Education
Study World Music!
Do you want to study world music traditions? To play and sing music of the Middle East? Of India? My new Music Boat may be for you. It brings together a team of outstanding musicians in the classcial traditions of Asia, in search of new ways of sharing repertoire in a Read more…
Compositions
Residency with Wild Plum Arts and Britten Pears
My compositional work had great support this month as I was privelaged to have a residency at The Red House, formerly the home of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. I stayed in Cosy Nook, the cottage of Nellie Hudson, Britten and Pears’ housekeeper. It had a beautiful acoustic, and I Read more…
Education
Music Boat
During the first Covid-19 lockdown I launched Music Boat, a collaboration with outstanding musicians in the classcial traditions of Asia, in search of new ways of sharing repertoire in a rapidly-changing world. We are a collaborating team of Europe-based musicians hailing from Mexico, Germany, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Spain Read more…
Performances
Hear the Women Out! – a Covid-19 concert
A lockdown event: a lovingly-selected programme emphasising the beauty in hidden voices and stories of women, taking listeners on a journey from Afghanistan to Sicily with stops in Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Greece.
Compositions
New course: Mediterranean Modal Improvisation and Composition
As part of the SOAS Summer School I am thrilled to lead an experimental online course in modal creative work
Compositions
Michael Kennedy International Lecture-Recital
Creative Migrations with the Oud: Technology, Memory and Musical Storytelling.
Performances
Beyond Mode in SOAS Concert Series
We were thrilled that Beyond Mode was featured in the SOAS Concert Series 2019-2020.
Performances
Lecture-recital in Cremona
In the series Dal local al globale I presented a lecture-recital in Cremona in the beautiful Dipartimento di Musicologia e Beni Culturali, leading the audience on a journey through modal music practices of the Arab, Ottoman and Persian traditions.
Education
Oud lessons in London
Are you interested in learning oud? I teach Arabic and Turkish traditions as part of my role at SOAS, University of London. Feel free to get in touch and arrange a consultation lesson.