Crypt Close-Up: Apollo’s Fire: Baklava Bash – A Middle-Eastern Celebration
Friday 24 April 2026
9:15 pm - 10:45 pm
Step into a Middle Eastern café of 1700 with Apollo’s Fire’s Baklava Bash, a Crypt Close-Up celebrating a fusion of cultures. Palestinian-American oud master Ronnie Malley and Israeli recorder virtuoso Daphna Mor evoke a Middle-Eastern café in 1700, along with friends Alan Choo ad Emi Tanabe on violin and the American hammered-dulcimer diva Tina Bergmann.
Please note this performance will last for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes without an interval.
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Apollo’s Fire
Ronnie Malley oud
Daphna Mor recorder
Alan Choo and Emi Tanabe violin
Tina Bergmann hammered-dulcimer
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| Fri 24 Apr | 9:15 PM | £15 | Book |
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