Catalog

Upcoming Music

commissioned by Amherst College

new work for choir and tabla
commissioned by Santa Fe Desert Chorale

commissioned by Seattle Symphony

soprano and chamber orchestra
commissioned by Santa Fe Pro Musica, The Knights (Brooklyn), River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (Houston) and Orlando Philharmonic, with soprano Kathryn Mueller

Orchestra and Choir

This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity (2016)

for SATB Chorus, baroque orchestra, sitar and tabla

She Will Transform You (choir+orchestra) (2019)

for SATB Chorus and orchestra (14 min)
commissioned by Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Take What You Need (2016)

a unique work designed for musicians and communities to perform together (variable timing of 2-15 minutes or longer)
Versions for: double choir and string orchestra; SATB; SATB+violin obbligato; SATB+string quintet, solo violin, voice and piano
commissioned by Street Symphony for Urban Voices Project

This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity (2016)

for SATB Chorus, baroque orchestra, sitar and tabla (40 min, 7 mmts)
commissioned by Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Juilliard Historical Performance

Orchestra (without Choir)

Avartan (2016)

for orchestra

Black Iris (#metoo) (2018)

for orchestra (14 min)
commissioned by Chicago Sinfonietta

Teen Murti (2013)

for string orchestra (11 mins)
commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Clarinet Concerto (2017)

for clarinet and orchestra (16mins)
commissioned by Albany Symphony for Shankar Tucker, clarinetist

Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice) -Piano Quintet (2019)

Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice) -full orchestra (2018)

for Hindustani singer, soprano and orchestra (3mmts; 21min)
commissioned by Albany Symphony for Saili Oak

The Blue Room (2007)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
premiered on April 14th, 2007 at Battell Chapel, Yale University

Aria (2009)

for Hindustani singer and orchestra

Concerto For You (2019)

for solo violin and string orchestra (12 mins)
commissioned by ARTSpeaks for Neuqua Valley High School Orchestra

Avartan (आवर्तन) (2016)

for chamber orchestra (13 min)
commissioned by American Composers Orchestra, with a new film by Neeraj Jain

#metoo

for orchestra (14 min)
commissioned by Chicago Sinfonietta

Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice)

for Hindustani singer, soprano and orchestra (3mmts; 21min)
commissioned by Albany Symphony for Saili Oak

Choir

When the Violin (unaccompanied violin) (2020)

for unaccompanied violin (2020)

When the Violin (SATB+violin) (2018)

for SATB (min. 12-16 singers) w/ violin

TaReKiTa (2016)

for SATB Chorus (2 mins)
commissioned by Street Symphony for Urban Voices Project

When the Violin (SATB+cello) (2018)

for SATB choir and cello obbligato
(version for violin obbligato also available)

When the Guitar (2019)

for SATB chorus and guitar quartet

She Will Transform You (SATB + flute) (2020)

for SATB Chorus and flute (8 min)
original version commissioned by Richmond Symphony and Chorus

See Me (2020)

for SATB chorus + community chorus (7 minutes)
commissioned by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Ritual (2006)

for SATB chorus, clarinet and piano

The Love of Thousands (2019)

for women’s choir (8 mins)
commissioned by Classical Movements’ Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program for the San Francisco Girls Chorus

Tuttarana (SSA) (2014)

for SSA Chorus (3 min) (SATB version also available)

White Key (2009)

for SSAATTBB chorus

I Rise: Women in Song (2016)

for women’s chorus, string orchestra, flute and harp (25 min, 5 mmts)
versions for small ensemble and selections for SSA+flute also available
commissioned by Lehigh University Choral Arts, Sun Min Lee, conductor

Even After All this Time… (2016)

for SATB Chorus (+ optional clarinet obbligato)

commissioned by Lindsay Pope

Earth Speaks (2015)

for SATB Chorus, horn and piano (45 mins)
(mmt 1: SATB+horn; mmt2: SATB+horn&piano; mmt3: SATB+ piano)
commissioned by the Pasadena Master Chorale

Ave Maria (2006)

for SSAA Chorus (4 mins)

Asterion in the Tropics (2011)

for SSAATB

Vocal (Western classical voice)

This Love Between Us, mmt 5 (Trio Version) (2020)

For mezzo soprano, violin and piano (5 mins)
Arrangement of movement 5 from Esmail’s oratorio, This Love Between Us

Unfortunate Coincidence (2005)

for soprano and chamber ensemble

Silence (2011)

for alto, violin, cello, flute, oboe and clarinet (6 mins)
commissioned by Chamber Music Conference East

Anjuman Songs (2013)

for mezzo-soprano, narrator, English horn and piano

Vocal (Hindustani voice)

Ram Tori Maya (2019)

for two Hindustani singers and string quartet (2019)
written for the Shastra Summer Collaborative

Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice) -Piano Quintet (2019)

