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Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 7:30 pm

University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts

Alain Frogley, Interim Dean

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

Rodney Rock, Director presents

ANOUSHKA SHANKAR

Sponsored by Ruth Buczynski and the National Insititute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM)

Co-Sponsored by the UConn Asian American Cultural Center, UConn Women’s Center

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Anoushka Shankar

In Fall 2023 Anoushka Shankar brings to North America a new quintet of musicians, with whom she has carved out a new, multifaceted and dynamic sound as they perform music from her newly-released mini-album alongside thoroughly shakenup, reinterpreted gems from her previous releases including last year’s Grammy-nominated live album Between Us... The quintet, representing the very best of the thriving London music scene, is comprised of clarinetist Arun Ghosh, drummer-composer Sarathy Korwar, Carnatic percussionist Pirashanna Thevarajah, and bassist Tom Farmer, each of whom are startlingly-talented solo artists in their own right.

Premiered for the first time in India in December 2022, this quintet has been hailed as one of the best ensembles to have toured with Anoushka across her 28-year global performing career. The energy and camaraderie on stage is unmatched as Shankar leads the way in pioneering a new sound through inventive arrangements, sensitive virtuosity and a neoclassical approach to the music tradition to which she belongs.

ANOUSHKA SHANKAR

To read a list of Anoushka Shankar’s accomplishments is to read many life stories in one: masterful sitarist; film composer; impassioned activist; the youngest and first female recipient of a British House of Commons Shield; the first Indian musician to perform live or to serve as presenter at the Grammy Awards with nine nominations under her belt, and the first Indian woman to be nominated; one of the first five female composers to have been added onto the UK A-level music syllabus. Immersed from a young age on the world stage, with over a quarter-century’s performing behind her, she is a singular, genre-defying artist across realms - classical and contemporary, acoustic and electronic.

The Shankar house, a respite from a world where she grew up under the public’s intense gaze, was seldom a silent place. Musicians were

a permanent presence - learning, rehearsing, improvising, or simply playing musical games around the dinner table. Anoushka began studying the sitar - and Indian classical music - from the age of 9 under the intensive tutelage of her father, Pandit Ravi Shankar: a master of the instrument, and a figure without whom 20th Century music would quite simply not have been what it was. After making her professional debut at 13, she began touring worldwide alongside her father then embarked on a successful touring career when she was 18, becoming known for her virtuosic yet emotional playing style, unusual instrumentation, and precise rhythmic interplay. Having discovered electronic music as a teenager before later immersing herself in the Goan psychedelic trance scene, she found parallels with the meditative, introspective qualities of Indian classical music in the ecstatic release of the dancefloor: using different colours to paint the same picture.

Having released three classical albums for Angel Records EMI and performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Barbican multiple times by the age of 25, the switch to earthy ambience and deep textures on 2005’s Rise was fuelled by a desire “to create music that more fully represents who I am.”

Self-composed and produced, and infused with electronics created alongside Gaurav Raina of the MIDIval Punditz, Rise “was a way to speak the language of my own history: growing up across three continents with one foot in the past and one in the present.”

Earning her a 2nd Grammy nomination, this cinematic album formed the blueprint for her intensive solo career. Notions of physical and sonic space are inverted; instruments flow into each other like merging streams; disparate systems of tuning, scale, and instrumentation are made to sound as if they were always meant to co-exist. Her follow-up album Breathing Underwater, created in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Karsh Kale, envisioned a sonic world where ragas, bright analogue soundscapes,

contemplative electronics, and guest turns by Ravi Shankar, Sting, and Anoushka’s half-sister Norah Jones could all slot next to each other without seeming an inch out of place.

