Contemporary Classics June 27, 2023 Reena Esmail

Tonight on Contemporary Classics I am talking with composer Reena Esmail.  Reena’s String Quartet (Ragamala) with vocalist Saili Oak performing with the Verona Quartet appears  on the Verona Quartet album Shatter which was released on Bright Shiny Things just this past Friday, June 23rd.  We will be talking about this work and so much more.


  • 8:00pm Contemporary Classics Introduction by Kirsten Volness: Nocturne on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 8:00pm Contemporary Classics June 27, 2023 Reena Esmail Part 1 by Reena Esmail on Contemporary Classics
  • 8:02pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:16pm Reena Esmail: The Light Is the Same by Imani Winds on Bruits (Bright Shiny Things)
  • 8:25pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:26pm Contemporary Classics by Mid Hour break on live (live)
  • 8:29pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 8:53pm Reena Esmail: Zeher (Poison) by Brooklyn Rider on Healing Modes (In a Circle Records)
  • 9:00pm Reena Esmail: Zeher (Poison) by Brooklyn Rider on Healing Modes (In a Circle Records)
  • 9:00pm Contemporary Classics June 27, 2023 Reena Esmail Part 2 by Reena Esmail on Contemporary Classics
  • 9:02pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:04pm Reena Esmail: String Quartet (Ragamala): I. Fantasie (Bihag) by Verona Quartet and Saili Oak on Shatter (Bright Shiny Things)
  • 9:13pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:18pm Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Reena Esmail arrangement): Magan Rehna by Saili Oak, and the Salastina Music Society Quartet on Beyond (Tōrō Records)
  • 9:24pm Contemporary Classics by Mid Hour break on live (live)
  • 9:26pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:33pm Reena Esmail: String Quartet (Ragamala): II. Scherzo (Malkauns) by Verona Quartet and Saili Oak on Shatter (Bright Shiny Things)
  • 9:39pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:43pm Reena Esmail: String Quartet (Ragamala): III. Recitative (Basant) by Verona Quartet and Saili Oak on Shatter (Bright Shiny Things)
  • 9:47pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 9:51pm Reena Esmail: String Quartet (Ragamala): IV. Rondo (JÅg) by Verona Quartet and Saili Oak on Shatter (Bright Shiny Things)
  • 9:57pm Conversation with Reena Esmail by Reena Esmail and Dave Lake on live (live)
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