Our new thematic strand Resynthesising the Traditional takes off with a number of concerts by artists engaging with various traditions in exploratory ways. The duo Tarta Relena's music emerges as a dialogue between the rich vocal traditions of the Mediterranean, uncovering new resonances in age-old melodies, drawing on diverse vocal techniques—flamenco’s raw intensity, the precision of lyrical singing, and the fluidity of jazz. Saadet Türköz’s music is deeply rooted in the folk songs of her grandparents, intertwined with sounds from India, Central Asia, and the Arab world and blended seamlessly with blues, free jazz, and the European and American avant-garde. She’s joined by sound artist Eldar Tagi, whose intricate sonic landscapes bridge experimental techniques and personal narratives shaped by his mixed Central Asian heritage. Adela Mede and Marta Forsberg come together with light artist Nindya Nareswari to explore the blend of Mede's blend of traditional folk influences and contemporary electronic textures while weaving English, Slovak, and Hungarian into their music. Singer Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko and composer Heinali reimagine Hildegard von Bingen's compositions with authentic Ukrainian folk singing techniques and generative monophony and polyphony techniques on modular synthesiser, placing Ukrainian traditional culture in a broader European context and actualising Hildegard's material to express their war-related experiences and a different, challenging understanding of spirituality that arises from these. | 
