APEX Express – 8.06.26 – Obbligato – In Conversation with Composer Reena Esmail
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
For this episode of “Obbligato,” a show dedicated to AAPI classical musicians, composers, and scholars, host Isabel Li interviews Indian American composer Reena Esmail, who blends Hindustani musical themes with western classical compositional styles.
Music in this episode:
– This Love Between Us “Prayers for Unity”: II. [Sikhism]
– Lacrimosa (from Malhaar: a Requiem for Water)
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