Contest: Labyrinth Ensemble with Maliheh Moradi

Labyrinth Ensemble with Maliheh Moradi

Saturday, November 2, 2024 @ Aga Khan Museum

Regular readers here will know that I've been a fan of Labyrinth Ontario (and the Labyrinth Ensemble) since the group's launch back in 2017. Functioning simultaneously as a community hub, centre of learning and presenter of musical excellence, Labyrinth keeps busy weaving together the many varieties of maqam, the overlapping modal music traditions from across the world.

Combining their education and presentation strands, for the past few years Labyrinth has been bringing in top-level practitioners to join the ensemble in two-week intensives, at the end of which guest and group present their findings in concert form. This year, Labyrinth is hosting Maliheh Moradi, an Iranian vocalist and instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. "Trained by renowned Persian musicians Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Fatemeh Vaezi (Parisa), and Ali Asghar Shahzeidi, she has garnered attention for her notable work with the Mowlavi Opera and participation with the Voices Unveiled project. Her new album, Our Sorrow, was released in April of this year and achieved 3rd place on the World Music European Chart."

Labyrinth Ensemble shows at the Aga Khan are also just a wonderful night out — taking place in one of the most beautiful venues in the city, the room itself is a treat, and the music is always filled with beautiful discoveries. (It's also a chance to see some of this blog's fave musicians in action, including ensemble co-founder Araz Salek as well as Naomi McCarroll-Butler and Yang Chen.)

TICKETS + MORE INFO

Tickets are $40 ($36 for Friends of the museum, $30 for students and seniors) and are available through the museum's website.

CONTEST

Thanks to Labyrinth, I have a pair of tickets to give away for this show, To enter, shoot me an email to mechanicalforestsound@gmail.com, with "contest" in the title and your full name in the body. I'll randomly draw a winner at noon on Tuesday, November 29th.