"The Spirit of Sepharad" a celebration of Sephardic Culture and Music

The Spirit of Sepharad

Gerard Edery leads the internationally-acclaimed CARAVAN Ensemble in «The Spirit of Sepharad», a celebration of Sephardic Culture and Music. This is the story of a rich cultural heritage that invites the possibility of coexistence, respect and peace among all peoples.

Sat. Mar 7, 2009 @ 8:00pm

Queens Theatre, Queens, NY – Claire Shulman Playhouse / Main Stage  

Tickets: click here or call the box office: (718) 760-0064

Directions: click here.  Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, directly beside the Queens Museum, the Ice Skating Rink and the Unisphere.

CARAVAN ENSEMBLE

Gerard Edery, Moroccan-born singer and guitarist, winner of the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award

Amir Vahab, Iranian master vocalist of Persian folk and sacred music

Glen Velez, world-renowned, three-time Grammy Award-winning master drummer and composer

Ara Dinkjian, foremost Armenian oud virtuoso

Barbara Martinez, flamenco star dancer, singer and actress

Peninnah Schram, internationally acclaimed storyteller

«…One of the most exciting concerts we’ve ever seen!»

WBAI-FM, New York

A soul-stirring program, The Spirit of Sepharad traces the unique migration of the Sephardim from medieval Spain, across North Africa, to the Middle East and beyond.  Combining music, dance, narration and illuminating projections, this dynamic mixed-media performance brings to life all the rich cultural strains of the Sephardic Diaspora.  Featuring an array of virtuoso musicians from multiple disciplines, the CARAVAN ensemble traces the surprising and exotic musical synergies between Christians, Arabs and Jews from Medieval Spain to the present. This program includes songs and instrumental music of secular and liturgical origin from Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Greece, Syria, Turkey, Ancient Persia, The Balkans, Israel and Kurdistan (then, as now, part of Iran, Turkey and Iraq).

Tickets $35    Senior $33   Multi-Show $30   Student $20

Tickets may be purchased by calling the Queens Theatre box office at (718) 760-0064 or through the theater website http://www.queenstheatre.org/web/frontends/event/3/0/36