Sunāō (सुनाऔ)

Program Notes Sunaao is a set of three pieces designed to introduce young choirs to the Hindi/Urdu language. Aao beckons us to share our musical traditions with one another, exploring changing open vowels. Khattar Pattar uses a distinctive style of Hindi/Urdu onomatopoeia to describe how we sometimes let our thoughts run out of control. Behta … Read more

A Winter Breviary

Program Notes I. We Look for You (Evensong – Raag Hamsadhwani)II. The Year’s Midnight (Matins – Raag Malkauns)III. The Unexpected Early Hour (Lauds – Raag Ahir Bhairav) This set of three carols, on new texts by poet Rebecca Gayle Howell, traces a journey through the solstice, the longest night of the year. The texts follow … Read more