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Live Concert: Andalusian Music

 
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Live Concert: Andalusian Music

Featuring:

Hicham Chami and the Anda-El, East-West Orchestra
Aug 30 2004 - 7:00pm - 1:00am

Two Middle Eastern music ensembles are merging into a 20-member orchestra to perform on a
U.S. tour: the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble, led by Hicham Chami -- who participated in last December's concert Iberian Mystics: The Music of Three Faiths -- and the Anda-El, East-West Orchestra.

Dr. Avi Eilam-Amzallag is artistic director: two celebrated and internationally-acclaimed vocalists are joining the orchestra: Munshid Abdelfattah Bennis and Lior El Malich.

Click here to read the Chicago Tribune review of August 27, 2004 (free registration required).

Sponsors: The Middle East Institute is proud to join the following sponsors: Xauen Music, the City of Chicago, Genesis at the Crossroads, Israel Office of Cultural Affairs, Sultana Music, Eretz-Siamak Cultural Center, the Center for Jewish Culture & Creativity, and our host, the People's Congregational United Church of Christ.

(For other concert venues around the country, please click here; for further information, call Xauen Music at 1-888-MY-XAUEN ! (1-888-699-2836).)

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