Arab Perspectives Music Festival VII
January 31st to February 7th
In Memory of the Great Composer: Gamal Abdel Rahim,
(1925-1988)
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Saturday,
January 31 - 8:00 p.m. - Main Hall
Opening Concert
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Gamal Abdel Rahim:
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Introduction and Rondo Baladi |
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Symphonic Variations
on an Egyptian Folk Song |
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To the Arab Martyrs
(Arr. for Orchestra by Khaled Shokry) |
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Lament - Conflict |
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Fantasia on an
Egyptian Folk-Tune for Violin and Orchestra |
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Aziz El Shawan: |
Overture to Anas
Elwegoud |
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Ali Osman: |
An Hour in Boseville |
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Salim Dada: |
Memories of
Childhood, Symphonic poem |
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Mohamed Saad Basha: |
Concerto for Lute and
Orchestra |
Soloists: Basma Abdel Rahim (Violin)
Hisham Essam (Lute)
Conductor: Nayer Nagui
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Sunday February
1, 8:00 pm. Small
Hall
Chamber Music Recital
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Ibrahim Shamel: |
String Quartet "April
6" |
Violin 1: Ahmed Nabil Violin 2: Rana Haggag
Viola: Hossam Raafat Cello: Shady
Isshak |
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Mohamed Adel: |
Sonata and Rondo for
Piano Nahla Nagui (Piano) |
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Beautiful Egypt
for Violin & Piano Mohamed Refaat (Violin),
Mohamed Adel (Piano) |
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Bassam Nour Eldin: |
Dancing on Dead Bodies |
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Trio for
Violin, Cello and Piano |
Elena Dzamashvilli
(Piano), Mohamed Said (Violin), Shady Isshak
(Cello)
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Bassam Nour Eldin: |
"Inside the Human Entity" |
Oboe: Mohamed Weheidy, Clarinet: Moustafa Said,
Basson: Nancy Abdel Rahman
French Horn: Amr Salah, Percussion: Hebatallah
Hany, Amr Emad, Piano: Mirette Isshak
Violin 1: Mohamed Owaida, Violin 2: Ahmed Nabil,
Viola: Moustafa Emad
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Gamal Abdel Rahim: |
"Lotus Pond"
for a Wind Quintet |
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Performance Master:
Mohamed Hamdy
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Monday February 2, 8:00 pm.
Small
Hall
Chamber Music Recital |
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Alaa Eldin Moustafa: |
Sad Memories
Hossam
Eldin Raafat (Viola) |
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Attia Sharara: |
Until we meet
Mohamed
Refaat (Violin) |
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Ramz Sabry: |
The American Album
for Piano
Seba Salah (Piano) |
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Four Small Pieces for
Horn & Piano Amr Salah (Horn), Seba Salah (Piano) |
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Rageh Daoud: |
Nocturne
for Horn & Piano Amr
Abu El Naga (Horn), Seba Salah (Piano) |
| Abdou
Dagher: |
The Nile |
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Hisham Essam (Lute), Ahmed Abdel Sattar (Violin),
Mohamed Hamdy (Cello) |
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Ahmed Amin (Double Bass), Mohamed Abdallah (Piano) |
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Sherif Mohie Eldin: |
A Moment in Sonata
Context for Clarinet & String Quartet
Mohamed Hamdy (Clarinet) |
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Rageh Daoud: |
The Scent of Time |
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Taquaseem (Improvisations) |
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Dance |
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Mohamed Saad Basha: |
Happiness |
Ines Abdel Daim (Flute), Yasser Ghoneim, Moustafa Ismael
(Violin)
Ossama Farid (Viola), Alaa Abdallah (Cello)
Tuesday February 3, 6:00 pm. Small
Hall
Pre-Concert Lecture
"Composition
between the Contemporary and the Traditional"
by: Mahmoud Turkmani in collaboration with Pro Helvetia
Chamber Music Recital
(8:00 pm)
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Mahmoud Turkmani |
Nuqta (Point) - Hanin
