Global Soundscapes Festival streams the world to your livingroom, November 5 to 26
Erhus, santurs, cellos, and violins: instruments mix in a free series of filmed performances
Erhu player Lan Tung (left, photo by Nenad Stevanovic) and santur player Saina Khaledi.
Global Soundscapes Festival runs from November 5 to 26 via the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra website
ERHUS AND CELLOS, santurs and ouds: the massive musical mixing that takes place at the Global Soundscapes Festival is moving online this year.
Each week in November, organizers at the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra will be releasing a new series of filmed performances that will allow you to criss-cross between far-flung countries from the comfort of your livingroom couch. Did we mention it’s free?
The repertoire juxtaposes traditional music from around the globe with contemporary intercultural compositions by Canadian talents like VICO artistic director Mark Armanini, Qiu Xia He and André Thibault, John Oliver, Parmela Attariwala, and Jin Zhang.
Expect crystalline sound, with the concerts recorded on vintage analogue audio equipment. Meanwhile, videographer Kerry Phillips edits in footage of Vancouver and BC landscapes.
In the first collection, available as of November 5, look for Anthony McNab playing his own composition on a kiskosi (a traditional Native American flute); Persian santur player and composer Saina Khaledi joining forces with oud master Ali Sajjadi; Silk Road Music playing The Great Race - Rumba Calabria; and erhu virtuoso Lan Tung joining composer and guitarist John Oliver on his piece called Ornamental.
Future highlights include Lan Tung pairing with cello sensation Marina Hasselberg; violinist Parmela Attariwala debuting a new piece; and Charlie Lui exploring the range of both the dadi and dizi in two separate works.
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