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A teaching tradition since 1951

A name that shaped Sri Lankan music — now teaching your child.

Music School by Darshani Chandrasena teaches Eastern and Western music to children and young people — led by Darshani, daughter of the legendary composer R. A. Chandrasena. Warm and patient, serious about real achievement.

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Darshani Chandrasena in a coral sari, smiling as she plays the tanpura
Moments from our school
Darshani Chandrasena plays a grand piano on stage, singers with song sheets behind herTen children in party clothes crowd around Darshani Chandrasena at the grand pianoIn a maroon kurta, Darshani Chandrasena stands among ten dressed-up young students indoorsDarshani Chandrasena at the grand piano, red carpet and stage lighting stands around herA small girl bows on stage as a woman in an orange sari touches her headChildren and adults in a line on stage, singing from song sheets, one at a microphoneWoman in a bright blue sari with a microphone, before a row of singers in creamA young woman kneels before a woman in white on stage; students nearby hold bouquetsAbout thirty people, many in sarees, grouped on stage before a gold curtain
What we teach

From age five

From age five: individual or group classes

School music Eastern and Western · Grade 1 · O/L · A/L Western piano ABRSM · Trinity · Grade 6 · O/L · A/L Sangeetha Visharada Vocal and instrumental Adult classes Voice and piano Competition coaching Open to any student

Every year ends with a student concert and certificates.

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Recognition

A teacher honoured by the nation.

Darshani Chandrasena is a Sangeetha Visharada and a recipient of state and cultural honours for a lifetime of music teaching.

Sangeetha Visharada
Vishvabhinandana Bhushana Award
2018
State Kala Bhushana Award
2022
Kala Vibhushana Keerthi Sri Deshamanya
National Honour
2024
Deshamanya Kala Keerthi Sri
National Honorary Degree
2026
R. A. Chandrasena as a young man, seated cross-legged playing a sitar; aged sepia print
1951
The Chandrasena legacy

Founded by a father of contemporary Sinhala music.

R. A. Chandrasena (1924–1980) founded his institute of music in 1951 and mentored some of the island’s greatest artists — among them Premasiri Khemadasa and Victor Ratnayake. Today his daughter Darshani carries that devotion to a new generation.

He never turned away anyone who was keen to learn.

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Come and listen

The best way to know a school is to hear it.

Visit us, meet the teacher, and let your child try an instrument. New batches are enrolling now — we would love to welcome your family.

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