Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Internationally acclaimed cellist Arlen Hlusko’s newest album, komorebi, presents a reflection on Bach’s deeply moving Suite No. 5, juxtaposed with a myriad of contemporary American voices. Recorded at Tippet Rise Art Center, the album highlights the richness and power of community and storytelling.

Composed by Reena Esmail and commissioned by Tippet Rise, Sandhiprakash (The Joining of Light), is based on a Hingustani Raag sung at morning twilight, with notes that reach toward the emerging sunlight and the receding darkness, finding the liminal space between them.

The full-length music video filmed at the art center accompanies the track.

Esmail, Reena: Sandhiprakash for Solo Cello (2022) - Tippet Rise Art Center Commission

Cello: Arlen Hlusko @ArlenHlusko
Album: komorebi
Label: Tippet Rise
Executive Producer: Tippet Rise Art Center
Directors of Photography: Erika Share and George Potter, Wild Vision Films
Creative Consultant: Annie Kloppenberg
Camera: Clint Macy
Wardrobe Design: Alayna Rasile-Digrindakis
Recording Producer: Dirk Sobotka, Soundmirror
Balance, Mixing & Mastering, Engineer: Mark Donahue, Soundmirror
Engineer & Film Sound Design: Monte Nickles

Featured Works of Art:
Inverted Portal, 2016, Ensamble Studio
Folds, 2022, Ensamble Studio
Beartooth Portal, 2015, Ensamble Studio

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