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Reena Esmail

Composer

6.5.2015

June 6, 2015 by admin

Next season is shaping up to be very exciting! Here are some of the highlights: I will be doing three very different residencies next season: I will be the Composer in Residence for Concerts on […]

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5.28.2015

May 28, 2015 by admin

What a spring it’s been! The projects I announced in the last post are almost reaching completion. I’m writing this in the midst of listening to the final cuts of my dance suite for AtticRep’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aditya kalyanpur, atticrep, california, california earthquakes, california native american poetry, commissions, earth speaks, from the mahabharata, jpl, kalyala dance company, kausi subramaniam, mars rover curiosity, native american poetry, pasadena master chorale, performances, premiers, recordings, seme jatib, soli, soli chamber ensemble, us geological survey, usgs

2.13.15

February 14, 2015 by admin

It’s been an exciting 2015 so far! I am working on three pieces premiering this spring: Pasadena Master Chorale has commissioned a large, evening-length work that will premier on June 29th, 2015 at CalTech. Continuing […]

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11.8.14

November 8, 2014 by admin

Last week I returned from a whirlwind trip to the east coast — we had three days of recording bansuri, sarangi and tabla for “Radha” (a film by Rupeshi Shah). Then I went up to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: college of the holy cross, commissions, film, lectures, mount holyoke glee club, radha, residencies, tuttarana

6.26.14

June 26, 2014 by admin

I’m looking forward to writing original scores for two new films this season: RADHA is a new film by young Indian-American filmmaker, Rupeshi Shah, which tells the classic Radha/Krishna story intercut between ancient Vrindavan and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: christine weatherup, commissions, film, kia, killed in action, radha, rupeshi shah

5.13.14

May 13, 2014 by admin

This spring has been quite eventful! I just got back from Los Angeles where I played piano on The Singer and The Songwriter‘s album release show. (I’m also the pianist on their album!) I’m absolutely […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: albany symphony orchestra, bharatanatyam, commissions, dogs of desire, los angeles, mount holyoke glee club, performances, premiers, residencies, sisira gorthala, the singer and the songwriter

2.22.14

February 22, 2014 by admin

I’m excited to be working on a few very unique projects this May: a collaboration with violist Matthew Dane – I will be writing a piece for solo viola d’amore. The tuning of the instrument […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ashish avikunthak, commissions, film, kali juger kumbh, matthew dane, viola d'amore

11.9.13

November 9, 2013 by admin

I’m excited to be writing a new work for the Albany Symphony’s chamber orchestra to be performed at the end of this season (May 2014). In addition to the musical element, I will be working […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: albany symphony orchestra, bharatanatyam, commissions, dance, dogs of desire, sisira gorthala

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