I Sang Your Name:
Songs of yearning from Lebanon
Sunday, November 9th at 3:00 pm
Free and open to the public!
Distler Performance Hall Granoff Music Center Tufts University Click here for directions
Christ Church, Zero Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Dynamic speakers include Ivan Karakashian, advocate from Defence for Children International;
Dr. Mads Gilbert, Norwegian ER physician,
led medical relief in Gaza 2008, 2014;
Omar Barghouti,
co-founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Civil Society-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Caroline Hunter, founder of South African apartheid boycott;
Palestinian American therapists; Israeli conscientious objectors, and Jewish educators.
Program
Registration 8am, Welcome 9:00am
Damage to Palestinian Children in Gaza
Military Detention of West Bank Children
Panel–Militarization of Israeli Children
Panel–Children’s Emotional Trauma
What Can We Do to Support?
Music, Resource Room–books, films, information on helpful projects
**~Conference Sponsored by Friends of Sabeel and Tree of Life Educational Fund~**
To Register, go to http://bostonfosna.brownpapertickets.com Tickets $25, Students $10
Americans fund 23% of Israel’s military budget, without asking for accountability.
Isn’t it time we got together to explore the impact of these funds on the next generation?
105 Shillman Hall, Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Light refreshments will be provided.
It is a Prepare and Learn session! During class all participants will taste the authentic food made by the cook and then taste their own!
Come and enjoy while learning how to prepare your meal! It is a stress free environment where all participants will get the maximum attention to master their skills.
Both Sessions will focus on Middle Eastern appetizers like Tabouleh, Baba Ghannouj, Mohamara, Foul mdammas, Mujaddara and much more!
Each class will contain a short power point presentation to talk about the cultural background of Middle Eastern cooking followed by Hands-on preparation for each recipe and finally eating and celebrating the sweet taste of success!
Wednesdays at 7.00- 8.30 pm
Summer Session Starts on:
Wednesday May 28, June 4, 11, 18 and 25
Registration fee: 150/ student (5 Weeks)
To register please click HERE
This class is designed for both beginners and intermediate level students. Students will get introduced to Arabicmusic by learning the Arabic scales “Makamat” through playing musical compositions. They will also have brief look at the history and the importance of the Oud in Mid-Eastern Music. In addition, students will learn how to hold the instrument and the pick, the positioning and understanding of the quarter tone, and how to tune the strings.
About the instructor: Nabil Ata was born in Lebanon and immigrated to Massachusetts in March, 1973. He has been focusing on singing the classics in the Arabic language, like “Mouwashahaat and Adwaar.” He established “Tarab Chrous” in 1997.
To purchase Oud:
Unique Strings
165 Belmont St, Belmont, MA 02478? (617) 489-1254
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/arabic-musical-instruments
http://www.keshav-music.com/strings_me.php
http://www.mid-east.com/
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Mondays at 6.00 -7.30 pm
Summer Session Starts: Mondays Jun 9, 16, 23, 30
Registration fee: 150/ student (4 weeks)
To register please click HERE
Rhythms of the East Take a journey through Eastern rhythms thought learning the Arabic and Middle Eastern percussions Tabla (drum) Daff / Riqq (Tambourine) and Mazhar.
This class will expose students to distinct Middle Eastern and Arabic Rhythms, instruments and musical stylings. During the lesson, student will have the chance to play along with other instruments in a band style. Students will also gain great insight to the history and cultural relevance of the songs, instruments and style of music and the relation between the percussion instrument and the Arabic and Eastern music.
To purchase Tabla:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/arabic-musical-instruments
http://www.keshav-music.com/drums_me.php
http://www.mid-east.com/
https://www.google.com/search?q=meinl+doumbek&client=safari&hl=en&source=univ&tbm=shop&sa=X&ei=o-EIUqeAC–yygGG1IEw&ved=0CDUQsxg&biw=320&bih=504
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Saturdays at 10:00 am – 11:30 am Summer Session starts: Saturdays Jun 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5 Registration fee $200/ session (5 weeks)
To register please click HERE
This level is best suited for beginners who have had little or no exposure to the Arabic language. We will be covering the Arabic alphabet and explaining the differences in pronunciation between the modern standard Arabic and the Levantine dialects. We will also cover some basic conversational skills.
