Letters from Iraq - New Plymouth
Thu, 13 Oct
|TSB Showplace
Presented by Chamber Music New Zealand. Grammy-winning Iraqi-American composer and oud player, Rahim AlHaj leads the New Zealand String Quartet, double bassist Joan Perarnau Garriga and percussionist Justin DeHart to perform 'Letters from Iraq'.
Time & Location
13 Oct 2022, 7:30 pm NZDT
TSB Showplace, 92 Devon Street West, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand
About the event
OVERVIEW
Love and loss. Home and hope. Grammy-winning Iraqi-American composer and oud player, Rahim AlHaj leads the New Zealand String Quartet, double bassist Joan Perarnau Garriga and percussionist Justin DeHart to perform .Letters from Iraq
AlHaj, a man with first-hand knowledge of oppression and torture under Saddam Hussein’s regime and a deep love for the people of his native Iraq, recounts a specific story with each piece. To listen is to experience the heartbreak, loss, and day-to-day journeys of so many Iraqi citizens. An inspired and loving tribute to people in dire conditions, who still press forward.
MUSICIANS
Rahim AlHaj (oud)
Justin DeHart (hand percussion)
Helene Pohl (violin)
Monique Lapins (violin)
Gillian Ansell (viola)
Rolf Gjelsten (cello)
Joan Perarnau Garriga (double bass)
PROGRAMME
SAMUEL BARBER | String Quartet, op. 11
RAHIM ALHAJ | (solo oud)Dream
RAHIM ALHAJ | Letters from Iraq