LIED CENTER PRESENTS

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Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet is produced by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations with leadership support from the Building Bridges Program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Caravanserai’s film and media programming is coordinated on behalf of the program by South Arts.

Omar Faruk Tekbilek

OMAR FARUK TEKBILEKJoined by his son Murat Tekbilek on percussion and renowned kanun player Bahadir Sener, Turkish world music legend Omar Faruk Tekbilek presents a musical exploration of traditional Sufi, Anatolian, and Middle Eastern folk and contemporary soundscapes.

OM AR FARUK TEKBILEK

There is no intermission during this performance.

CONCERT PROGRAMSufiComposer: Traditional, arranged by

Omar Faruk Tekbilek

Style: Sufi medley

Mode: Hicaz mode played in 4/4 and 2/4 meter

This medley celebrates Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam whose followers are called Sufis. The lyrics emphasize that there is one universal God for all humanity and nature. The song is a prayer in which the follower of the universal God is joined by the mountains, stones and birds as well as Moses, Jesus, Muhammad and all other prophets who are in search of spiritual communion with the almighty. The chanting of the word “Hu” (an ancient term for God) is meant to bring one closer to the creator.

Lyrics With mountains with stonesI call on you O my LordIn dawn time with the birdsI call on you O my Lord

In heaven with JesusAround the mountain with MosesWith his cane in his handI call on you O my Lord

With Yunus, with MevlanaWith Hagj Bektash the SaintI call on you O my Lord

My father said Hu, say Hu, my sonSay Hu then your breath will open upLet it untie all the nutsThe sound of God himself is inside you

HaydarComposer: A. Ekber Cicek

Style: Devotional folk song

Mode: Nikriz mode played in 5/8 meter

A folkloric song that reflects upon the ecstatic state of harmony with the higher power sought by Sufis. “Haydar,” meaning God head or one through whom God speaks, is the name given to a person who reaches this divine state through all forms of existence. The “forty wise men” refers to a higher level of existence in the spiritual order of Sufism. In Sufi poems and literature, the nightingale represents the one who is in love, while the rose repre-sents the one who is the object of love.

Lyrics – 1st verseFor 14,000 years I searched in the art of whirling. I found the truth of your being in the wilderness. I drank the divine wine in the wine house. I struggled in the presence of the forty wise men

ChorusHaydar, Haydar, HaydarTrue friend

2nd verseI surrendered myself to my teacher. I’ve been in this world so many times, in human form. I became a singing nightin-gale in the Garden of Eden. For long time I was in agony for the rose

ChorusHaydar, Haydar, HaydarTrue friend

ChantingYou are the one who is aliveYou are the peaceYou are the highest oneAnd the most merciful of all

GardenerComposer: Teslim Abdal

Style: Achiklama style from the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey

A lover of God enters a garden, but neither the garden nor the gardener realizes his presence, exemplifying how intimate the love of God should be. This garden symbolizes a spiritual place where one enters and unites with the divine and reaches ultimate wisdom.

LyricsI entered the garden in the early morningNeither garden nor gardener realizedI collected all the blossomed rosesNeither garden nor gardener realized

I opened the door of the gardenI thought I was in the HeavenI met my lover in quiet aloneNeither garden nor gardener realized

The nightingale of the morning started to sing. She sang and got what she wishedTeslim Abdal also got his rewardNeither garden nor gardener realized

Oglan BoyunComposer: Traditional

Style: Azeri folk song

Mode: Acem mode – major scale played in 6/8 meter

This love song is from the point of view of a female who is hopelessly enamored with the physical appearance and beauty of her lover. She likens him to a mountain deer with a beautiful face and eyes and asks him not to slay her with the powerful way that he looks at her. She says, “I love you and I can’t get enough of you. You are my sweet pain.” The 6/8 meter is a signature rhythm of the folk music of the Azeri people, who live on the west side of the Caspian Sea in southern Russia.

LyricsOh boy, I die for your presenceYou are the deer of the mountainYour black eyebrows and your eyesThey are the invitation of love

Please do not kill meI am in love with you

Your voice is like a birdI am fond of your tiny bellyI cannot get enough of your sweet lipsYou are my sweet trouble

I Love YouComposer: Hasan Isikkut

Style: Contemporary instrumental

Mode: Muhayyer Kurdi mode played in 4/4 meter

This romantic song’s melody relays a lover’s longing for his beloved, whom he cannot marry.