Signing to Deutsche Grammophon in 2011 marked the start of a decade of unbridled fertility. Over the course of four distinct albums, each Grammy-nominated, disparate threads were woven into a tapestry, even as themes shifted and sound palettes expanded. Deep meditations of love and loss on the Nitin Sawhney-produced Traces Of You nestled against a quietly-triumphant return to pure raga improvisations on Home; the historical relationship between Indian classical music and Spanish flamenco was explored on the Javier Limón-produced Traveller whilst the current global refugee crisis informed the rallying cry of Land Of Gold. Co-written with frequent collaborator and handpan exponent Manu Delago and featuring M.I.A, Vanessa Redgrave and Alev Lenz, Land Of Gold crystallised Anoushka’s sound: a de-exotified, high-definition sitar resonating across unpredictable, genre-resistant instrumentation. Alev’s hypnotic presence is also felt on Love Letters - Anoushka’s most recent release, existing in its own universe. The co-produced EP contains startinglybeautiful turns by Ibeyi, Shilpa Rao and Ayanna Witter-Johnson and distills the raw emotions of each note, showcasing an artist who is increasingly comfortable with being vulnerable. In a world market designed more for the solo auteur, those who grow up with an impulsive and collective music-making process may often find themselves at a loose end. Anoushka’s environment entrenched a liquid approach to composition and performance - letting the creative process itself provide clarity, and lighting the path ahead with the sparks of connection that develop. A love of that connection has drawn her to collaborate with diverse artists including Herbie Hancock, Patti Smith, Joshua Bell, Gold Panda, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jules Buckley and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Her touring career has taken her from legendary jazz cafes to iconic Symphony Halls and festival stages in front of 40,000 people, and her versatility

transforms each of these locations into an intimate experience for all listening. That versatility comes out of years spent building the confidence to be artistically truthful and to connect to her audience from the heart.

Anoushka’s foray into composing for film birthed what she considers her most challenging piece of work: scoring the British Film Institute’s restoration of Shiraz, one of the first major Indian silent feature films, and performing it live at screenings. The flexibility of live performance is tethered by the technical exactitude of film, and the heavy weights of the histories and cultures being showcased, but also the ability to subvert audience expectations and not give in to any obvious signifiers. Her recent work co-composing the score to Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy is a sonic portrait of post-partition India, showcasing how she can flit between the decades effortlessly whilst not compromising artistic integrity.

As her music speaks to timeless pasts and urgent futures, so she is just as tireless in her activism work. She has been outspoken about her experiences as a woman and a survivor of child abuse, throwing her weight behind campaigns such as One Billion Rising. She frequently works with organisations such as the UNHCR and Help Refugees to raise funds and awareness for the refugee crisis. In 2020 she was announced as the inaugural President of the F-List: a UK database created to help bridge the gender-gap in music, and as an Ambassador for The Walk: an international artistic project in support of refugees.

All of this speaks to a rare breed of artist; one who can balance many lives in one, each one seeming as natural as the next. Anoushka’s tempests of sound present ancient instruments in modern lights, not as exotic set pieces, but as living, breathing, and wildly expressive, full-bodied gifts to this world. Every note played comes from the soul, “playing to connect to the innermost part of my myself and hopefully the listener, evoking empathy or a feeling

of hope... you have to believe you might make a difference in order to bother trying”.

PIRASHANNA THEVARAJAH

Pirashanna Thevarajah is senior disciple of Vidwan Sri M. Balachandar and is recognised by the world music and Indian classical community as an extremely versatile percussionist with great command over various instruments especially Mridangam, Kanjira, Ghatam, Morsing, and equally versed in the art of Konnakol (Indian spoken rhythm). He has performed in some of the world’s most famous venues including the Royal Albert Hall, London, Carnegie Hall, New York, and Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles.

Pirashanna joined Pandit Ravi Shankar’s world tours up until his final concerts in India, America and Europe as an integral ensemble member, and continues to perform very frequently with Anoushka Shankar. He has performed and recorded regularly with many musicians from the Indian Classical and contemporary world including the late Dr M Balamuralikrishna, late Mandolin Shrinivas, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Aruna Sairam, Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh, dancer Akram Khan and many others.

SARATHY KORWAR

Sarathy Korwar is a drummer, composer and producer raised in India and based in London. Korwar has established himself as one of the most original and compelling voices in the UK jazz scene. His music fuses jazz, electronics, Indian folk and classical influences with a focus on decoloniality, community, race and transcendence. His latest album, KALAK, is an Indo-futurist manifesto that celebrates a rich South Asian culture of music and literature and urges a cure for historical amnesia. The Guardian placed it at #2 in their Best Global Albums of 2022. In 2023, KALAK won the Songlines award for best album (Asia/Pacific).

Korwar had toured and collaborated with the likes of Anoushka Shankar, Kamasi Washington, and Shabaka Hutchings and performed

at many festivals including SXSW, London Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz, Dekmantel and many more. His music has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Quietus, and Rolling Stone with support from NPR, BBC Radio 1, Radio 3, and 6 Music.

