Thecmsindia.in - Dr. Joseph J. Palackal C.M.I.

Dr. Joseph J. Palackal C.M.I.

Ethnomusicologist, Singer, Composer
Call Number : PER-14

Dr. Joseph J. Palackal C.M.I.

Ethnomusicologist, Singer, Composer

Biography
Commercial Releases & Audio Cassettes of Joseph Palackal
Research and Publications
Personal Photo Gallery
Research Recordings
DVD Screening Schedule
Invited Lectures, Workshops and Research Papers
Nadopasana Thodupuzha
Selected Stage Performances
Scholarships / Awards / Honorary mention
Interviews / Speeches / Press reports
Letters and Personal Communications
User Comments and Personal Motto

Biography
Commercial Releases & Audio Cassettes of Joseph Palackal
Research and Publications
Personal Photo Gallery
Research Recordings
DVD Screening Schedule
Invited Lectures, Workshops and Research Papers
Nadopasana Thodupuzha
Selected Stage Performances
Scholarships / Awards / Honorary mention
Interviews / Speeches / Press reports
Letters and Personal Communications
User Comments and Personal Motto

Name	Joseph J. Palackal
Professional Details	Music Composer, Lyricist, Singer, Indic Musicologist, Author
Designation / Status	Member of C.M.I. Congregation , Research Scholar in Indic Musicology
Ordained on	29 April, 1979
Native Parish and Family	St. Mary's Forane Church, Pallippuram , Cherthala ( Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly).Dr. Palackal hails from the family of Palackal Thoma Malpan (ca. 1780-1841) the co-founder of CMI Congregation.
Seminary and Higher Education	Ph. D. (Ethnomusicology), Graduate Center of the City University of New York, May 2005. M. A. (Ethnomusicology), Hunter College-CUNY, May 1995. B.A. (Religion) 1961. Pontificium Athenaeum, Poona. M.A. (Philosophy) 1959. Pontificium Athenaeum, Poona (cum laude). B.A. (Philosophy) 1958. Pontificium Athenaeum, Poona (cum laude).
Organizations and Institutions	Founder Chairman of .Christian Musicological Sociey of India. Founder Director of Nadopasa Thodupuzha
Awards and Honors	Musicology research for the Oscar-winning film "Life of Pi." . Copy of remuneration from Fox Worldwide Productions,Inc, a subsidiary for Twentieth Century Fox FIlm Corporation. Hewitt Pantaleoni Prize for the best student paper presented at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM) Conference, February 22, 1997. Rosa Riegelman Heintz Scholarship in Music, Hunter College, Newyork 1995.
Media Releases and Appearances	Doubting Thomas - Brief Appearance in the Documentry released on BBC Qambal Maran \| Kristhusaharanamam \| Oshana \| Music for Life ..and many more Commercial Audio releases Kerala the Cradle of Christianity - Film Documentry

Joseph J.Palackal is an Indic musicologist, singer and composer. He is also the Founder-President of the Christian Musicological Society of India and Nadopasana Thodupuzha. Dr. Palackal holds degrees in theology, psychology, Indian classical music and musicology. The master’s thesis he wrote at Hunter College, New York (1995), became a foundational work for launching a Christian musicology of India. Later, his dissertation on the Syriac chants in South India, at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (2005) became the first doctoral study of a Christian music genre in India. Dr.Palackal hails from the family of Palackal Thoma Malpan (ca. 1780-1841), founder of the first indigenous religious congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate; he is a member of the same Congregation. Currently, Dr. Palackal is completing his book, Syriac Chants in South India: Toward Remapping the Musical Geography of a Country.

Biography

Joseph J. Palackal is an Indic musicologist, singer and composer. He is also the Founder-President of the Christian Musicological Society of India and Nadopasana Thodupuzha. Dr. Palackal holds degrees in theology, psychology, Indian classical music and musicology. The master’s thesis he wrote at Hunter College, New York (1995), became a foundational work for launching a Christian musicology of India. Later, his dissertation on the Syriac chants in South India, at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (2005) became the first doctoral study of a Christian music genre in India. Dr. Palackal is the author of articles on Indian Christian music in several international journals and three encyclopedias, including the prestigious New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Oxford Music Online) and the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (New York). Recently, he contributed a chapter to The Oxford Handbook of Music and World Christianities (Oxford University Press).

