SEYIR
DUO

The Seyir Duo performs music which spans from the mystic world of the Sufis to the classical music of ancient Persia. Both Eric and Nathan are multi-instrumentalists, allowing the duo to explore an extensive array of timbres and traditions. Whether it is Egyptian dance music or Armenian folk songs, the duo always strives for an authentic and sensitive approach to the repertoire they perform.

Eric LaPerna has been performing for over 30 years, specializing in Middle Eastern hand drums and stringed instruments. He has performed with many of Maine’s most celebrated artists and ensembles, including the DaPonte String Quartet and the late Udi Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian, as well as world-renowned musicians, Ross Daly and Mal Barsamian. Eric is a Bates College faculty member and the director of the Bowdoin College Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, the Maine Middle Eastern Orchestra, and the Portland Conservatory of Music Middle Eastern Ensemble, and is a founding member of Okbari and Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble.

Nathan Kolosko – Oud, Kemence, Saz
Eric LaPerna – Lavta, Percussion

Program:

Persian Bayat-e Esfahan Suite

Pishdaramade – Yusef Forutan (1891 -1 979)
Suz-o-Gudaz – Mirza Abdollah (1843 – 1918)
Reng – Darvish Kahn (1872 – 1926)

Turkish Segah Suite

Pesrev – Büyük Osman Bey (1816 – 1885)
Segah Sarki (Song) – Refik Fersan (1893 – 1965)

Armenian Folk Songs

Sirdus Vera – Udi Hrant Kenkulian (1901 – 1978)
Hayastan – Traditional

Run Time: 45 minutes, no intermission.