Evento

MATA Presents New Music from the Islamic World

On July 8 at New Yorks DiMenna Center, MATA will kick off its 20th anniversary season by launching a new initiative: New Music from the Islamic World, a three-year biannual concert series featuring composers from Muslim-majority nations. Featuring soprano Sharon Harms and the Friends of MATA.

7:30 PM Mary Flagler Cary Hall, DiMenna Center
450 West 37th Street
New York, NY 10018

Tickets: $20

Program:
Zaid Jabri (Syria): Beata Pacifici / In Memoriam Rachel Corrie (2010)
Shergo Dakouri (Kurdistan): (2013) Beyati (American Premiere)
Aida Shirazi (Iran): Lullaby for Shattered Angels (2014) (American Premiere)
Idin Samimi Mofakham (Iran): Homage a Abolhasan Saba (2012) (New York Premiere)
Arash Yazdani (Iran): Aphorism (2016) (American Premiere)

Performed by
FOM: The Friends of MATA

Martha Cargo, flute
Michelle Farah, oboe
Carlos Cordeiro, clarinet
Dirk Wels, bassoon
Ashley Jackson, harp
Chris Graham, percussion
Isabelle OConnell, piano
Pauline Kim, Jacob Ashworth, violins
Stephanie Griffin, viola
Maria Hadge, cello
Pat Swoboda, bass
Sharon Harms, soprano
Carl Bettendorf, conductor