Dr. Palackal is the lead singer in more than forty releases in five languages, including Sanskrit and Syriac. To his credit are the first LP record of Christian Bhajans in Malayalam (Deccan Records, Bangalore, 1979) and the first commercial CD of Syriac chants of the Syro-Malabar Church Qambel Maran: Syriac Chants from South India (PAN Records, Netherlands, 2002); both albums are landmarks in the history of Christian music in India. Dr. Palackal is the first Indian to perform in an Off Broadway show in New York by singing a Christian devotional song in Hindi. Other performance venues include Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, Princeton University and Columbia University. His internationally acclaimed documentary film, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia, is a pioneering attempt to educate the Western world about the uniqueness of Indian Christianity. In 2006, Dr. Palackal embarked on a mission of introducing Indian Christian art to the international community.

Commissioned by the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church, Dr. Palackal, along with George Thaila, composed the English text of the Solemn High Mass of the Syro-Malabar Church for the use of Syro-Malabar Catholics in the English-speaking parts of the world. Dr. Palackal made his broadcasting debut at All India Radio, Bangalore. The Vatican Radio documented his speaking and singing voice in 2010. Such leading libraries as The Library of Congress (USA), the Harvard University Library, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the British Library have started cataloging his works.

Dr. Palackal hails from the family of Palackal Thoma Malpan (ca. 1780-1841), founder of the first indigenous religious congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate; he is a member of the same Congregation. Currently, Dr. Palackal is completing his book, Syriac Chants in South India: Toward Remapping the Musical Geography of a Country.

Education

Ph. D. (Ethnomusicology), Graduate Center of the City University of New York, May 2005.
M. A. (Ethnomusicology), Hunter College-CUNY, May 1995.
B. P. A. (Hindustani Classical Music, vocal), The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, May 1986.
M. A. (Psychology), The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, November 1984.
B. Th. (Theology), Dharmaram Pontifical Institute, Bangalore, January 1980.
B. A. (Psychology), Bangalore University, December 1974.

