K. M. Rathnapala Explained

K. M. Rathnapala (Sinhala; Sinhalese: කේ.එම්. රත්නපාල) (born 26 March 1965), is a Sri Lankan music teacher and educationalist.^[1]

Career

Rathnapala joined Ananda College in 1999 as a junior music teacher under principal T. B. Damunupola.^[1]

A singer and a violin virtuoso, he quickly rose to prominence as the teacher-in-charge of the 'Ananda College Music Circle' and the 'Ananda College Senior Brass Band' and encouraged students to organize annual musical concerts such as 'Rhythm of the Maroons'^{[2] [3] [4]} and 'Prashasthi'^[5] for multiple years.

On 13 November 2009, he was bestowed with the title Maestro by the Music Circle board of officials 2009/10, under the patronage of the Ananda College Old Boys Association.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ANANDA COLLEGE COLOMBO, List of teachers - #241. H.L.G.. KITHSIRI. Department of Education, The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. August 2, 2023.
2. Web site: ‘Rhythm of the Maroons’, a musical extravaganza. Gamini . Wickramasinghe . Daily News. January 3, 2012.
3. Web site: ‘Rhythm of the Maroons’. 1 August 2023. The Sunday Observer by Lake House, ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය පුවත්පත් කලාවේ මහගෙදර. 20 November 2016.
4. Web site: CIC Holdings sponsors Ananda College’s annual musical show. Dananjaya. Madhusanka. Daily Mirror. November 12, 2016.
5. Web site: Reviving the epic legend. Bhagya . Senaratne. Daily News. September 9, 2009.
6. News: THE SOUVENIR, Rhythm of the Maroons 2009 by the Ananda College Music Circle, board of officials 2009/10. Maestro K. M. Rathnapala. An Limit Inc.. Sanjay Dalugoda. 13 November 2009.