Join us for music by Rumelia Collective

FREE ADMISSION. Advance registration encouraged for speedy check-in. Registration form below.
Gates open at 6 PM. Music at 7 PM.

This summer, the heart of the School for Advanced Research's campus turns into an outdoor cocktail lounge and live music venue for Music at Dusk. these special evenings invite you to relax in a beautiful setting, stroll the grounds, and experience live traditional music from around the world. Cocktails, beer, wine, and zero-proof beverages will be available for purchase from As Above So Below Distillery. Oaxaca-inspired charcuterie and cheese boards will be available for purchase from Oaxaca Mi Amour. Join us for a fun and festive mix of sound, setting, and storytelling.

Rumelia Collective is a quartet of accomplished and adventurous musicians who specialize in the musical traditions of the Balkans, Turkey, and the surrounding areas. They are known for their lush four-part vocal harmonies as well as their innovative use of both traditional and western instrumentation, weaving an intricate and mesmerizing blend of contemporary and traditional folk music.

“Rumelia” derives from “Rumeli”—a Turkish word meaning “Land of the Romans”—historically used to describe the southern Balkan region. Rumelia Collective’s repertoire draws from traditional and popular tunes of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey, to name a few. Their music features odd time signatures, close harmonies and overtones, and scales and tonalities that are unusual to the Western ear.

Nicolle Jensen: vocals, doumbek, accordion, frame drum, spoons