The Bayat Music Ensemble performing
“The Road to Aleppo: A Concert for the Syrian Children’s Relief Fund”
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Doors: 7:00 pm
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center: 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com - All Ages
$25 General, $20 students and 65+ with ID, $30 at the door
Advance tickets recommended: http://www.roadtoaleppo.bpt.me
For more information, contact the Salimpour School of Dance: (510) 527-2400
Directed by master composer and violinist Fathi al-Jarrah, the Bayat Music Ensemble performs a concert of music from Aleppo, once the heart of classical Arabic music. Some of the musical compositions and structures in this program date back over 1,000 years, while other songs date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The ensemble features singers Fadi Hanani, Fatima Lahlou, and Safwan Daya, and other masters of Arabic music from the San Francisco Bay Area.
The concert will also include a free Arabic dance lesson from 7:30pm - 8:30pm, and a special performance by the world-renowned Suhaila Dance Company.
“These songs are in danger of disappearing, especially after the recent destruction in Aleppo,” says director Fathi al-Jarrah. “It is important that we preserve this music and keep it alive.” Al-Jarrah was born and raised in the Syrian city, which in the past five years has been at the center of a devastating civil war.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Syrian Children’s Relief Fund, a part of the Children’s Relief Fund.
About the Bayat Music Ensemble
With singers Fadi Hanani, Fatima Lahlou, and Safwan Daya, the Bayat Music Ensemble is directed by master composer and violinist Fathi al-Jarrah, and features some of the San Francisco Bay Area’s greatest Middle Eastern musicians. They focus their repertoire on the works of the great Arab singers, including Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Farid al-Atrash.
About the director, Fathi al-Jarrah
Born in Aleppo, Syria, Fathi al-Jarrah is considered one of the great contemporary masters of classical Arabic music. He has composed for and played with many of the great Arab singers of the late 20th century, and is a researcher and sought-after instructor of Arabic music. While he is known primarily for playing the violin, al-Jarrah also plays the ‘ud, trumpet, and percussion. Al-Jarrah works as an electrical engineer by day, and he has lived in the Bay Area since 1996.
The Bayat Music Ensemble performing
“The Road to Aleppo: A Concert for the Syrian Children’s Relief Fund”
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Doors: 7:00 pm
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center: 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com - All Ages
$25 General, $20 students and 65+ with ID, $30 at the door
Advance tickets recommended: http://www.roadtoaleppo.bpt.me
For more information, contact the Salimpour School of Dance: (510) 527-2400
Directed by master composer and violinist Fathi al-Jarrah, the Bayat Music Ensemble performs a concert of music from Aleppo, once the heart of classical Arabic music. Some of the musical compositions and structures in this program date back over 1,000 years, while other songs date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The ensemble features singers Fadi Hanani, Fatima Lahlou, and Safwan Daya, and other masters of Arabic music from the San Francisco Bay Area.
The concert will also include a free Arabic dance lesson from 7:30pm - 8:30pm, and a special performance by the world-renowned Suhaila Dance Company.
“These songs are in danger of disappearing, especially after the recent destruction in Aleppo,” says director Fathi al-Jarrah. “It is important that we preserve this music and keep it alive.” Al-Jarrah was born and raised in the Syrian city, which in the past five years has been at the center of a devastating civil war.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Syrian Children’s Relief Fund, a part of the Children’s Relief Fund.
About the Bayat Music Ensemble
With singers Fadi Hanani, Fatima Lahlou, and Safwan Daya, the Bayat Music Ensemble is directed by master composer and violinist Fathi al-Jarrah, and features some of the San Francisco Bay Area’s greatest Middle Eastern musicians. They focus their repertoire on the works of the great Arab singers, including Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Farid al-Atrash.
About the director, Fathi al-Jarrah
Born in Aleppo, Syria, Fathi al-Jarrah is considered one of the great contemporary masters of classical Arabic music. He has composed for and played with many of the great Arab singers of the late 20th century, and is a researcher and sought-after instructor of Arabic music. While he is known primarily for playing the violin, al-Jarrah also plays the ‘ud, trumpet, and percussion. Al-Jarrah works as an electrical engineer by day, and he has lived in the Bay Area since 1996.
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