About:
"A JOURNEY IN SOUND"
Peter Dobrin, Music Critic - the Inquirer
"a brilliant and dramatic work with a Middle Eastern flavor"
Jim Lowe, Staff Writer - Times Argus
"... you feel completely propelled by the power of the piece"
Christopher James Lees, Conductor
"phenomenal piece"
Ensemble39
Kinan Abou-afach is a cellist, oud player, composer, and recipient of the prestigious Pew Fellowship in 2013. The Syrian-born musician began his musical studies at the age of seven studying at the Arabic Institute of Music in Damascus, where he eventually joined the National Syrian Symphony Orchestra and performed with the Middle Eastern Ensemble.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands. Chronicles I, string quartet performance with The New European Ensembleexpand_more
String Quartet, Performed by The New European Ensemble
NEW EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE plays:
Kinan Abou Afach – Chronicles I (a la Sama’i)
Wassim Ibrahim – Syriac Fantasy
Kareem Roustom – Shades of NightPodium Grounds Pieter de Hoochweg 125, 3024 BG Rotterdam, Netherlands
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The Hague, Netherlands. String quartet premiere performance by The New European Ensembleexpand_more
Klooster Kerk, Lange Voorhout 4 2514 ED The Hague
Link / Info / Tickets: http://cultureunlimited.org/events/neue-vocaal-ensemble-consorte/
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World Premiere with The Brass Projectexpand_more
A world premiere of the full version of Exodus for brass sextet
The Brass Project:
Theo Van Dyck, trumpet
Brian Olson, trumpet
Cort Roberts, horn
Daniel Schwalbach, trombone
Oliver Barrett, trombone
Jake Fewx, tubaLink / Info / Tickets: https://www.musicmondays.org/november-2019
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Duo with Shinjoo Cho - Bandonion. Philadelphiaexpand_moreLink / Info / Tickets: https://thekey.xpn.org/2019/10/31/philly-jazz-guide-november-3/
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The Transonic Orchestra | Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park festivalexpand_more
Transonic Orchestra, featuring Miya Masaoka (koto and electronics), Layale Chaker (violin), Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Gamin Kang (saenghwang and piri), Shinjoo Cho (bandoneon), Nick Millevoi (e-guitar), Kinan Abou-Afach (cello and oud), Adam Vidiksis(electronics and percussion), and Gene Coleman (musical direction). 6:30–7 p.m. / 7:30–8 p.m. / 8:30–9 p.m.
Audio-visual work from John JH Phillips. 7:15–7:30 p.m.
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Speak for Orchestra. Performance with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Christopher James Lees: Conductorexpand_more
Speak for Orchestra. Performance with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Christopher James Lees: Conductor
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Cello Duo with Thomas Kraines | Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park festivalexpand_more
Cello Duo with Thomas Kraines | Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park festival.
Playing New Woks composed by Thomas Kraines, and mself. 5:30PM & 7:30PMLink / Info / Tickets: https://sitesoundphl.org/events/installation-performances-night-1/
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With Tom Kraines (Cello) and Shinjoo Cho (Bandoneon). Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park festivalexpand_more
With Tom Kraines (Cello) and Shinjoo Cho (Bandoneon). Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park festival
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