An Arabian Passion by EnsembleSarband & ModernStringQuartet

Sarband -- the old Persian word for 'connection' -- is an ensemble of artistic exception and mission. Led by Music Director Dr Vladimir Ivanoff, it bridges diverse musical cultures of the occident and the orient, creating a contemplative space for peace and respect in a world marked by difference.

In An Arabian Passion, an Arab-European cast of musicians and masters of European jazz transforms sound icons of classical music into a present-day statement on humanity, creating a respect.

Adapted from Bach's Passions, the spirit of baroque is intertwined and reinterpreted with the living musical traditions of the Middle East together with the improvisations of jazz. One of the most famous singers of the Arab world, Fadia el-Hage, reprises Bach's arias as healing songs bridging the conflicts and differences between the Arab world and the West, between different faiths, between believers and non-believers, between modernists and traditionalists.

An Arabian Passion evokes a musical plea for peace, voiced with photographic art images depicting the plight of ordinary people of Iraq. Taken by 'unembedded' photographers Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Kael Alford, Thorne Anderson and Rita Leistner, they serve as a pressing reminder of the human ordeals of our contemporary times.

12 & 13 June, 8.00pm
Jubilee Hall
$50, $40, $30, $20
115mins (with intermission)
www.singaporeartsfest.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Music
• Arabian
• Passion
• Bach

[daniel0azar]

I always adored Bach's "Erbarme Dich" from the St Matthew Passion... and having it interpreted by Fadia El Hage in Arabic is an absolute treat!!! all I can say is WOW!!!

[mahajaroussky]

beautiful sound

great project

for peace on earth