Our in-house productions not only provide a platform for Musicians, but for members interested in Music Management as well. With each production, AU seeks to empower our members, giving them hands-on experience in areas ranging from concert conceptualisation, set and light design, to marketing, public relations and myriad other aspects that our productions entail.

We believe in Dreaming Big. In just a few years, our ideas have amplified into concrete realties. We have directed and produced the following initiatives:

“60 In A-Maze” - September 2003
Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi
AU’s first independent concert brought 60 musicians together in a two-and a half-hour concert, celebrating music in its myriad forms.
Self funded, a first of its kind, a risk perhaps? It was worth it. The show was sold out 2 days prior to opening night.

“SoulScape – A Celebration of Sound”
December 2003
Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi
Keeping the festive season in mind, we performed a selection of carols encompassing different genres from traditional yuletide music, classical arrangements and jazz, to Indian classical and Sufi music - this time, with 80 musicians on stage.

“Odyssey” - August 2004 - Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi
AU’s first Festival of Music featured an 80-strong vocal ensemble performing a repertoire of nearly 90 songs, including collaborations with Shubha Mudgal, Parikrama and Them Clones. The festival aimed at bridging the wide cultural chasms that currently exist between the myriad Indian and Western forms of music, by bringing them together in a rich blend of harmony and melody. It featured:

• Tatva – August 2, 2004
  Exclusively focused on Indian music, with performances that encompassed diverse styles such as Classical Music (both Hindustani and Carnatic), Sufi, ghazals, folk songs, fusion and contemporary Indian music.
  
  
• Cadence – August 3, 2004
  Featured Western Music in its varied forms, including jazz, gospel, R&B, funk, Broadway, light rock, a cappella and Western classical music.
  
  
• Melange – August 4, 2004
  The finale showcased the entire group, coming together in an attempt to unify the various forms of Western and Indian music through a fusion of music and sound.
  

“Acoustica” – November 2005
Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre,
New Delhi.
Voices a-cappella, piano, guitar and percussion… This was AU’s first unplugged concert, featuring a 40-strong vocal ensemble.

“En Route - The Musical” - February 2006 - Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi
With a cast of 50 singers, actors and dancers, “En Route” marked AU’s foray into the world of performing arts. Featuring an original bilingual script interwoven with original songs from AU’s debut album, we brought music, theatre, dance, literature and visual arts onto a single platform.

“Reverb” - September 2006 - Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
An evening of jazz and rock music, this 2-hour concert featured our originals along with AU adaptations of music by Ray Charles, Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, The Real Group, Toto, Queen and Sting.

AU’s debut album - “En Route” – June 2007
Recorded by 46 AU members at Empire Studios, Mumbai, “En Route” is an expression of our journey so far. The album features 12 original compositions exploring jazz, gospel a-cappella, rock, folk, Indian classical, blues, hip-hop, pop, fusion and Indian contemporary music.

For a complete listing of AU performances, click here