Washington’s distinguished Cathedral Choral Society presents EXALTATIONS by award-winning Indian-American composer Reena Esmail. Commissioned by the Cathedral Choral Society, EXALTATIONS is a three-movement work for double choir and brass quintet that draws inspiration from the monumental works of Giovanni Gabrieli and Anton Bruckner. Each movement is set in a different Hindustani raga, reflecting Esmail’s deep engagement with her bicultural heritage. “I’ve always seen myself as someone who is a connector… between traditions, between people. Just as music for choir and brass grew out of the Roman Catholic tradition,” writes Esmail, “Indian classical raga grew out of the Hindu religious practice. This music interweaves the richness of both.”