At this very special event you will have a rare opportunity to experience the sema (whirling ceremony of the dervishes) accompanied by traditional Ottoman music at the beautiful sanctuary of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul located right at the heart of Boston. There will also be poetry reading from Rumi’s masterpieces and an intermission during which delicious Turkish appetizers will be served by Cafe de Boston.
Members of Orkestra Marhaba - Boston based music ensemble exploring the world of ... view more »
At this very special event you will have a rare opportunity to experience the sema (whirling ceremony of the dervishes) accompanied by traditional Ottoman music at the beautiful sanctuary of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul located right at the heart of Boston. There will also be poetry reading from Rumi’s masterpieces and an intermission during which delicious Turkish appetizers will be served by Cafe de Boston.
Members of Orkestra Marhaba – Boston based music ensemble exploring the world of Ottoman art music – will be joined by special guest musicians including Beth Bahia Cohen, Tev Stevig, Hinako Sato and Afarin Nazarijou.
Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) – more popularly known as Rumi – was a 13th-century Persian Islamic scholar, sufi mystic and poet, whose influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions and whose spiritual legacy has been greatly appreciated for the past seven centuries. His masterpieces have been widely translated into many world languages. The Mevlevi sema is named for Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi and describes the whirling ceremony wherein semazens (dervishes) turn to music in 4 different sections (selams). These divisions show the path of the semazen where the ego submits to the will of God.
Tickets: $15 per person
Please reserve your seats at rumiboston2020.eventbrite.com
Catering Sponsor: Cafe de Boston, 75 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110
Program:
7:30pm – Opening talk by Amer Latif, Professor of Religion at Marlboro College.
7:45pm – Rumi poetry reading in Farsi and English with Banoo Homaee and Pierce Butler
8:15pm – Intermission: Turkish appetizers served by Café de Boston
8:45pm – Whirling Ceremony of the Dervishes with music performed by Orkestra Marhaba and guest musicians
9:30pm – Closing
Orkestra Marhaba – Boston based music ensemble exploring the world of Ottoman art music
Members:
Fred Stubbs – ney
Shanteri Baliga – voice, bendir
Volkan Efe – oud
Diana Traylor – violin
Theresa Thompson – violin
Guests musicians:
Beth Bahia Cohen – yayli tanbur
Tev Stevig – tanbur
Hinako Sat0 – voice
Afarin Nazarijou – kanun
Catering Sponsor: Cafe de Boston, 75 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110
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