Commercial releases
Audio Cassettes of Joseph Palackal

Songs for Liturgy and commerical releases

Call Number : PER-14

Sno.	Date	Description	Links
1	2021	Fr. Abel Periyappuram, CMI (1920-2001), Creator of a new Syriac music genre in Malayalam: A Presentation By Dr. Joseph J. Palackal for the Webinar on Liturgical Music held on Wednesday 10 Feb 2021 Organised by Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK) , Bengaluru	Pdf Video
2	2020	Kyanaya: the Impromptu Mode of Melody Making in Syriac 8075514258	Pdf Link
3	2019	North American Story - The story of Bilingual Qurbana in North America Reclaiming Syriac chants to Reaffirm Identity - An American Story By Dr. Joseph J. Palackal	Pdf Link
4	2016	Introduction. Directory of Christian Songs in Malayalam. - Joseph J. Palackal With Felix Simon - 19 May 2016
5	2016	Introduction -Encyclopedia of Syriac Chants of the Syro Malabar Church Joseph J. Palackal With Felix Simon. 15 August 2016
6	2016	Introduction. Music Iconography- Joseph J. Palackal 3 July 2016
7	2016	The Survival Story of Syriac Chants among the St. Thomas Christians in South India. In *The Oxford Handbook of Music and World Christianities,* Edited by Jonathan Dueck and Suzel A. Reily. Oxford University Press.. ISBN: 9780199859993 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199859993.013.31	Abstract
8	Ongoing	The Aramaic Project: JESUS AND INDIA: A CONNECTION THROUGH LANGUAGE AND MUSIC. Documenting the Last Remnants of the Aramaic Language and Music among the Syro Malabar Catholics in Kerala, India. Project in progress.
9	Ongoing	Music & Colour: Oktoechos of the Orthodox Christians in Kerala. Sponsor: The Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. Work in progress.
10	2015	Mārggam Kaḷi (Dance of the Way): Synopsis of the Fourteen Cantos	Pdf
11	2013	The Pallippuram Cross.
12	2013	Qurbānā ("Offering"): The Eucharistic Celebration of the Syro-Malabar Church.
13	2012	Homage to a Guru. Prepared for the 25th death anniversary celebration of Shri K.K.Antony Master
14	2012	Nadopasana Thodupuzha: Twenty-five years of Leadership in Music. Prepared for the Silver Jubilee celebrations.	Brochure Invitation
15	2008	Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music (DVD).
16	2007	With Thaila, George. Solemn High Mass of the Syro-Malabar Church. Musical setting of the English version of Mass in the Chaldean rite of the Syro-Malabar Church; CD with 16-page booklet, 7 photographs, music example, and bibliography; soloists: Joseph J. Palackal, Feba Thoyalil, and Marianne Thaila; recorded at Martin's Digital, Queens, New York Chicago: St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago. (SMC 101 - 2007). Review : Paul D. Greene, Ethnomusicology, vol. 54, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2010), p. 360. Library catalogs
17	2007	With Thaila, George, and Kurisingal, Dennis. Qurbānā: Solemn High Mass of the Syro-Malabar Church. Music Notation 16 melodies for Mass in Western staff notation with chordal accompaniment; illustrations by Dan Fuller. Chicago and Aluva: St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago and Christian Musicological Society of India.
18	2006	Notes on Persian Cross, Christ the Guru, and Mother of Wisdom.
19	2005	Syriac Chant Traditions in South India. A study of the contemporary practice of model melodies of the Chaldean rite in the Syro-Malabar Church, and the oktoechos ("eight voices") of the Antiochene rite in the Orthodox churches. Ph.D. dissertation. The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Director: Stephen Blum. (ProQuest ID 888835631).	Abstract Proposal
20	2005	Kerala, Kochi, Trivandrum. Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, vol. 5: Asia and Oceania, edited by John Shepherd, et al. London and New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group, pp. 91-92, 104-105, 117-118.
21	2004	Oktoechos of the Syrian Orthodox Churches in South India. Ethnomusicology, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 229-250.	Read the article on Jstore. Abstract
22	2004	"Interface Between History and Music in the Christian Context of South India." A survey of the musical history of the Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala, India, shows the mutuality of musical and historical inquiries in which musicological discourse assumes a significant role as a tool in historiography. In Christianity and Native Cultures: Perspectives From Different Regions of the World. Cyriac Pullapilly, et al., eds. Notre Dame, Indiana: Cross Cultural Publications, pp. 150-161.	PDF
23	2003	Kudumba praarthanayum bhajana gaanangalum Family Prayer and Bhajan Songs Fr. Proksh SVD (1904-1986) was one of the pioneers in adapting the bhajan style of music in Catholic worship in India. In the 1960s, Dharmaram College and the National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Center (NBCLC), Bangalore, gave leadership in creating an "Indian liturgy" that adapted Hindu terminologies and Indian classical music. Although Indian liturgy has lost popularity, Christian bhajans continue to have currency among the Catholics in Kerala. Kudumbadeepam (March 2003), pp. 6-8, 14. Language: Malayalam.
24	2002	Reprint 2009. Qambel Maran: Syriac Chants from South India. CD with 29 chants, 16-page booklet in English, map, 7 photographs, and bibliography. Chants in Syriac (Aramaic) from the Chaldean liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church of the St. Thomas Christians. Includes chants from the liturgy of the Hours, Raza, funeral services, Syriac translation of Latin chants by St.Thomas Aquinas, and chants for special occasions such as wedding and celebration of the feast of the Blessed Virgin and saints. Performers include Fr. Abel Periyappuram, CMI (1920-2001), Fr. Probus Perumalil, CMI, et al. Recorded in Kerala, South India, in 1999 and 2000. (PAN 2085). Library catalogs & Reviews
