This week’s installment of the Sunday Spotlight on the Non-Western Cello will focus on the cello in Arabic Orchestras. Stringed instruments have long been part of Middle Eastern art ensembles. […]
Yeah, I know–technically it’s Brooklyn Rider and Kayhan Kalhor at Tully Scope, but even the Lincoln Center website lists Kayhan Kalhor first. But after a slightly negative review of Brooklyn […]
For the Silk Road Ensemble musicians, hearing the ethereal voice of Azerbaijani mugham singer Alim Qasimov put their years of conservatory training into serious question. As they delved into the […]
The Wikipedia entry for the Byzantine lyra states this about its history: The first recorded reference to the bowed lyra was in the 9th century by the Persian geographer Ibn […]
