CONCERT

"Jewish, Arabic and Spanish elements come together in Osvaldo Golijov's inspired salmagundi of songs drenched in folk and pop traditions of the Mediterranean, from danceable laptop-powered grooves to radiant slow songs full of yearning."

A lush fusion of Arabic, Hebrew, Sardinian, and Sephardic folk melodies and texts, Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s AYRE is a thrill to experience and a brilliant example of 21st-century cultural counterpoint.

Golijov's AYRE — meaning "air" or "melody" in medieval Spanish — largely centers on southern Spain with its intermingling of three cultures (Christian, Arab and Jewish) in an era before the expulsion of the Jews in the late 15th-century.

PERFORMED BY:

Lebanese-Canadian soprano Miriam Khalil

and 11 world-class instrumentalists

With: The Glenn Gould School String Quartet and sopranos Ellen McAteer and Adanya Dunn, who open the first half of the program with three works by Golijov

and live Arabic caligraphy performance art by Jamelie Hassan

TICKETS ($40–$75) ON SALE NOW:

http://againstthegraintheatre.com/ayre/

3 PERFORMANCES

Thursday, November 10 at 8pm

Friday, November 11 at 8pm

Saturday, November 12 at 8pm

LOCATION

The Ismaili Centre

49 Wynford Dr, Toronto, ON M3C 1K1

(Near the Aga Khan Museum)