Program Notes Below are the original notes that accompanied Elegism, which was one of my earliest substantive pieces of music. My close childhood friend’s father died suddenly and left our…
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Clarinet Concerto
…movements featured long and rippling melodies beautifully performed in a legato voice by the soloist who was amplified.” Albany Times Union Radio interview with Reena about Clarinet Concerto – SoundCloud…
This Love Between Us, mmt 5 (soprano/tenor/piano version)
…returns at the end, the languages are switched. I loved the message in these texts: Our love, our human connection, goes back so far in time. It is our very…
Sandhiprakash
…moves seamlessly between the extended techniques familiar from Western avant-garde composers and her in-depth understanding of Indian classical music traditions. Hlusko’s eloquent performance sustained a prayerful, meditative atmosphere that belied…
The Dirt is Red Here (from Earth Speaks)
…Text setting of the poem The Dirt is Red Here, by Stephen Meadows. Premiere/Performances Earth Speaks was commissioned by Pasadena Master Chorale. It was premiered on June, 29, 2015. Press/Reviews…
I Rise: Women in Song (4-voice+single instruments)
…to be a professional composer. Each of the movements of I Rise: Women in Song is inspired by the words of a female author who has shaped our world with her thoughts…
Avartan
…piece was commissioned by American Composers Orchestra (George Manahan, conductor). It was premiered on April 1, 2016 at Carnegie Hall. Major subsequent performances include Richmond Symphony (February 2019) Press/Reviews Read…
Links
…Robert Bolyard, conductor (Atlanta, GA) Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (New Haven, CT) Alissa Cheung, violinist (Edmonton, Alberta) Candy Chiu, percussionist (CT) Sandeep Das, tabla player (New Delhi, India) Flux Quartet, string…
Perhaps (double bass version)
…at Paul Recital Hall at, Juilliard School, New York City. Press/Reviews Indian-American composer Reena Esmail’s Perhaps traded electronics for a more conventional approach to solo cello writing, accompanied by projected imagery from a…
Alleluia (from Exaltations) – horn version
…recording for programming purposes, one is available here. Premiere/Performances This work was commissioned by Cathedral Choral Society, and premiered by Cathedral Choral Society, conducted by Steven Fox, on March 10…
Perhaps
…City. The extended version of Perhaps was premiered by Colin Stokes, with Le Train Bleu at National Sawdust, on April 20, 2015. Press/Reviews “Indian-American composer Reena Esmail’s Perhaps traded electronics for a more…
selections from Piano Time (OUP)
…little melody evokes a Hindustani raag called Bihag, which is often performed in the evening. Indian melody is linked to a specific time of day, and you will hear one…
