Karim Sulayman Sean Shibe - Broken Branches
InBroken Branches, Sulayman and Shibe examine their own experience of a dynamic, in-between identity in songs by Monteverdi, Britten, Fairuz and more.
Sunday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
$32.00
Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman has garnered international attention as a sophisticated and versatile artist, praised for his “lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma” (BBC Music Magazine), as well as his imaginative programming and recording projects. The 2019 Best Classical Solo Vocal Grammy Award winner for his debut album, Songs of Orpheus, he also earned widespread acclaim for his multidisciplinary production, Unholy Wars, a baroque pasticcio centered around the Crusades and the Middle East.
Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe is known for his innovative approach to his instrument and having “one of the most discriminating ears in the business” (Gramophone). Among other accolades, Shibe was awarded the 2022 Leonard Bernstein Award for his ability to combine musical genres and epochs in unusual ways.
In Broken Branches, Sulayman and Shibe examine their own experience of a dynamic, in-between identity in songs by Monteverdi, Britten, Fairuz and more.