(Longing) |
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Lamma Bada Yatathanna
(When started to dance) |
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Yara - Fayka |
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Soudfa (Coincidence)
- Natour |
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Arjili Ya Alfa Layla
(Do Return One Thousand and One Nights) |
Mahmoud Turkmani (Guitar / Lute)
Ahmed Ossman (Double Bass)
Amr Moustafa (Percussion)
Fady Attia:
To the Mother (Text, Musical Setting and Vocals by:
Fady Attia) Lute: Hesham Essam |
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Attia Sharara: |
String Quintet
No. 1
Rondo
String Quintet
No. 2
Oriental Music for Strings
Dance of the Butterfly |
The Sharara Sextet: Hassan Sharara
(Violin 1), Mohamed Abdel Azim
(Violin 2), Kamal El Reedy
(Viola)
Ashraf Sharara (Cello), Abdel Rahman Ibrahim
(Double Bass), Hany Zein (Percussion) |
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Thursday February 5, 6:00 pm. Small
Hall
Pre-Concert Lecture
"The
Music of Gamal Abdel Rahim"
Participants: Dr. Awatef Abdel Karim, Dr. Rageh Daoud
Soloists: Basma Abdel Rahim (Violin), Kamel Salah
Eldin (Cello)
Chamber Music Recital
(8:00 pm) |
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Gamal Abdel Rahim: |
Elegy for Cello and Piano |
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Five Little Pieces
for Piano |
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-Imitatio (Imitation) - Synkopen (Syncope) |
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-Klagelied (Complaint) - Scherzend (Scherzo) |
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-Tanz mit Darabukkah (Dance with Darabukkah) (Piano:
Seba Salah)
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The Lotus Pond for Violin and
Piano
Duo for Violin and Cello
Elegy for Cello and Piano
Meditations for Solo Violin
Variations on an
Egyptian Folk Song for Piano (Piano:
Seba Salah)
Improvisations on a Peddler's Tune for Solo Cello
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
-Akhnaton's Prayer
-Phoenician Dance |
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Basma Abdel Rahim (Violin),
Kamel Salah Eldin
(Cello),
Elena Dzamashvilli
(Piano) |
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Friday February 6, 8:00 pm. Small
Hall
Recital of Vocal Music
Compositions & Vocals: Hiba El Kawas
(Lebanon)
Poetry: Nada El Haje (Lebanon)
Flute: Ines Abdel Daim
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Gamal Abdel Rahim: |
I am the Daughter of the Sultan
(Iman Moustafa) |
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Hassan Rasheed: |
Cleopatra's Prayer
(Hala El Shaboury) |
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Awad: |
Cleopatra's Death
(Moustafa Mohamed) |
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Suleiman Gameel: |
Oh my son from Opera the High-land
(Reda El Wakil) |
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Aziz El Shawan: |
Oh my
Sweet Land
(Moustafa Mohamed) |
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The Gladiator from Opera Anas El
Wegoud (Abdel Wahab El Sayed) |
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Ward el
Akkmam from Anas El Wegoud
(Iman Moustafa) |
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My
Sweet Heart from Anas El Wegoud (Iman
Moustafa & Abdel Wahab El Sayed) |
| Sayed
Darwish: |
I am
the Egyptian (All Participants) |
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Maya Gvineria (Piano)
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Saturday February 7, 8:00 pm
- Main Hall
Symphonic Concert
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Kamel El Remaly:
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Ballet Music "The
Birds Lake"
from Opera "Hassan El Bassri" |
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Rageh Dawoud: |
Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra |
| Gamal Abdel Rahim: |
Rhapsody for Cello
and Orchestra |
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Attia Sharara:
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Anwar
Overture |
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Hiba Al-Kawas: |
Moments in Krakow |
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Adel Afifi: |
Concerto No. 3 for
Piano and Orchestra (Premiere) |
Soloists: Kamel Salah Eldin (Cello)
Moustafa
Ismael (Violin)
Wael Farouk (Piano)
Conductor: Marcello Mottadelli
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