Elisa Citterio, Music Director
\nConceived, scripted and programmed by\u00a0Alison Mackay
\nMaryem Tollar, Narrator & Vocalist
\nAlon Nashman, Narrator<\/p>\n
Celebrate the rich musical traditions of East and West, and the renewed dialogue between those traditions in contemporary, multicultural Toronto.<\/p>\n
Alison Mackay\u2019s musical vision of the links between 18th-century Saxony and Syria became one of the most cherished and talked-about projects in Tafelmusik\u2019s history when it was first seen in 2016. Now it returns for our 40th\u00a0anniversary season, reuniting musicians from Western and Arabic traditions in a magical, moving multimedia concert.<\/p>\n
Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House\u00a0celebrates the rich musical traditions of East and West, and the renewed dialogue between those traditions in contemporary, multicultural Toronto. As Handel and Telemann meet traditional Arabic song and Klezmer fiddle music, your musical perspectives will never be the same again.<\/p>\n
Naghmeh Farahmand, percussion
\nDemetri Petsalakis, oud<\/p>\n
Marshall Pynkoski, Stage Director
\nGlenn Davidson, Production Designer
\nRaha Javanfar, Projections Designer<\/p>\n
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