Under the concept of “Music: The witness of history” the theme of the project is about the cross-cultural interactions among civilizations and turning points which Istanbul faced with European civilizations and their impact on today’s Istanbul.
Served as a capital to the two great civilizations on a world scale, two great empires; a metropolis of two major religions at the point where two continents, Asia and Europe are connected, Istanbul has undergone through many political, cultural and social changes. These changes are reflected in the original music which was mainly composed of the court music, military music, ethnic music, religious music, and the Arab-themed music which came to the city with immigrants from Anatolia. All these music al currents will be presented to the audience in a chronological integrity and original sound within this project.
Head of the Musicology-Music History Department at America’s first Conservatory, world-famous New England Conservatory and; the founder and Chairman of the “Intercultural Institute” Prof. Dr. Robert Labaree regained the Middle Eastern harp called “Cheng” which Ottoman-Turkish music tradition has lost about 350 years ago. Prof. Labaree modified and improved the instrument by using “kanun” latches, thus it gets to fit to the current performance standards of Turkish music. Audience will get to chance to see the instrument “cheng” and enjoy the “cheng” performance by Labaree in this event.
For more you can read from Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency.
Wed, Nov 25, 2009
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