Proms at ... Cadogan Hall 3: Ancient Rituals and New Tales

30 Jul 2018, Cadogan Hall

13:00 Mon 30 Jul 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Proms at ... Cadogan Hall 3: Ancient Rituals and New Tales

13:00 Mon 30 Jul 2018 Cadogan Hall

Traditional Arabic music meets jazz and folk in this kaleidoscopic celebration of the evocative voice of the oud 鈥� the ancient Middle-Eastern lute. Oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros makes his Proms debut combining traditional works with a world premiere.

Performances & Interviews

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Land of Hope and Glory as you鈥檝e never heard it before

Oud maestro Joseph Tawadros applies the rules of Arabic music to Proms favourites

Aug '18大象传媒 Radio 3

Programme

- - Joseph Tawadros
  - Constellation(5 mins)
  - Work(5 mins)
  - Permission to Evaporate(4 mins)
  - Gare De L鈥檈st(7 mins)
- - Jessica Wells
  - Rhapsody for solo oud(5 mins)大象传媒 commission: world premiere
- - Joseph Tawadros
  - Heal(6 mins)
  - Eye of the Beholder(4 mins)
  - Forbidden Fruit(5 mins)
  - Bluegrass Nikriz(4 mins)

Performers

Joseph Tawadros
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Composers

About This Event

Cairo-born, longtime Sydney-resident oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros has reimagined the range of music accessible to his instrument, the ancient Middle- Eastern lute.

Steeped in traditional Arabic music (his grandfather was a respected composer, oud player and violinist) but also an avid collaborator with a diverse array of musicians, he draws equally on jazz and folk styles in a kaleidoscopic celebration of his instrument.

His debut at the Proms embraces traditional Arabic taqsim (improvisation) and maqam (pieces based on traditional scales) as well as his own compositions, and the world premiere of a 大象传媒 commission by Australian composer Jessica Wells.

There will be no interval