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There is no intermission during this performance.

LazComposer: Traditional, arranged by

Omar Faruk Tekbilek.

Style: Turkish classical instrumental

Mode: Hijaz mode played in 7/8 meter

The rhythm in this lively traditional Turkish song is common in the dancing style of the Laz people, who live in the Black Sea region in northern Turkey.

Fire DanceComposer: Traditional, arranged by

Omar Faruk Tekbilek

Style: Classical instrumental Turkish composition

Mode: Hijazkar mode played in 4/4 meter

ShashkinComposer: Traditional, arranged by

Omar Faruk Tekbilek

Style: Arabic folkloric instrumental

Mode: Huseyni mode played in 4/4 meter

This is a traditional song about the intoxication of love. The famous Turkish pop singer Erkin Koray made this song popular in the late 1970s in a recording that added lyrics and vocals.

Hicaz RaksComposer: Sukru Tunar, arranged by

Omar Faruk Tekbilek

Style: Classical Turkish instrumental

Mode: Hicaz/Rast mode played in 4/4 and 2/4 meter

This instrumental composition from the 1930s has been a popular dance song in Turkey for decades.

ShinanayComposer: Traditional

Style: Greek/Turkish folk song

Mode: Mahur mode played in 4/4 meter

LyricsThe walls of the castleO my love I am on fireLet go the travelersShinanay my baby, Shinanay nay

The silky color is all overO my love I am in fireAll the fresh branch of Niksar (Niksar is a city in Turkey)Hopa shina shina nayShina nay nayShinanay my baby, Shina nay nay

I am coming down from the castleO my love I am on fireIf you call I will returnShinanay my baby, Shina nay nay

I become like burning matchesO my love I am on fireIf you blow I will extinguishShinanay my baby, Shina nay nay

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SEPTEMBER 2013

28Fables on Global WarmingArmitageGone!Dance

29Hermès Quartet

OCTOBER

24AnDa Union: The Wind HorseMongolianmusicensemble

25Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!

27Naoko TakadaMarimbasoloist

NOVEMBER

9red, black & GREEN: a bluesAhybrid-theaterproductionaboutrace,class,cultureandtheenvironment

12The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

14MEMPHISTonyAward-winningBroadwaymusical

DECEMBER

13Turtle Island Quartet with special guest vocalist Tierney SuttonHolidaytraditionsfromaroundtheworld

JANUARY 2014

22Watchtower, film

26The Wonderful Wizard of Song: The Music

of Harold Arlen

FEBRUARY

12The Addams FamilyAmagnificentlymacabre

musicalcomedy

18The Peking Acrobats®

26The Cleveland Orchestra

MARCH

9Gleb IvanovPianosoloist

29Soweto Gospel Choir

APRIL

3&4Broadway’s Next H!T Musical Animprovisedmusicalcomedy

8Gold Medal Winner Vadym Kholodenko,

14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

11The Cashore MarionettesSimple Gifts and Life in Motion

12The Cashore MarionettesSimple Gifts and Life in Motion

17Serkan Çağri BandSpiritedMediterraneanfolkband

LIED CENTER PRESENTS

2013–2014 Calendar

The Caravanserai project creates new pathways for Americans to experience the diversity of contemporary Muslim art.

This year, three artists from Turkey are visiting the Lied Center. In addition to tonight’s performance,

look forward to these experiences.

Wednesday, January 22, 7 p.m.Liberty Hall, downtown Lawrence

Free and open to the public

Watchtower, filmFilm introduction and discussion

with Pelin Esmer, filmmaker

Serkan Çağri BandSpirited Mediterranean folk band

Tickets for the Serkan Çağri Band available at lied.ku.edu, in the Ticket Office or by phone at 785-864-2787.

Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.Lied Center

Welcome to the Friends of the Lied

These individuals and businesses have become Friends since the original list was published.

Join the Friends of the Lied by calling Director of Development Sue Mango at

785-864-2788 or visit lied.ku.edu/donate.

Individual Friends-

Benefactor ($1,000+)Timothy C. Caboni & Lisa Kay Herrington

Steve & Maggie Dixon

Sponsor ($250+)Frank & Carolyn DeSalvo

Contributor ($100+)Alice Wurtz

Jo Anne ZingoAmanda and Michael Ostreko

Advocate ($50+)Monica Farrell

Lorie A. VanchenaMarilyn Stokstad