Bookstor Music Night: Almaghoot Quintet

We would like to welcome you at another Bookstor Music Night: enjoy an evening of live music by Almaghoot Quintet in this beautiful old bookshop and café.

Doors: 20:00

Concert: 20:30 - 22:00

Please arrive in time. People who arrive after 20:30 are not allowed in; we would like to respect the musicians and the audience in enjoying the concert without disturbances.

Tickets are needed to enter, and are on donation basis.
All donations will go towards payment of the musicians.

About Almaghoot Quintet

The Almaghoot Quintet is a boundary defying ensemble rooted in storytelling and

shaped by the richness of diverse cultures. Founded by Syrian clarinetist and

composer Ghaeth Almaghoot, the quintet embodies authenticity in their cross

cultural musical dialogue.

Their debut project, Levantine Hues, is a deeply personal album that brings to life

stories of longing and connection. Each composition is inspired by real life

interviews or from Almaghoot’s own memories, turning lived experience into

lyrical, microtonal soundscapes. In an ambitious artistic leap, Almaghoot writes

Arabic microtonal music for the bass clarinet, an unprecedented and pioneering

effort that fuses ancient musical traditions with modern sensibilities.

The quintet is made up of Ghaeth Almaghoot (SYR) on clarinets and duduk, Yanna

Pelser (NL) on Viola, Ties Semey (DNK) on guitar, Johannes Fend (AUT) on double

bass and Jacobus Thiele (DE) on percussion.

Together, the Almaghoot Quintet crafts a musical world where Arabic Middle

Eastern melodies and jazz harmonies intertwine. Through evocative, genre defying

compositions, they invite audiences into a vibrant experience that speaks to the

soul of human existence.