Brendon Heinst

La Lyra del Mar

Giovanni Sollima, Maya Fridman

Tue 3 Nov 21:00 - 22:00

Main Hall

Shifting Borders

Past event

Tue 3 Nov

21:00 - 22:00

Past event

A fiery musical journey from Greece to the heel of Italy, Spain, and back

Program

Spasimo Giovanni Sollima
Fronni D’alia (Olive Leaves) traditional (Salento, Italië
Armanogeianes Kelly Thoma, Kontylies traditional (Kreta, Griekenland)
Pentozalis traditional (Kreta, Griekenland)
Pizzica Indiavolata traditional (Salento, Italië)

Night Maya Fridman
Mary-An Dani de Morón, on a ´Mariana´ traditional (Andalusië, Spanje)

Shiraz Maya Fridman
Moj e bukura more traditional (Sicilië, Italië en Albanië)

Ice Tree Kelly Thoma
Syrto Protos traditional (Kreta, Griekenland)

Citarruni Giovannni Sollima
La Mazaroca Dani de Morón, Bulería

Anamkhara Kelly Thoma
Mesopelaga Armenizo (I sail the Open Sea) traditional (Griekenland)

Performers

Giovanni Sollima cello
Maya Fridman cello, voice
Kelly Thoma Cretan lyra
Dani de Morón flamenco guitar
Agustín Diassera percussion
Thanasis Mavrokostas Cretan lyra, voice, dance
Julio Ruiz dance

What happens when musicians from various Mediterranean countries bring each other along in their respective historic musical traditions? The Flamenco Biënnale and the Cello Biënnale bring together these Mediterranean musicians. Giovanni Sollima (Sicily) and Maya Fridman meet the Cretan lyra player Kelly Thoma and the Spanish flamenco guitarist Dani de Morón. Tied to this stunning triad are the rhythmic Greek feet of Thanasis Mavrokostas. The famed percussionist Agustín Diassera connects these different musical worlds through his subtle percussive rhythms.

Ships reaching the ports in countries around the Mediterranean Sea did not just carry merchandise; they also carried centuries-old Mediterranean musical traditions. The musical styles of countries like Greece, Italy, and Spain are related through their virtuosity and joy in performance, but they also differ in many respects. The point of departure for this Greek-Italian-Spanish quartet is the lyra, a pear-shaped Cretan ‘knee-fiddle’, a descendant of the classic Byzantine lyra.