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A fresh, spirited group of musicians are brought together to explore music for Voice and for ’Ud from medieval to contemporary sounds, culminating in a new composition by Marcus Davidson for three voices, ’Ud and cello. Davidson’s intriguing new composition, The Ziggurat Builders, creates a new sound source for the, as yet, unexplored combination of ’ûd, voice and cello. The piece takes its title and libretto from a poem by the late Iraqi Assyrian poet Sargon Boulus, translated into English by the author. The music draws on the unique sounds and individual qualities of ’Voice’ and Khyam Allami, finding a meeting point of performing traditions from the east and west.