NAAR fundraiser performance, Voices for Unity

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NAAR fundraiser performance, Voices for Unity, Citadel Theatre – Tucker Amphitheatre, 9828 – 101A Avenue. Saturday, March 15th, 2008, ~ 7 PM. We're on at 9:25 to 9:40. Please be there by 8 PM.

  • Bilafrah (introduction: Hijaz G). Form: "head", 2x form, "head", 1x form. Solos: 2nd form (plucked, then violin), 3rd form (violin, then org).
  • Taqsim org (modulate Hijaz G to Nahawand C)
  • Dulab Nahawand C (w/ short percussion solo, Steven Byrne)
  • Taqsim Nahawand C (Ashraf El-Assaly)
  • Lamma Bada Yatathanna (Nahawand C): chorus. Start with 2 cycles percussion and pizzicato.
  • Ha'agas Street 1 (G minor): Ben Ragosin solo + chorus
  • Ya Banat Iskandariyya (Nahawand C): perc (4 cycles), instruments (1 rep), Arabic, violin, Turkish, plucked, Urdu, Arabic 2x.


General principles:

  • melodic instrumentalists should take care: (1) to drop volume during vocal solos, and raise volume during chorus sections; (2) to drop volume during targama, and raise volume during lawazim, creating a sharp contrast; (2) to drop volume prior to solos, in order to maximize contrast; (3) develop your own tasteful lawazim and heterophonic variations
  • melodic instrumentalists should vary repeats, by rising an octave if possible (violins especially)
  • when one instrument has a solo, others should not drop out. For taqasim, provide a quiet drone on the tonic. For other solos, use a "targama" technique, as if accompanying the singer.
  • percussionists should take care: (1) not to let volume get too high; (2) to listen to one another and to the rest of the ensemble, in order to stay in time; (3) not to accelerate or decelerate except where required; (4) provide nice balance of dum and tek, drum sound and jingle sound, within the ensemble by including a variety of percussion instruments: tabla, tonbak, riqq, tambourine, shaker, clave, etc.
  • percussion should always change between chorus and verse; use quieter, less dense cycles with less jangling for verses; louder, denser, janglier for chorus. Precise specifications will vary with the piece.
  • singers: (1) know who is singing solo part and who is singing chorus; (2) sing loudly!
  • all: watch each other, watch me, smile and enjoy the performance! :)
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