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.
PLEASE focus on these pieces for next rehearsal:
- Leylim Ley
- Chang-e Rudaki
- Wahrane
- Avava inouva
- Allah ya moulana
We'll also quickly review some of the others.
A musical journey (click to browse the map)
Probable program (in roughly this order)
Lebanon:
- Bilafrah Hijaz G (3 min)
- taqsim Hijaz G to Nahawand C
- Dulab Nahawand C
- taqsim Nahawand C
- Sa'altak habibi Nahawand C. Mona and Tony (5 min)
Iraq:
- Dulab Rast C
- Taqsim Rast C
- La Khabar Rast C. Amal & ? (5 min)
Iran:
- Chang-e Rudaki G minor. Kioumars. (5 min)
- Bidad Zaman D minor. Elaheh. (5 min)
- Ali Hooshiar and Raman Yazdani (7 min)
- al-Uzubiyya/Shaneh (5 min)
Saudi Arabia:
- Ahabbek law tekun hader Mona and Samira (4 min)
about 45 minutes to here
- intermission - 15 minutes
Egypt:
- Dulab Rast
- Ya Shadi al-Alhan Rana and Tony (4 min)
- Longa Riyad (subgroup) (4 min)
- il Hilwa Di, featuring 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)
Dance suite:
- Taqsim huzam
- Dulab Huzam, with final slowdown (3 min)
- Raqs al-Hawanem (7 min, with dancing featuring Pam and Cari, with audience participation)
~3:00( Dulab Huzam)
Raks al-Hawanim details:
~2:42 Play piece all the way through: (ensemble, Pam solo dance onstage)
~1:25 Taqsim oud (Pam solo dance onstage)
~ 1:00 add ciftetelli ostinato underneath, continue taqsim
~ 3:00 Drum solo (percussion, Pam solo dance onstage), as instrumental ostinato continues (Cari take the dancing to the aisle with veils and zills, audience participation)
~ 0:30 Upon signal: return to piece to end
- 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
