtesy: Don Bosco School Park Circus“The objective of War Of The Bands was to make a positive difference in the lives of young individuals with a passion for music. India boasts abundant talent, and a key focus of the event is to uplift underprivileged individuals, especially children,” said Rev Father Bikash Mondal, principal of Don Bosco School Park Circus