Sitar Concerto for Western Orchestra - SWARA MANGALAM based on Indian Raga Yaman Kalyan
Hasu Patel
About this work:
Orchestra Canton
Nan Washburn, Music Director & Conductor
Fusion Festival: Inspirations from India
March 29 & 30, 2008
Village Theatre at Cherry Hill, Canton
Fusion Festival was an exciting, first-time adventure and cross-cultural collaboration bringing together East Indian traditional music with Western classical music.
Celebrated sitar artist, composer and teacher Hasu Patel was Orchestra Canton’s featured guest artist performed on the Saturday evening concert and was also the central figure in our two-day community-wide event that includes a workshop/demonstration on Indian music with our Celebration Youth Orchestra, pre-concert sitar demonstration/workshop, and lecture/performance of Indian Dance.
The highlight of the festival was our guest soloist and composer, Hasu Patel composing a new work for the chamber orchestra and sitar solo and tabla that received its world premiere on this concert. The work titled was a wonderful collaborative work that included improvisation for the soloists and written out western notation for the chamber orchestra of the raga. The entire second half of the concert featured the solo artistry of sitarist Hasu Patel and Arup Chattopadhyay.
Version: Premiere
Year composed: 2008
Duration: 00:27:30
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: Flute; Clarinet; Violins; Violas; Cello; Bass; Timpani; Tom-toms; Marimba; Bass Drum; Triangle; Bells