LIED CENTER PRESENTS
WED
7:30 p.m.
SEP 25
Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet is produced by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations with leadership support from the Building Bridges Program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Caravanserai’s film and media programming is coordinated on behalf of the program by South Arts.
Please be mindful of the following in the auditorium and the Pavilion: • Please silence cellular phones and electronic devices • No food or drink • No cameras or recording devices • No smoking
OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK
OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK Joined by his son Murat Tekbilek on percussion and renowned kanun player Bahadir Sener, Turkish world music legend Omar Faruk Tekbilek presents a musical exploration of traditional Sufi, Anatolian, and Middle Eastern folk and contemporary soundscapes.
There is no intermission during this performance. CONCERT PROGRAM Sufi Composer: Traditional, arranged by Omar Faruk Tekbilek Style:
Sufi medley
Mode:
Hicaz mode played in 4/4 and 2/4 meter
This medley celebrates Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam whose followers are called Sufis. The lyrics emphasize that there is one universal God for all humanity and nature. The song is a prayer in which the follower of the universal God is joined by the mountains, stones and birds as well as Moses, Jesus, Muhammad and all other prophets who are in search of spiritual communion with the almighty. The chanting of the word “Hu” (an ancient term for God) is meant to bring one closer to the creator. Lyrics With mountains with stones I call on you O my Lord In dawn time with the birds I call on you O my Lord In heaven with Jesus Around the mountain with Moses With his cane in his hand I call on you O my Lord With Yunus, with Mevlana With Hagj Bektash the Saint I call on you O my Lord
My father said Hu, say Hu, my son Say Hu then your breath will open up Let it untie all the nuts The sound of God himself is inside you Haydar Composer: A. Ekber Cicek Style:
Devotional folk song
Mode:
Nikriz mode played in 5/8 meter
A folkloric song that reflects upon the ecstatic state of harmony with the higher power sought by Sufis. “Haydar,” meaning God head or one through whom God speaks, is the name given to a person who reaches this divine state through all forms of existence. The “forty wise men” refers to a higher level of existence in the spiritual order of Sufism. In Sufi poems and literature, the nightingale represents the one who is in love, while the rose represents the one who is the object of love. Lyrics – 1st verse For 14,000 years I searched in the art of whirling. I found the truth of your being in the wilderness. I drank the divine wine in the wine house. I struggled in the presence of the forty wise men Chorus Haydar, Haydar, Haydar True friend
LIED CENTER PRESENTS lied.ku.edu 2nd verse I surrendered myself to my teacher. I’ve been in this world so many times, in human form. I became a singing nightingale in the Garden of Eden. For long time I was in agony for the rose
Oglan Boyun
Chorus Haydar, Haydar, Haydar True friend
This love song is from the point of view of a female who is hopelessly enamored with the physical appearance and beauty of her lover. She likens him to a mountain deer with a beautiful face and eyes and asks him not to slay her with the powerful way that he looks at her. She says, “I love you and I can’t get enough of you. You are my sweet pain.” The 6/8 meter is a signature rhythm of the folk music of the Azeri people, who live on the west side of the Caspian Sea in southern Russia.
Chanting You are the one who is alive You are the peace You are the highest one And the most merciful of all Gardener Composer: Teslim Abdal Style:
Achiklama style from the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey
A lover of God enters a garden, but neither the garden nor the gardener realizes his presence, exemplifying how intimate the love of God should be. This garden symbolizes a spiritual place where one enters and unites with the divine and reaches ultimate wisdom. Lyrics I entered the garden in the early morning Neither garden nor gardener realized I collected all the blossomed roses Neither garden nor gardener realized I opened the door of the garden I thought I was in the Heaven I met my lover in quiet alone Neither garden nor gardener realized The nightingale of the morning started to sing. She sang and got what she wished Teslim Abdal also got his reward Neither garden nor gardener realized
Composer: Traditional Style:
Azeri folk song
Mode:
Acem mode – major scale played in 6/8 meter
Lyrics Oh boy, I die for your presence You are the deer of the mountain Your black eyebrows and your eyes They are the invitation of love Please do not kill me I am in love with you Your voice is like a bird I am fond of your tiny belly I cannot get enough of your sweet lips You are my sweet trouble I Love You Composer: Hasan Isikkut Style:
Contemporary instrumental
Mode:
Muhayyer Kurdi mode played in 4/4 meter
This romantic song’s melody relays a lover’s longing for his beloved, whom he cannot marry.
OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK Laz
Hicaz Raks
Composer: Traditional, arranged by Omar Faruk Tekbilek.
Composer: Sukru Tunar, arranged by Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Style:
Turkish classical instrumental
Style:
Classical Turkish instrumental
Mode:
Hijaz mode played in 7/8 meter
Mode:
Hicaz/Rast mode played in 4/4 and 2/4 meter
The rhythm in this lively traditional Turkish song is common in the dancing style of the Laz people, who live in the Black Sea region in northern Turkey.
This instrumental composition from the 1930s has been a popular dance song in Turkey for decades.
Fire Dance
Composer: Traditional
Composer: Traditional, arranged by Omar Faruk Tekbilek Style:
Classical instrumental Turkish composition
Mode:
Hijazkar mode played in 4/4 meter
Shashkin Composer: Traditional, arranged by Omar Faruk Tekbilek Style:
Arabic folkloric instrumental
Mode:
Huseyni mode played in 4/4 meter
This is a traditional song about the intoxication of love. The famous Turkish pop singer Erkin Koray made this song popular in the late 1970s in a recording that added lyrics and vocals.
Shinanay Style:
Greek/Turkish folk song
Mode:
Mahur mode played in 4/4 meter
Lyrics The walls of the castle O my love I am on fire Let go the travelers Shinanay my baby, Shinanay nay The silky color is all over O my love I am in fire All the fresh branch of Niksar (Niksar is a city in Turkey) Hopa shina shina nay Shina nay nay Shinanay my baby, Shina nay nay I am coming down from the castle O my love I am on fire If you call I will return Shinanay my baby, Shina nay nay I become like burning matches O my love I am on fire If you blow I will extinguish Shinanay my baby, Shina nay nay
LIED CENTER PRESENTS
2013–2014 Calendar
JANUARY 2014 22 Watchtower, film 26 The Wonderful Wizard
of Song: The Music of Harold Arlen
SEPTEMBER 2013 FEBRUARY 28 Fables on Global Warming Armitage Gone! Dance
12 The Addams Family A magnificently macabre musical comedy
29 Hermès Quartet
OCTOBER 24 AnDa Union: The Wind Horse Mongolian music ensemble
18 The Peking Acrobats® 26 The Cleveland Orchestra
25 Hal Holbrook in
Mark Twain Tonight!
27 Naoko Takada Marimba soloist
MARCH 9 Gleb Ivanov Piano soloist 29 Soweto Gospel Choir
NOVEMBER 9 red, black & GREEN: a blues A hybrid-theater production about race, class, culture and the environment
12 The Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center
14 MEMPHIS Tony Award-winning Broadway musical
DECEMBER 13 Turtle Island Quartet with special
guest vocalist Tierney Sutton
APRIL 3 & 4 Broadway’s Next H!T Musical An improvised musical comedy
8 Gold Medal Winner
Vadym Kholodenko, 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 11 The Cashore Marionettes Simple Gifts and Life in Motion 12 The Cashore Marionettes Simple Gifts and Life in Motion
Holiday traditions from around the world 17 Serkan Çağri Band Spirited Mediterranean folk band
The Caravanserai project creates new pathways for Americans to experience the diversity of contemporary Muslim art. This year, three artists from Turkey are visiting the Lied Center. In addition to tonight’s performance, look forward to these experiences.
Watchtower, film
Serkan Çağri Band
Wednesday, January 22, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Film introduction and discussion with Pelin Esmer, filmmaker Liberty Hall, downtown Lawrence
Free and open to the public
Spirited Mediterranean folk band
Lied Center
Tickets for the Serkan Çağri Band available at lied.ku.edu, in the Ticket Office or by phone at 785-864-2787.
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