Zedashe Ensemble

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | Concert at 7:30 PM

Mountainous Caucasus Georgia, situated on historic crossroads on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, has one of the world’s most ancient and arresting three-part harmony-singing traditions.  The music features a dark, sonorous vocal quality and startling, unexpected harmonies.  Directed by Ketevan Mindorashvili, Zedashe was founded in the mid 1990s to sing repertoire largely lost during the Communist era.  With both men and women singers, Zedashe is one of the few mixed gender performing ensembles in Georgia today and they have developed a highly distinctive sound. Their repertoire includes ancient three-part harmony chants from the Orthodox Christian liturgy, as well as the full range of folk song genres including field-songs, love songs, historical ballads, war dance songs, and ritual circle dances.  The latter are sometimes accompanied by the panduri (Kakhetian lute), chonguri (Gurian lute), doli (drum), chiboni (goat-skin bagpipes), and accordion.

Soup, Sandwich & Treats a la carte

Before the concert, Chef Anneleise will prepare some culinary treats for purchase including a hot minestrone soup, sandwiches and freshly-made focaccia.