A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...One Song: Exultávit! brings together musical traditions from both East and West, to highlight shared humanity and cross-cultural identity. Reena Esmail’s extraordinary work, This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity, perfectly melds Western and Indian classical music, composed to be performed alongside J.S. Bach’s beloved setting of the Magnificat. The pairing allows for the exploration of prayer, humility, and kindness, imagining a future where more unites us than divides us—and the least among us matter the most..."
PROGRAM:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
– Intermission –
Reena Esmail (b. 1983): This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity
I. Buddhism
II. Sikhism
III. Christianity
IV. Zoroastrianism
V. Hinduism
VI. Jainism
VII. Islam
ARTISTS:
Eugene Rogers, conductor
Juliet Schlefer, soprano
Shabnam Abedi, mezzo-soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Jacob Perry, tenor
David Miranda, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Andrew Smith, bass
Amit Kavthekar, tabla
Rajib Karmakar, sitar
