Folksong fiesta
Concert III: November 21st, 2024 at 7PM
LAYLA AND YARMAMAD
Persian Folk Music and Legend
Halifax Central Library
Paul O’Regan Hall
5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax
Free for All! Child Friendly.
Mohammad Sahraei, tar and setar master, and the Nava Ensemble with Janice Isabel Jackson, storyteller. Come here the Persian story of Layla and Yarmamad, star crossed lovers whose episodic journey is told through storytelling and music. A Persian Romeo and Juliet.
6 AMAZING CONCERTS / 10 AWESOME ARTISTS
Thursday, September 26th, 2024 to May 22nd, 2025 AT 7PM
Folksong Fiesta explores folk music from around the world, introducing forms of music that audiences may not have heard before, including traditional Nova Scotian and Acadian music, Swedish folk music, First Nations story and song, Persian traditional music, and more. This series showcases a diverse range of styles, instruments, and vocalists.
Co-presented by Vocalypse Productions / Halifax Central Library
Generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts
About Vocalypse
Vocalypse Productions is a non-profit society based in Halifax, Nova Scotia with Janice Isabel Jackson, soprano in the role of Artistic Director. Vocalypse Productions creates, commissions, and presents unique and exciting musical events which expand the boundaries of contemporary classical music including: new opera, art song, improvisational vocal music which include extended vocal techniques. Read More