WORLD CLASSICS SERIES AT ST IVES ARTS CLUB
Friday 23 April 7.30pm: Concert XIX - Music of the Balkans
Miloš Milivojević & Živorad Nikolić, accordions (‘AccordDuo’)
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Miloš Milivojević |
Živorad Nikolić |
Miloš gave a solo recital in the series in 2008, and we are delighted to be inviting him back along with his compatriot and fellow accordionist Živorad Nikolić - together ‘AccordDuo’. They will be playing traditional music from Serbia and other Balkan countries, plus works from the classical repertoire. If you just associate accordions with folk and Paris café music, this concert will be an eye-opener.
Early booking advised for this extremely popular concert.
See also www.milosmilivojevic.com and www.myspace.com/accordduo.
Friday 18 June 7.30pm: Concert XX – Music of Iran
Farshad Mohammadi, santoor
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Farshad Mohammadi |
Farshad will be playing solo music for santoor, a hammered zither and one of the chief instruments of the Persian classical tradition. Santoor featured in a 2008 St Ives September Festival recital of North Indian music; though now a popular instrument in North India, it originated in Persia.
For this concert we are once again indebted to Viram Jasani and Asian Music Circuit for their support. See also www.amc.org.uk.
Friday July 16th 7.30pm: Concert XXI − Music Across The Continents
Will Sleath, flute & Tim Carey, piano
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Will Sleath (Flute) |
Tim Carey (Piano) |
Works for flute and piano influenced by and incorporating musical traditions from across the world. The programme will feature compositions by John Mayer, Astor Piazzolla and Béla Bartók, traditional music and pieces from the standard repertoire.
Will's has played with the Royal Philharmonic and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester, Östgöta Blåsersymfoniker, recorded for BBC Radio 3 and performed in Lion King in the West End. Tim appears widely as a solo pianist and is the doyen of flute accompanists, having worked with countless flautists worldwide and acted as accompanist for numerous international flute festivals.
Tickets for April, June and July £12 from Will Sleath 01736-794477 & St Ives Tourist Information 01736-796297
Monday September 20th 7.30pm: Concert XXII − Music from Afghanistan
This special World Classics Series concert is a St Ives September Festival promotion, supported by St Ives Arts Club and Asian Music Circuit, and is part of a major Asian Music Circuit UK tour.
Five traditional and classical musicians from Afghanistan will be visiting the UK expressly for this tour.
The ensemble will be augmented by one London-based Afghan musician, and will be performing classical and traditional Afghan music, featuring rubab (plucked short-necked lute), dutar (strummed/plucked long-necked lute), harmonium, tabla and voice.
A very rare opportunity to hear music from this part of the world!
Tickets £16 available from Easter through St Ives Tourist Information's festival hotline 01736-798577, Rainyday Gallery Penzance 01736-366077.
Early booking advised.
PAST CONCERTS
2007:
1. Ying Han, Chinese cimbalom & Jia Luo, harp (Rosewood Duo) (China I) Friday May 18
2. Kadialy Kouyate, kora (Senegal) Friday July 13
3. Viram Jasani, sitar & Hanif Khan, tabla (N. India I) Friday October 19
4. Ahmed Mukhtar, oud (Iraq) Friday November 23
2008:
5. Kiku Day, ji-nashi shakuhachi (Japan) Friday January 11
6. Ruth Wall, harps (Scotland) Friday February 22
7. Tarun Jasani, sarod & Hanif Khan, tabla (N. India II) Friday April 18
8. Bireshwar Gautam, thumri vocal & abhinaya gestural expression, Murad Ali, sarod, Hanif Khan, tabla & Nida Hussain, harmonium (North India III) Friday June 27
9. Zeng Chengwei, guqin & Qiu Zenghui, erhu (2-string fiddle) (China II) Friday July 25
10. Dr Jyotsna Srikanth, violin & Ravishankar Sharma, mridangam (S. India) Friday October 17
11. Miloš Milivojević, accordion (Serbia) Friday November 21
2009:
12. Craig Ogden, guitar (Spain) Friday March 13
13. Huong Thanh, vocal, Hong Nguyen & Daniel Nguyen, lutes, 2-string fiddle, monochord, percussion (Vietnam) Friday June 12
14. Uday Bhawalkar, dhrupad vocal and Manik Munde, pakhavaj (N. India) Friday July 17
15. Piu Sarkhel, khyal vocal and Akbar & Babar Latif, tablas (N. India) Friday October 2
16. Ulhas Kashalkar, khyal vocal and Suresh Talwalkar, tabla (N. India) Tuesday November 3
17. Gochaq Askarov, vocal and Azer Maharramov, saz (ashiq and mugham music of Azerbaijan) Friday November 13
18. William Butt, solo cello - Music of England, Germany & Hungary - Saturday February 6 2010