About Symphony
Symphony is the annual cultural festival of KJSCE. Starting out in 1987 as Jamboree, Symphony has come a long way. A mix with all the right ingredients to foster creativity and originality, Symphony is a rendezvous for all the art geeks, drama buffs, music aficionados, literary fanatics and dance enthusiasts. With huge crowds, exuberant participation and eminent personalities like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Sushant Singh Rajput and several others gracing the festival over the course of its history, Symphony offers an escape from reality and an entry into the world of dreams..
About KJSCE
Set in the heart of Mumbai, KJSCE is located in the Somaiya Vidyavihar campus. With a total of 34 institutions in its 65 acre campus, Somaiya Vidyavihar has become an educational hub. Since its establishment in 1983, KJSCE has grown in leaps and bounds. Boasting of a huge campus and state of the art facilities KJSCE has surpassed many of its contemporaries and presented itself as one of the premier engineering colleges in Mumbai. And with another feather in its cap in the form of being the only self financed Engineering College to be granted autonomous status whilst maintaining its affiliation to the University of Mumbai.
1987
Maiden edition of Symphony under the name of “Jamboree” featuring events like Treasure Hunt and Musical Antakshari.
1994
Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at Symphony.
1999
Symphony acclaimed as the ‘Best Festival of Mumbai’, featuring performances by notable stars like Hariharan, Devaki Pandit, Fazal Qureshi, Taufiq Qureshi, Louis Banks, and Sultan Khan.
2009
Symphony celebrated for 3 days for the first time, on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering.
2015
Symphony 2015 was graced by Sushant Singh Rajput and Anu Malik, and saw inception of Parvaah, the social initiative of K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering.
2017
Symphony hits record-breaking footfall of 15,000, featuring performances from renowned international as well as homegrown artists such as DJ Candice, Kenny Sebastian, and Lagori.