The Naghash Ensemble

Name: The Naghash Ensemble
Start: 2025-03-21T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Music Center At Strathmore

Schedule

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Music Center At Strathmore | Bethesda, MD

🪕The Naghash Ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song, new classical music, and contemporary post-minimalism with the energy of rock and jazz. Three brilliant female vocalists and some of Armenia’s finest instrumentalists on duduk, oud, dhol, and piano play captivating new music based on sacred texts by the medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest Mkrtich Naghash.
Written by Armenian-American composer John Hodian, The Naghash Ensemble’s “Songs of Exile” is a meditation on man’s relationship to God from the perspective of a monk forced to live in exile for many years.
This event is part of Strathmore’s Windows series of performances and accompanying programs.