Displaying until March 18, 2023
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The Arab Music Ensemble will feature Greek, Syrian and Egyptian music for its Winter Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in Spanos Theatre. Fathi Aljarrah, a critically acclaimed composer, singer and violinist who hails from Syria will be a guest artist, as well as Ishmael, an Assyrian-American qanun (trapezoidal zither) virtuoso. The program will feature several selections of classic Greek songs by composers including Markos Vamvakaris, Thanasis Papakonstantinou and Yiannis Stamoulis. Original compositions by Aljarrah and a famous instrumental piece by the iconic Egyptian composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab will also be on the program. The Arab Music Ensemble is an orchestra and choir with vocal and instrumental soloists. San Luis Obispo dance director Jenna Mitchell will lead a dance troupe in the performance of original choreography that dialogues with the music. Music Professor Ken Habib will direct the event. Tickets are sold at the Cal Poly Ticket Office, 805-756-4849. For more information, visit the Music Department calendar website or call 805-756-2406.

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