Guided Listening: Reena Esmail’s Vishwas

Explore well-known works and discover new treasures of the musical repertory in our Guided Listening sessions with JoAnna Cochenet. In our final Guided Listening of the year, we explore Reena Esmail’s Vishwas. From the composer’s website, we understand the principal story of this piece: “The word vishwas expresses the concept of fervent belief, or faith, in Hindi. Meera Bai, a celebrated saint-poet from 15th century India, is the quintessential ...