Redefining Home w/ the Rasa String Quartet

Multidisciplinary percussionist Brian Shankar Adler and the Rasa String Quartet present Redefining Home, a concert that celebrates each artists’ musical roots.

Spanning from evocative Indian ragas and mysterious Argentine tangos to spirited Celtic fiddle tunes, this collaboration evokes the feelings of home and comfort inherent in our earliest musical memories, while also exploring the rhythmic connection across a wide array of genres.

The program culminates in the world premiere of a new work for string quartet and percussion by Brian Shankar Adler, inspired by this unique collaboration.

Friday, April 4 at 7:00 PM (door 6:30 PM), approximately one hour.

The full program is below.

Seiche, Arr. Brian Shankar Adler

Maura Shawn Scanlin: The Squall

James Scott Skinner: Bovaglie’s Plaid

Maura Shawn Scanlin: Time Check

Brian Shankar Adler: Young Blood

Kala Ramnath: Amrit, Arr. Reena Esmail

Brian Shankar Adler: A Memory of Fire (Rudram)

Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion

Astor Piazzolla: Spring (Primavera Porteña)

Brian Shankar Adler: Echoes of the Gomero

Astor Piazzolla: La Muerte del Ángel

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Emma Powell, Violin

Maura Shawn Scanlin, Violin

Kiyoshi Hayashi, Viola

Mina Kim, Cello

Brian Shankar Adler, Percussion

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

Mechanics’ Hall is located at 519 Congress Street. Our main entrance is between Loquat Shop and the Art Mart. The Greater Portland Metro’s Congress & Casco Street Stop is directly in front of our building, served by .

Parking is available at the , which has entrances on Casco and Brown Street, with a rate of $5 per hour. Metered street parking is available on Congress, Casco, Cumberland, Free Street, and other nearby streets. Free hourly street parking is available between Parris and Alder Street.

ACCESSIBILITY

To enter our building, patrons will need to navigate a single step or use a . There is a wheelchair-accessible elevator to the third-floor ballroom.

If you have a particular accessibility question or request please contact us at .

Host or Publisher Mechanics' Hall (Maine)