TOM FARMER

Tom Farmer is a busy member of the British Music scene, with award winning quartet ‘Empirical’ and many other diverse ensembles and projects. Farmer started his musical career as a pianist and electric bass player, before focussing on double bass in 2002, at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating with Bmus Hons in 2006. With Empirical, Farmer won multiple awards including ‘MOBO Best Jazz Act 2010’, and tours extensively in UK, Europe and North America. The group were the 2011-12 ‘Golubovich Jazz Scholars’ at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and ‘2019 Artists in Residence’ at Wiltshire Music Centre. With the group, he co conceived and realised the UK's first 'Pop-Up Jazz Lounge', and with the support of Art's Council England has delivered the project 6 times in the UK and Berlin.

As a bassist, pianist and vocalist, Farmer is an valued, active sideman, performing and recording many times with Joe Stilgoe Trio, Anoushka Shankar, Ivo Neame, Sarah McKenzie, Manu Delago, Dave Newton, Ant Law, The Kansas Smitty’s, Marco Marconi, Clare Teal and many others. Working as a producer with singer Atila, Farmer co-wrote and directed the widely toured ‘King for a Day: The Nat Cole Story’, also appearing as bassist and singer. As a composer, Farmer has a 13yr catalogue of works recorded with Empirical, including works for string quartet and jazz ensemble. Farmer has recently become a full time professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, lecturing in Jazz, double bass and ensemble techniques.

ARUN GHOSH

Arun Ghosh is a British-Asian clarinettist, bandleader and composer. Twice awarded 'Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year' at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Ghosh leads his own ensembles, touring nationally and

internationally. He has released five albums on Camoci Records: Northern Namaste, Primal Odyssey, A South Asian Suite, but where are you really from?, and Seclused in Light.

Regularly working as a composer for theatre and film, Arun’s most recent composition is for chamber jazz ensemble and voices, an eleven song setting of St Francis of Assisi’s The Canticle of the Sun. The work has been performed in churches, cathedrals and other sacred spaces since its premiere in May 2022, and will will tour Europe in 2024 to mark the 800th anniversary of St Francis’ sublime poem.

With an open-eared aesthetic and philosophy, Ghosh’s musical style embodies a multi-era / multi-genre approach, where numerous strands of jazz join forces with a myriad of musical influences. Subtly and intuitively bringing together South-Asian music and jazz culture, Ghosh is now considered a ‘renowned innovator of modern IndoJazz’.

C oSt rs★

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

2023 - 2024 Co-Chairs: Jane Moskowitz & Ruth Buczynski

$750 per person, $1,500 per couple

Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho

Mona & Greg Anderson

Marianne Barton

Deborah Walsh Bellingham

In Memory of Dr. Bruce A. Bellingham

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James Knox

Ann Kouatly

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Gene Likens & Leola Spilbor

Margarethe & Matthew Mashikian

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Nancy & John Silander

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Winthrop Smith

In Memory of Anne K. Smith

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Join the CoStars, Jorgensen’s Active Volunteers!

The CoStars is a special group of volunteers who generously donate not only $750 per person, but also their talent and time. The invaluable CoStars support Jorgensen through community advocacy by creative fund-raising activities, and by hosting pre- and post-concert receptions that often feature world-class luminaries. The CoStars have been instrumental in the purchase of the new portable chamber stage and acoustical shell, a new Steinway Model D Concert Grand Piano, funding the JOY! Conservatory Program, the installation of the exterior Jorgensen message center, the renovation of the Jorgensen Gallery, and continued support of Jorgensen programming. By becoming a CoStar, you’ll join with other vibrant, thoughtful and devoted arts lovers who have made Jorgensen’s success a priority.

CoStars receive an honorary membership in the Jorgensen Circle of Friends at the Producers Circle level. Benefits include early ticket ordering privileges for one full year from the date of enrollment; reserved lower-level parking in the North Garage, providing a speedier exit after each Jorgensen event; and recognition in the Jorgensen playbill.

As a Special Thank You... An Invitation to the CoStars

CoStar members receive an exclusive invitation to attend the Annual Sneak Peek hosted by Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock. This party offers attendees an exciting preview of the coming season – prior to the public announcement. Join the CoStars and be the first to know what’s new!

If you are interested in becoming a CoStar, please contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983, or by e-mail at rodney.rock@uconn.edu.

Circle of Friends 2023-2024 Jorgensen

Become a Friend of Jorgensen!

We invite you to join Jorgensen’s Circle of Friends, a group of generous arts supporters who over the years have made vital contributions to Jorgensen’s special projects, commissioned works, and interior restorations. Your membership in the Circle of Friends entitles you to early ticket ordering privileges for one full year from the date of your enrollment; you will be recognized in the Jorgensen Playbill; and if you contribute at the Directors or Producers Circle levels, you will enjoy reserved parking in the North Campus Parking Garage for each Jorgensen performance you attend.

