With Memories of a Shadow, Chris Votek makes a bold debut as both a traditionalist performing Hindustani raga on cello, and an innovative composer refracting Indian Classical music through the lens of modern chamber music.

“I returned to California with a new vision, my soul brimming with inspiration, and my mind a whirlwind of raga melody. I imagined an ancient past where the world was small and the sacred music of Medieval Europe and Ancient India intertwined. What would it sound like if the great Khyal singers experimented with counterpoint, or if choirs of the church conjured ragas in their daily practice? This visualization was the foundation of Memories of a Shadow, program music telling the story of this imagined society’s creation myth.” - Chris Votek

Memories of a Shadow | III. Migration of the Fires

GRAMMY® winning & triple nominee producer John Schneider and GRAMMY® nominated pianist Aron Kallay, themselves critically acclaimed performers of ‘microtonal’ music, created MicroFest Records to share their love of exciting repertoire that is simply unavailable anywhere else. Releases include world premiere studio recordings, as well as live performances from two decades of California’s celebrated MicroFest:

“World Class…” – Alan Rich, LA Weekly

“Performers were of a caliber that kept this listener in a state of continual astonishment.” – Mark Swed, LA Times

“After prolonged exposure to the rich, kaleidoscopic world of microtones, returning to equal-tempered music was like going back to black and white after spending a weekend immersed in color…” – Wall Street Journal