25	2001	India: Christian Music. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2nd edn., vol. 12, edited by Stanley Sadie, John Tyrell. London: Macmillan Publishers, pp. 233-34, 237.	Pdf
26	2001	Mando. A composite genre of poetry, music, and dance, popular among the Catholics of Goa and the neighboring regions of the west coast of India. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edn., vol. 15, edited by Stanley Sadie, John Tyrell. London: Macmillan Publishers, pp. 736-37.	Pdf
27	2000	Kalayum kraisthawa wiswaasawum: oru bhaaratheeya samwaadam Art and Christian Faith: an Indian Dialogue Christianity in India is believed to be as old as Christianity itself. Yet Christian artists in India, by and large, are reluctant to interpret faith through images inspired by their local cultures. Instead, most Christian families and institutions proudly exhibit pictures of blue-eyed, blond-haired Jesus and Mary, painted by European artists. By giving an Indian definition to Christian faith, artists can contribute not only to Catholic Christianity, but also to Indian art. Sathyadeepam, vol. 74 (November 8, 2000), p. 5. Language: Malayalam.	Pdf
28	2000	Kerala Christian Musical Traditions. , edited by Alison Arnold. New York and London: Garland Publishing, pp. 944-947.	Pdf
29	2000	Kerala Muslim Music. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 5: South Asia: the Indian Subcontinent, edited by Alison Arnold. New York and London: Garland Publishing, pp. 947-948.	Pdf
30	2000	Kerala Jewish Music. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 5: South Asia: the Indian Subcontinent, edited by Alison Arnold. New York and London: Garland Publishing, pp. 948-949.	Pdf
31	2000	Kerala Tribal Music. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 5: South Asia: the Indian Subcontinent, edited by Alison Arnold. New York and London: Garland Publishing, p. 949.	Pdf
32	2000	Kerala Folk Music. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 5: South Asia: the Indian Subcontinent, edited by Alison Arnold. New York and London: Garland Publishing, p. 950.	Pdf
33	2000	Kerala Film Music. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 5: South Asia: the Indian Subcontinent, edited by Alison Arnold. New York and London: Garland Publishing, p. 951. Review: "The articles on Kerala, by Groesbeck and Palackal, and Sri Lanka, by Sheeran, are two of the very best in the entire encyclopedia." -- Wolf, Richard K. 2004. Book Review: Alison Arnold, ed., The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia: the Indian Subcontinent, Ethnomusicology, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 278-283.	Pdf
34	1999	Problems and Issues in the Study of the Syriac Chant Traditions in South India. The St. Thomas Christians in India continue to preserve the Chaldean and Antiochene liturgies and chants in Syriac (Aramaic) that originated in the Middle East. The richness and the diversity in these chant traditions demand more scholarly attention than what they received in the past. A history of Indian music may be incomplete without the history of Syriac chants. Christian Orient, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 176-81.
35	1999	Sangeethawum sabhaacharitrawum gaweshana weekshanathil Music and Church History: Research Perspectives Musical memories handed down from generation to generation through oral transmission among Christians in Kerala preserve the stories of cultural and religious interactions between South India, the Middle East, and Europe. Sathyadeepam, vol. 73 (August 18, 1999), pp. 5, 11. Language: Malayalam.
36	1995	Puthen paana: A Musical Study. An analysis of the intercultural processes that influenced the singing styles of Puthen paana , an eighteenth-century Malayalam poem by John Earnest Hanxleden, in the historical context of Christianization and religious colonization in South India. Master's thesis. Hunter College-CUNY. Director: Barbara L. Hampton. (ProQuest ID: 740455261).	Abstract Pdf
37	1985	With Ephraim, Indumathi. 1985. Kristu Sahasra Naamam Thousand Names of Christ Selections from the Sanskrit poem of the same title by I. C. Chacko, Illiparambil, composed in semi-classical style. Pre-recorded cassette. FDMIC 210. Deccan Records, Bangalore. Text: I. C. Chacko, Illiparambil. Music: Anto Amarnad, CMI. Lead singers: Joseph Palackal and Indumathi Ephraim. Accompanying booklet with transliteration and English translation of the text by Francis Vineeth, CMI.
38	1980	Aaraadhanakramatthil sangeethatthinulla sthaanam The Role of Music in Liturgy The ancient Syriac (Aramaic) chant tradition is one of the identity markers of the Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala, India. Preservation of these chants should go hand in hand with adaptation of Indian classical and semi-classical styles of music in liturgy. St. Mary's Forane Church Souvenir, Pallipuram, India, pp. 71-77. Language: Malayalam.
39	1979	Christian Bhajans. Long Play (LP) Record. LDEC 102. Deccan Records, Bangalore. 12 bhajans in Malayalam. Principal vocalist: Joseph Palackal. Chorus singers: Sunny Mampilly, Molly Madathiparambil, Jacintha Jose. Liner notes: Thomas Aykara, CMI. Cover design: Joy Elamkunnapuzha, CMI. Recorded at HMV Studios, Gemini, Madras, April 12-13, 1978.

