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SUMMARY:Global Soundscapes - Notes from the Araxes Basin
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p><strong>EVENTS</strong><br />Demonstration: February 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. <br />Concert: February 20, 2016 at 8 p.m. <br />Workshop: February 21, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. <br /><br /><strong>ADMISSION &amp; TICKETS</strong><br />Concert: $16/$11 in advance, $20/$15 at the door; all other events are by donation <br />Tickets: <a href="http://globalos.bpt.me/">GlobalOS.bpt.me</a> or by calling 1-800-838-3006 <br /><br />Artists: Gevorg Dabaghyan, Neva &Ouml;zgen, Navid Goldrick, Emily Carr String Quartet <br />Genre: New Music <br /><br />Open Space and the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra have come together to present <em>Global Soundscapes: Notes from the Araxes Basin</em> 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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />Concert: On February 20 at 8 p.m., Victoria&rsquo;s Emily Carr String Quartet will join Gevorg Dabaghyan (duduk), Neva &Ouml;zgen (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. <br /><br />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 <a href="http://www.openspace.ca/Global_Soundscapes">openspace.ca/globalsoundscapes</a>. </p>
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