Global Soundscapes - Notes from the Araxes Basin

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Friday, February 19th, 2016
Feb 19 at 7:30pm. Feb 20 at 8pm. Feb 21 at 1:30pm.

EVENTS
Demonstration: February 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Concert: February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Workshop: February 21, 2016 at 1:30 p.m.

ADMISSION & TICKETS
Concert: $16/$11 in advance, $20/$15 at the door; all other events are by donation
Tickets: GlobalOS.bpt.me or by calling 1-800-838-3006

Artists: Gevorg Dabaghyan, Neva Özgen, Navid Goldrick, Emily Carr String Quartet
Genre: New Music

Open Space and the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra have come together to present Global Soundscapes: Notes from the Araxes Basin a festival featuring presentations of traditional, contemporary and inter-cultural music of the Middle East and Canada. Notes From the Araxes Basin promises to be a great musical adventure, guaranteed to expand horizons and transcend borders. This festival has events in Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Victoria. Victoria events include an instrument demonstration, a concert, and a workshop for composers.

On February 19 at 7:30 p.m. special guests Gevorg Dabaghyan (duduk), Niel Golden (tabla), and Navid Goldrick (oud) will lead a conversation on inter-cultural music with live musical demonstrations.

Concert: On February 20 at 8 p.m., Victoria’s Emily Carr String Quartet will join Gevorg Dabaghyan (duduk), Neva Özgen (kemence) and Navid Goldrick (oud) to present a concert with music by contemporary Middle Eastern and Canadian composers. Featured composers: Ahmed Adnan Saygun (Turkey), Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh (Iran) and Vartapet Komitas (Armenia), as well as Mark Armanini, Rodney Sharman and Farshid Samandari.

To close the Victoria events, on February 21 at 1:30 p.m. there will be a workshop for composers to write for tabla, duduk, and oud. Everyone is welcome to come hear this workshop. Composers interested in participating should visit openspace.ca/globalsoundscapes.