Come the festive seasons every year, music lovers in Delhi get to hear the Capital City Minstrels! CCM as the choral group is known, believes that there is more to singing in harmony than simply hitting the right notes at the right time. This notion of harmony is evident in the coming together of people of different ages, from different parts of the country and, indeed, from different countries. Various professionals from different walks of life are part of CCM, with sundry races and religions coming together to blend their voices in song, in many languages.

Zohra Shaw, Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London, founded this choir eleven years ago - in 1994. She put together a small chamber ensemble of twelve singers and in that very first Christmas season had no less than twelve performances. Today there are more than forty members with strong voices; many of them accomplished musicians, music professionals and teachers of music.