Pakhûs SOLO is an annual guest at Oranjewoud Festival, with harpist Beate Loonstra as guest curator. This year, she presents Jawa Manla, a Syrian oud player, singer, and composer who brings together tradition and personal stories in her music. Her playing on the oud is rooted in Arabic music and poetry, with influences from various cultures.
In addition to works by Koen Oosterhuis, Anan Akladamani, and Wybe Wiersma, Manla performs The Only Way Out is Through. This piece was written by Oene van Geel and Beate Loonstra, commissioned by venue Pakhûs SOLO in Stiens. Throughout the season, all musicians performing there incorporate the work into their programmes in their own way. The composition serves both as a unifying thread within the series and as a flexible piece, diverse in instrumentation and performance.
A few years ago, Oranjewoud Festival entered into a collaboration with Pakhûs SOLO in Stiens, a Frisian town just north of Leeuwarden. This initiative by Stichting Stinze-Stiens carries the motto “new music for a curious audience” and is programmed by Loonstra. In a small and intimate former warehouse—converted into a concert hall—concerts are regularly held in which new music takes centre stage, performed by a single musician. Solo, therefore—which also happens to be the name of the margarine brand that was once distributed from the warehouse. More about Pakhûs SOLO
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- Jawa Manla, ud More information www.jawamanla.com
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