Magan Rehna (2019)

for Hindustani singer and string quartet (2019)
written for the Shastra Summer Collaborative

E Safar (2016)

vilambit bandish for Hindustani vocalist

Chamber Music

String Quartet (Ragamala) (with Hindustani Vocals) (2015)

new version for quartet and Hindustani vocals (ca. 25 mins)
premiered by Salastina Music Society

String Quartet (Ragamala) (2013)

(19 min)
commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and premiered by the Flux Quartet

Teen Murti (SQ + cello solo) (2013)

for solo cello and string quartet (2015)
commissioned by Joshua Roman

Tasveer (2012)

for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

premiered by Music from Copland House

From the Mahabharata Suite (2015)

for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and tabla (3 mmts, 20 mins)
commissioned by SOLI Chamber Ensemble and AtticRep Theater, San Antonio, TX

Spirals on Light (2001)

for flute, viola and harp (7 mins)
written for the Debussy Trio

Side by Side (2016)

for viola and oboe (7 mins)
commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Saans (2017)

for violin, cello and piano (8 mins)
written for Suzana Bartal

Piano Trio (2019)

for violin, cello and piano (2019)
commissioned by Town Music Seattle

Nadiya (flute/cello) (2016)

for flute and cello (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Nadiya (flute/viola) (2016)

for flute and viola (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/cello and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Piano Quintet (2010)

(13 mins)
commissioned by Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice) -Piano Quintet (2019)

Tuttarana (Brass Quintet) (2014)

movement 3 of Khirkiyaan for brass quintet
Commissioned by Curtis Brass Project

The Light is the Same (2017)

for woodwind quintet (9 mins)
commissioned by Imani Winds

Zeher (2018)

for string quartet (7 mins)
commissioned by Brooklyn Rider

Feritas (2010)

for trumpet sextet (6 mins)
commissioned by the Yale School of Music trumpet studio

Khirkiyaan: Three Transformations for Brass Quintet (2017)

for brass quintet (10 mins)
commissioned by Kansas State University Faculty Brass Quintet

A Canticle for Dawn (2006)

for flute, viola and harp

Large Ensemble (6+)

Feritas (2010)

for trumpet sextet (6 mins)
commissioned by the Yale School of Music trumpet studio

Strings and Piano

String Quartet (Ragamala) (with Hindustani Vocals) (2015)

new version for quartet and Hindustani vocals (ca. 25 mins)
premiered by Salastina Music Society

String Quartet (Ragamala) (2013)

(19 min)
commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and premiered by the Flux Quartet

Teen Murti (SQ + cello solo) (2013)

for solo cello and string quartet (2015)
commissioned by Joshua Roman

Saans (2017)

for violin, cello and piano (8 mins)
written for Suzana Bartal

Piano Trio (2019)

for violin, cello and piano (2019)
commissioned by Town Music Seattle

Piano Quintet (2010)

(13 mins)
commissioned by Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice) -Piano Quintet (2019)

Zeher (2018)

for string quartet (7 mins)
commissioned by Brooklyn Rider

Woodwind Quintet

The Light is the Same (2017)

for woodwind quintet (9 mins)
commissioned by Imani Winds

Brass Quintet

Tuttarana (Brass Quintet) (2014)

movement 3 of Khirkiyaan for brass quintet
Commissioned by Curtis Brass Project

Khirkiyaan: Three Transformations for Brass Quintet (2017)

for brass quintet (10 mins)
commissioned by Kansas State University Faculty Brass Quintet

Flute, Viola and Harp

Spirals on Light (2001)

for flute, viola and harp (7 mins)
written for the Debussy Trio

A Canticle for Dawn (2006)

for flute, viola and harp

Other

Tasveer (2012)

for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

premiered by Music from Copland House

From the Mahabharata Suite (2015)

for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and tabla (3 mmts, 20 mins)
commissioned by SOLI Chamber Ensemble and AtticRep Theater, San Antonio, TX

Side by Side (2016)

for viola and oboe (7 mins)
commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Nadiya (violin/bassoon) (2016)

for violin and bassoon (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and flute/cello
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Nadiya (flute/cello) (2016)

for flute and cello (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Nadiya (flute/viola) (2016)

for flute and viola (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/cello and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

by Instrument

Sunrise Toccata (1999)

for solo piano (1999)

Two Tones (tenor/cello) (2007)

Rang de Basant (2012)

for piano

Jhula Jhule (flute) (2017)

for flute and piano

Jhula Jhule (oboe) (2014)

for oboe and piano

Jhula Jhule (trumpet) (2014)

for trumpet and piano

Two Tones (soprano/violin) (2007)

for soprano, violin and piano (2006)
alternate versions available

From the Mahabharata Suite (2015)

for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and tabla (3 mmts, 20 mins)
commissioned by SOLI Chamber Ensemble and AtticRep Theater, San Antonio, TX

