[Andalusi Studies] Fwd: Concert and Symposium, Feb. 21-22

[Dwight Reynolds]

Dear Colleagues in Andalusi Studies and Arab Music Studies,

I am writing to let you know of an event taking place at the  
University of California, Santa Barbara, Feb. 20-22, that will explore  
the interrelations between Muslim and Jewish traditions  of  
"Andalusian" music from the Middle Ages to the present through a  
combination of concert, symposium, and workshop.

At the academic workshop (not mentioned in the PR below), which will  
take place during the day on Friday, Feb. 20 and on  Saturday, Feb.  
21, papers are being circulated beforehand for discussion.

The presenters at the workshop will include Edwin Seroussi, Carl  
Davila,  Jonathan Shannon, Jonathan Glasser, Christopher Witulski,  
Philip  Murphy, Brian Karl, and myself.

The concert will include examples from Moroccan Ala, Tlemcenian Nuba  
and Inqilab repertories, Hebrew Piyyutim, Moroccan Melhun, and end  
with a full Syrian Wasla of Sama'i, Muwashshahat and Qudud in Maqam  
Saba.  Scott Marcus will be conducted a group made up of members of  
the UCSB Middle East Ensemble with guest appearances by Jonathan  
Glasser, Christopher Witulski, and Jonathan Shannon.  Our featured  
guest artist will be Esti Kenan Ofri.

If anyone would like to attend any portion of this event, please  
contact me ASAP.  The concert venue is small (only 150 seats) and  
reserved seating will probably go quickly (ticket reservations began  
today), but I have held back a few tickets for special guests.


Best regards,
Dwight Reynolds






[See attached flyer]


              THE MUSICAL HERITAGE OF MOORISH SPAIN
            Concert and Symposium, Feb. 21 & 22, 2015


CONCERT:

   ECHOES OF THE ALHAMBRA: Jewish & Muslim Music from Medieval Moorish Spain

              FEATURING Special Guest Artist Esti Kenan Ofri


   MultiCultural Center Theater, UCSB
   Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 / 8:00 PM

   The concert is free, but seating is limited--ticket reservations are
   recommended.

A unique concert of shared Jewish and Muslim musical traditions from    
medieval Spain, modern Morocco, Algeria, Syria, Yemen, and Israel,    
presented by performers and researchers who have learned these    
repertories from traditional practitioners throughout the modern    
Middle East.


      *TO MAKE TICKET RESERVATIONS PLEASE EMAIL: cmes at cmes.ucsb.edu*


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SYMPOSIUM:

          INTERTWINED TRADITIONS: The Untold Tale of Jewish & Muslim
                Musical Traditions from Medieval Moorish Spain


Sunday, February 22, 2015 / 3:00 PM
McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB

An international panel of scholars and musicians presents lectures on   
  how Jewish and Muslim communities across the Middle East have  
adopted   and shared musical traditions that originated in medieval  
"Moorish   Spain" - known in Arabic as al-Andalus and in Hebrew as  
Sepharad -   (illustrated with videos, recordings, and live  
performance).

Presenters:

      Jonathan Glasser (College of William and Mary)
      Esti Kenan Ofri (Internationally renowned vocalist)
      Dwight Reynolds (University of California, Santa Barbara)
      Edwin Seroussi (Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Israel)

                           * * * * * * *

Sponsored by:

      Center for Middle East Studies
      College of Letter & Sciences
      Division of Humanities & Fine Arts
      Department of Music
      Interdisciplinary Humanities Center
      Multicultural Center
      UC Institute for Research in the Arts


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Dwight F. Reynolds, Professor            Arabic Language & Lit
Department of Religious Studies          Phone: (805) 893-7143
University of California                 Dept:  (805) 893-2993
Santa Barbara, CA 93106                  FAX:   (805) 893-7671
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