Global Fest: Arabic Ensemble & Persian Music Ensemble
Arabic Ensemble & Persian Music Ensemble at Global Fest
Persian Ensemble
The Persian Music Ensemble, led by Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, brings together students from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds to explore the rich traditions of Iranian classical music. The ensemble studies and performs within the modal systems (dastgāh), while also encouraging each performer to express their own individual musical voice.
Arabic Ensemble
The Arabic music ensemble is led by Nemat Battah and focusses on students learning to play and understand the repertoire of traditional Arabic music from the eastern Mediterranean region. In this concert, the ensemble will perform pieces they have been working on as part of their ensemble studies. This autumn the students have been focusing on learning repertoire of Maqam Nahawand.
Changes are possible.
Further information: Tiina Halonen, tiina.halonen@uniarts.fi
Global Fest
Global Fest 2025 is the 10th edition of an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global Music Department. Bringing together artists from many corners of the world, the Global Music Department focusses on intercultural dialogue and collaboration, creating new artistic work together, and fostering a sense of global artistic citizenship. Expect a feast of dynamic, innovative, inspiring concerts and pop-up events, featuring performers from around the world celebrating the diversity of our planet.
This year’s festival also includes a special symposium supported by the Pacius fund, within the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. The theme of this year’s symposium is (Re)imagining diversity and difference as core strengths of a thriving cultural field in Finland. A special Pacius fund prize will be announced and awarded as part of the symposium.
Persian Ensemble
The Persian Music Ensemble, led by Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, brings together students from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds to explore the rich traditions of Iranian classical music. The ensemble studies and performs within the modal systems (dastgāh), while also encouraging each performer to express their own individual musical voice.
Arabic Ensemble
The Arabic music ensemble is led by Nemat Battah and focusses on students learning to play and understand the repertoire of traditional Arabic music from the eastern Mediterranean region. In this concert, the ensemble will perform pieces they have been working on as part of their ensemble studies. This autumn the students have been focusing on learning repertoire of Maqam Nahawand.
Changes are possible.
Further information: Tiina Halonen, tiina.halonen@uniarts.fi
Global Fest
Global Fest 2025 is the 10th edition of an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global Music Department. Bringing together artists from many corners of the world, the Global Music Department focusses on intercultural dialogue and collaboration, creating new artistic work together, and fostering a sense of global artistic citizenship. Expect a feast of dynamic, innovative, inspiring concerts and pop-up events, featuring performers from around the world celebrating the diversity of our planet.
This year’s festival also includes a special symposium supported by the Pacius fund, within the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. The theme of this year’s symposium is (Re)imagining diversity and difference as core strengths of a thriving cultural field in Finland. A special Pacius fund prize will be announced and awarded as part of the symposium.