Levantine Hues – Almaghoot Quintet
A musical evening where stories, sounds, and flavours meet.
The Almaghoot Quintet presents Levantine Hues, the debut project of Syrian clarinettist and composer Ghaeth Almaghoot. The music is based on real stories and memories, turning experiences of migration, longing, and connection into sound.
Before the concert, chef Maher – known from a previous Mooncake pop-up – serves a vegetarian walking dinner with flavours from the Levant. Maher grew up in Syria, where he learned to cook in his grandmother’s kitchen. In the Netherlands, he worked at Restaurant Lux, opened his own restaurant in Maastricht, and now regularly cooks at Verhalenhuis Belvédère.
Practical information
The concert is free to attend. Would you like to join for dinner beforehand? Then please buy a dinner ticket.
The menu includes ful medames, hummus, baba ganoush and quince compote with vanilla and cream.
Programme
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm | Vegetarian walking dinner by Maher
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Concert Levantine Hues by Almaghoot Quintet
About the Almaghoot Quintet
The Almaghoot Quintet brings together musicians from different countries and backgrounds. Founder and clarinettist Ghaeth Almaghoot performs alongside violist Yanna Pelser (Netherlands), jazz guitarist Ties Semey (Denmark), bassist Johannes Fend (Austria), and percussionist Jacobus Thiele (Germany).
Together, they create a sound world where Arabic melodies and jazz harmonies meet – music that crosses borders and connects worlds.