Opening Performance
Meir Banai - A Place in the world
A one-performance-only production that presents new arrangements of works by Meir Banai, based upon a marvelous combination of rock, oriental rhythms, and a return to Jewish sources and piyyut.
»My Sweet Canary
Yasmin Levy, Yiota Negka, and Mehtep Demir in a Tribute to Roza Eskenazi (Israel/Greece/Turkey)
Vocalists Yiota Negka from Greece, Mehtep Demir from Turkey, and Yasmin Levy from Israel pay tribute to Greek-Jewish vocalist Roza Eskenazi, the first lady of rebetiko—the Greek blues.
»The Black Eyebrows
The Petrakis-Lopez-Chimirani Trio
Lyra player Stelios Petrakis, oud, rebab and guitar player Efren Lopez, and percussionist Bizhan Chimirani weave together diverse musical traditions of the Mediterranean region and the Middle East to create a timeless original.
»I Sing
Amal Murkus
In a new performance by Amal Murkus, based upon her new album Bghani (I sing), she tells of the sources of her songs’ inspiration: Palestinian collective memory, romantic tributes, her father and her family, the aspiration to freedom, and love of life.
»Musical Fantasy - Circles
Mark Eliyahu
A premier of new works and songs by kamanja and baglama virtuoso Eliyahu weave a musical fantasy around formulas that have existed since the times of the ancient Persian and Greek kingdoms.
»Popular Duets in Arabic Classics
Violet Salameh and Soloists of the Tarshiha Orchestra
The works of Farid al-Atrash, Muhammad Abd al-Wahab, Abd al-Halim Hafiz and the Rahbani brothers, performed by the Tarshiha Orchestra with arrangements by composer, arranger, and conductor Nasim Dakwar.
»A Few Corrections
Esti Kenan Ofri Joins Arabic Music and Contemporary Poetry
Composer and performer Esti Kenan Ofri premiers a selection of poems by Haviva Pedaya, Almog Behar and Herzl Cohen.
»Taiseer Elias and His Brothers
A Tribute to Virtuoso Composer and Musician Taiseer Elias
Virtuoso composer, oud player and violinist Taiseer Elias leads a group of four musicians formerly with the Bustan Abraham ensemble in a performance devoted to his compositions and his musical path.
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The Jerusalem International Oud Festival 2011
10-19 November, 2011
Tickets at "Bimot" *6226, www.bimot.co.il
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