Please consider making your tax-deductible donation and become a Circle of Friends member today. Simply call 860-486-4226 for more information.

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Producers Circle

$500/person

$1,000 & above/couple

Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho*

Mona & Greg Anderson*

Marianne Barton*

Deborah Walsh Bellingham*

In Memory of Dr. Bruce A. Bellingham*

Honey & Harry Birkenruth*

Ruth Buczynski*

Carol Colombo*

In Memory of Maurice Thompson*

Michael E. Cucka

Anne D’Alleva*

Madison & Bob Day*

Susan & John DeWolf*

Pamela Diggle*

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Endowed Sponsorship Program

The Endowed Sponsorship Program provides individuals and families with the opportunity to support Jorgensen by sponsoring any concert or other program. Benefits to Endowed Sponsors will include name recognition in the Jorgensen playbill, additional recognition in the community through press releases provided by the University, and an opportunity to visit with the guest artist.

Sponsorship could be a means of celebrating a special holiday or anniversary, or of dedicating an event to a loved one. Most importantly, by contributing to the cost of current programs, sponsors would help ensure that the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will continue to present wonderful music and other programs in the future. Your gift would benefit not only Jorgensen, but also the community at large.

Patrons interested in sponsoring an event should contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983 or rodney.rock@uconn.edu for further information.

Jorgensen Outreach for Youth

Funded through private contributions as well as corporate support, JOY! provides school-age children, many from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with access to live performances and special enrichment programs. Now in its 16th season, the JOY! Conservatory program offers instrumental and vocal students in grades 9-12 the opportunity for a rigorous course of study including private lessons, ensemble rehearsals and coaching, and basic musicianship courses. For more information, contact Jorgensen director Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983.

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Jan Huber

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James Knox

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Karen Jason

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Pamela Paine

Bonnie Ryan

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Joanne Todd

Ilene Whitacre

Lenard Chamber Music Endowment Fund

The Lenard Chamber Series is made possible through the generosity of longtime patrons Jean and John Lenard and the Lenard Chamber Music Endowment. Thanks to the generous philanthropy of patrons Jean and John Lenard, chamber music, one of the hallmarks and most dearly loved elements of the programming at Jorgensen, is secure well into the future. Also thanks to the Lenard Endowment, UConn students, non-UConn students, and area youth are invited to attend all chamber music events for free.

Please join this giving community and make your contribution today. To make a gift, contact Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock at rodney.rock@uconn.edu or 860-486-1983, or visit jorgensen.uconn.edu/online/article/lenard-endowment.

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Ruth Buczynski

Carol Colombo

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Patricia Hempel

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Carol & David Jordan

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James Knox

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Becky & Scott Lehmann

Shoshana Levinson & Chris Crossgrove

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Marilyn & Arthur Wright

BOX OFFICE & ADMINISTRATION

2132 Hillside Road Unit 3104 Storrs, CT 06269-3104

jorgensen.uconn.edu

SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

Alain Frogley Interim Dean

JORGENSEN ADMINISTRATION

Rodney Rock Director

Gary Yakstis Operations Manager

Leann Sanders Administrative Assistant

Diane Briody House Manager

BOX OFFICE

Jennifer Darius Box Office Manager

Amanda Salas Asst. Box Office Manager

MARKETING/PUBLICITY

Renee Fournier Marketing Manager

PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS

Bryan Wosczyna Technical Manager

Scott Fisher Technical Assistant

William Kaufold, MD Specialty interests in cataract, glaucoma, and macular degeneration

Paul Hyder, OD Specialty interests in primary eye care, retinal disease, and contact lenses

Kevin Cranmer, MD Specialty interests in cataract, glaucoma, eye plastic surgery, and LASIK

Our board-certified physicians offer comprehensive medical and surgical eye care to children and adults. We also provide specialized services for complicated cases and second opinions.

