When musician Amy Stephen performs with her husband it results in a merging of cultures.
Stephen plays the traditional Celtic harp, while her husband Amir Haghighi is a traditional Persian singer.
“It’s difficult,” Stephen said of performing together. “We don’t want to fuse the traditions together and take away what’s really integral about the traditions.”
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This weekend the duo will be joined by a chamber ensemble for Mystic Elements, a concert featuring music inspired by mystical Persian and European writings throughout the ages.
To view a video from rehearsal with comments from Stephen, visit www.nanaimobulletin.com.
WHAT’S ON … Mystic Elements concert at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Saturday (Oct. 14) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance at www.taneenculturalproductions.com, $25 at the door and students pay $10.
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