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 Lamentations for a Soldier

Event

Lamentations for a Soldier

  • Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 6.00 pm
  • Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon — Cnr Southbank Blvd & Sturt St, Southbank, VIC
  • Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (03) 9699 3333

Event Details

The haunting sound of the Turkish flute or ‘ney’ and the transcendental dance of the dervish form the anchor of our 2015 Easter program. East and West collide through the juxtaposition of Robert White’s beautiful setting of the biblical Lamentations and traditional music from the Sufi tradition going back to the central figure of Rumi (1207-1273).

According to Rumi or Jalãl ad-Dín Muhammad Balkhí, music is the language of God and the ney represents a person who has reached perfection or ‘Insan-i Kamil’. As the ney suffers to produce a sound, a human also suffers till the breath of God vibrates in his or her soul. The dignity of human life is central to both Jeremiah’s Lamentations and Rumi’s thinking. At a time when we commemorate the tragic events at Gallipoli as well as the immense losses on the Western front 100 years ago, this message rings truer than ever, from both East and West.

Featured non-Australian music: Robert White, traditional Turkish sufi music

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 8272 9500

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