Lutes of the Silk Road Concert

Описание: Lutes of the Silk Road, a concert

Following on from their lecture, ‘Lutes of the Silk Road’ given at the Lute Society on 10th May 2025, the group play solos and ensembles illustrating the many and varied traditions musical traditions of the lands along this ancient trade route from East to West: Cheng yu (Chinese pipa), Shohret Nur, (Uyghur dutar and rawap), Sabine Masters, (Kazakh dombra), Ahmet Ozan Baysal (Turkish saz, or baglama), Nick Leventis (Middle Eastern oud), Johan Lofving (European theorbo) and Antonio Romero (percussion).

Chinese Pipa Solo (4-stringed lute) - Cheng Yu Ancient Tunes from Yingzhou (Trad. late 19th Century, arr. Cheng Yu) Dragon Boat (Folk Music) Spring at Mt. Tianshan (by Wusi Manjiang, 1964, Pipa, Rawap and percussion)

Uyghur Dutar & Rawap – Shohret Nur
Sound of Teklimakan
Yaru - Uyghur Folk music
Nomadic Adventure - with Ozan Baysal

Kazakh Dombra (solo) - Sabine Masters
Balbarayn (Kurmangazy)
Erke Sylkym, A. Zheldibaev
Adai (Kurmangazy)

Turkish Saz - Ahmet Ozan
Baysal Kadıoğlu zeybeği (solo)
Uzun ince bir yoldayım Wind of Saba (with Shohret Nur)

Oud (solo) – Nikos Leventis
Hüseynî Saz Semâî - Lavtaci Andon
Bûselik Saz Semâî – Mehmet Reşat Aysu

Percussion instruments (solo) – Antonio Romero ‘Oleo sobre lienzo’ improvisation

Theorbo (solo) - Johan Lofving
G. Kapsberger (1580-1651)
Toccata VII
Canario
From: Intavolatura di Chitarone, Libro Quarto

Lute Ensemble (Pipa, Rawap & Dutar, Dombra, Saz, Oud, Theorbo and Percussion instruments) Improvisation - Sigah Muqam - Abi cheshme Merghul - Uyghur muqam repertoire

Programme directed by Cheng Yu
Special thanks to The Lute Society and UK Chinese Music for supporting this concert.