The song cycle "Red Earth and Pouring Rain" was commissioned by the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and premiered at the Helsinki Festival in 2008.
Performer Biography
The Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, which commissioned "Red Earth and Pouring Rain," was formed in 1983 by conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen, Olli Pohjola, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
Compositional Technique
The song cycle "The Bird and the Wind" combines Finnish folk poetry with classical Indian texts.
Performer Biography
John Storgårds, who conducted the premiere of "Red Earth and Pouring Rain," began his musical career as a violinist and is now a well-known Finnish conductor.
Compositional Technique
The song cycle "Red Earth and Pouring Rain" is based on short Tamil love poems from the collection Kuruntokai, written around the beginning of the Christian era.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composer, Eero Hämeenniemi, has a strong ethical principle in intercultural collaborations: the music should appeal to both Western and Indian musicians and listeners.
Performer Biography
Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, for whom "Red Earth and Pouring Rain" was composed, is one of the leading singers of Indian classical Carnatic music.
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