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"The first time I heard November 22 by Kinan Azmeh, I immediately fell in love with it and knew I had to play it. I have been captivated by the Arabic culture since I was a kid visiting family in Lebanon and this piece brought me back to those memories.
Kinan Azmeh: “November 22 is a meditative work that depicts some sort of sonic homesickness while abroad, where one finds himself/herself missing the familiar surrounding sounds of his childhood. I wrote this piece while abroad, inspired by the memory of sounds of the market that used to exist behind my parents’ apartment back in Damascus, and how the slow and steady rhythm of life keeps moving regardless of one’s emotions.”
I decided to combine the bassoon with the duduk, an Armenian double reed folk instrument which has a very warm and melancholic sound that suits the piece perfectly."
— Thomas Dulfer
