Renowned composer and founder of Shillong Chamber Choir Neil Nongkinrih passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday after a brief illness. The 52-year-old music conductor and composer, who brought SCC to national fame after a reality TV show nearly a decade ago, passed away at Mumbai’s Reliance Hospital after a brief illness, he said.
Neil and the entire choir were at work in Mumbai for the past three months. “He was admitted to the hospital yesterday and passed away this evening after surgery,” a spokesperson of the group told PTI. He said that the body of Neil, who was awarded Padma Shri in 2015, would be brought back to his home in Mumbai as soon as all the formalities are completed.