Sruthi School of Music

Sruthi School of Liturgical Music

Sruthi School of Liturgical Music was founded in 1988 as a part of Orthodox Theological Seminary with a view to introduce a systemized and organized music into worship of Malankara Church.

The school began its functioning with an informal inauguration by His Holiness Moran Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I, The Catholicos of East and Metropolitan of Malankara in September, 1988. Its first programme was to conduct an orientation programme for music enthusiasts during the Onam vacation of 1988. The programme was a grand success with 50 students completing the course in the basics of music, such as theory, musical notes, Organ and liturgical music. The project proved immensely helpful in assisting the local parishes to organize the Holy Service.

The official inauguration of Sruthi was held on 9th January, 1989 at the Orthodox Theological Seminary. Patriarch of Romania, His Holiness Theoktist inaugurated the School. The first batch was admitted in 1989.

The courses offered are the following

Syriac Music at three levels (Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced levels).
Karnatic Music at three levels (Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced levels).
Western Music at five levels (Introductory, Intermediate, Higher and Advanced and Specialist levels).
Course on Electronic Keyboard method (Instruments)

The Aims and Objectives of Sruthi

To bring all choirs of various churches under a centralized organization, there by bringing about uniformity in the tunes and preserving our traditional values.
To conduct training camps at the central, Diocesan and District levels, thereby strengthening local units.
To locate and train talented students to organize choirs in their own parishes
To teach Liturgical and Sacramental Music, classical music and the use of various musical instruments.
To conduct research into the history and development of Liturgical Music
To conduct seminars, workshops and classes for musically talented persons
To publish periodicals, articles and books which further the above objectives of the School
To compose and tune songs for worship and other occasions.
To setup a recording studio to facilitate recording of audio cassettes and CDs