In 2009 the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus performed “Earthly Harmonies,” a concert featuring a variety of pieces from different countries. This was one of my all-time favorite concerts, and I’d often wished we could perform some of those songs again. Thankfully, our holiday program, entitled “Merry Everything,” evokes the spirit of that concert in that we are singing winter songs from around the world. Furthermore, one of the songs from “Earthly Harmonies” makes a return appearance.
“Zikr,” composed by A.R. Rahman, wrote this piece of music for the soundtrack of the film Bose: The Forgotten Hero. In our first performance of this song, my fellow chorus member Vikram Srinivasan was our soloist. The current version that we’ll perform does not have the same solo part but is still stunning in its beauty. Thank you to A.R. Rahman for this wonderful masterpiece as well as our conductors, Dr. Braeden Ayres and Garrett Bond, for bringing it back for an encore performance. You may follow the link below to see our original performance of “Zikr.” I hope you enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zikr+portland+gay+men%27s+chorus
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