Number	Description	Links
1	Interview with Fr.Emmanuel Thelly C.M.I., Syriac scholar and lexicographer. Recorded at the premises of the Little Flower Monastery, Poonjar South, Kerala. 28 July 2013.	Full Interview
2	Interview with Fr. Charles Pyngot, C. M. I., scholar of the East-Syriac liturgy. Recorded at the premises of St. Antony's Monastery, Poomattam, Puthuppally, Kottayam Dt. Kerala. 28 July 2013.	Full Interview
3	Interview with Fr. Paul Kodamullil, member of the Diocese of Kothamangalam, currently living at Santhi Nilayam, Retired Priests' Home, Vazhappilly, Muvattupuzha, Kerala. 5 August 2013. (Video editing is in progress).	Full Interview
4	Fr. Augustus Thekkanath, C. M. I., and Lonappan Arackal and his team present the hymn "Holy, holy, holy" in Syriac as it used to be sung during the Qurbana on Pesaha wyaazham (Passover Thursday). Recorded at St. John Nepomucene Church, Konthuruthy, Eranakulam, Kerala. Lonappan Arackal, who currently is the sacristan of this church, used to be in charge of the Syriac choir until the 1960s. 16 July 2013. (Video editing is in progress).	Video
5a	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Marayor paawe," a Tamil song in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, set to the tune of the Syriac chant "Bar Mariam" (Son of Mary). Recorded at St. Thomas Church (Archdiocese of Kottayam), Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 12 July 2013.	Video
5b	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Ammaanaa ewudes" for Good Friday. The hymn includes the Trisagion in Greek and Syriac. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5c	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil, sings Trisagion in Greek and Syriac, for Good Friday. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5d	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil, sings "Kadkrew maaran," for the procession on Palm Sunday. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5e	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil, sings "Aareem tharae" for the ceremonial opening of the church door, when the procession reaches the Church door. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5f	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil, sings "Sambah lessaan" which is sung during the Eucharistic procession on Holy Thursday. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5g	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil, sings "Taalaak ruhaa" the syriac translation of the Latin chant, Veni Creator Spiritus. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5h	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil, sings "Laak alaaha" the Syriac translation of the Latin chant, Te Deum. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5i	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil, sings "O Dazdamman" from the Raaza in the Syro-Malabar liturgy. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5j	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Ha ennaa," from Raaza of the Syro-Malabar Church. Sung in three ascending pitch registers. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5k	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "K'saawaa ramba". Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5l	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Maria Alaah". Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5m	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Sambah l'maaryaa." Tune 1 of 3. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5n	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Sambah l'maaryaa." Tune 2 of 3. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5o	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Sambah l'maaryaa." Tune 3 of 3. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5p	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Thuwaa wu lainaa." Tune 1 of 2. For rituals related to the commemoration of the dead: death anniversary, 40th day, etc. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
5q	K. O. Chacko Koythadathil sings "Thuwaa wu lainaa." Tune 2 of 2. For rituals related to the commemoration of the dead: death anniversary, 40th day, etc. Recorded at Mr. Chacko's home at Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 13 October 2013.	Video
6	Interview with Rev. Dr. Jacob Vellian, scholar of the Syro-Malabar liturgy. Recorded at St. Thomas Church (Archdiocese of Kottayam), Kuruppamthara, Kottayam Dt., Kerala. 12 July 2013. (Video editing is in progress).	Full interview
7	Paul Joy Vathappillil sings the Syriac hymn,"B'eda d'yaawmaan" (On this festival day) in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Violin accompaniment by Paily Vathappillil, grand father of Paul Joy. Paily Vathappillil used to be the leader of the Syriac choir at St. Mary's Church, Pallippuram, Cherthala. Recorded at Vathappallil house at Pallippuram. 25 July 2013. (Video editing is in progress).	Video
8	Major Archbishop Cardinal Alencherry sings "Puqdaanakon" ("Your mandate") in Syriac at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D. C. during the Sixteenth Annual Pilgrimage to our Lady of Good Health, Annai Velankanni, organized by the Indian American Catholic Association (IACA), on 7 September 2013. The chant rendered at the practice session in New Jersey can be viewed here. Note the difference in the melody of the Celebrant's part.	Video
9	Joseph J. Palackal leads The Trisagion in East Syriac (Qaddisa Alaha) at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D. C. (http://nationalshrine.com) during the Sixteenth Annual Pilgrimage to our Lady of Good Health, Annai Velankanni, organized by the Indian American Catholic Association (IACA), on 7 September 2013. The melody of the three incipits are correctly rendered in the practice session at New Jersey which can be viewed here. Dr. Joseph Palackal's solo of the phrase "Alaaha" is slightly different in the practice session.	Video
10	Catherine teaches her sister Rebecca how to recite "Awūnd'waśmayyā" (Our Father). Recorded on 13th April 2014 in Washington D.C.	Video
10A	Catherine sings the Solemn form of the Lord's Prayer "Awūnd'waśmayyā" (Our Father). Recorded on 8th April 2014 in Washington D.C.	Video
10B	Rebecca sings the syriac hymn "Tālāk Ruhā" (Come O Spirit). Recorded on 10th May 2014 in Washington D.C.	Video
11	Fr. Abel Periyapuram, C. M. I. sings Syriac melodies and their Malayalam translations from the liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church for the research of Joseph J. Palackal. Recorded at Kalabhavan Studio in Dec 1997.	Youtube
12	Fr. Abel Periyapuram, C. M. I. sings Syriac and Malayalam versions of melodies from the liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church. Introduction by Joseph J. Palackal. Recorded on 22 July 1998 at ASA Music Productions in Mount Vernon, New York.	Youtube
13	Fr. Abel Periyapuram, C. M. I. sings Malayalam version of model melodies from the liturgy of the Hours of the Syro-Malabar Church for the doctoral study of Joseph J. Palackal. Recorded at Fr. Abel's office at Kalabhavan, Kochi, Kerala on 23 Aug 2001.	Youtube
14	Fr. Abel Periyapuram, C. M. I. sings chants from the liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church. Recorded at Joseph J. Palackal's office in Maspeth, New York on 20 Sep 1997 during Fr. Abel's visit to U. S. A. Of special interest is the conversation between Fr. Abel and Joseph J. Palackal on the rhythmic aspects of these melodies.	Youtube

