Music, food converge with ‘Love Through Time’ Sunday

Each piece offers unique reflections on what it means to experience different kinds of love and to be immersed in the human experience.

“If you know me, you know my recitals always come with a twist, and this one is no exception,” Janani said. “Though the repertoire may seem more traditional, we are reimagining it in unexpected ways, like pairing the Italian set with cello.”

In collaboration with The Whisk and Chef Kate Kissel of The Doc and the Dandelion, the performance will be accompanied by expertly crafted small bites for a multisensory experience that recalls love’s many facets.

What does it mean to experience love? For Chef Kate, it means being flambéed, sliced raw, sweetened with the finest honey and numbed with a mouthful of spice. The potential menu includes:

• Melon, tomato ice and prosciutto;

• Crispy belly bites with spices, honey fig and nasturtium;

• Grilled beef heart tartare and celery hearts with Sichuan chili; and

• Cheese flambé with rose jam and saffron fritole.

The concert itself is free and open to the community. The ticket price for the food component is $30. A limited number of seats are available. Reservations may be made to Chef Kate at docsinnkeeper@gmail.com.

Janani Sridhar is an avid recitalist known for her diverse and engaging programming. She has performed with renowned opera companies such as the Singapore Lyric Opera, the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Toledo Opera, the Fort Worth Opera, the Salt Marsh Opera and LOLA. She has premiered works by American and Singaporean composers and has also worked with composers Jake Heggie, Libby Larsen and Tom Cipullo. Currently an assistant professor of voice at DePauw University, she has previously taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas and the Centenary College of Louisiana.

Claudia Santana Nuñez holds a bachelor's degree in piano performance and music theory from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Cuba, her home country, as well as Professional Doctorate and Master of Music degrees from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington. Currently a doctoral candidate at the Jacobs School, she has experience working as a collaborative pianist with a special emphasis in vocal literature and coaching. She has performed with many renowned operatic artists in Cuba and has also worked closely with highly regarded professors and performers while at IU.

Eric Edberg is a classical and improvising cellist, organizer, teacher, coach and consultant dedicated to bringing people together through the power of music. Retired from teaching at DePauw, he has played concertos, recitals and chamber music concerts across the United States and in Europe and China. He has been the principal cellist of the Annapolis and Terre Haute symphony orchestras and performs regularly with the DePauw Chamber Players. He is the founder and artistic director of the Greencastle Summer Music Festival.

The regular series of GSMF concerts continues next Wednesday, June 2 as Steve Snyder is joined by Sophie Faught, Jason Tiemann, and Joel Tucker for an evening of jazz.