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Anahita

Name: Anahita
Start: 2024-08-04T16:30:00.000+08:00
End: 2024-08-04T17:45:00.000+08:00
Location: Swanbourne Pelican Hall

Date

Sunday 4 August 2024 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM | (UTC+08)

Location

Swanbourne Pelican Hall

105 Shenton Rd, Swanbourne , WA, 6010

About

Anahita is an ancient Persian Goddess who is associated with the element water ‘aban’, fertility and the lotus flower. We are exploring these elements in a musical journey that includes saz, oud, strings, harp, Persian percussion, and we are joined by special guest Thea Rossen on vibraphone and water percussion. Repertoire includes arrangements of Arvo Pärt Fratres and Spiegel im Spiegel; Vivaldi Concerto Op.3 No.2 from L'Estro, Sari Gelin, Lamma Bada and Persian improvisation. Join us for this immersive creative exploration of Anahita!

Musicians:

Violin / co-Artistic Direction - Julia Watson

Saz / co-Artistic Direction - Reza Mirzaei

Persian vocals - Afshin Darab

Violin - Madeleine Antoine

Viola - Alix Hamilton

Cello - Miranda Murray-Yong

Oud - Michael Edelby

Tombak, daf - Iman Sepahsalari

Vibraphone, water percussion - Thea Rossen