SNo.	Date	Description	Links
1	16-Feb-2017	College of Professional Studies - St. John's University, New York. presents - Christianity in India and the Confluence of Cultures A Documentary presentation followed by a discussion wit00h the producer of the film Rev. Dr. Joseph Palackal	Link Flyer
2	1 August 2015.	Ukranian Greek Catholic Cathedral, Central London.	Link Link
3	29 July 2015	Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool, Warrington, England.	Link Link Link Link Link
4	July 6, 2012	Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft e.v. Nurnberg/Franken, Germany	Flyer Flyer pdf
5	16 March 2010 14 March 2010 13 March 2010	Pre-screening lecture and film presentation, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Pontifico Instituto Orientale, Rome, Italy: March 16, 2010; Chiesa di Villa Benedetta (Suore di Giovanni Battista), Rome: March 14, 2010; Chiesa di S. Caterina della Rosa, Rome: 13 March 2010.
6	12 Nov-2009	World Premiere at Queens International Film Festival , NewYork	Link
7	29 October 2009	Pre-screening lecture and film presentation, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Conference on "Musical Heritage: Movements and Contacts." Faculty of Music, University of Montreal, Canada.
8	09 August 2009	“The Cultural Interface of Music and Religion in India." Pre-screening lecture, followed by screening of the film, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Pfarrsaal der Josephs-Kirche, Josephsplatz, Munich, Germany. August 9, 2009; Navodaya Indian Association, Gross-Gerau, Frankfurt, Germany.	Flyer
9	2-Aug-2008	Discovering Christainity's First Home in India -DVD Screening Launch at Kerala House Conference Hall, New Delhi, India Invitation by -Kerala Tourism Dept.	Invitation Covering envelop Invitation Cover Invitation Letter

