It takes exceptional volunteer leadership to bring the music to life. Meet the man behind the idea:

Clement Vedanayagam Sasthriyar, the founder, has enjoyed a particularly busy and varied musical career over the past 30 years as a soloist and composer, performing as soloist in his chosen genre of gospel music in India and across international borders. As an orchestral player, he had started initially as violist and violinist for another Chennai ensemble. Somewhere down the line, the lack of opportunities for amateurs to showcase their talent in Chennai became obvious to him and was the driving force that led him in 2012 to bring together a few senior experienced musicians in Chennai under the name of the MSE.