About

Founded by Egyptian violinist Basma Edrees in 2023, Music in-Takht is an instrumental ensemble dedicated to sharing and preserving Egyptian musical heritage within the San Francisco Bay Area. We are committed to serving the San Francisco Bay Area community with a professional standard of musical performance. The ensemble members are devoted musicians who value the mission of this ensemble and with humility, hard work and confidence in their abilities they take on the responsibility of being amongst the “Keepers” of Egyptian musical culture within the SF Bay Area.

Our name, Music in-Takht, is a playful homophone that carries deep meaning. While it sounds like "intact," symbolizing the preservation of music at its finest, it's actually inspired by the word takht—the traditional ensemble of classical instrumentalists in Egypt and across the Arab speaking world.

Please visit our website to know more about our mission and our musicians:
https://basmaedreesviolin.com/music-in-takht

Music

We take you on a journey through Egyptian instrumental music. Our concerts start with classical, traditional Egyptian compositions and culminate with contemporary compositions by Egyptian composers that fuse Egyptian elements with other genres like Jazz, Western classical music, Irish music,...ect.