Jad Azkoul - A Guitar Concert

Jad Azkoul is an internationally recognized guitarist and has been featured in many festivals. He gives concerts and master classes worldwide, and publishes articles in music journals. Jad has taught at the American and Catholic Universities in Washington D.C. He is currently a guitar professor at the Conservatoire Populaire de Genève.
 

Salim Aboud Ashqar

Salim studied at the Royal Academy of Music in
London and is currently working towards his higher
degree in Hanover, Germany. He has given many
performances both locally and internationally.
Honours he has received the Palestine Award 1998
for the best musician and also the Initiativekreis
Ruhrgebiet Award.
 

Khaled Jubran and Ahmad Khatib

Oud Dialogue
In these concerts two oud players from different schools will present both modern and traditional Oriental music arranged for two ouds, interpreted with their own vision and originality. The resulting mixture will transport the audience with joy and pleasure.
Khaled Jubran and Ahmad Khatib are teachers at the National Conservatory of Music. They performed as a duo for the first time at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Old City of Jerusalem as past of the NCM's Autumn Season 1999.
 

The Oriental Music Ensemble

The Oriental Music Ensemble present their concerts this season to mark the occasion of the production of their first CD, Im il Khilkhal. This group of teachers from the National Conservatory of Music work to preserve and present the real meaning of authentic Arabic music. They aim to revive the Arabic musical heritage, which is being eroded by modern commercial music. Khaled Jubran on buzuq and oud, Suhail Khoury on nay and clarinet, Habib Shehadeh on oud, Ibrahim Attari on qanun and Ramzi Bisharat on percussion will present an array of Arabic musical genres and improvisations on popular melodies, displaying their unique skills and creativity.
 

Musicians of Tomorrow

The Conservatory presents four ensembles in this concert:
The First: Is The Ramallah Sinfonieta conducted by Dominic Nuns. This new initiative includes about 20 students and teachers of the Conservatory.
The Second: Is the newly established woodwind ensemble directed by Grant Chamberlain
The Third: Is" Takht ", an Arabic music Ensemble made up of adult students directed by Khaled Jubran.
The Fourth: Is another Arabic ensemble of a promising group of young musicians also directed by Khaled Jubran.
 

Leim: Habib Shehadeh Quartet

These musicians are brought together by their common vision and approach to music. They work together in order to present Arabic music in an honest and authentic way. Their programme will include pieces by Um Kulthum as well as Basharef and Sama'is. The members of Leim are Nizar Rohana and Bashir Asadi, violins, and Habib Shehadeh, oud.
 

Ahmad Khatib & Bassel Zayed

Ahmad Khatib (oud), Bassel Zayed (oud and voice), Youssef Zayed (daff) and Rudi Felder (double bass) will give a performance featuring traditional, classical and modern pieces, transporting the listener through different periods of musical history. The program will feature songs by Um Kalthoum, Sayyed Darwish, Abd El Wahab, Marcel Khalife and the Rahbanis. Ahmad Khatib is an oud teacher at the National Conservatory of Music, belonging to the modern school of oud playing. Bassel Zayed lately gave a concert in solidarity with Marcel Khalife held in Ramallah. Youssef Zayed has been playing locally with a number of musicians for the last four years. Rudi Felder, from Switzerland, has played double bass in a wide range of classical, jazz, and Arabic ensembles, in Europe and Palestine.
 

Bossphobie - Rap Music

This group carries with it the spring of Moroccan rap. In French or Algerian or Moroccan dialect, this group called Bossphobie know oriental music very well and have been playing Rap music with a mediterranean accent in Montpellier since 10 years. With a DJ, an Arab tuned violin, and a flamenco guitar, what a mixture.
Gaza Saturday 22 April 19:00 Rashad Shawa Cultural Center.
Ramallah Monday 24 April 19:00 Al Aseel coffee shop.
Jerusalem Tuesday 25 April 19:00 YMCA – East Jerusalem