The Memorable 'Sureeli Shaam' in Irving
17 October 2014
By Saeed Qureshi
The Sureeli Shaam (meodious evening) presented by
"High Octavez" was a magnificent and glorious musical
concert in all respects. It was conducted in a highly
dignified manner at the MacArthur Arts Center in
Irving on the serene evening of September 20 instant.
This program had a laudable humanitarian purpose which
was to raise funds for the poor and downtrodden cancer
patients.
It was a very organized show compeered by a competent
female who gave serene profile and introduction of
each singer before their performances. The vocal
singers around 8 altogether sang the lyrics of the
famous singers of the past mostly Muhammad Rafi and
lata Mangeshkar. The replay performance of these
amateur yet dedicated lyricists was as good as those
of the original singers.
The audience was immensely delighted and enjoyed and
each time by generously clapping and hugely
appreciating the skill and expertise of these
humanists who came from different cities of United
States to take part in this divine mission of
collecting funds for a very genuine cause.
The show brought a sum of dollars 45000 thousand to
KARUNA, the organization spearheading this entirely
noble mission of providing treatment to the cancer
patients. One of the organizers presented the figures
to the audience as how much money was came from the
sale of the tickets, donations and sale of the gifts
displayed outside the performance hall. That
demonstrates the fairness of the team conducting such
worthy programs.
A cancer patient who was healed through Karuna's
assistance was present in the gallery was introduced
to the spectators and was profusely cheered and
felicitated by the guests by way of huge clapping for
his rehabilitation.
The players of the band consisting of Tabla, piano,
guitar and other instruments were uniquely talented
and exceptionally skillful in their outstanding
presentation. It could be counted as one of the finest
bands that I have seen in musical concerts in recent
years.
All these singers including the band members had
created an extremely lovely and lively atmosphere that
would serve as a pleasant remembrance for the lucky
viewers who earned the double blessings: one of
spending some money for a noble cause and second the
blessing of an event that was for the benefits of the
afflicted yet resource-less people.
As the introductory brochure spelled out, seven people
have this far benefitted from KARUNA's splendid
humanitarian mission and 8 more were under treatment
for which this illustrious charity group conducts such
wonderful concerts from time to time.
At the end, the entire group of singers jointly sang
the famous song of India and Pakistan, "Dama Dam Must
Qalandar". This song enthralled the audience beyond
description as if everyone was simply hypnotized and
carried away by the melody, depth and impact of this
immortal song that also serves as a symbol of unity
between the people of India and Pakistan.
The writer is a senior journalist, former editor of
Diplomatic Times and a former diplomat.This and other
articles by the writer can also be read at his blog
www.uprightopinion.com
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