When the Guitar (2019)

for SATB chorus and guitar quartet

Varsha (2019)

for unaccompanied cello (2019)
commissed by Juilliard415 for the Haydn Sven Last Words Project

Side by Side (2016)

for viola and oboe (7 mins)
commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

She Will Transform You (SATB + flute) (2020)

for SATB Chorus and flute (8 min)
original version commissioned by Richmond Symphony and Chorus

Nadiya (violin/bassoon) (2016)

for violin and bassoon (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and flute/cello
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Nadiya (flute/cello) (2016)

for flute and cello (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Nadiya (flute/viola) (2016)

for flute and viola (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/cello and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Perhaps (2005, 2015)

for unaccompanied cello (5 mins / 10 mins)
with film by Heather McCalden

The Blue Room (2007)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
premiered on April 14th, 2007 at Battell Chapel, Yale University

The Whole Story (2005)

Sonata for Oboe and Piano (19 min)
written for Josiane Henry, oboe

Jhula Jhule (violin) (2013)

for violin and piano

Jhula Jhule (clarinet) (2017)

il guioco del ‘giuoco delle coppie’ (2004)

for piano (10 mins)

Flute Sonata (2019)

for flute and piano (7 mins)
co-commissioned by Chamber Music Palisades (Susan Greenberg, flute) and Benjamin Smolen, flute

Elegism (2001)

for unaccompanied cello

Desire (2000)

for clarinet and piano (2000)

Darshan (2018)

for solo violin (5 mins)
commissioned by Vijay Gupta, violinist

Anjuman Songs (2013)

for mezzo-soprano, narrator, English horn and piano

Violin

This Love Between Us, mmt 5 (Trio Version) (2020)

For mezzo soprano, violin and piano (5 mins)
Arrangement of movement 5 from Esmail’s oratorio, This Love Between Us

When the Violin (SATB+violin) (2018)

for SATB (min. 12-16 singers) w/ violin

Two Tones (tenor/cello) (2007)

Two Tones (soprano/violin) (2007)

for soprano, violin and piano (2006)
alternate versions available

Nadiya (violin/bassoon) (2016)

for violin and bassoon (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and flute/cello
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

The Blue Room (2007)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
premiered on April 14th, 2007 at Battell Chapel, Yale University

Jhula Jhule (violin) (2013)

for violin and piano

Darshan (2018)

for solo violin (5 mins)
commissioned by Vijay Gupta, violinist

Viola

Side by Side (2016)

for viola and oboe (7 mins)
commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Nishani (2014)

for solo viola d’amore (7 mins)
commissioned by Matthew Dane

Nadiya (flute/viola) (2016)

for flute and viola (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/cello and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Cello

Varsha (2019)

for unaccompanied cello (2019)
commissed by Juilliard415 for the Haydn Sven Last Words Project

Nadiya (flute/cello) (2016)

for flute and cello (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Perhaps (2005, 2015)

for unaccompanied cello (5 mins / 10 mins)
with film by Heather McCalden

Elegism (2001)

for unaccompanied cello

Piano

Sunrise Toccata (1999)

for solo piano (1999)

Rang de Basant (2012)

for piano

il guioco del ‘giuoco delle coppie’ (2004)

for piano (10 mins)

Crystal Preludes (2020)

for piano (10 mins)
written for Crystal Rivette, pianist

Guitar

When the Guitar (2019)

for SATB chorus and guitar quartet

Flute

Jhula Jhule (flute) (2017)

for flute and piano

She Will Transform You (SATB + flute) (2020)

for SATB Chorus and flute (8 min)
original version commissioned by Richmond Symphony and Chorus

Nadiya (flute/cello) (2016)

for flute and cello (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Nadiya (flute/viola) (2016)

for flute and viola (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/cello and violin/bassoon
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo

Flute Sonata (2019)

for flute and piano (7 mins)
co-commissioned by Chamber Music Palisades (Susan Greenberg, flute) and Benjamin Smolen, flute

Chardonnay (2001)

for flute

Oboe

Jhula Jhule (oboe) (2014)

for oboe and piano

Side by Side (2016)

for viola and oboe (7 mins)
commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

The Whole Story (2005)

Sonata for Oboe and Piano (19 min)
written for Josiane Henry, oboe

Anjuman Songs (2013)

for mezzo-soprano, narrator, English horn and piano

Clarinet

From the Mahabharata Suite (2015)

for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and tabla (3 mmts, 20 mins)
commissioned by SOLI Chamber Ensemble and AtticRep Theater, San Antonio, TX

Jhula Jhule (clarinet) (2017)

Desire (2000)

for clarinet and piano (2000)

Bassoon

Nadiya (violin/bassoon) (2016)

for violin and bassoon (12 mins)
alternate versions for flute/viola and flute/cello
commissioned by Pieces of Eight – Benjamin Larsen and Martha Cargo