CBDA is proud to parter with two different composers this year in our latest consortium project titled: Music of India for Wind Band.
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About The Piece:
Sandhya will explore the sounds of the Hindustani (North Indian) raga Poorvi with the colors and instrumentation of the concert band. Rather than imitate the traditional performance format of a Hindustani raga, the piece will incorporate sounds of modern Indian life. The soft ringing textures of bells in Pushkar, Rajasthan and the rhythmic backbeats omnipresent in Kolkata’s night clubs will be interwoven with melodic and harmonic material seeded by raga Poorvi. Sandhya will celebrate the many ways we greet the sunset ranging from Indian pooja rituals, to all night music festivals and the meditative pathos of the evening raga.
Composer’s Works for Winds: https://www.windrep.org/Aakash_Mittal
