Tracklist:
0:26 From the Blood of Motherland’s Youth
2:52 Mongolian Khuumii, arr. by the ensemble
9:20 Silence. Composition and arr. by Emmanuel Hovhannisyan
16:47 Where Is The Gain? Solo and composition by Mehdi Aminian
23:39 Percussion Solo by Nora Thiele
27:44 Why Do You Come To My Dreams? Composition and arr. by Mehdi Aminian
32:55 Introducing the ensemble
34:47 Mongolian Khuumii - together with Ivan Vilela, arr. by the ensemble
43:08 Reng Mahoor - together with Ivan Vilela. Composition by Pouyan Kheradmand
Concert for the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Chair on Transcultural Music Studies at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar
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The international "Sound Affinities Ensemble" is led by Mehdi Aminian (Iran), who plays and sings on the longitudinal flute "Ney" and the long-necked lute "Setar". The ensemble also includes Emmanuel Hovhannisyan (Armenia) on the woodwind instrument "Duduk", Nora Thiele (Germany) on the frame drum as well as Yesun-Erdene Bat (Mongolia) on the horse head violin "Morin Khuur" and as an overtone and undertone singer.
The four-member "Sound Affinities Ensemble" was founded on the initiative of the UNESCO Chair on Transcultural Music Studies (TMS) and had appeared in Weimar for the first time for the awarding of the Goethe Medal 2019, the music program of which has been conceived by the TMS Chair.
As a specific profile of a broadly understood musicology, Transcultural Music Studies approaches music within social processes and actual cultural contexts. The aim is not only to understand what music is but why it is, regardless from its place of origin or historical affiliation. Research is highly interdisciplinary and project oriented, since the practitioners, whose music is to be studied, are involved by collaborating in the definition of the focus of research. Working in related fields of study is required, as well as the use of empirical methods. Transcultural Music Studies is organized according to four main areas: Cultural Theories, Musicology/Music Research, Archiving, and Projects.
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Recorded on November 29th, 2019 | Weimar, Festsaal Fürstenhaus