Box Office: 860.486.2113

802 Bolton Road, Unit 1127 Storrs, CT 06269-1127 crt.uconn.edu

SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

Alain Frogley, Interim Dean

CRT ADMINISTRATION

Megan Monaghan Rivas Artistic Director & Head, Department of Dramatic Arts

Michelle S. Polgar

Vincent Tycer

Annie Suite

CRT PRODUCTION

Robert Copley

Alison Savino

Michael Beschta

John Parmelee

Daniela Weiser

Susan Tolis

Michael Demers

Matthew Sorensen

Jake Neighbors

Managing Director

Associate Artistic Director

Box Office Manager

Production Manager

Production Stage Manager

Technical Director

Associate Technical Director

Scenic Charge Artist

Costume Shop Supervisor

Production Master

Electrician

Puppet Arts

Technical Supervisor

Sound Supervisor

Gino Costabile Properties Manager

860-429-7433

Rt. 32, Willington Trading Center www.willingtonpizza.com 10% Discount w/tickets day of the performance only.

Willington Pizza

Rte 32, Willington Center • 860.429.7433

Italian Cuisine served in a 200-year-old home with lovely antique decor. Seating for 200. National award-winning pizza featured on CBS This Morning and ABC Good Morning America. Desserts.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am–11pm; Fri & Sat 11am–12am; Sun 11am–10pm. Casual attire.

Entrées $6–$13. No reservations. (MC, V, D, AE) Best Pizza, Tolland County by Connecticut Magazine.

Willimantic Brewing Co.

Main Street Café

967 Main Street, Willimantic • 860.423.6777

Willibrew.com

The Willimantic Brewing Co./Main Street Café is a living landmark restaurant & pub brewery located in Willimantic, in the heart of rural northeastern Connecticut. We offer an extensive menu from fun appetizers, daily specials, gluten free, vegetarian and so much more. Fresh craft beers brewed on site, ciders, cocktails, and guest beers we have something to please everyone. Visit us at www. willibrew.com for more information.

Coyote Flaco

50 Higgins Highway, Mansfield • 860.423.4414

Coyote Flaco is a family owned & operated restaurant. We invite you to try some of our favorite dishes such as our churrasco or one of our home-made tamales. Please try our many “Fresh-Lime Juice” margaritas, our full menu can be found at www.coyoteflacoct.com

Stix ‘n Stones

1029 Storrs Rd, Storrs • 860.477.0975

Enjoy An Exceptional Journey of Taste

Stix n Stones Marketplace offers fresh high quality food and baked goods, whether you are dining in or picking up to enjoy at home all prepared by Executive Chef, Sal Urso. Catering is available for all of your special occasions. Visit the Marketplace and find thoughtfully selected packaged foods, gifts and visit our floral shop. We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts.

Hilltop

39 Adamec Rd., Willington• 860.477.1054

Come and visit Hilltop Restaurant, Bar & Banquet to experience a delicious meal, live entertainment, full bar with flat screen TVs, and more, stop in today. If you’re looking for a place to hold a party or event, call and talk to us about our banquet rooms, Make sure that you call ahead to find out what our Chef’s Specials are. They change daily. hilltopct.net

Fenton River Grill

135A Storrs Road, Mansfield• 860.786.7870

A dynamic and friendly bar and restaurant located near the University of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut University offering an enticing selection of craft beer, carefully crafted cocktails and an approachable menu including lighter shareable plates, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, and full dinners. Lively Bar, Cozy Atmosphere, Shareable Food, Outdoor Patio, Craft Cocktails.

Dog Lane Cafe

One Dog Lane, Storrs • 860.429.4900

Northeastern Connecticut’s European/American cafe, offering something for everyone from early morning to late at night. Our menu and our daily specials emphasize seasonal, local and freshly-prepared food, all made to order. Offering a wide variety of sandwiches, grilled items and freshly tossed salads or help yourself to coffee at our self-service coffee bar. Offering indoor and outdoor seating. Whether you are in a hurry or want to take some time and relax with friends, our style of service lets you set your own pace. Serving beer & wine. doglanecafe.com

39

Adamec Rd,

Delicious food prepared from seasonal, fresh ingredients. Well-crafted cocktails and 20 beers on tap.

Just 5 Miles from UConn 135A Storrs Road, Mansfield, CT 860.786.7870 fentonrivergrill.com

One Dog Lane, Storrs, CT doglanecafe.com

COME. SIT. STAY.

1280 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon Rockville 860.875.4443

Family and Locally Owned American bar & grill featuring fresh seafood, premium steaks, upscale pasta dishes, salads and sandwiches. Indoor, Outdoor, & Lounge Seating. Live Entertainment!

Let Us Cater Your Next Event or Party. We have two banquet rooms available, accommodating 25 and 50 people each (or more!). Full and half trays are available for catering orders! Please allow us at least 24 hours of notice for large orders. Seasonal items, special requests, and some entrees require additional time. www.benisct.com