The children of men are all brothers and sisters Of one material like a body’s limbs Should disease affect a single limb Others are left with neither peace nor rest. This verse comes from the famous Persian poet Saadi (1210-1291 A.D.), and has inspired the musician and composer Elshan Ghasimi to express her solidarity at this particular time. She invites you - virtually, of course - to a half-hour concert on Good Friday, 10th April 2020 at 7 pm. This performance will take place at the exhibition Tempel auf Zeit in Thesaurós. Uhlandstraße. Press this link to tune in: https://youtu.be/xHVy245IQpw Sit back and be touched by Ghasimi's interpretations of Persian classical music. You can, however, listen to Elshan Ghasimi’s masterful playing of her chosen instrument, the tar, beforehand. Inspired by se-lected personal objects, she musically interpreted the biog-raphy of the mathematician and mystic El Arbi Bouqdib in her concert, Ein Garten singender Dinge. A recording of this 2018 concert at the Bremen church “Friedensgemeinde” can be heard by clicking on the photo below. |