Bembina Ensemble

Introducing our musicians 🤍

Madeleine is from Albany in Western Australia and began playing violin at the age of six with her inspiring teacher Philip Noer. Madeleine holds a Bachelor in Classical music performance from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and has also studied at the Prague Conservatory of Music.

Madeleine is a member of the Perth Symphony Orchestra, and she has toured with orchestras throughout Canada, China and Europe. In addition, she creates original music with her bands Selfless Orchestra and Baba! Yaga! and as a solo artist has released two albums. She is a passionate advocate for social rights and environmental justice, and those themes permeate her original compositions.

Madeleine has joined the Bembina Ensemble to play in the Constantinople and Zumorrod Baile programmes. She loves collaborating with the Ensemble’s wonderful players and sharing the cultural traditions of music with audiences around the world.

Madeleine features in our upcoming concert Anahita 🌊

Introducing our musicians 🤍

Iman was born and raised in Iran and started playing the tombak and daf when he was ten years old. Recognised for his natural talent, Iman was tutored to play the tombak by prominent Iranian maestros including Arzhang Kamkar, Jamshid Mohebbi and Bahman Rajabi. He also learned to play the daf from Masoud Habibi.

Over his 25-year career, Iman has played with various ensembles and Persian musical maestros, such as the Vaziri Orchestra (composer Keyvan Saket), the Dalahoo Daf Group (composer Masood Habibi) and arrangements with Majid Derakhshani. He has taken part in many concerts in Tehran and has performed on several albums in Iran such as A Night with The Sun; and Hamaseye Iran Zamin

Iman is a regular on the festival circuit in both Iran and Australia and has performed on several occasions with the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Alongside his musical accomplishments, Iman has a Master of Science in Engineering. He joined the Bembina Ensemble in 2023 and says of his beloved instruments “the daf and tombak are my kids and I cannot live without them!”.

Introducing our musicians 🤍

Michael was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon where his passion for music took hold at the age of nine when he began learning the trombone. By age 13, Michael had fallen for the mesmerising tones of the oud which led him to study at the esteemed Conservatoire of Music in Beirut.

Over the years, Michael has graced the stage alongside many renowned Lebanese musicians and vocalists. In 2014, he embarked on a new musical journey to Perth, Australia where he has collaborated with a number of diverse world music ensembles.

Michael joined the Bembina Ensemble from the start in 2021 and his mission is to delight audiences with the enchanting sounds of Middle Eastern music, masterfully expressed through his skilful oud playing.

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Introducing our musicians 🤍

Reza is a musician, performer, composer, teacher and visual artist who was born in Tehran, Iran and migrated to Western Australia in 2000.

He studied Persian Classical Music on setar (a long neck lute) as well as Western Classical Music on guitar. He has also studied jazz guitar at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts and Western Art Music and Visual Arts at the University of Western Australia.

Reza is widely known on the local music scene as a fantastic saz player, and where he has been performing since 2009, including with the widely celebrated Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble. Reza’s composition ‘Rumi in Song’ was a highlight of Bembina’s programs, and he continues to both compose and improvise with many high level and diverse ensembles. Reza is “excited to continue collaborating with this diverse group of vibrant, skilled and passionate musicians.”

Reza is co-artistic director for our upcoming concert: Anahita 🌊

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Bembina Ensemble Bembina EnsembleBoorloo/Perth, Western Australia Email List Name * First Name Last Name Email * Thank you! Anahita Aug 4th 2024 Goddess Anahita, associated with water (aban), fertility and healing is the inspiration for our next concert. With lush strings, Persian singing (avaz), evocative oud, deli...