Tonight the Los Angeles Master Chorale gives the West Coast premiere of Reena Esmail’s moving This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity.
Here’s my program essay for tonight’s concert, which pairs her oratorio with Bach’s Magnificat.
I also had the privilege of writing this profile of Reena Esmail for Musical America.
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