Concert: Music at Dusk featuring Rumelia Collective

This summer, the heart of the SAR campus turns into an outdoor cocktail lounge and live music venue for Music at Dusk. Guests are invited to relax in a beautiful setting, stroll the grounds, and experience live traditional music from around the world. Cocktails, beer, wine, and zero-proof beverages will be available for purchase from As Above So Below Distillery. Oaxaca-inspired charcuterie and cheese boards will be available for purchase from Oaxaca Mi Amour. Join us for a fun and festive mix of sound, setting, and storytelling.

MUSIC AT DUSK: Rumelia Collective

Rumelia Collective is a quartet of accomplished and adventurous musicians who specialize in the musical traditions of the Balkans, Turkey, and the surrounding areas. They are known for their lush four-part vocal harmonies as well as their innovative use of both traditional and western instrumentation, weaving an intricate and mesmerizing blend of contemporary and traditional folk music.

“Rumelia” derives from “Rumeli”—a Turkish word meaning “Land of the Romans”—historically used to describe the southern Balkan region. Rumelia Collective’s repertoire draws from traditional and popular tunes of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey, to name a few. Their music features odd time signatures, close harmonies and overtones, and scales and tonalities that are unusual to the Western ear.

Nicolle Jensen: vocals, doumbek, accordion, frame drum, spoons
Willa Roberts: vocals, violin, percussion
Sitara Schauer: violin, vocals, guitar, saz/baglama, mandolin
Alysha Shaw: vocals, doumbek, cajon, frame drum, riqq, mandolin, mountain dulcimer, guitar

FREE ADMISSION. Advance registration encouraged for speedy check-in.
Gates open at 6 PM. Music at 7 PM.