Performing several original works arranged for string quartet with oud and percussion. The Owl is one of my favorite places to perform and a perfect environment for this music. Unfortunately, it is closing at the end of the year — this will likely be my last performance here so don't miss it!
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Described as “Mesmerizing, intricate, anthemic” and “one of New York’s most eclectic, interesting oudists” (NY Music Daily), Brian Prunka has spent the last 30 years honing his brand of intricate yet lyrical compositions and reflective improvisations, drawing on his love of jazz, Arabic oud, and intimate chamber music. For this group, four of his regular collaborators over the past two decades—each with impeccable credentials in a multitude of traditions—form a traditional string quartet playing a set of new music composed for oud, string quartet and percussion.
With: Megan Gould, violin Sarah Mueller, violin Marandi Hostetter, viola Eric Allen, cello Alber Baseel, percussion
Brooklyn-based Palestinian multi-instrumentalist Zafer Tawil will perform an opening set of solo oud music
This event is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.
$15