Continuum

Didem Basar

Canada
music Official Programming
Duration 25 min.
Booth 169
09 November 2022 at 22:00 Le National
Artistic Direction: Didem Basar
Canada (Québec) Following her first album Levantine Rhapsody, Turkish-born virtuoso Didem Basar presents her new works for the box zither (kanun) in dialogue with a chamber orchestra. This project for septet blends the musical traditions of the Turkish modes with the colours and sounds of a classical music ensemble (Andara Quartet) including percussion. Kanun and compositions Didem Basar QUATUOR ANDARA First violon Marie-Claire Vaillancourt Second violon Jeanne Côté Viola Vincent Delorme Cello Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy Double bass Samuel-San Vachon Percussion Patrick Graham
Represented by
Frédéric Léotar Centre des musiciens du monde
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