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Under the Olive Tree
An Evening of Sufi, Jewish
& Armenian Sacred Music
performed by
THE YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE
featuring the singer Najwa Gibran
In the program: Sufi songs from Turkey and Egypt, Jewish prayers from
Morocco, Bosnia and Yemen, and ancient chants of the Armenian Church.
THE YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE:
Najwa Gibran - voice Norik Manoukian - duduk, zurna, shvi(flute) and
clarinet Virginie Alumian - kanoun Jamie Papish - percussion David
Martinelli - percussion Carolyne Aycaguer-Ron - keyboards Yuval Ron -
oud and musical director
Friday, May 24th at 8 pm:
Private recital at The Baur House in Topanga Canyon.
An intimate private concert. Special guest: Melanie Kareem (dance)
SPACE IS LIMITED !!!
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$15 cover charge (children half price).
Saturday, May 25th at 8 pm:
Private recital at The Barkan House in Studio City.
An intimate private concert. Special guest: Maya Karasso (dance)
SPACE IS LIMITED !!!
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$15 cover charge
Sunday, May 26th at 7 pm:
MicroFest 2002 - Festival of Microtonal Music
Middle Eastern Night with 4 different groups!
Music of Syria, Iran, Bedouins, Israel, Palestine,
and microtonal flamenco!
Performed by THE YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE, LIAN ENSEMBLE
ADAM DEL MONTE, and more
For more info and reservations, please call (818)719-6476
www.MicroFest.org
LA Pierce College, performing arts build.
6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91371
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The Yuval Ron Ensemble is dedicated to fostering
an understanding of Middle Eastern cultures and religions.
Composer and record producer Yuval Ron has done numerous field
recordings in the Sinai desert with the Bedouins and produced the record
One Truth - "A window into the divine passion and poetry of Sufism" with
the master Sufi artist Omar Faruk Tekbilek on World Class Records. His
new CD is called ONE and is based on the sacred chants of Judaism, Islam
and the Armenian Church. Currently, he is producing a new CD of Moroccan
Jewish religious songs featuring Rabbi Haim Louk. Yuval Ron is also a
noted lecturer and leader of workshops, demonstrations and master
classes who hastaught at the Boston Center for the Arts, MIT, Berklee
College of Music, Santa Monica College, Emerson College, Lesley College
and Jerusalem Film School. He is the recipient of two grants from the
National Endowment for the Arts, a Rockefeller Foundation grant and a
California Council of Humanities grant. Mr. Ron is the host of the world
music concert series "The International Underground" at the UCLA Hammer
Museum.
Najwa Gibran (Voice) is one of the most talented Middle Eastern singers
living in the west. She began her musical studies at the Conservatory of
Music in Haifa, Israel and after immigrating to Canada she continued her
studies at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. With her father Marun
Tannus, she studied Middle Eastern vocal techniques and Maqamatt
(traditional Middle Estern musical scales system). Aside from being the
solo artist and lead vocalist with Canadaís Arabesque Dance Company,
Najwa performed in numerous music festivals such as "A Concert for the
Peace, Health, and Prosperity" (New York City), "Festival Of lights"
(Toronto), "Holiday Of Holidays" (Israel) and "Bridging the Silence"
(Toronto) to promote peace in the Middle East.
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