LADOM ENSEMBLE

Sunday, Jan.25, 2025 – 2:30 p.m.
LANDOM ENSEMBLE

Programme:
J.S. BACH arr. Michael Bridge – Toccata in D minor
POUYA HAMIDI – The Walls Are Made of Song
Trad. Bosnian – Tebi Majko Misli Lete 
Trad. Klezmer – arr. Beth Silver – Romanian Fantasies
BELA BARTOK – Romanian Folk Dances
J.S. BACH – Keyboard Concerto No. 7 BWV 1058
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA – Fugata
HAMIDI – Distance Suite I, II, III (2024)
FREDERIC CHOPIN – Étude in E major op. 10 no. 3, “Tristesse
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance No. 5

LADOM ENSEMBLE

“tight, infectious, energetic and virtuosic performances” – Wholenote Magazine

This innovative quartet from Toronto is simply terrific. Michael Bridge, who plays accordion, is one of the finest all-around musicians. Pianist Pouya Hamidi writes/arranges much of their music; cellist Beth Silver and percussionist Adam Campbell bring influences from world music, jazz and an eclectic range of other genres. For this concert we’re developing a program that takes advantage of the fact that the Raven’s Cry is a movie theatre. It’s a program about telling stories through music. Among other elements, Michael will improvise an accompaniment to a short silent film projected on the big screen, and the whole group will play along with a video that captures a suite of dances choreographed to an original composition of Pouya’s that explores his Persian heritage and the on-going struggle of women in Iran. Powerful stuff.

This concert generously sponsored by : Sunshine Coast Slipper Factory.

photo credit : Bo Huang