Dear friends, I hope you had a good start to the new year! I wish you all the best! I recently began to work with a new project, Phylomena, which I am delighted to share with you today. PHYLOMENA, female ensemble for Medieval music, presents a programm of monophonic songs of the 12th and 13th centuries that offers a cross-section of medieval love poetry as it could have been heard in diverse cultural establishments from across continental Europe, oscillating between aristocratic and clerical, courtly and urban. It features poems in diverse languages of varying poetic and musical forms. Medieval vocal pieces are paired with newly reconstructed instrumental music which draws on the melodic material contained in sung pieces, thereby providing the listener with a commentary and an opportunity for extended reflection as well as offering a bed of aural contextualisation for the modal structures not so commonly heard in our time. Phylomena are: Jasmina Črnčič, voice, romanesque harp, direction / https://www.jasminacrncic.com/ Valentina Bellanova, medieval recorders, bagpipe, symphonia, ney / https://www.valentinabellanova.com/ Mojca Jerman, medieval fiddle / https://www.mojcajerman.com/ Infos: https://www.jasminacrncic.com/ Booking: phylomena.ensemble@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phylomena_ensemble/

Dear friends, our journey through Ramadan 2025 is coming to an end! As a very special Eid Mubarak today, I wanted to share with you the words of an Italian mystic from the Middle Ages, to whom I am very devoted: Francesco d'Assisi (Francis of Assisi) The Canticle of Creatures (Cantico delle Creature, Canticum or Laudes Creaturarum), also known as the Canticle of Brother Sun, was composed by Francesco around 1224/25, shortly before his death. The Canticle is a praise of God and his creatures, becoming in this way also a hymn to life; it is a prayer filled with a positive view of nature, for the image of the Creator is reflected in creation: from this comes the idea of brotherhood between man and the whole of creation. Fraternity between humans and nature: a beautiful thought to end this Month and look to the future with hope. Many have observed similarities in the life and thought of Francis and Mevlana Rumi. I think Francis would have loved the ney if he had had the chance to hear it! The English translation is not entirely satisfactory, mainly because it is not easy to render the sweetness of the Italian language of the 1200s. Hier the original text, English translation is below: Altissimu, omnipotente bon Signore, Tue so le laude, la gloria e l'honore et onne benedictione. Ad Te solo, Altissimo, se konfano, et nullu homo ène dignu te mentouare. Laudato sie, mi Signore cum tucte le Tue creature, spetialmente messor lo frate Sole, lo qual è iorno, et allumini noi per lui. Et ellu è bellu e radiante cum grande splendore: de Te, Altissimo, porta significatione. Laudato si, mi Signore, per sora Luna e le stelle: in celu l'ài formate clarite et pretiose et belle. Laudato si, mi Signore, per frate Uento et per aere et nubilo et sereno et onne tempo, per lo quale, a le Tue creature dài sustentamento. Laudato si, mi Signore, per sor'Acqua, la quale è multo utile et humile et pretiosa et casta. Laudato si, mi Signore, per frate Focu, per lo quale ennallumini la nocte: ed ello è bello et iucundo et robustoso et forte. Laudato si, mi Signore, per sora nostra matre Terra, la quale ne sustenta et gouerna, et produce diuersi fructi con coloriti fior et herba. Laudato si, mi Signore, per quelli ke perdonano per lo Tuo amore et sostengono infirmitate et tribulatione. Beati quelli ke 'l sosterranno in pace, ka da Te, Altissimo, sirano incoronati. Laudato si mi Signore, per sora nostra Morte corporale, da la quale nullu homo uiuente pò skappare: guai a quelli ke morrano ne le peccata mortali; beati quelli ke trouarà ne le Tue sanctissime uoluntati, ka la morte secunda no 'l farrà male. Laudate et benedicete mi Signore et rengratiate e seruiteli cum grande humilitate. Most High, all powerful, good Lord, Yours are the praises, the glory, the honour, and all blessing. To You alone, Most High, do they belong, and no man is worthy to mention Your name. Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who brings the day; and you give light through him. And he is beautiful and radiant in all his splendour! Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness. Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars, in heaven you formed them clear and precious and beautiful. Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Wind, and through the air, cloudy and serene, and every kind of weather through which you give sustenance to Your creatures. Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Water, which is very useful and humble and precious and chaste. Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom you light the night and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong. Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Mother Earth, who sustains us and governs us and who produces varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs. Praised be You, my Lord, through those who give pardon for Your love, and bear infirmity and tribulation. Blessed are those who endure in peace for by You, Most High, they shall be crowned. Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no living man can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal sin. Blessed are those who will find Your most holy will, for the second death shall do them no harm. Praise and bless my Lord, and give Him thanks and serve Him with great humility.

