MATA Presents: Echoes of Gusan at Carnegie Hill Concerts
Schedule
Tue Oct 01 2024 at 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Church of Advent Hope 111 E. 87th Street New York, NY 10128 | Manhattan, NY
mbark in an evening of music inspired by the ancient to modern voices of Persian Poetry and Medieval Music.“The New Song Cycle” by Ramin Heydarbeygi draws on medieval and contemporary poetry from Iran. The texts are compiled as a quasi-monodrama expressing love, lust, and eroticism with poetry from the ninth century to the present, including poems by Mahsati, Rabe’eh, Jahan Malek, Sanai, and, contemporary poet, Parvin Salajegheh. Sung in Persian, the song cycle is commissioned by soprano Sara Paar. Other works on the program include an earlier song cycle, “Gusan”, with poetry by, the blind poet and harpist from the ninth century, Rudaki; and the world premiere of “Muye baray Farzin” for solo viola, a work composed during the pandemic.
Reza Vali’s works draw on music-theoretical works by the great 13th-century Iranian medieval music theorist Safi Al din Ormavi (also known as “Urmawi” in Turkey and “Al Urmawi” in Arabic-speaking cultures). His “String Quartet No. 5, Gavesht” presented in this program is composed based on the tuning system and the modes found in Ormavi’s treatises on music.
The PROGRAM:
Ramin Heydarbeygi
“Gusan” for soprano, violin and violoncello
String Quartet for two violins, viola and cello
“Muye baray Farzin” for solo viola
(world premiere)
“A new song cycle”
Commissioned by Sara Paar and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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Reza Vali
String Quartet No. 5, “Gavesht”
I. Gavesht 1
II. Zirafkand 1
III. Kavâsht 1
IV. Kavâsht 2
V. Gavesht 2
VI. Zirafkand 2
Where is it happening?
Church of Advent Hope 111 E. 87th Street New York, NY 10128, 111 E 87th St, New York, NY 10128-1102, United States,New York, New York, Manhattan
