2013/02/16

Free Sackler: New Sounds from Arab Lands


Date: February 16, 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 7:30 P.M.
Place: Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th St SW, Washington DC 20024, (directions)
Tickets: Free but must be ordered online via TicketMaster

Inspired by Arab tradition, Western classical music, and jazz and led by regular DC-visiting artists Kinan Azmeh, five Arab musicians perform new music for the nation's capital.

Performers:
  1. Kinan Azmeh, clarinet (Syria)
  2. Basel Rajoub, saxophonist (Syria)
  3. Jasser Haj Youssef, violin and viola d’amore (Tunisia)
  4. Feras Charestan, qanun (Syria)
  5. Khaled Yassine, percussion (Lebanon)

Program:
  • Rituals (Kinan Azmeh)
  • Wedding (Kinan Azmeh)
  • November 22nd (Kinan Azmeh)
  • Sketches 5 and 6 from "A Scattered Sketchbook in Six Movements" (Kinan Azmeh)
  • Dream (Kinan Azmeh)
  • A Sad Morning, Every Morning (Kinan Azmeh)
  • Asia (Basel Rajoub)
  • Turquoise (Basel Rajoub)
  • Duo for Saxophone and Clarinet (Basel Rajoub)
  • My Gypsy Home (Basel Rajoub)
  • Cairo Tune (Basel Rajoub)
  • Friggya (Jasser Haj Youssef)
  • Reveria Chorale (Jasser Haj Youssef)
  • Saba (Jasser Haj Youssef)
  • Maqam (Jasser Haj Youssef)
  • Echoes (Jasser Haj Youssef)
Video:

NEW SOUNDS OF THE ARAB LANDS_Byblos rehearsals from AKMI on Vimeo.


Sponsor:
Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Press Release:
Rock Paper Scissors

Press:
Washington Post
New York Daily News
Cultural Tourism DC
Dartmouth College
Brandeis University
MusicUnitesUs
AOL Travel

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