The Euro-Persian Art Organization is honored to invite you to the concert titled ”Women, life, freedom”.
We are organizing a concert under the title “Women, Life, Freedom” through a musical and cultural connection through which we support the women of Iran and keep the topic alive. Iranian women are once again given the opportunity to make their solo voices heard.
The outcry "Woman, life, freedom" is being shouted all over Iran with Iranian women standing up for their rights. All over the world, the same slogan is used in local languages, this outcry already has a long, inseparable history with the long struggles that Iranian women have waged in the country.
The Euro-Persian Art Organization's mission is to create a cultural connection between the West and pre-Islamic Persian heritage through cultural activities. After the Islamic revolution in Iran in the late 1970s, the female solo voice was banned from performances. In the EURO-PERSIAN ART ENSEMBLE, we want to give Persian women the opportunity to perform again and revive the beauty of this great art form.
The concert entitled "Women, Life, Freedom" will do just this; giving women a voice, keeping the subject alive in the Western world, and showing support. We want to convey our message in a peaceful way through cultural connection.
This high-quality project will strengthen the ties between professional international musicians in Brussels, which will enhance the image of Brussels as the capital of Belgium on an international level.
For this project, the chamber orchestra consists of both award-winning international soloists and very talented young musicians in collaboration with the choir “Serenata Vocale”. They bring well-known classical pieces and new compositions within the genre of classical music, from the late classical period to the 21st century.
Concertmaster: Sarah Oates
Conductor: David Navarro Turres
Soprano Soloist: Kamelia Dara
Artistic director/Composer: Houman Khalaj
Choir: Serenata Vocale
Instrumental setting
1) Flute (one player) Marion Chenuet
2) Oboe (one player) Pieter Jaspers
3) Clarinet in Bb (one player) Catherine Jaramillo
4) Bassoon (one player) Marie Es Salmi
5) Horn in F (one player) Urmin Majstorovic
6) Trombone (one player) Jihwan KiM
7) Timpany (one player) Simon Drachman
8) Solo Soprano Kamelia Dara
9) Choir
10) Harp Elena Antropovski
Violin I (4 players)
11) 1 Sarah Oates
12) 2 Ismael Parra
13) 3 Eglė Venslovaitytė
14) 4 Luis Corral
Violin II (3 players)
15) 1 Anna Andreevna Buevich
16) 2 Flora Campbell-Tech
17) 3 Seoyeon Byun
Viola (2 players)
18) 1 Sander Geerts
19) 2 Paula Cirmi Obón
Cello (2 Players)
20) 1 Domenico Ermirio
22) 2 Anastassia Marounina
23) Double Bass (one player) Tina ZHAO
Music Program:
Chamber music (Strings Quartet with or without Soprano):
1)- Richard Danialpour - String Quartet No. 4 (Apparitions) 3rd movement. Performers: Sarah, Anna, Sander, Domenico.
2)- Fanny Mendelssohn - String Quartet N.1. Performers: Sarah, Anna, Sander, Domenico.
3)- Johannes Brahms Opus 106 No.4 and No.1. Arranged by Houman Khalaj for string quartet and solo soprano. Performers: Kamelia Dara, Sarah, Anna, Sander, Domenico.
4)- Wim Henderickx, Nostalgia. Performers: Marion, Alexandre, Catherine, Elena, Sarah, Sander, Domenico, conducted by David.
Orchestral Music:
5)- Mehrdad Baran - Sar Omad Zemeston. performers: Full orchestra and Solo Soprano Kamelia Dara, Conducted by Merdad Baran.
6)- Pietro Mascagni - Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana.
7)- Franz Schubert - Ave Maria in Bb Major. Performers: (Solo Soprano Kamelia Dara, Violin I tutti, Violin II tutti, Viola tutti, Cello tutti, Double Bass) conducted by David.
8)- Edward ELGAR - Serenade for strings. performers: (Violin I tutti, Violin II tutti, Viola tutti, Cello tutti, Double Bass) conducted by David.
9)- Houman Khalaj - Zarathustra No.1, for Full orchestra & choir and Solo Soprano Kamelia Dara, Conducted by David.
10)- Rouhollah Khaleghi - Ey Iran. Reorchestration by Houman Khalaj for Full orchestra & choir and Solo Soprano Kamelia Dara, Conducted by David.
When: September 23, 2023 at 20:30-22:30
Where: Centre for Fine Arts, Hall M, Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels-Belgium
Preferably order your tickets online.
You may book your tickets online, or at the desk, on the phone. Via this link:
https://www.bozar.be/en/calendar/women-life-freedom
Careful· The reservation of tickets is not possible via email, but do not hesitate to ask your question via tickets@bozar.be. TEL:32(0)25078200
Age: 12+
Organization: Euro Persian Art Organization vzw.