The composer, Sarah Rodgers, found inspiration for the work's storyline in Rudyard Kipling's novel 'Kim'.
Performer Biography
Timothy Walker, the guitarist, is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso who has played in over 50 countries and was a distinguished professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
Performer Biography
Bhasker Patel, the narrator, is best known for his role as Rishi Sharma in the British soap opera 'Emmerdale' and has appeared in films like 'Octopussy' and 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Sarah Rodgers aimed to blend European and Asian musical traditions, incorporating Indian raga scale systems and tala rhythmic patterns.
Compositional Technique
The work incorporates improvisation, which is fundamental to Indian music, within a fully composed structure.
Performer Biography
Baluji Shrivastav, the sitar, tabla, and pakhavaj player, is blind from birth and has founded the Inner Vision Orchestra of blind and visually impaired musicians.
Composition History
The work, initially conceived as a 15-minute piece, grew significantly in scope as the composer's vision developed.
