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The Four Faces of Gaia
EVENT OVER. Music from The Gambia, India, the Middle East and Europe, plus a new commission The Whispering Dome exploring musical connections around the globe.
PROLOGUE: THE BIRTH OF COMPLEXITY
Thomas Tallis Spem in alium
sung by 40 singers from across Australia
AFRICA
From The Gambia
Sura Susso voice, kora
ASIA
From India
Debipriya Sircar voice, sitar
Jaymini Sahai kathak dance
Sanju Sahai tabla
THE MIDDLE EAST
From Azerbaijan (BREMF 2009)
Ramin Qarayev voice, saz
Malik Mansurov tar
Gochaq Askerov voice
Elshan Mansurov kamancha
From the Jewish Sephardic tradition
Jeremy Avis voice
Rebecca Askew bass
EUROPE
From Italy
La Fonte Musica
Michele Pasotti director
From the UK
BREMF Consort of Voices
The Lacock Scholars
The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
Deborah Roberts director
EPILOGUE: ACROSS THE EARTH
Jeremy Avis The Whispering Dome WORLD PREMIERE
First performance of an original work commissioned specially for the Finale of this year’s festival
Debipriya Sircar voice, sitar
Sura Susso voice, kora
Jeremy Avis voice, harpsichord, composer
Rebecca Askew voice, bass, arranger
BREMF Community Choir
