We invite you to a cross-cultural evening that bridges the gap between contemporary Western music and Iran’s classical tradition. The program features a joint performance by Musikfabrik and Iranian singer Sepideh Raissadat, as well as a concert by her ensemble, Sepidār, which will present classical Persian music. A Persian buffet will accompany the event and provide an opportunity for conversation and exchange.
Concerts Ensemble Musikfabrik inkl. buffet 10 Euro
Sepidar Ensemble and Ensemble Musikfabrik without Buffet 35 Euro
daily pass incl. buffet 45 Euro
Discounts apply to: students, apprentices, those undertaking a voluntary social year (FSJ), KölnPass holders and people with severe disabilities who hold a valid disability card.
6pm
Harry Partch – Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales (1946/1950)
tuned for Harmonic Canon II and bass marimba spacing
I. Study on Olympos’ Pentatonic
II. Study on Archytas’ Enharmonic
Tui St. George Tucker – Little Pieces for Quartertone Piano (1972)
Houshmand Ebādi – Improvisation
Helge Sten – VI Sixth Circle aus: Sow Your Gold In The White Foliated Earth (2014/15)
for Harry Partch instruments (Hannah Weirich, Helen Bledsoe, Sara Cubarsi, Benjamin Kobler, Dirk Rothbrust)
Agata Zubel – Piano Piano But Not Pianissimo (2019)
for two pianos and one pianist
Mazyar Kashian – Das Gackern des stolz einherschreitenden Rebhuhns (2025) World premiere
for voice, quarter-tone piano and percussion
Commissioned by Klangspuren Schwaz
Sepideh Raissadat, voice
Houshmand Ebādi, Ney
Helen Bledsoe, Harmonic Canon
Benjamin Kobler, Vierteltonklavier und Klaviere
Dirk Rothbrust, Schlagzeug
Soloists from Ensemble Musikfabrik
7 pm
Persian Buffet
8 pm
Köln, KOMED-Saal
Improvisations and compositions by Siāvash Imāni, Āriā Mohāfez, Yāsamin Shāhhosseini und Parviz Irānpour: Dastgāh Segāh (Sarāvāz Segāh, Sāz-o-Āvāz in Segāh, Tasnif in Segāh und Mokhālef, Chāhārmezrāb, Sāz-o-Āvāz in Mokhālef, Tasnif in Mokhālef, Reng in Segāh, Tasnif-Zarbi in Segāh)
Dastgāh Māhoor (Sarāvāz Māhoor, Improvisation für Tār und Ney, Zarbi, Chāhārmezrāb, Sāz-o-Āvāz in Māhoor, Alter Tasnif in Bayāt-e-Tork, Reng „Shāteri“ in Bayāt-e-Tork, Sāz-o-Āvāz in Delkash, Tasnif in Māhoor, Reng Māhoor)
Sepidār Ensemble – Ensemble for classical and contemporary Iranian music:
Siavash Imani, Tār
Pedram Khavarzamini, Tombak
Sina Danesh, Kamāncheh
Houshmand Ebadi, Ney
Yasamin Shahhosseini, Oud
Aria Mohafez, Santur
Sepideh Raissadat, Gesang
9.30 pm (identical program to 6pm)
Cologne, Studio of Ensemble Musikfabrik
Pieces Harry Partch, Mildred Couper, Helge Sten, Agata Zubel and Mazyar Kashian
Sepideh Raissadat, voice and Setar
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Tickets
Reservations: 0221 7194 7194 0 or musikfabrik@musikfabrik.eu
