Concert of the Ensemble Nasim-e Tarab

The Intercultural Institute of Comparative Music Studies in collaboration with the Ca’ Foscari University Foundation, presents the first concert conceived by the study group “maqam Beyond Nation” as the result of its research (for more information on the project: https://www.maqamproject.uk).

The group is the winner of an ERC-UKRI Award shared between the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at Ca’ Foscari University Venice, under the coordination of Giovanni De Zorzi. 

The Ensemble Nasim-e Tarab, conducted by Saeid Kordmafi, has been invited from Iran especially for the occasion.

The concert, organised as a typical suite of Persian art music, will focus on original Kordmafi compositions inspired by elements (genres, rhythmic cycles, musical modes) from the nearby Middle Eastern and Central Asian traditions of maqām. The original compositions will alternate with traditional pieces of Persian art music selected over a broad time span ranging from the 17th to the 21st century.

9.00 pm | Free entry until full capacity