Shanker Krishnan is an Indian-American composer who integrates Baroque counterpoint and Western harmony with Carnatic music – the classical music tradition of South India. From his early years in India, Shanker was immersed in the distinctive, sinuous sound of the gamakas (expressive inflections) of Carnatic ragas. Bringing that intricacy into the architecture of Baroque counterpoint, a pioneering effort, is central to his work.Shanker’s compositions integrate the distinct complexities of the two classical traditions at a very fundamental level, reflecting over a decade of formal training in each form.His debut album, Confluence: Raga and Counterpoint, features two multi-movement works: Fugue-Kriti and Field of Dharma (Concerto-Kriti).