19/06/2025 Unbound: Jasdeep Singh Degun (sitar) with Musicians from RNCM
A custodian of tradition with a passion for innovation, award-winning sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun celebrates two years as our first RNCM Innovate Fellow with a special concert.
Blending Indian and Western classical traditions, Jasdeep showcases his groundbreaking work with RNCM students, exploring the expressive power of the Indian raag and its ability to tell stories through melody and improvisation.
Programme
Jasdeep Singh Degun Veer
Jasdeep Singh Degun Raag Jog
Emmy Lambert The Grey Line (world première)
Jasdeep Singh Degun Orpheus (excerpt)
Jasdeep Singh Degun Raag performance
Jasdeep Singh Degun Abbhā
Jasdeep Singh Degun Lament
Performers
Jasdeep Singh Degun Veer:
Jasdeep Singh Degun sitar
Harkiret Bahra tabla
Rachel Stonham, Nina Doig violins
Maria Morris viola
Ruaraidh Williams cello
Joana Moura double bass
Jasdeep Singh Degun Raag Jog:
Harkiret Bahra tabla
Persephone Bell alto
Pia Brondel soprano
Lucian Crosby piano
Nina Doig violin
Elena Edwards cello
Zoe Hennessy violin
Nyra Jain violin
Sofiia Matviienko flute
Richard Stevens trombone
Joe Steel violin
Jeanette Szeto viola
Ruaraidh Williams cello
Emmy Lambert The Grey Line (world première):
Jasdeep Singh Degun sitar
Jasdeep Singh Degun Orpheus (excerpt):
Kaviraj Singh voice
Andrew McClarty tenor
Isobel Archer piano
Raag performance:
Jasdeep Singh Degun sitar
Harkiret Bahra tabla
Kaviraj Singh santoor
Jasdeep Singh Degun Abbhā:
Jasdeep Singh Degun sitar
Harkiret Bahra tabla
Rachel Stonham, Nina Doig violins
Maria Morris viola
Ruaraidh Williams cello
Joana Moura double bass
Jasdeep Singh Degun Lament:
Hannah Trudgeon conductor
Harkiret Bahra tabla
Kaviraj Singh voice
Isobel Archer piano
Christina Maxfield, Nyra Jain, Rachel Stonham, Joe Steel, Joel Hill, Nina Doig violins
Emily O’Dell, Sophie Combes, Maria Morris violas
Lola Garcia, Abigail Webb, Ruaraidh Williams cellos
Thomas Judge double bass
Pia Brondel, Sophia Brown, Matilda Chen, Sarah Ganon, Doyeon Kim sopranos
Persie Bell, Phoebe Heywood, Mila Johannsen, Hannah Just, Tiantian Luo, Myome Mortimer-Davies, Hannah Pybus altos
Barnaby Fildes, Andrew McClarty, Jacob Parker, Patrick Parlaj, Aaron Peters tenors
Matthew Budd, Ian Lam, Aaron Rishel, Bryan au Yeung basses
