Sandy Steiglitz is under the weather, and I’ve got Georgia on my mind.

Join me tomorrow as I fill in as a last-minute substitute for this week’s “Sunday Morning Opera.” I am looking forward to sharing a rarely-heard work by Zakharia Paliashvili (1871-1933), who is regarded as the “Father of Georgian Music.”

“Abesalom and Eteri,” composed between 1909 and 1918, is based on the medieval Georgian folk poem, “Eteriani.” In the best Romantic tradition, the story is one of star-crossed love in an historical setting. The musical language is an appealing fusion of folk song and pageantry. In 2004, excerpts from the work were adapted into the National Anthem of Georgia.

The recording we’ll hear was issued on the Deutsche Grammophon label back in the 1979, but to my knowledge it has been unavailable in the West for decades.

Join me this Sunday morning from 7 to 10:00 EDT (remember tonight is the clock change, as we spring forward into Daylight Saving Time) for this rare opportunity to enjoy Paliashvili’s “Abesalom and Eteri,” on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com.

Best wishes to Sandy, and get well soon!