(This composer has multiple commissions - click here to view all)

Title: Anusvara: 2nd Prism
Commission: 2007
Completed: 2009
Instrumentation: solo cello, flute, clarinet, violin, and percussion
Premiere Location: Brooks Concert Hall at the College of Holy Cross, Worchester, MA
Premiere Ensemble: Boston Musica Viva
Notes: For Paula.

Title: Chitra
Commission: 1999
Completed: 2000
Instrumentation: opera and dance for soprano, Balinese shadow master, Indian classical dancer, and chamber ensemble
Premiere Location: Tsai Performance Center, Boston University
Premiere Ensemble: Boston Musica Viva
Notes:

Shirish Korde is celebrated for “integrating and synthesizing music of diverse cultures into breathtaking works of complex expressive layers” (Musical America). His music is influenced by diverse world music traditions ranging from the throat singers of Tuva and the ancient Vedic chants of India, to the shimmering colors of the Balinese Gong Kebyar Gamelan orchestra. His distinctive music is performed throughout the United States and Europe.