Eternity in an Hour
Tuesday 15 October, 6.30pm at Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3SD.
Programme
Reena Esmail – Settings of Sanskrit verses from the Bhagavad Gita
Performers
Jess Dandy – contralto
Keval Shah – piano
Indian and Western philosophies converse in tonight’s recital, in a fusion of cultures, perspectives and soundscapes. Commissioned for this year’s Festival, Indian- American composer Reena Esmail’s settings of Sanskrit verses from the Bhagavad Gita draw out the essence of Vedantic thought, and are interspersed with music from the canon of Lied repertoire, highlighting the ways in which Western and Eastern philosophies converge and diverge. Two outstanding artists join forces for this unique reimagining of India’s most celebrated and influential scripture, and its fascinating relationship with European poetry and music.