Calefax meets one of Iran’s most famous singers: Mohammad Motamedi. Together, the musicians perform a mix of traditional Persian songs with instrumental classical music.
Century-old Persian poetry is an inexhaustible source for Persian songs. Motamedi’s speciality is to adorn these verses with enchanting melodies. Song of the Reed is about the yearning for one’s home. The famous poem Song of the Reed by the 13th-century mystical poet Rumi describes the pain of those who are cut off from their home, like a reed cut loose from its reed bed.
Programme
Traditional Persian music
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Duke Ellington Isfahan
Heinrich Isaac/J.S. Bach/Johannes Brahms Innsbruck ich muss’ dich lassen
Arefeh Hekmatpanah Baad (world premiere)
Calefax and Mohammad Motamedi will be accompanied by Pouriya Jaberi (percussion).
Dates & Places:
Fri 8 Nov. Austerlitz – Thu 14 Nov. Leiden
Fri 15 Nov. Haarlem – Sat 16 Nov. Den Haag
Wed 20 Nov. Tilburg – 21 Nov. Amsterdam
BRON: Calefax.nl
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