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East of the Sun
West of the Moon

East of the Sun, West of the Moon brings two different worlds of music together; Turkish-Ottoman classical music and Western classical music. Focusing on the 17th-18th centuries, an ensemble of eastern and western instruments will perform music from both traditions, featuring works by baroque composers from Europe and composers of Turkish-Ottoman music of various origins including Polish, Romanian, Jewish as well as Turkish.​​

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Program Notes

 

Our concert features music from European and Ottoman composers of diverse origins, including Turkish, Polish, Romanian, and Jewish backgrounds. We begin with Johann Vierdanck’s 17th-century duo violin sonata, transitioning into Tanburi Isak’s Yegâh Saz Semai, a recently transcribed Ottoman work.

Following are selections like Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes, with an act set in the Ottoman Empire, and works by Dimitrie Cantemir and Ali Ufkî Bey, both of whom bridged Eastern and Western music in the Ottoman court. Itrî's Tekbir introduces 17th-century Sufi music, and Dilhayat Kalfa’s Evcara compositions highlight her refined Ottoman style. Purcell and Lully bring Baroque perspectives, with Lully’s Ceremony of the Turks humorously recalling Ottoman-French interactions, while Fux’s Symphony for 3 incorporates Janissary influences.

The program concludes with Tanburi Mustafa Çavuş’s song set to Âşık Hıfzî’s poetry.

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