"In a touching refutation, Timur tenderly renders the most appealing song, “Clearly / Some Very Strange Light,” remarking on each spotless organ excised from a woman driven to crime and madness by a lifetime of sexual and physical abuse."
LA-based classical music radio station KUSC releases a special four-part series program, created by Adriana Cargill, about the music of Kazakhstan and Timur's projects in the United States. "In episode one we meet the L.A. based Kazakh Opera singer who goes by just his first name Timur, and internationally renowned CalArts composer Anne LeBaron. Timur’s life journey from Kazakhstan to L.A. is remarkable and his range as a performer, extraordinary. In episode two (which will air on Arts Alive Saturday, January 14th at 8AM), LeBaron travels to Kazakhstan to discover it’s breathtaking landscapes and exotic instruments made from sheep bones and horse hair. LeBaron returns to the U.S. full of id