Final MENAME concert: Thursday, March 26, 2009
Note that there will be a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 pm in Convocation Hall (Old Arts Building), where the concert will also be held. For the concert, try arrive at Convocation Hall around 5pm, so as to stow your things and quickly test equipment and chair arrangements. Then we can all get a quick dinner before returning to the hall by 6:30. The concert is scheduled to start at 7:00 pm. Dress: smart casual (no jeans or sneakers). Be sure to have the music or lyrics you need in the right order, in a black folder.
A musical journey (click to browse the map)
Program order:
Contents
Lebanon:
- Bilafrah Hijaz G (3 min). Play entire form once only.
- Taqsim Hijaz G to Nahawand C (org)
- Dulab Nahawand C. On cue: melody instruments (upbeat), then percussion enter on wahda, switching to maqsum. Repeat form twice, with four bar percussion solo in middle.
- taqsim Nahawand C. Nadir.
- Sa'altak habibi Mona and Tony (5 min) Nahawand C.
Iraq:
- Taqsim Nahawand to Rast C. Aws.
- Dulab Rast C. Same melodic contours as Dulab Nahawand. Start with melody instruments, then percussion enter on wahda, switching to maqsum. Play form once only.
- La Khabar Rast C. Solo group: Amal, Tony, David, Rana. (5 min)
Iran:
- Bidad Zaman D minor. Elaheh solo. (5 min)
- Chang-e Rudaki G minor. Kioumars and Yuliya solo. (5 min)
- Ali Hooshiar and Raman Yazdani, avaz (7 min)
- al-Uzubiyya/Shaneh Ensemble. (5 min)
Saudi Arabia:
- Ahabbek law tekun hader Mona and Samira (4 min)
Dance suite:
- Taqsim huzam
- Dulab Huzam, with final slowdown (3 min)
- Raqs al-Hawanem
- Raqs al-Hawanem (7 min, with dancing featuring Pam and Cari, and audience participation)
about 50 minutes to here
- intermission - 15 minutes
Egypt:
- Dulab Rast. Starts with melody instruments, then percussion enter. As before, once through only, no percussion solo. Watch for signal to slow down.
- Ya Shadi al-Alhan Rana and Tony (4 min). Start with percussion section playing 14 beat cycle twice through. I'll cue with four beats.
- Longa Riyad (subgroup) (4 min). Nahawand G.
- il Hilwa Di, featuring Amr Eid, Ashraf and Samira (4 min)
Turkey:
- Leylim Ley Samira, Amal, & Elaheh (5 min)
Algeria:
- Wahrane all ?? (5 min)
- A vava inouva all (5 min)
Morocco:
- Allah ya Moulana all (antiphonal choirs); Samira leads (5 min)
Lebanon:
- Oudak Rannan Rana (7 min with dancing, Nizar leads dabke through the aisles...musicians continue to cycle until signalled to end)
about 45 minutes
Possible encores:
- Ya Banat Iskandariyya (5 min)
- Ah ya Zayn (5)
Total time: 108 min. + 10 min transitions + 15 min intermission = 133 min