A GREEK-TURKISH SACRED MUSIC CELEBRATION

feat. Photis Ketsetzis & YANSIMALAR

A SACRED MUSIC CELEBRATION:
Greek Orthodoxy and Turkish Sufism
featuring Photis Ketsetzis and YANSIMALAR (Senol Filiz, ney, Birol Yayla, tanbur)

Friday, September 25, 8:00pm @ Harvard University, Paine Hall
Directed by MEHMET ALI SANLIKOL

In this special concert a choir and an ensemble composed of Greek Orthodox, Turkish and American musicians will perform together a program of Greek Orthodox (Byzantine) and Turkish Sufi (Mevlevi) music. These two traditions exhibit substantial musical and historical commonalities, and share many instances of mutual influence and cross-fertilization. The concert will feature internationally acclaimed master musicians from Greece and Turkey: chanter Photis Ketsetzis; and Senol Filiz, ney and Birol Yayla, tanbur, the Istanbul-based duo YANSIMALAR.

Line-up:
The choir: Photis Ketsetzis, Grammenos Karanos, Rassem El Massih, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, Cem Mutlu and Engin Gunaydin.
The ensemble: Robert Labaree, ceng (harp), Panayiotis League, kemence/politiki lyra (spike fiddle), Senol Filiz, ney (end-blown flute), Birol Yayla, tanbur (long-necked lute), Cem Mutlu, bendir (frame drum), and Engin Gunaydin, kudum (kettle drums).

general: $20
stdnts/snrs: $15
Harvard University, Paine Hall
Cambridge, MA

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