Separated by cultures, continents, and centuries of parallel development, the lute and ud speak different languages today. The ud transmits an unbroken tradition of Ottoman court music, rich in melody and improvisation. The lute’s musical language is available to us only through a modern revival of lost – and probably irretrievable – traditions of polyphonic virtuosity. Yet these instruments still harken back to a common origin. Reunited in this musical encounter, they find a common language rich in meaning and nuance that neither could have expressed individually. Our collaboration represents a search for this shared idiom and a commitment to its ongoing evolution.

This program features works from the artists’ CD project, A Meeting Place, a collection of duos for Turkish ud and European lute.

This is the third in a series of concerts called A Meeting Place curated by Gus Denhard with support from a 4Culture Artists Support Grant.

Doors at 3, Music at 3:30. Restaurant and bar available during this special event series. View our menu at blackandtanhall.com/menu.

Sliding scale entry

All ages, bar w/ID. Seating is on a first-come first-served basis.

Future dates in this series:

January 18th
Münir Nurettin Beken and Gus Denhard: A Meeting Place for Turkish oud and European

March 22nd
Early Music Access Project: Benjamin Hunter and David McCormick perform music from Monticello's Black fiddlers

April 26th
Lisa Maria Rodríguez and Gus Denhard: El Mal de Amores – 16th and 17th music for voice and lute

May 17th
Tomoko Sugawara and Gus Denhard: Music of the Tang Dynasty for kugo harp and biwa lute

June 21st
Kim Pineda and Gus Denhard: The Rhetoric of Freedom - Mercurial expressions from Italy, France, Transylvania, and New Orleans, for flutes and lures.