TAFSUS Turkish Night at The Philadelphia Museum Of Art

THE SECRET TRIO is a mesmerizing new band with established musicians that play authentically Turkish and Mediterranean music. It features kanun virtuoso TAMER PINARBASI, world-renowned composer/oud master ARA DINKJIAN, and clarinet prodigy ISMAIL LUMANOVSKI.

The delicate harmonies and intricate counterpoint developed by this trio of musicians with separate roots in Turkish, Armenian and Macedonian Roma music is extraordinary. The trio has invented new ways to play percussively on fundamentally melodic instruments, and as a result the ensemble, which is full of rhythm and drive, never sounds like merely three instruments.

In addition, there will be ongoing BACKGAMMON games for those who want to learn or for those who want to be challenged as well as a Turkish Artifact table.

This event will be held on the Great Stairway in front of the Art Museum.

Admission to the Museum (not including food) is $20 for adults; $18 for seniors (65+); $14 for students with ID and children 13-18. Free for children 12 and under and for members.

There is no additional charge for the evening program or guided tours after Museum admission.

The museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Guided gallery tours are offered throughout the evening.

For driving directions and parking information please consult the museum web page: www.philamuseum.org

This program is supported by TAFSUS.

For more information please contact Wallis Urmenyhazi: [email protected]