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Sat, Sep 28
|Zoom Talk
LauTarèa. Travelling with Mediterranean Lutes
A “Musicultural” Masterclass with maestro Sergio Pugnalin
Time & Location
Sep 28, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
Zoom Talk
About the Event
The Dante Alighieri Society of BC and the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver
invite you to the “Musicultural” Masterclass
"LauTarèa. Travelling with Mediterranean Lutes"
Date: Saturday, 28 September 2024
Time: 12.00 pm (PDT)
ON ZOOM - IN ENGLISH (with some Italian all throughout)
Join maestro Sergio Pugnalin for an enchanting journey across the musical languages, styles, cultures, and histories of the Eastern Mediterranean. Through a variety of traditional lutes, he will narrate and sing captivating stories that transcend time and borders.
Musicultural themes explored during the event:
• Wandering songs: melodies and tales that freely cross languages and cultures • Balkan popular culture and the Ottoman ecumene • Sephardic Jewish culture, from Spain to the East
• Songs of Xenitiá: experiencing distance from one’s homeland, from Greece to Southern Italy
FREE for Students and Members – $5-$10 DONATIONS for Non-Members*
RSVP: info@dantesocietybc.ca
Website: www.dantesocietybc.ca
Help us share this event! Registrations can also be made by sending an email to: info@dantesocietybc.ca
Sergio Pugnalin is an Italian musician specializing in world music, acoustic guitars, and traditional plectrum lutes, including the oud, bağlama saz, laouto, baglamás, lavta, and eastern mandolin. A classically trained guitarist, he performs internationally and teaches as the Acoustic Guitar/Plectrum Chair at SFOM (School of Musical Training and Orientation) in the Val d’Aosta region – https://www.sergiopugnalin.com