KHOJ - THE SEARCH FOR LIGHT

Composer: 
Jan Gilbert
Scoring: 
2(pic),ca,2,2/4,2,0,1/3perc/hp/str, Narr
Year Authored: 
2001
Duration (min): 
23
Alternate Title: 
KHOJ - THE SEARCH FOR LIGHT
Movements-Titles: 
13
Text Source/Author: 
Gita Kar
First Performance: 
December, 2001; commissioned by the St. Paul Civic Symphony and ArtStart with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation.
Recording: 
St Paul Civic Symphony CD

A series of miniatures for orchestra and narrator (narration is juxtaposed, not overlapping) illustrating the text of Asian Indian story teller and author Gita Kar. The Hindi word 'khoj' means 'the wonder of discovery.'

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