Karim Sulayman, tenor & Sean Shibe, guitar Broken Branches
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Karim Sulayman — lauded for his “velvety tenor and pop-star charisma” (BBC Music Magazine) — joins guitarist Sean Shibe, whose “music-making is masterful, beautiful and convincing in every way” (The Times, UK), for an intimate recital of music ranging from the Middle Ages to the present. This compelling musical journey examines the close cultural and musical ties between East and West, reflecting the artists’ personal experiences with roots in Lebanon and Japan.
PROGRAM
HENRY PURCELL: Music for a While
JOHN DOWLAND: Praeludium; Fantasia; Time Stands Still
GIULIO CACCINI: Dalla porta d’oriente
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI: Si dolce è’l tormento; La mia turca
TRADITIONAL: La prima vez (Sephardic)
TRADITIONAL: Lamma bada yetathanna (Arab Andalusian)
SAYED DARWISH: El Helwa Di
RODRIGO/FAIRUZ: Li Beirut
JONATHAN HARVEY: Sufi Dance
LAYALE CHAKER: A Butterfly in New York
TŌRU TAKEMITSU: In the Woods: Wainscot Pond
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Songs from the Chinese
Hours
Meany Center for the Performing Arts Hours
Box Office Hours: 12-4 p.m., Monday to Friday
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