Beyond Borders – Indian Kuchipudi Dance & Western Classical Music
$30 $20 Supermuser)
- Vijay Gupta, violin
- Yamini Kalluri, dance
- Joel Noyes, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Maurice Ravel — Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73
Join us in Cobble Hill at beautiful Christ Church for a groundbreaking performance that blends Indian and Western Classical music and dance traditions, featuring original music written by celebrated Indian-American composer Reena Esmail, along with classics by Maurice Ravel and J.S. Bach performed by violinist Vijay Gupta, cellist Joel Noyes, and Kuchipudi dancer Yamini Kalluri!
About the program:
Reena Esmail – When The Violin
Originally composed in 2020 for choir and cello, Reena Esmail's When The Violin is a setting of a poem on forgiveness by the Sufi mystic Hafiz. "When the violin/can forgive the past/it starts singing." The work is set in the Hindustani raga Charukeshi, which evokes grief, balancing between the pull between major and minor.
J.S. Bach – Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Composed in 1720, Bach's Sonatas and Partitas are the "Himalayas" of music for the unaccompanied violin. In 1720, Bach's beloved wife Maria Barbara suddenly passed away, and the works - although not formally dedicated to her – are often thought of as a journey through grief. The D minor Partita sets a series of baroque dances: the Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, and Gigue, choreographed here by Yamini Kalluri.
Maurice Ravel – Sonata for Violin and Cello
An essential and economical work of pure genius, dedicated to Ravel's friend and the great French composer Claude Debussy, this four movement of Sonata dances a pantomime between major and minor tonalities, also evoking elements of Hungarian music. Ravel, who Stravinsky called a "Swiss watch-maker of a composer", was half-Swiss, half Basque - integrating elements of folk elements from French and Spanish music with contrapuntal mastery.
Kid-friendly event. Handicap accessible. Bring your own drinks.
About Groupmuse
Groupmuse is a worker- and musician-owned cooperative seeking to uplift artists and strengthen broader community bonds through live, intimate performances of historically-rooted music.
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