Date	Description	Links
3 April 2021	Fr. Abel Periyappuram, CMI Creator of a Syriac Music Genre in Malayalam Article by - Dr. Joseph Palackal, TheCMSIndia.org . Also Refer RR-167	Pdf
17 - 21 March, 2021	Conference on the Syriac Musical Tradition, Geneva Topic - THE SYRIAC MUSICAL TRADITION : AN EASTERN HERITAGE EXCHANGES & INFLUENCES.0 Organisers - THE LAUS PLENA FOUNDATION , GENEVA Lectures and Zoom Online meeting AP 232 - Video \| AP 233 - Video \| AP 234 - Video	Pdf
10 Feb, 2021	Webinar on Liturgical Music - Organised by Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram , Bangaluru - Dr. Joseph J. Palackal as Keynote speaker Webinar Topic - Liturgical Music Time - Feb 10, 2021 06:00 PM IST Meeting ID - 884 2770 9338 Zoom Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88427709338?pwd=blkxSGVncndKRmtHQmlKUGE5MWRtdz09 View the Webinar Recording by DVK Bengaluru	Pdf Flyer Webinar
22-24 October, 2020	Invitation to participate in the Musicological Conference on the Syriac Musical Traditions. The Haute Ecole de Musique of Geneva (CH) (HEM) and the Laus Plena Foundation, Lugano (CH) (LPF) are organizing a Musicological Conference in Geneva on October 22, 23 and 24, 2020. Topic : THE SYRIAC MUSICAL TRADITIONS – AN EASTERN HERITAGE EXCHANGES & INFLUENCES	Flyer Pdf Pdf
2 August, 2019	Lecture at Syro Malabar Convention 2019, Houston explaining the role oif music in liturgy .	Link Souvenir
August 1 - 4, 2019	Syro Malabar National Convention and ENGLISH CHOIR 2019, Houston , TX	Link Pdf
May 25, 2019	LEGACIES AND PROSPECTS: THE PAST AND FUTURES IN MUSIC Video presentation on the Aramaic Project. at Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Canada at 12:00 -1:00 noon on 25 May, 2019	Link Flyer
July- 25-2018	Abhimukham with Sahapedia, Kochi -A talk on *Aramaic Language and Music Cultural Influences of Early Christianity in India* Venue - Sacred Heart College, Kochi, Kerala	Flyer Pdf
July-14-2018	Kennara-2018 - First International Sacred Syriac Music Conference at Gloucester,London Syriac Music Conference and Syriac Music festival - Gloucester, England Reported by M. Thomas Antony, Nazrani.net ( NSC networks)	Flyer Pdf Link Pdf
July-11- 2018	Presentation on Syriac Chants of Syro Malabar Church at Oxford University ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies - Forty Eighth International Conference organised by The Oriental Institute Oxford University Presentation by Fr. Dr. Joseph J. Palackal Topic : THE SURVIVAL STORY OF THE SOUND, SENTIMENTS, AND MELODIES OF THE ARAMAIC CHANTS IN INDIA (Full Article) Venue - The Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane	Flyer Pdf Full Article
July-10-2018	SOAS-University of London Presents Aramaic Chant and Liturgy in India: A new disourse of on the music of South Asia (Lecture , Video Performance of Video Presentation and presentation of Syriac chants) at Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS London	Flyer Pdf
May -31-2018	Benjamin A. Botkin lecture at The Library of Congress ,Washington D. C. Topic: Syriac chants and Aramaic Christianity in India	Flyer Pdf
March 18 , 2017	Jesus and India -A Connection through Aramaic Language and music One day Seminar at Collegio Damasceno, Via de Boccaa 480, Rome	Flyer Flyer
4 to 6th -March-2016	Reviving the sound, sentiments, and melodies of the Aramaic Chants in India - A Film Presentation (45min) by Dr. Joseph Palackal during the Conference on the Music of South, Central and West Asia. Harvard University	Flyer Flyer Video
1-Aug 2015	Guest speaker at the Festival of Eastern Catholic Churches at Ukranian Catholic Cathedral, Central London.	Flyer
26 July 2015	Celebrant and Guest Speaker on the occassion of Syro Malabar day - A Festival of Indian Christianity held at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Warrington, Archdiocese of Liverpool, UK	Flyer Report
24th To 26th May-2015	Jesus and India: A Connection through the Aramaic Language and Music. Conference on Safeguarding the Musical Traditions of Eastern Christianity. Rome Global Gateway, University of Notre Dame. Via Ostilia15, 00184 Roma. Jesus and India : A Connection through the Aramaic Language and Music - (45 min) Film Presentaion by Dr. Joseph Palackal	Flyer
24 May, 2015	Safguarding the Chants from East Syriac Tradition of the Syro Malabar Church Handout - Chants from East Syriac Traditon of the Syro Malabar Church The Nazrani Chior, Rome Rome Global Gateway, University Norte Dame, Via Ostillia 15, 00184	Pdf
