No 2 BachStage
Friday 7th June 20247:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Voices and Memories – Vokalpolyphony from Constantinople to Andalusia
Anonymus: Ksenitia tou erota • J. S. Bach: Erbarme dich, aus: Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55 • C. Rouhana: Sama’i Bayat • Anonymus: Dolama Dolamayi • Anonymus: Aiyuha s-Saqi • M. Toumi: Raiha Ouine
and further works
Artists:
Babylon ORCHESTRA: Rebal Alkhodari (voice), Momo Djender (voice), Stelina Apostolopoulou (voice), Basma Jabr (voice), Alaa Zouiten (oud) • Denis Karachevtsev (violoncello), Deniz Mahir Kartal (kaval, duduk), Kundri Lu Schäfer (viola), Peter Kuhnsch (percussion), Valentin Link (double bass), direction: Mischa Tangian (violin)
Vocal polyphony from Constantinople to Andalusia: Babylon ORCHESTRA, founded in 2016, is a fusion music band from Berlin blending European and music from the middle east with the sound of a symphonic orchestra and a jazz big band. In Leipzig, a detour to Bach is obviously necessary.
