The compositions of Tunisian lute player Anouar Brahem have taken their inspiration
from Syrian, Egyptian, and Indian schools of music, among others. But during a
brief period when he ignored his lute, he sat down at his piano to write more
jazz-inflected songs for his latest album, Le pas du chat noir.
On Tuesday’s program, Brahem and his trio visit the studio for a live performance
and a conversation about up-ending his usual creative process. Plus, Robert Johnson,
the artistic director of the New York Philomusica, discusses the ensemble’s
31st anniversary season, which includes a never-heard rearrangement of a Duke
Ellington piano concerto and premieres of works by composers Michael Berkeley
and Jan Swafford.
Though his new CD has much more of a piano jazz sound than his previous recordings, this isn’t the first time oud player Anouar Brahem has used the piano to compose music. In fact, most of his film compositions are written on the piano.
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Though his new CD has much more of a piano jazz sound than his previous recordings, this isn’t the first time oud player Anouar Brahem has used the piano to compose music. In fact, most of his film compositions are written on the piano.
More about Anouar Brahem
The New York Philomusica’s mission is to present the widest spectrum of
contemporary chamber music possible by involving established performers and
living composers in the programming process.
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