23 May 2015	Chavara Lectures 2014-'15. Jesus and India: A Connection through the Aramaic Language and Music.Chavara Institute of Indian and Interreligious Studies, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 294/10, 00186 Rome. Lecture I. An Audio-visual tour of the Aramaic Project in India and USA Lecture II. The Aramaic Heritage and the Faith Formation of the Syro Malabar Catholics (Dr. Isaac Arickappalil comments on Dr. Joseph J. Palackal's Chavara Endowment Lecture at the Chavara Institute in Rome. 23 May 2015)	Flyer comments
7 May 2011	Celebrant and homilist at the first celebration of the Solemn High Mass of the Syro Malabar Church (English), composed by Joseph J. Palackal and George Thaila, at the National Shrine and Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D. C. 7-May-2011	Flyer
28 January 2011	Conflicting Views on Christian Music and Art in the Colonial Encounter between the Portuguese Missionaries and the St. Thomas Christians in Kerala, India held at Musee du Quai Branly. Paris 28 January 2011	Flyer1 Flyer2 Invitation
09 Aug 2003	A Christian Festival of India	Flyer
09 May 1998	Chant in India: Two Traditions 1998 ( Washington D. C.)	Flyer
24 June 1996	Christian Music of India: First to Fifteen Centuries. A lecture-demonstration.	Flyer 1 Flyer 2
29 May 1997	Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Indian Music: A Comparison.	Flyer 1 Flyer 2
18 June 1990	Letter from Cara Chaiet, Company Manager, Nunsense	Flyer
19 June 1999	Problems and Issues in the Study of Syriac Chants in India	Flyer
4-7 August 2015	Featured speaker at the "Christian Congregational Music: Local and Global Perspectives" Conference at Oxford, UK.
19 July 2014	Denha Endowment Lecture 2014. "The Syriac Heritage and the Faith Formation of the Syro Malabar Catholics in Bangalore." Dharmaram, Vidyaskhethram, Bangalore.	Abstract. Brochure. Flyer.
24 July 2013	“The Musical Treasures of the Syro Malabar Church." Liturgical Research Center of the Syro Malabar Church, St. Thomas Mount, Kakkanad, Kerala.
29 July 2011	“The Current Status of Syriac Chants in India." Holy Family Church, Gowrie (Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn), Australia.
16 March 2010 14 March 2010 13 March 2010	Pre-screening lecture and film presentation, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Pontifico Instituto Orientale, Rome, Italy: March 16, 2010; Chiesa di Villa Benedetta (Suore di Giovanni Battista), Rome: March 14, 2010; Chiesa di S. Caterina della Rosa, Rome: 13 March 2010.
29 October 2009	Pre-screening lecture and film presentation, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Conference on "Musical Heritage: Movements and Contacts." Faculty of Music, University of Montreal, Canada.
17 August 2009	Key note address. Christliches indisches Fest (Christian Festival of India). Begegnungszentrum, Erlangen, Germany.
09 August 2009	“The Cultural Interface of Music and Religion in India." Pre-screening lecture, followed by screening of the film, Kerala, the Cradle of Christianity in South Asia: The Cultural Interface of Religion and Music. Pfarrsaal der Josephs-Kirche, Josephsplatz, Munich, Germany. August 9, 2009; Navodaya Indian Association, Gross-Gerau, Frankfurt, Germany.	Flyer
01 November 2008	Featured speaker at Conversations Across Cultures SOUTH ASIAN IMAGINARIES. Art, Film and Music from South Asia. Milbank Memorial Chapel. Teachers College Columbia University.	Flyer
25 October 2007	"Syriac Chants in South India: The Local-locus Continuum in Music." Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Columbus, Ohio.
09 August 2007	“The Cultural Interface of Christian Music in India." Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore, India.
04 Oct 2005	Christianity in India: Faith in a Multireligious Milieu." 37th Annual National Catholic Development Conference. St. Louis, Missouri.	Pdf

Dr. Joseph J. Palackal C.M.I.

Dr. Joseph J. Palackal C.M.I.

Biography

Commercial releases Audio Cassettes of Joseph Palackal

Scholarships / Awards / Honorary mention

Letters and Personal Communications

Travels

Family and childhood

Personal motto

Our Mission

Ongoing Projects

Contact Us

Commercial releases
Audio Cassettes of Joseph Palackal