Lulaworld 2025: Ladom Ensemble 'Sofreh Tisch' Album Release Concert
SHOW DETAILS
Join Lulaworld Records in celebrating the launch of Ladom Ensemble’s latest album Sofreh Tisch. Ladom Ensemble’s Sofreh Tisch is a musical tapestry woven from the rich cultural heritage of its members. Pianist Pouya Hamidi, originally from Iran, and cellist Beth Silver, of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, bring their respective traditions into a project where it reflects the Canadian ensemble’s spirit of friendship and artistic exchange. This album is a journey—one that carries the listener from the striking shores of the Caspian Sea to the verdant plains of Transylvania, through the vibrant musical traditions of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora and even to the heart of The Bronx of the 1950s.
7:00 PM – Doors open for dinner and drinks. Reserve a table at lula.ca.
8:00 PM – Concet begins.
$30 ADVANCE + HST
TICKETS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION AND DO NOT GUARANTEE SEATING.
Join us before the show to enjoy Lula’s tropical inspired dinner and drinks menu. Dinner reservations availalbe at lula.ca/reservations
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More about the album Sofreh Tisch. :
The Persian word sofreh refers to a spread or a tablecloth traditionally used in celebrations and weddings, its cultural significance bearing a sense of gathering and coming together. Tisch, its literal translation being “table”, is comparatively the Yiddish equivalent; a gathering of merriment and storytelling before a special occasion or traditional wedding. In Hasidic context it can refer to a feast for rabbis and their followers in which they recite texts and sing nigunim – songs without words. The fact that both cultures have this concept of coming together around a table to share so much more than food, and at the same time an idea that beautifully embodies the spirit of the ensemble, was an opportunity that we couldn’t resist. Infused with elements of hope, Sofreh Tisch is a celebration of dance, folklore, and shared human experience, where the music resonates with the rhythms of history and tradition within a contemporary interpretation.
Ladom Ensemble is a mini-orchestra made up of four musicians who play a unique acoustic fusion drawn from Western classical, klezmer, rock, tango, jazz, east coast traditional and classical Persian influences – music that is distilled into something distinctly Canadian.
All are classically and fearlessly virtuosic each member believes in taking improvisational risks, listening deeply and responding spontaneously to one another. Outside of Ladom, they work as composers, arrangers, studio musicians, teachers and soloists. They value friendship, mutual respect and great food.
Ladom was founded nearly 20 years ago by a pair of music students at the University of Toronto. It grew into a quartet and took its current configuration in 2018.
Pouya Hamidi, piano, was born in Tehran and is the only remaining member of the original duo. Adam Campbell, percussion, is from Summerside, PEI. Michael Bridge, accordion, grew up in Calgary. Beth Silver, cello, is from the Toronto area. All have obtained advanced degrees in music.
Ladom has played countless shows across Canada and has worked with choreographers, animators and visual artists
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