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01/09/2026 07:00:00 PM01/09/2026 08:30:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkThe Modal Mosaic: Exploring Connections Across Musical CulturesSee music through new eyes at the 2025-2026 A New Lens concert series!
This concert is a great chance to hear many musical traditions in one place! Modal music - music that focuses on scales instead of chords - is often associated with Middle Eastern music. While it is common in the Middle East, modal music is actually found in a wide range of traditions. The program will include modal - inspired music from a variety of cultures, including:
Celtic dances and airs
Medieval European music
Bartok's Romanian folk dances,
Modern music drawing from Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, and Norwegian traditions.
Come listen to the similarities for yourself, and enjoy the reminder that we’re less different from one another than we sometimes think.
Performers:
Ellery Klein, fiddle
Karl Orvik, violin
James Perretta, Viola da Gamba
Tev Stevig, various plucked strings (lavta, laouto, tanbur, etc.), bowed strings (yaylı tanbur, rebab), bendir (frame drum)
A New Lens concerts are free to attend, and all are welcome. A $20 suggested donation supports the series and performers.
Tracy Powers Concert Hall
See music through new eyes at the 2025-2026 A New Lens concert series!
This concert is a great chance to hear many musical traditions in one place! Modal music - music that focuses on scales instead of chords - is often associated with Middle Eastern music. While it is common in the Middle East, modal music is actually found in a wide range of traditions. The program will include modal - inspired music from a variety of cultures, including:
Celtic dances and airs
Medieval European music
Bartok's Romanian folk dances,
Modern music drawing from Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, and Norwegian traditions.
Come listen to the similarities for yourself, and enjoy the reminder that we’re less different from one another than we sometimes think.
Performers:
Ellery Klein, fiddle
Karl Orvik, violin
James Perretta, Viola da Gamba
Tev Stevig, various plucked strings (lavta, laouto, tanbur, etc.), bowed strings (yaylı tanbur, rebab), bendir (frame drum)
A New Lens concerts are free to attend, and all are welcome. A $20 suggested donation supports the series and performers.
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See music through new eyes at the 2025-2026 A New Lens concert series!
This concert is a great chance to hear many musical traditions in one place! Modal music - music that focuses on scales instead of chords - is often associated with Middle Eastern music. While it is common in the Middle East, modal music is actually found in a wide range of traditions. The program will include modal - inspired music from a variety of cultures, including:
Celtic dances and airs
Medieval European music
Bartok's Romanian folk dances,
Modern music drawing from Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, and Norwegian traditions.
Come listen to the similarities for yourself, and enjoy the reminder that we’re less different from one another than we sometimes think.
Performers:
Ellery Klein, fiddle
Karl Orvik, violin
James Perretta, Viola da Gamba
Tev Stevig, various plucked strings (lavta, laouto, tanbur, etc.), bowed strings (yaylı tanbur, rebab), bendir (frame drum)
A New Lens concerts are free to attend, and all are welcome. A $20 suggested donation supports the series and performers.
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Tracy Powers Concert Hall
160 Lexington St
Belmont, 02478
United States
Add to Calendar
01/09/2026 07:00:00 PM01/09/2026 08:30:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkThe Modal Mosaic: Exploring Connections Across Musical CulturesSee music through new eyes at the 2025-2026 A New Lens concert series!
This concert is a great chance to hear many musical traditions in one place! Modal music - music that focuses on scales instead of chords - is often associated with Middle Eastern music. While it is common in the Middle East, modal music is actually found in a wide range of traditions. The program will include modal - inspired music from a variety of cultures, including:
Celtic dances and airs
Medieval European music
Bartok's Romanian folk dances,
Modern music drawing from Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, and Norwegian traditions.
Come listen to the similarities for yourself, and enjoy the reminder that we’re less different from one another than we sometimes think.
Performers:
Ellery Klein, fiddle
Karl Orvik, violin
James Perretta, Viola da Gamba
Tev Stevig, various plucked strings (lavta, laouto, tanbur, etc.), bowed strings (yaylı tanbur, rebab), bendir (frame drum)
A New Lens concerts are free to attend, and all are welcome. A $20 suggested donation supports the series and performers.
Tracy Powers Concert Hall
