KM Music Conservatory

KM Music Conservatory
KM College of Music and Technology
Other name
KMMC
MottoBecome the Future of Music
TypeConservatoire
Established2008
FounderA. R. Rahman
AffiliationsMiddlesex University
PrincipalFathima Rafiq
Faculty15
Undergraduates150
Postgraduates100
Location
Arumbakkam
,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
,
India

13°02′46″N 80°13′05″E / 13.046186°N 80.217968°E / 13.046186; 80.217968
Campus
Colours   Black and Grey
NicknameKM Musiq
Websitekmmc.in

KM Music Conservatory (KMMC) is a conservatoire college founded A. R. Rahman, located in Arumbakkam, Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the conservatory offers a range of part-time and full-time courses in Carnatic music, Hindustani music, Western classical music and Music technology.

The conservatory acts as an incubator for professional musical collaboration through its in-house ensemble Qutub-E-Kripa. Formed in the mid-2010s by A. R. Rahman, Qutub-E-Kripa is a rotating collective consisting of advanced students and alumni from KMMC's diploma and technology programs.[1] The group is frequently co-credited alongside Rahman for film scores and television projects, integrating traditional Carnatic music and Hindustani music with Western orchestral arrangements.[1][2]

The Sunshine Orchestra was established in 2008 as a social initiative under the A. R. Rahman Foundation in association with KMMC. It provides free, full-scale classical music education to children from economically and socially underprivileged backgrounds.[3]

Faculty

Courses at KMMC are taught by an international group of full-time and part-time faculty from India, Europe and the US, specialising in musical performance, music theory and analysis, music history, musicology and music technology. Faculty experience includes professional work in the music industry as well as academic expertise in teaching and researching music in higher education.[4]

KMMC is developing a newly founded symphony orchestra, to serve as resident studio orchestra for A. R. Rahman's compositions and to perform for the general public in Chennai and elsewhere in India.[5]

In 2009 Sri Lankan composer Dinesh Subasinghe and Bangladesh composer Emon Saha became the first international students to join KMMC.

KM College of Music and Technology

KMMC became a full-fledged college offering degrees and diplomas in 2013. Students of KM have participated for the great composer and its founder A. R. Rahman's many movie scores, concerts and Audio CDs.[6] Their first-ever official release was Rhyme Skool with Katrina Kaif with Sa Re Ga Ma Productions and Katrina Kaif.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Janani, K. (2 July 2017). "Youngsters join hands with AR Rahman". Deccan Chronicle.
  2. ↑ Balajee, C. R. (21 December 2017). "Sky's the limit for Qutub-E-Kripa!". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. ↑ "Sunshine Orchestra". A. R. Rahman Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Krupa, Lakshmi (10 August 2013). "A.R. Rahman opens new vistas with music college". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rahman's music conservatory in June". Screen. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  6. ↑ Krupa, Lakshmi (11 August 2013). "In a class of his own". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Katrina Kaif and AR Rahman launched 'Rhyme School with Katrina Kaif'". Rahman 360º. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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