Karim Sulayman, tenor
Sean Shibe, guitar

Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 3 PM
American Philosophical Society

American Philosophical Society

Benjamin Franklin Hall,
427 Chestnut Street Learn More

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About This Performance

Examining the close cultural and musical ties between East and West, this collaboration between Grammy Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman and guitarist Sean Shibe offers music ranging from Dowland and Takemitsu to traditional songs from the Middle East. This musical journey reflects the artists’ personal experiences of dynamic, cross-over identities, as they were raised in the West but had ethnic roots in the East (Lebanon and Japan, respectively). Broken Branches explores the wood of the guitar and its relatives, as well as the splintering of history known as diaspora.

Broken Branches

Purcell: Music for a While
Dowland: Praeludium
Dowland: Fantasia
Dowland: Time Stands Still
Caccini: Dalla porta d'oriente
Monteverdi: Si dolce è'l tormento
Monteverdi: La mia turca
Traditional: La prima vez (Sephardic)
Traditional: Lamma bada yatathanna (Arab Andalusian)
Darwish: El Helwa Di
Fairuz (after J. Rodrigo): Li Beirut
Harvey: Sufi Dance
Chaker: A butterfly in New York
Takemitsu: In the woods: Wainscot pond
Britten: Songs from the Chinese

Running time: approx. 60 minutes (no intermission)