East meets West is an exciting, interfaith concert that will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m., and feature musicians from three, wide-ranging ethnic groups that have settled in Queens.
The featured artist is Mustafa Demirci, a visiting Turkish musician on the kanun, a Turkish string instrument.
Israeli-born jazz musician Hila Kulik will also play, along with three local Malagasy musicians on drums, valiha, and electric bass — Mini Razafimpamonjy, Bruno Razafindrakoto, and Kazu Odagiri.
The concert will be hosted by the First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills located at 70-35 112 St. in Forest Hills.
Advance tickets are $8 and space is limited.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.cqy.org/tix, over the phone at 718-268-5011 ext. 151 or via email at pkurtz@cqy.org.
The concert is co-sponsored by The Central Queens Y, The First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills, The Forest Hills Jewish Center and the Reform Temple of Forest Hills.
A master kanun artist, Demirci teaches music at İstanbul Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi.
In 2016, he was added to the roster of Music Under New York, bringing joyous and engaging music to the commuting public.
Kulik graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music in 2010.
After playing with many of the top musicians of Israel, Kulik earned a master’s degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in Jan. 2016.
During the last decade, Kulik has performed with leading jazz musicians in Israel and abroad, and she is currently coordinator for the jazz program at the Aaron Copland School of Music.
Parking is available on the street, but participants are encouraged to use public transportation.
The First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills is two blocks away from the E or F trains and from the No. 61 and No. 23 bus stops at the intersection of Queens Blvd. and 108th Street.
