new toccata for solo piano*
This toccata in Raag Megh is part of Keval Shah’s program of my solo piano work, which will be released on an album soon. Please check back. Program Notes Recording Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews
Catalog Category: Piano
new work for solo piano*
This short new work for solo piano is commissioned by the Bellosguardo International Piano Competition in Santa Barbara, CA. It will be a required work for all competitors. Check back for more information. Program Notes Recording Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews
new piano concerto*
details forthcoming*this work has not yet been completed Program Notes Recording Special Performance Requirements Audio Guide Premiere/Performances This concerto will be premiered in the UK (ensemble and soloist TBA) in Fall 2028. Press/Reviews
America/Desh
Program Notes This arrangement intertwines “America the Beautiful” with a melody in Raag Desh (from the Hindustani classical tradition of India). Desh means ‘country’ in Hindi (the reason why South Asians often refer to themselves as ‘desi’ – meaning ‘of the country’. It implies a unity that precedes Partition, and acknowledges that there was a … Read more
Crystal Preludes: Book I
Program Notes Crystal Preludes is a collection of five years of experiments in my piano writing. Of the 12 preludes in this set, some are expansions of material that exist in earlier works (such as my Piano Trio, Godsongs, et al), some are preliminary sketches for future works, and some are that just ideas that … Read more
Rang de Basant
Program Notes Program Notes (Western audience): One of the most fascinating raags I have yet encountered in my study of Hindustani music is Raag Basant. Basant means ‘spring’ in Hindi, but it couldn’t be further from the Western conception of the season. Against a canvas of chirping birds and pastel colors, Basant feels dark and exotic, rendered in bold colors, … Read more