Our colloquial language courses progressively move students from no knowledge of the Arabic language to being able to deal with a variety of real- life situations such as directing a taxi, answering the phone, dealing with groceries, speaking on the phone, etc. Students will also be exposed to very basic reading and writing skills such as road signs, Arabic numbers, restaurant menus, bills and signing your name and phone number in Arabic.
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Tufts University · 20 Talbot Avenue · Medford, MA · 02155
Medford/Somerville, MA – The Tufts University Department of Music presents the WEFT Faculty Concert in the Distler Performance Hall at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 3 p.m. as part of the Sunday at Tufts – Community Concert Series. Members of the Tufts World, Ethnic, Folk, and Traditional music faculty will perform a concert of music of India, Japan, Turkey, Greece, the Middle East, North America, Armenia, and other locales from around the globe. The concert features performance faculty members Beth Bahia Cohen (Turkish yayli tanbur and violin), Mal Barsamian (oud), Elizabeth Reian Bennett (shakuhachi), Cathleen Read (koto), Michael McLaughlin (accordion), Rich Stillman (banjo), Warren Senders (Hindustani vocals), Fabio Pirozzolo (dumbek), and guests.
The Granoff Music Center is located at 20 Talbot Avenue on Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit as.tufts.edu/music/musiccenter or call the Granoff Music Center Box Office at 617.627.3679.
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Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
WEFT Faculty Concert
Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Avenue, Tufts University Medford/Somerville Campus
Featuring: Beth Bahia Cohen, Turkish yayli tanbur and violin; Mal Barsamian, oud; Elizabeth Reian Bennett, shakuhachi; Cathleen Read, koto; Michael McLaughlin, accordion; Rich Stillman, banjo; Warren Senders, Hindustian vocals; and Fabio Pirozzolo, dumbek.
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Tufts University, located on three Massachusetts campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville, and Grafton, and in Talloires, France, is recognized among the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as leaders in a wide range of professions. A growing number of innovative teaching and research initiatives span all Tufts campuses, and collaboration among the faculty and students in the undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across the university’s eight schools is widely encouraged.
The Tufts Department of Music offers a flexible and eclectic academic program leading to a Bachelor or Master of Arts degree in music. Students concentrate in composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, or theory, while having the opportunity to explore all these disciplines, as well as the areas of music cognition, linguistics, sociology, and anthropology of music. Students also have the opportunity to perform in over twenty different department ensembles and chamber music groups, as well as study privately on the instrument of their choice (including voice). The Tufts Department of Music is housed in the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center, home to the Distler Performance Hall, Fisher Performance Room, Varis Lecture Hall, and Lilly Music Library. The Music Center hosts over 180 events and concerts annually, the majority of which are produced and presented by the Department of Music.
Tufts University – Department of Music
Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave
Medford, MA 02155
Office: 617-627-2253 • Box Office: 617-627-3679
Web: as.tufts.edu/music/musiccenter
Media Contacts: Mary Cross, 617.627.3679 Jeffrey Rawitsch, 617.627.2253
Mary.cross@tufts.edu Jeffrey.Rawitsch@tufts.edu
Clara Wainwright Biography
In 1999, Clara Wainwright was the recipient of a Commonwealth Award, which is presented in the state of Massachusetts every two years and is considered the highest honor in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. Her work is in permanent collections in institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Peabody Essex Museum, and the DE Cordova Sculpture Park and Museum. http://www.wbur.org/2012/04/17/bill-clara-wainwright http://www.theartconnection.org/News-and-Events/Featured-Artists/Clara-Wainwright