Medieval estampie created after a piece from Codex Las Huelgas: Iste est Iohannes (fol. 155) Valentina Bellanova - recorder Pär Engstrand - Rabab Dominik Schneider - Gittern Recorded live in Evangelische Stadtkirche Remscheid on 4th February 2024. http://dominikschneider.wordpress.com

Axe Phebus aureo aus: Carmina Burana (CB 71) instrumental version live recorded in June 2023 at Evangelische Kirche Essen-Werden Valentina Bellanova - Ney Pär Engstrand - Rabab Dominik Schneider - Cucurbita

Trailer of "HAWA - هوى" by SYRIAB - زرياب and SIGA Choir Songs: *Muwashahat Hijaz (Ya Ghusaina Alban/ Hayatmatni) موشحات حجاز) ياغصين البان & هيمتني) *Leylet Hob مقدمة ليلة حب *Al Nahr Al Khaled النهر الخالد *Maghreb Medley ميدلي المغرب العربي) مرسول الحب &يارايح&جاري ياحمودة) *Muwashahat Nahawand (Mounyati Azza Stibari/ Qom Ya Nadim) موشحات نهوند:) منيتي عز اصطباري &قم يانديم) *Bakhcha Kurd بخچاكرد *Sultaniyegah Sirto سيرتو سلطاني يكاه *Ya Gharib Al Dar موشح ياغريب الدار *Syrian Medley (أغنيات من بلدي (سوريا The collaboration of SYRIAB with the Arabic choir SIGA builds on the ethos of SYRIAB, which has always thrived when different musical companies meet. In 2022 SYRIAB will once again perform with a choir, just like at its conception when it was founded as an orchestra & choir for oriental music in 2009 by Ibrahim Bajo in his native Northern Syria. The program, HAWA - هوى, performed at the Konkordienkirche in Mannheim, celebrates SIGA's Arabian choral singing, SYRIAB's refined chamber music, and the subtle voice of the Oud-player & choirmaster Abdalhade Deb, representing the various home countries of the musicians and singers. فكرة زرياب قائمة على الحوار والتبادل الثقافي مع مختلف التشكيلات الأوركسترالية وآلات موسيقى الحجرة والكورالات الغنائية. ولأن زرياب منذ تأسيسها كانت عبارة عن أوركسترا شرقية مع كورال غنائي فإن البرنامج المشترك مع الكورال العربي سيكاه يرتبط ارتباطاً مباشراً بتاريخ الفرقة. يحتفل ألبوم هوى بالكورال الغنائي العربي سيكاه مع موسيقى زرياب Konkordien على مسرح كنيسة في مانهايم بالإضافة للصوت الجميل وعازف العود وقائد الكورال عبد الهادي ديب كما يُمثّل هذا الألبوم البلدان الأصلية للموسيقيين والمغنين المشاركين. SYRIAB - زرياب Abdalhade Deb: Oud/ Vocals Ibrahim Bajo: Kanun Valentina Bellanova: Nay/ Recorder Friedrike Kayser: Oboe/ Cor Anglais Andreas Kowalczyk: Clarinet/ Saxophone Wesam Karema: Accordion/ Keyboard Amjad Sukar: Percussion SIGA Abdalhade Deb: Musical Director Dorsaf Ameur, Jessica Qorba Alakhras, Frah Charrada, Nareen Alhaj, Mastan Wagner, Youssef Zarrouk, Imad Ismail, Mohamed Akram Chaouia, Mohammed Hussin, Abdelrahman Hussen, Mohammad Sawaftah, Ammar Aljaja, Wissam Alali, Mohamed Kajmi Video: Eduardo Serrano Sound Mix: Dominik Fürstenberger Recording: Martin Gottschall Live concert at Konkordienkirche Mannheim 10/21/2022 Special Thanks to Orientalische Musikakademie Mannheim, Neustart Kultur, Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Konkordienkirche Mannheim https://www.syriab.de https://www.facebook.com/syriab.ensemble https://www.instagram.com/syriab.ensemble https://www.facebook.com/siga.music https://www.instagram.com/siga.music

Free improvisation based on different music traditions. This is part of a new project that will involve musicians from different traditional musical backgrounds to come together and improvise freely. This time with multi-wind-instrumentalist Valentina Bellanova: https://www.youtube.com/@valentinabellanova Valentina Bellanova - Ney Markus Wach - Tajik Rebab Funded by Musikfonds e.V. Follow Valentina: https://www.facebook.com/valentinabellanova.nay https://www.instagram.com/valentinabellanova/ Follow me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/markuswachofficial Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/markus_wach_music Check out more music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Wv02jDIYmi1wuhtilfZKG www.markuswach.de Camera & Sound: David Neuenhagen

