In a program featuring medieval recorder, kugo harp, oud and percussion, the Eurasia Consort explores Chinese and Ottoman music. What features linked the twain? The audience can decide. About the ensemble Formed in 2013 by August Denhard and Tomoko Sugawara, the Eurasia Consort has performed annual concerts in Seattle and New York with leading musicians dedicated to the ancient music of Europe, the Middle East, China, and Japan. Past performances have taken place at Trinity Parish Church, the Edmonds Library, and the Gig Harbor History Museum in Pacific Northwest; and the Rubin Museum, Tenri Institute, and Gotham Early Music Midtown Concerts in the Chapel at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York, to name a few. Performers: Miyo Aoki, medieval recorder Tomoko Sugawara, kugo harp August Denhard, oud Rex Benincasa, percussion.
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