Sonic Realms | CAMARADA L'Ermitage Series @ The LUXE

music at the crossroads of culture and imagination

music by Jake Heggie, Phillip Glass, Fikret Amirov and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

flute, string quartet, piano

Beth Ross Buckley, flute

David Buckley, violin

Batya MacAdam-Somer, violin

Travis Maril, viola

Ruslan Biryukov, cello

Dana Burnett, piano

Step into a world where sound knows no borders. Sonic Realms invites you on a vibrant journey through music that is deeply rooted in tradition yet boldly reimagined. This program features flute, strings and piano, woven together in an exhilarating fusion of classical form, folk rhythm, and global color.

Whether drawn from distant lands or reimagined traditions, this is music that pulses with spirit and surprise. Sonic Realms is not just a concert - it’s a vivid celebration of music’s power to transcend place, time, and genre.

Oyan! - Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

solo cello

Full Circle Fifty – Jake Heggie

flute, cello, piano

Annunciation – Phillip Glass

string quartet & piano

Pieces – Fikret Amirov

flute, piano
1. Bardenweise
2. Wiegenlied
3. Ander Quelle
4. Nocturne

Mugam-Sayagi - Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

string quartet

Camarada is a dynamic chamber music collective committed to elevating and enriching the San Diego community and beyond through phenomenal performances that ignite powerful connections between audiences, artists, and music. Guided by its mission to engage diverse audiences through visionary programming, Camarada champions living composers, commissions new music, and curates artistic experiences that illuminate both the traditional and the unexpected.

Founded in 1994, Camarada continues to define the San Diego musical landscape with invigorating performances of chamber masterworks and innovative cross-genre collaborations. Now in its fourth decade, Camarada is proud to serve as Resident Artists at both La Jolla Music Society and the Mingei International Museum, presenting programs that pair world-class musicians with intimate, art-filled spaces that deepen the concert experience.

A hallmark of Camarada’s artistic identity is The Camarada Tango Quartet, an ensemble that explores the passion, virtuosity, and cultural richness of tango through both classic repertoire and new commissions. With boundary-pushing collaborations, groundbreaking recording projects, and performances spanning traditional stages to immersive environments, The Camarada Tango Quartet embodies the ensemble’s commitment to innovation and artistic excellence.

Across all its work, Camarada remains dedicated to creating musical encounters that inspire, surprise, and resonate—inviting audiences into a shared journey of artistry, connection, and discovery.

Info: The title of this work literally means “Awaken!” in Azerbaijani. Yet the word conveys far more than a simple call to wakefulness. It may also be understood as “Come to yourself! Be courageous! Rebel!”—a summons to a new day, to good deeds, or even to an act of heroism. Its precise meaning depends on the inflection of speech and the surrounding context. By choosing one of these meanings, the performer gives the word a personal expression. The composition offers the performer numerous possibilities for free interpretation.

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