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Concert: Audace Trio The Audace Trio was founded in 1987 by prize winners of the German Music Competition. By 1989 the ensemble had performed more than 60 concerts in Europe, India, and Africa. From the beginning, the three musicians, Alexander Ott (Oboe), Dirk Altman (Clarinet), and Eckert Hubner (Bassoon), were considered important on an individual as well as an ensemble level. This accounts for the attractiveness of the Trio's programs. Literature for solo instruments stands side by side with Ensemble music, and music of the early Baroque has equal footing with the avant-garde. Audace Trio uses a kind of "open art" where the audience is directly involved by being introduced to a new composition and the instruments used. Ramallah, Saturday 06 November 20:00, Friends Girls School

Recital: Tania Tamari Nasser Tania Nasser was born in Jerusalem where she started singing at an early age. Her first recital in Ramallah in 1960 was followed by many classical music recitals in Jerusalem, Amman, and Paris. In this program, Mrs. Nasser will sing various classical pieces accompanied by Salwa Tabri on Piano. Ramallah, Saturday 13 November 20:00, Friends Girls School Bethlehem, Thursday 04 November 20:30, Bethlehem University.

Concert: Khaled Jubran and Nizar Rohana It is a Lute dialogue accompanied by percussion, between two players considered to be the best musicians of their generation. The program consists of oriental classical pieces and improvisations inspired by well-known musical compositions. Nizar Rohana, who is studying composing and conducting at the Robin Academy for Music and Dance, will join Khaled Jubran, director of the Oriental Music section at the National Conservatory of Music, and Youssef Zayed, student of percussion, in this evening of original oriental music. El Bireh, Saturday 20 November 20:00, Baladna Cultural Center

Concert: Opus The National Conservatory of Music chamber ensemble is dedicated to performing classical music in a variety of ranges, from violin-piano duets to string quartet pieces. Teachers from the NMC involved in this group come from Palestine, Jordan, Scotland, England, and the United States, and have been affiliated with the Apple Hill Chamber players, the Royal College of Music in London, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Peter Sulski (Violin) is the leader of Opus which also includes: Nadia Abboushi (Piano), Amer Nakhleh (Guitar), Bettina Paul (Cello), Anita Masters (Violin), Heather Macdonald (Flute), Ahmad Khatib (Cello), Shirley Smart (Cello), Daniel Wetherley (Violin), Dominic Nunns (French Horn), and Russel Robinson (Viola). This season, Opus will also feature two guest musicians: Phil Bartai (Viola), and Valerie Pearson (Violin). Jerusalem Thursday 25 November 20:00, YMCA. Ramallah, Saturday 27 November 20:00, Friends Girls School.

Concert: The Oriental Music Ensemble An ensemble of five professional musicians of the National Music Conservatory will perform oriental music of the late 19th and 20th century on traditional Arabic instruments. The members of the Ensemble are Khalid Jubran on Oud and Buzuq, Suheil Khoury on Nay and Clarinet, Ibrahim Attari on Qanoun, Samer Totah on Oud and Yousef Hbeish on Percussion. The ensemble has brought their spirit and virtuosity to audiences in various Palestinian cities as well as to music festivals in Jerusalem,Greece, and Belgium. Bethlehem, Thursday 11 November 20:30, venue to be announced.

Concert: Ahmad Khatib Prominent Oud player, Khatib will play different Oud pieces composed by great Arab musicians such as Munir Bashir, Jamil Bashir, and Muhyi Ed Din Haydar, and will be accompanied by Yousef Zayed on percussions. Al Khatib was born in Jordan and studied Oud at an early age. He is currently teaching Oud at the National Music Conservatory. Bethlehem, Thursday 18 November 20:30, French Hospital auditorium.

Play: Abu Shaker's Affairs 1999

Ashtar Theatre This play is an experimental play where the script develops with the form rather than the other way round. The play talks about an oppressive patriarchal character (Abu Shaker), played by Edouard Muallem, trying to use his patriarchal position in the family to oppress anyone who opposes him and to enforce his own laws, which he refers to as Abu Shaker's Laws. He abuses the children and controls his family members. In short, the play deals with the issue of violence and sexual abuse within the family. What is particularly new about this play is the method used to deal with these issues. The audience is an active and integral participant in the play. The play is performed twice (it lasts 30 minutes): the first time, it is performed fully without interruption, and the second time, anyone in the audience can interrupt, stop the show, and change the script. The audience can also mount the stage and replace any of the characters in the play (except for Abu Shaker). Jerusalem, Saturday 06 November 19:00, YMCA, East Jerusalem. (Translation into English provided)

Play: Forced Landing The Palestinian National Theatre productions Written by: Salman Natour, Director: Mazen Ghattas, Music: Mustafa al Kurd Actors: Emad Mize'ro and Taher Najeeb After a long and complicated separation between two brothers, they finally thought it was possible for them to see each other again. They try to meet in a place that is reachable to both. One of them is coming from the occupied homeland, and the other from exile. The arrival to the meeting point turns out to be full of obstacles and requires a lot of border crossings. The first brother fails to cross the border and is arrested by a tyrant interrogator who tortures him and charges him with many crimes. The second brother faces the same fate with another tyrant interrogator. Jerusalem, Sunday 07 November 11:00, St. Andrews Scottish Church.

Concert: Music Recital of Piano, Classic Guitar, and Flute Marco Antonio Perez Prados and Joaquin Tafur will offer a classic guitar and flute recital of distinguished Spanish and Latin American composers, including Astor Piazzolla, Ernesto Cordero, Heitor Villalobos, Federico Moreni- Torraba, Edmundo Vasquez, and Joaquin Rodrigo. Prados was born in Madrid, and studied at the "Conservatorio Real Superior de Madrid". His professional career includes chamber, solo, and orchestral music, performing recitals forradio and television, as well as recording five flute concerts for the hunter Symphony Orchestra Collection. Joaquin Tafur was also born in Madrid and started his music studies at an early age under the supervision of Professor Aureo Herroro. He has performed recitals all over Spain and been part of different chamber groups. Luis Vallenes will perform a Piano recital of music by Spanish composers such as A.Cabezon, A. Soler, Y Albeniz, and others. His musical studies started in Madrid and continued in London at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He also took composition studies and conducting. At present, he is professor of Piano as well as maintaining a performance career in London mainly. Ramallah, 20 November 18:30, Friends Girls School.