Arts Over Borders 2018 Brochure

COSkun kArADEMIr
QuArTET
Sufi World Music Concert
FESTIVAL
EXCLUSIVE
An grianán Theatre Letterkenny,
Co.Donegal
Living Quarters Concert
Friday 10 August, 6.45pm
First Presbyterian Church, Derry,
Derry - Londonderry
Living Quarters Concert
Saturday 11 August, 6.45pm
Tickets: £10/€10.
Joint ticket for Coskun karademir Quartet and Living Quarters €15/£15
LUGHNASA FRIELFEST PRESENTS the Coskun Karademir Quartet as a musical
prelude to Brian Friel’s Living Quarters , inspired by the play's protagonist
(Commandant Frank Butler) returning to Ballybeg from the Middle East .
Coskun Karademir was captivated by the music of his homeland, Anatolia
(where Troy is reputed to be sited), and has devoted himself to its folk and
mystical music. His group, The Secret Ensemble (of which the quartet is part)
emerged onto the world stage with its first album, Kusların Çagrısı (The Call
of Birds).
Traditional Iranian and Turkish Sufi music meet in an extraordinary and
glorious sound. The spirituality of their music is inspired by an ethos of
unity, a coming together, a world harmony. As the poet Rumi wrote, ‘Those
who share the same soul are preferred to those who speak the same language.’
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