Madrigals Etc is a predominantly vocal music group based in Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

, India

India

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. Formed in 1999 by Neecia Majolly

Neecia Majolly

Neecia Majolly is an Indian concert pianist, conductor, singer, teacher and composer, who has emerged as one of the most dynamic musical forces in India.-Biography:...

 and George Kurian, the group has won the appreciation of audiences within and outside Bangalore. Bringing together some of the most talented musicians in the city, the choir is considered one of the best in India and is perhaps the only choir which specializes in Renaissance music in India.

Over the years Madrigals, Etc has performed both popular and rare works, vocal and instrumental, of this era. Composers include Thomas Morley

Thomas Morley

Thomas Morley was an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost member of the English Madrigal School. He was the most famous composer of secular music in Elizabethan England and an organist at St Paul's Cathedral...

, Thomas Bateson

Thomas Bateson

Thomas Bateson, Batson or Betson was an English writer of madrigals in the early 17th century.He is said to have been organist of Chester Cathedral in 1599, and is believed to have been the first musical graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He served as Vicar Choral and organist of Christ Church...

, Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis was an English composer. Tallis flourished as a church musician in 16th century Tudor England. He occupies a primary place in anthologies of English church music, and is considered among the best of England's early composers. He is honoured for his original voice in English...

, William Byrd

William Byrd

William Byrd was an English composer of the Renaissance. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music.-Provenance:Knowledge of Byrd's biography expanded in the late 20th century, thanks largely...

, and many more... Uninitiated Renaissance music audiences have developed a taste for this era after performances of Madrigals, Etc. fulfilling the dream of the director, Neecia Majolly

Neecia Majolly

Neecia Majolly is an Indian concert pianist, conductor, singer, teacher and composer, who has emerged as one of the most dynamic musical forces in India.-Biography:...

, of promoting Renaissance music among music lovers in this country. The group has performed to rave reviews, both publicly and privately. During 2009, Madrigals Etc went on an India-wide tour, covering Bangalore, Calcutta, Mysore and Coimbatore. The group is has also made a CD-recording - The Renaissance Begins - released September 2009.

In February 2011, Madrigals Etc performed a programme of baroque music, including music by Vivaldi, Purcell, Monteverdi and Bach, and took the concert to Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Madrigals Etc current members are:

• Neecia Majolly, Tanisha Herbert - soprano,
• Tanya Sivaram, Jerusha Lawrence - alto,
• Jonas Olsson - countertenor/tenor,
• Junior Bay - tenor,
• Devaraj.G - bass