Le vent souffle où il veut II

Text: on a poem by Hallaj (857-922)
Singing language: Arabic

Premiere: 8 October 2005
Place: Abbaye de Royaumont, France

“The wind blows where it wills II”, for English horn, flute (nay), voice, piano and percussion, on a poem by Hallaj, sung in Arabic.

January 20, 2006, The Wind blows where it wills I & II, by Fadia Tomb el-Hage, contralto, Isabelle Courroy, flute, Jean-Luc Fillon, oboe, Frederic Daumas, percussion and Zad Moultaka, piano. Inauguration Ramses 2 Network, MMSH, Aix-en-Provence, France

Commissioned by Ars Nova ensemble instrumental and the Royaumont Foundation
Mezwej Residence

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