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International Women's Day: Sun Sundar Sargam

The 91Èȱ¬ Singers join sitarist Debipriya Das and conductor Ellie Slorach, to celebrate International Women's Day 2024.

The 91Èȱ¬ Singers and guest conductor Ellie Slorach celebrate International Women's Day 2024 with a second collaboration with the sitarist Debipriya Das. The programme is a choral journey of music marking the passing of night through to the anticipation and joy of the new day, interspersed with traditional Indian music alongside works which combine choir and sitar. At the heart of the programme is a 91Èȱ¬ commission, the world premiere of Reena Esmail’s Sun Sandar Sargam.

Live from St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
Presented by Ian Skelly.

First sitar raaga (sunset eve theme)
Hildegard: O pastor animarum
Kerry Andrew: Salve regina
Judith Bingham: The darkness is no darkness
Dobrinka Tabakova: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Second sitar raaga (night theme)
Annabel Rooney: Round me falls the night
Eleanor Daley: Grandmother moon
Cecilia McDowall: Regina Caeli
Sun Keting: A Cave of one’s own
Third sitar raaga (daybreak raaga)
Amy Beach: Peace I leave with you
Josephine Stephenson: In Manus Tuas
Electra Perivolaris: Daybreak
Joan Szymko: Wake, Love, Wake!
Marie Alice Conrad: At first light
Reena Esmail: Sun Sundar Sargam (91Èȱ¬ Commission, world première)
Sung raaga (on theme of morning)
Hildegard: Ave generosa

91Èȱ¬ Singers
Debipriya Das (sitar)
Ellie Slorach (conductor)

Followed by exclusive broadcasts of Making Music’s Adopt a Music Creator project, featuring:

Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones’ ‘Over the Moor’ performed by Voices of Exmoor (choir)
Georgina MacDonell Finlayson’s ‘Salt of the Earth’ performed by Shenstone Roses; Shenstone Singers (choirs), and tape

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Debipriya Das

    First Sitar Raaga (Sunset Eve Theme)

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O Pastor Animarum - Antiphon

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • 91Èȱ¬ Singers & Ellie Slorach

    Salve Regina

  • Judith Bingham

    The darkness is no darkness

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Alma Redemptoris Mater

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Debipriya Das

    Second Sitar Raaga (Night Theme)

  • Annabel Rooney

    Round Me Falls The Night

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Eleanor Daley

    Grandmother moon

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Cecilia McDowall

    Regina Caeli

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Sun Keting

    A Cave Of One's Own

    Performer: Debipriya Das. Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Concerto for Viola and Strings

    Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Delyana Lazarova.
    • HALLE.
  • Debipriya Das

    Third Sitar Raaga (Daybreak Raaga)

  • 91Èȱ¬ Singers & Ellie Slorach

    Peace I Leave With You

  • 91Èȱ¬ Singers & Ellie Slorach

    In Manus Tuas

  • Electra Perivolaris

    Daybreak

    Performer: Debipriya Das. Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Joan Szymko

    Wake, Love, Wake

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • 91Èȱ¬ Singers & Ellie Slorach

    At First Light

  • 91Èȱ¬ Singers, Ellie Slorach & Debipriya Das

    Sun Sundar Sargam

  • Debipriya Das, 91Èȱ¬ Singers & Ellie Slorach

    Sung Raaga (On A Theme Of Morning)

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Ave Generosa - Monophonic Hymn

    Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.
  • Judith Weir

    Natural History

    Singer: Lucy Crowe. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

    Adopt a Music Creator: Over the Moor

    Performer: Joke Routledge. Choir: Voices of Exmoor. Conductor: Amanda Taylor.
  • Georgina MacDonell Finlayson

    Adopt a Music Creator: Salt of the Earth

    Choir: Shenstone Roses. Choir: Shenstone Singers. Conductor: Margaret Jones.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Mar 2024 19:30