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Toccata

Part of the York Early Music Festival

Add to my Calendar 10-07-2016 20:00 10-07-2016 22:00 36 Toccata Keyvan Chemirani and Thomas Dunford have grown in differing but equally demanding musical traditions. For Thomas, a regular visitor to the Festival, it was European early music, while for Keyvan – making his UK debut – it was the science of Persian percussion and Oriental modality. Taking the themes of ancient music and original compositions steeped in oriental perfumes, they reinvent traditions with delicacy and refinement to create pieces that alternate the sober and profound with spirited flights, blending virtuosity, improvisation, freshness and fun. “The musicians alternated solos with duos in breath-taking flights of fantasy, never seeming to run out of new sound possibilities” The Washington Post National Centre for Early Music, York DD/MM/YYYY

Details

National Centre for Early Music
St Margaret's Church
Walmgate
York
YO1 9TL
England

Programme

Various – Improvisations of lute and oriental percussion

Performers

Thomas Dunford – lute
 Keyvan Chemirani – Percussion

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Programme Note

Keyvan Chemirani and Thomas Dunford have grown in differing but equally demanding musical traditions. For Thomas, a regular visitor to the Festival, it was European early music, while for Keyvan – making his UK debut – it was the science of Persian percussion and Oriental modality. Taking the themes of ancient music and original compositions steeped in oriental perfumes, they reinvent traditions with delicacy and refinement to create pieces that alternate the sober and profound with spirited flights, blending virtuosity, improvisation, freshness and fun.

“The musicians alternated solos with duos in breath-taking flights of fantasy, never seeming to run out of new sound possibilities” The Washington Post

Keyvan Chemirani zarb, percussion Thomas Dunford lute

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