NEW DATE: Friday, September 3

7:30 - 8:30 pm

$10 admission at the door

This event will be held outdoors with refreshments available.

The day has been changed from Thursday to Friday, September 3 because of the rain. Mask usage and social distancing are required inside the gallery.

The ud is a Middle Eastern and Turkish 11-string instrument that archeologists claim dates as far back as 500BC. It is considered to be the ancestor of the guitar, and was later brought to Europe where it played an important role in the development of Baroque music. In India, the combination of the ud and rudra veena birthed the Indian sitar. Its sound is very profound, marked by a natural reverb and warm tonal quality.

About the Artist:

Fausto Palma (b. 1976) is an interpreter of guitar, sarangi (a 39-string violin from North India), ud (11-string Turkish guitar) and is a composer and arranger. The styles that he uses range from Indian classical music to Middle Eastern folk as well as psychedelic rock, jazz and blues. He began his musical studies at ENA in Havana, Cuba in 1997 followed by the Conservatory of Music in Mexico City and in Egypt at The Opera of Cairo. Palma completed his formal studies at the Rotterdam Conservatory in Holland from 2000 – 2004 and in New Delhi, India, with teachers such as Ustad Fariduddin Dagar, Hari Prassad Chaurassia, Nirmalia Dey, Ustad Asif Ali Khan from 2004 – 2005. He has been the creator of multiple musical projects such as Assalam, Zikam, Strictly Personal, and The Fausto Palma Ensemble as well as worked on award winning art films and television series such as Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu and several films by Pedro Gonzales Rubio. Since 2005, his band Petra has produced and recorded more than 10 albums, playing in international festivals and concert halls throughout Mexico. He is currently working on a trilogy of concept albums to be released in 2021.