[Anoushka Shankar presents ‘Chapters’ Orchestral]

On Thursday 19 November, Casco Phil takes the stage at DE SINGEL with sitar virtuoso and composer Anoushka Shankar. Together we present the Belgian premiere of Chapters Orchestral, the orchestral programme Shankar built around her recent series of EPs.

Chapters is a trilogy of EPs in which Shankar explores deeply personal and thematic journeys. Robert Ames arranged the music for orchestra and conducts the performance himself. The programme premiered at the BBC Proms with the London Contemporary Orchestra.

The orchestral version gives more room to Shankar’s distinctive interplay of classical Indian sitar and contemporary sound worlds. Intimate compositions grow into layered, cinematic soundscapes. The concert moves from hushed, almost ambient passages to a more powerful and dynamic sound world, arriving at a space of renewed hope.

Casco Phil takes over the orchestral part from the London Contemporary Orchestra. The composition, arrangements and scale of the performance remain unchanged.