Date: December 4, 2009 (Friday) Time: 7:30 P.M. Place: Residence of the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic, 2437 Kalorama RD NW, WDC 20009 (directions) Tickets: $100 concert plus buffet, available online
Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinetist, performs with Dinuk Wijeratne, Sri Lankan pianist perform at the residence of the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic, Dr. Imad Moustapha.
Performers:
Kinan Azmeh, clarinet
Dinuk Wijeratne, piano
Date: December 2, 2009 (Wednesday) Time: 7:00 P.M. Place: Holloway Hall Auditorium, University of Salisbury (directions) Tickets: free and open to the public
Born in Damascus, Syria, Kinan Azmeh is the first Arab to win the first place prize at the Nicolay Rubinstein International Competition in Moscow (1997). He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and the faculty of electrical engineering in Damascus. Currently, he is studying under Charles Neidich at the City University of New York.
Date: December 3, 2009 (Thursday) Time: 7:00 P.M. Place: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 461 College Parkway, Arnold MD 21012 (directions) Tickets: free and open to the public
Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinetist, performs with Dinuk Wijeratne, Sri Lankan pianist, debut in Annapolis, MD.
Date: November 22, 2009 (Saturday) Time: 6:00 P.M. Place: Millennium Stage (directions) Tickets: free and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis
American-born Sahar Ishtiaque Ullah brings to the Kennedy Center the play she has written and performs. With real stories from real Muslim women, Sahar Ullah performs takes us into the world of the head scarf (hijab)...
Artists
Christophe Mangou, conductor
Kanat Omarov, conductor
Jania Aubakirova, piano
Program:
First Half: Symphony Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY - Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
TRADITIONAL - Two compositions: "Baksy" and "Kerogly"
Second Half: Turan Ensemble
RAIMKULOVA - Symphonic Poem "Jamilya"
ROSSINI - Overture to William Tell
BERNSTEIN - Overture to Candide
Date: November 14, 2009 (Saturday) Time: 8:00 P.M. Place: Library of Congress Tickets: Free with ticket -- available online
Iranian kamanche virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor returns to Washington with Brooklyn Rider to perform a “melding of cultures, genres, and musical minds.” Performing with them will be New York-based percussionist and drummer Mathias Kunzli. (Brooklyn Rider have collaborated on Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project.)
At 6:15 p.m., Dr. Taoufiq ben Amor will make a pre-concert presentation on “States of Mind: Music in Islamic Sufi Rituals," part of the Music and the Brain II series, in the Whittall Pavilion (no tickets required).
Program
"Ascending Bird" (Persian traditional, arranged by Colin Jacobsen and Siamak Aghaei)
"Armenian Folk Songs" (Vartabed Komitas)
"Beloved, Do Not Let Me Be Discouraged" (Colin Jacobsen)
"Silent City" (Kayhan Kalhor, arranged by Ljova)
"Brooklesca" (Colin Jacobsen)