When modal music meets traditional central music and pedals/loops, a whole new world is opening! Here a fantastic resume of our premiere happened in Berlin in March 2023. Enjoy! Massimiliano Di Carlo: voice, tamburello, trumpet, colascione, bagpipe Valentina Bellanova: flutes, ney, hurdygurdy, bagpipe Editing: Massimiliano Di Carlo Filming: Anton Tal Berlin, Bavul, March 2023 Massimiliano Di Carlo: alberidimaggio.com Valentina Bellanova: valentinabellanova.com

Provided to YouTube by recordJet Fuoco d'Amore · Valentina Bellanova Eremos ℗ Valentina Bellanova Released on: 2021-12-20 Composer: Valentina Bellanova Composer: Traditional Lyricist: Jalāl Ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī Auto-generated by YouTube.

🔴 For more videos like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/seikilo?sub_confirmation=1 🟢 SEIKILO is on Spotify too! Follow us at https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BeEN6EDTHO3ezHBkN161X "Rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul." — Plato "Nikriz" is an original composition for the ancient lyre and the ancient ney, inspired by the nikriz maqam, a powerful scale of Arabic classical music that can evoke nostalgia, a sense of introspection, and longing for the past. Plato and Aristotle once said that different music scales evoke different emotions. Their theory, named "ethos," was infused in every ancient world music system, including Arabic classical music and its maqams. Nikriz is closely related to the Ancient Greek Phrygian mode, proving that music is a universal language that evokes similar emotions across different cultures. In this video, Theodore Koumartzis performs on a LUTHIEROS ancient lyre, masterfully handcrafted in Greece, accompanying Valentina Bellanova on her ney. ⚫ Find the perfect lyre for you at https://luthieros.com/ 🔵 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at https://lyreacademy.com ⚪ Check out Theodore's lyre at https://luthieros.com/product/the-dark-lyre-of-orpheus-the-lyre-of-the-underworld-9string-ancient-greek-lyre/ 🎬 Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis The video session took place inside the tranquil COCO-MAT Berlin store. 🎙️ Who is Valentina? Valentina Bellanova was born in Florence, Italy, where she later studied musicology and recorder. She then furthered her instrumental studies in Germany at the University of Music, Drama, and Media in Hanover, where she obtained her Soloist's Diploma. She has been involved with classical Turkish and Arab music for several years, studying their respective aesthetics and theories. Her teachers of Ney and modal music include Ross Daly, Ömer Erdogdular, Kudsi Erguner, whereas she studied the recorder and Early Music with David Bellugi, Federico Maria Sardelli, and Ulrich Thieme. She plays both the Turkish and the Arabic Ney and regularly performs these instruments in various projects (such as the National Theatre Thuringia, the NDR Radio Station in Hanover, the Komische Oper Berlin, the Philharmonie Berlin, etc.) and with various ensembles (like Husam Al Ali Ensemble, Almar'a: the Arab and Mediterranean Women Orchestra, etc.) She's also the first European woman to perform the "Istanbul Sinfonie" by Fazil Say in Staatstheater Braunschweig, Scharoun Theater Wolfsburg, Solingen/Remscheid (with the Bergischen Symphonikern), and the Mönchengladbach (with the Niederrheinischen Symphonikern). Her debut Solo album, titled "Eremos," released in December 2021, embodies her various musical and cultural backgrounds and experiences, including early western and modal music, experimentation and tradition, medieval music, radical improvisation, maqamat and deep investigation of their respective languages. 🎙️ Who is Theodore? Theodore Koumartzis is the youngest brother of the Koumartzis family. Being part of the family's endeavour since its early stage, he soon came to be an inspiring top-notch lyre player, constantly learning and experimenting with musicians around the world. He is the founder of the PAUSIS Project, a curator at the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music in Greece (Thessaloniki), and an integral part of LUTHIEROS Music Instruments. 🎧 Listen to Theodore's music at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izlnCWJEjes&list=PLcMWkAbRJunFz_TO-e_kw2k3Z18T1TESr 👍 Follow us on Facebook: https://el-gr.facebook.com/seikilo/ ❤️ Follow Thanasis Kleopas: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXYixuJ0291cpPs4G82KagA ❤️ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luthieros/?hl=en 🔴 For more videos like this, subscribe to our channel on youtube by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mCqBulD2KzLugC1lEEedA?sub_confirmation=1 🟢 SEIKILO is on Spotify too! Follow us at https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BeEN6EDTHO3ezHBkN161X