Love for God, love for music, and love for one another brought us together — and keep us together.
We come from different backgrounds, professions, churches and circumstances. Music gives us a place to meet, learn, create and belong.
Love for God.Christian values are part of the foundation on which we sing, learn and serve.
Love for music.We take music seriously while remaining open to discovery, learning and new expression.
Love for one another.Different people and different journeys can find one place to meet, grow and belong.
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Where it began
A short story, because the point isn't where we came from. It's what happened when we came together.
Two musical journeys. One new beginning.
Noel Opus
An established musical group whose long friendship and shared musical journey became part of the story that led to MELT.
Flint Male Voice
Another established musical group, connected through years of singing, friendship and shared performances.
2022 · MELT
What MELT means
Music for Enrichment, Learning & Training.
Through music, we learn more than music.
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Enrich
We are enriched through music and through one another — and seek to enrich others in return.
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Learn
We learn together, continually developing as singers, listeners, collaborators and people.
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Train
What we learn is shared through music classes, workshops, vocal training and opportunities to grow.
What we make together
Made together.
From the first musical idea to the final performance, the work is shaped by creating, collaborating, preparing and performing together.
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Create
Arrangements, interpretations, musical ideas and new possibilities.
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Collaborate
Working with musicians, choirs and institutions to discover what becomes possible together.
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Prepare
Rehearsal, musical discipline, listening and attention to detail — long before an audience hears the first note.
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Perform
Bringing the work to life and sharing it with people.
The choir
Different people. Different journeys. One place to belong.
MELT is a mixed-voice choir based in Madurai, and the centre of a wider musical organisation. Our members come from different backgrounds, generations, professions, churches and circumstances. What connects us is the willingness to listen, learn, contribute and create together.
We rehearse regularly, with additional practices when a performance calls for them.
Musical leadership
P.F.E. Diwakaran
Conductor Trinity-certified vocalist Director & Research Head, Department of Management Studies, The American College, Madurai.
HomeMadurai, Tamil Nadu
Rehearsal rhythmUsually Fridays · 6:30–8:30 PM
JoiningSimple audition → rehearsals → performing
JoiningOpen to all; no religious requirement
Beyond the choir
A wider musical community.
MELT began with a choir. Over time, it is becoming a place where singers, musicians, choirs, educators and institutions can meet, learn, collaborate and grow through music.
Singers
Musicians
Choirs
Educators
Institutions
MELT
Different voices · one musical conversation
The current chapter · 2026
BELONG
Different voices don't need to become the same. They need to discover how they can become harmony.
A musical expression of BELONG 2026
Featured concert · 30 August 2026
BEHOLD WHAT LOVE
An evening of faith and song with MELT, Madurai × Glauben Ensemble, Chennai.
Sunday, 30 August 20265:45 PM
The Jubilee ChapelThe American College, Goripalayam, Madurai
1 John 3:1“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us…”
MELT, in motion
What's happening.
Upcoming
Concerts. Workshops. Collaborations.
This space will grow with MELT — a living record of what's coming next.
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There is a place for your voice
Join MELT.
Different people. Different journeys. One place to belong. If you want to sing, learn, contribute and create with others, start a conversation with us.
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Reach out
Tell us a little about yourself and what brings you to MELT.
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Audition
A simple audition helps us understand your voice and musical fit.
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Rehearse
Join rehearsals, listen, learn and become part of the ensemble.