The Labyrinth New England Festival is a two day event celebrating traditional and contemporary modal music from the Mediterranean and Middle East as a holistic and cosmopolitan art form that transcends national borders, introducing this music to new audiences in the Greater Boston area. The festival will feature performances and instrumental workshops by critically acclaimed local artists Beth Bahia Cohen, Mal Barsamian, and George Lernis who have dedicated much of their musical lives to exploring Turkish, Armenian, Persian, Arabic, Greek, and other modal music traditions, providing musicians of all levels the opportunity to enhance their skills and expand their repertoire. The event will begin with a collaborative concert by our featured artists joined by Tev Stevig and Michael K. Harrist on Saturday evening, followed by educational workshops and a community concert featuring performances by many other prominent local performers on Sunday. The entire festival will be a celebration of our local community of performers and educators of modal music from the Mediterranean and Middle East, providing an educational and meaningful experience for all.

Schedule of Events:  

7:30pm: Collaborative Concert

Collaborative Concert featuring Beth Bahia Cohen, Mal Barsamian, George Lernis, Tev Stevig, and Michael K Harrist

Registration