Guy Mendilow Ensemble performs Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom on April 7th at 7pm at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford.
The Center for Judaic Studies and Charter Oak Cultural Center is working together this spring to bring some amazing musicians to both Hartford and Storrs for two days (April 7th – Hartford and April 8th – Storrs) for musical performances and a student workshop.
The ensemble’s performance will take place at 7pm on April 7, 2016, at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford.
Tickers are free and the Center will be providing free transportation to and from the Storrs campus so students can attend.
Guy Mendilow Ensemble is an “international tour de force” (Bethlehem Morning Call) from Israel, Palestine, Argentina, Japan, and the USA. The members of the ensemble are on the faculty of leading music schools like Boston’s Berklee School of Music, New England Conservatory, and the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music in India. They tour and record with the likes of Bobby McFerrin, Yo Yo Ma, Snarky Puppy, the Assad Brothers, Christian McBride, and Simon Shaheen. As passionate educators, they are determined to give students of all ages their best.
They will be performing Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom:
“Embark on a musical trek to kingdoms long forgotten and bustling towns now vanished. Follow the stories of vagabond queens, pauper poets and lovers lost to the sea, all set to spellbinding arrangements of old Sephardi songs worthy of symphonic film scores. Wrap these tales up with lush soulful harmonies evoking Flamenco’s gutsiness and the longings of Fado, all combined with heart-pounding percussion and intricate soundscapes.
Journey through the Balkans to the Mid-East beginning in Sarajevo and winding through Salonica and Jerusalem. Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom is a sonic adventure masterfully brought to life by the Guy Mendilow Ensemble, an award-winning sextet of world-class musicians with members hailing from Israel, Palestine, Argentina, Japan, the UK and the USA. This ensemble of internationally savvy world musicians delivers a richly textured global experience of haunting beauty.” (guymendilow.com)
Admission to the event is FREE. Free transportation is also provided to Hartford and back. The bus will leave at 5:30pm from Hillside across from Gampel Pavilion at the south side of the student union. It will return to campus following the event. The event begins at 7pm. Open to all!
Register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-guy-mendilow-ensemble-tales-from-the-forgotten-kingdom-tickets-22657741916
For more information, contact: Rae Asselin, Judaic Studies at 860-486-2271 / rae.asselin@uconn.edu