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{{short description|singer, musician, pianist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Neecia Majolly
| origin = [[Brunei Darussalam]]
| occupation = [[Musician]]
| genre =
| years_active =
| instrument = [[Piano]], [[Voice]]
}}

[[File:Majolly Music Trust First Anniversary Feb 11th 2012.jpg|thumb|Majolly Music Trust First Anniversary 11 Feb 2012]]

'''Neecia Majolly'''<ref name=neecia04>{{cite news|last=Moses R|first=Allan|title=Music divine|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1502079.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 March 2011|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ramakrishna|first=S.R.|title=ನೀಸಿಯ ಮೆಜೋಲಿ ಎಂಬ ಅಭಿಜಾತ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ|url=http://www.prajavani.net/columns/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF-%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%9C%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%8E%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%AC-%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A4-%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AD%E0%B3%86|newspaper=Prajavani|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Aravind|first=Indulekha|title=On a musical mission|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/on-a-musical-mission-112060300014_1.html|accessdate=25 June 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=3 June 2012}}</ref> is an Indian concert pianist,<ref name=MMT01>{{cite news|last=White|first=Malini|title=A melodic sweep|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-melodic-sweep/article4977805.ece|accessdate=2 August 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Abraham|first=Anna|title=Treat for piano lovers|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501110300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030627192339/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501110300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2003|accessdate=22 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 November 2002}}</ref> conductor, singer, teacher and composer.

==Education==
Majolly holds an ALS (Associate of La Salle - SIA College of the Arts, Singapore) in both performance and principles of teaching, ALCM (Associate of the London College of Music) in music theatre, LTCL (Licentiate of the Trinity College, London) in piano, voice and principles of teaching, LRSM (Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music, London) in piano, and the FTCL (Fellowship of the Trinity College, London) in piano.<ref name=Neecia>{{cite web|last=K|first=Satyamurty|title=An enchanting concert in the offing|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/12/stories/2002071200890200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628033536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/12/stories/2002071200890200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-07-12|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref>

==Music career==
Majolly has several successful solo performances to her credit in Malaysia, Singapore, Western Australia, Brunei, Sweden, USA and India, and was an accompanist to Russian-American violinist Galina Heifetz in India. She has recorded for radio and television.<ref name=Neecia02 />

As a piano and celebrity vocal coach, Majolly has taught at the Delhi School of Music, the Bangalore School of Music, Technics Music School (Sabah, Malaysia), and teaches privately in Bangalore (including vocal training and interpretative workshops), where she has been living since 1995. Majolly was the Founder-Director and President of the Bangalore Society of Performing Arts (BSPA), and was the artistic adviser to the National Philharmonic of India.<ref name=Neecia /><ref name=Neecia05>{{cite news|last=Govind|first=Ranjani|title=A first for India: a Western classical choral competition|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/a-first-for-india-a-western-classical-choral-competition/article3348402.ece|accessdate=1 July 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 April 2012}}</ref> She also worked as radio presenter of Western Classical Music in New Delhi during the period 1993-94, as well as critiquing for two major newspapers, Deccan Herald as well as the Indian Express, during the period 1995-96. She is ex-All-Karnataka representative of the [[London College of Music Examinations]](LCME).<ref>{{cite web|title=LCM overseas centre|url=http://www.uwl.ac.uk/academic-schools/music/lcm-exams/exam-centres/overseas#India|work=website|accessdate=25 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031060905/http://www.uwl.ac.uk/academic-schools/music/lcm-exams/exam-centres/overseas#India|archivedate=31 October 2014}}</ref>

Majolly is the Founder-Trustee of the Majolly Music Trust,<ref>{{cite news|title=Budding artistes steal the show|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/342924/budding-artistes-steal-show.html|accessdate=6 July 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=6 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=mmt02>{{cite news|title=A medley of classical pieces|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/348484/a-medley-classical-pieces.html|accessdate=2 August 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=2 August 2013}}</ref> which aims to raise the standard of Western Classical Music in India and has the unique distinction of having created a pension fund for aged and infirm musicians due to absence of any framework of social security in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://www.majollymusictrust.in/|accessdate=8 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707150343/http://www.majollymusictrust.in/|archivedate=7 July 2013}}</ref>

Under her baton, two choirs, ''Madrigals, Etc'' which specializes in music from the Renaissance period<ref name=Neecia02>{{cite web|last=Govindarajan|first=Nirmala|title=Classical Piano Festival in Bangalore|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-26/news-and-interviews/29703178_1_classical-music-madrigals-russian-composer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628033550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-26/news-and-interviews/29703178_1_classical-music-madrigals-russian-composer|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> and the ''Camerata'', have earned a firm reputation in India for being unique in their choice of repertoire and quality of presentation. The year 2001 saw the historic performance of Handel's "Messiah" for choir, soloists and full-fledged orchestra, the likes of which had never been experienced in India before.<ref name=neecia03>{{cite web|last=Dasgupta|first=Ipsita Basu|title=Historical notes|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QkdNSVIvMjAxMC8wNy8wNCNBcjAxMDAw&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom|work=Times of India|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> The former choir launched, in October 2009, the first ever western classical music album in India ''The Renaissance Begins''.<ref name=neecia05>{{cite web|last=Moses R|first=Allan|title=Pushing boundaries|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/11/09/stories/2009110950880100.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628033549/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/11/09/stories/2009110950880100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-11-09|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> She now has a piano album ''Gold Spa'' by Universal Audio, USA. 'Femusica',formed in 2019, is an all-women choir presenting music by only women composers which made their debut in Chennai in September 2019 that also included the world premiere of 'Haiku 1' for mezzo soprano and piano.

==Awards==
In 1992, Majolly was awarded the [[Stephanie Coleman Prize]] for Best Graduating Pianist from the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music, Perth, the [[Rex Hobcroft Award]] in 1991 for Best Pianist at the Inaugural Chamber Music Competition (Western Australian Conservatorium of Music, Perth), and in 2001, the [[Edgar Fewkes Memorial Award]] for outstanding musician (voice) in the southern Indian region. Her band 'The Majolly Project' won two Global Music Awards for their debut single 'Dark Room' in the 'Emerging Global Artist' and 'Best Song' categories.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Govind|first1=Ranjani|title=Rick Kej's mentor wins award for debut single|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rick-kejs-mentor-wins-award-for-debut-single/article7471266.ece|accessdate=11 August 2015|date=28 July 2015}}</ref> It has also been nominated for the IMEA Awards in the Rock Song of the Year category for Dark Room.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMEA awards|url=http://www.imeaawards.com/nominees/2015-nominees/|accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.majollymusictrust.org Official site]

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