Arabic Music Festival

MAIN HALL

Friday, 1 November 2002 – 8 p.m.

  ·       Saiyed Darweesh

«Kom El Dekka»

          (Singing, acting and Show tableau)

            By: Alaa Kuka

 ·       Mohamed El Kasabgy

«Raq El Habib»

          (Singing, acting and Show tableau)

          By Ahmed Rateb

With the Cairo Opera House Music and Singing Companies and the Cairo Opera Ballet Company

Director: Dr. Abdel Moneim Kamel

 

Saturday, 2 November 2002 – 8 p.m.

·       Song Concert

With Sabah Fakhry and his band (Syria)

 

Sunday, 3 November 2002 – 8 p.m.

 ·       El Hefny Ensemble for Arab Music

Soloist:  Saad Mohamed Hassan “violin” (Egypt)

 ·       Musical Evening

Saber El Robae (Tunisia)

            With Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music

                   Conductor: Salah Ghobashy (Egypt)

 

Monday, 4 November 2002 – 8 p.m

·       Maraehy Brothers Duo (Tunisia)

Hamza (Qanun)

Amin (Oud)

With Sefian Bin Youssef (Indian Drums)

·       Musical Evening

Asala (Syria)

With the National Arab Music Ensemble

Conductor: Selim Sahab  (Egypt)

Tuesday, 5 November 2002 – 8 p.m.

·       Religious Evening

(Sahra fe Hadret Molana)

Music: Saiyed Mekkawy

Singers : Ahmed Ibrahim – Saeed Hafez – Mohsen Farouk – Abdel Sattar Sheha – Rashad Meshael – Ahmed Abdalla – Yehia El Omrani – Ayat Farouk

With Folkloric Instruments and El Tanoura Company and the Children’s Choir of the Talents Development Center

Director: Gihan Morsi

 

Wednesday, 6 November 2002 – 10 p.m.

 ·       Tarsheha Company (Palestine)

Conductor: Neseem Dakor

·       Musical Evening

Music: Mohamed Abdel Wahab

With The Singer : Safwan Bahlawan  (Syria)

and Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music

          Conductor: Salah Ghobashy

 

Thursday, 7 November 2002 – 10 p.m.

 ·       Yasmin Ensemble (Japan)

(Arab Music Trio)

·       Om Kalthoum Ensemble (Egypt)

·       Songs:

Mai Farouk (Egypt)

Foad Zabady (Morocco)

With the National Arab Music Ensemble

Conductor: Selim Sahab

 

Friday, 8 November 2002 – 10 p.m.

·       Marahy Brothers Duo (Tunisia)

Hamza (Qanun)

Amin (Oud)

With Sofian Bin Youssef 

·       Songs :

Gahda (Lebanon)

·       Songs:

Safwan Bahlawan (Syria)

Reham Abdel Hakim (Egypt)

          With the National Arab Music Ensemble

                    Conductor: Selim Sahab

 

Saturday, 9 November 2002 – 10 p.m.

·       The Egyptian Arab Music Ensemble (Egypt)

Conductor: Atef Abdel Latif

·       Songs:

Amal Maher (Egypt)

          With Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music

                    Conductor: Salah Ghobashy (Egypt)

 

Sunday, 10 November 2002 – 10 p.m.

·       Performance for the winning songs in the festival

 ·       Songs:

Ali El Hagar (Egypt)

 ·       Songs: 

Ghada Ragab (Egypt)

          With the Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music

                    Conductor: Salah Ghobashy

 

  SMALL HALL

Saturday, 2 November 2002 – 5 p.m.

 ·       Talents Development Center (Cairo Opera House)

-        Small Strings

-        Children’s Choir

-        Tap Dance Group

 

Sunday, 3 November 2002 – 5 p.m.

·       Composing Competition

 

Monday, 4 November 2002 – 8 p.m.

·       Oud Recital

Nasseer Shamma (Iraq)

 

GOMHOURIA THEATRE

Saturday, 2 November 2002 – 8 p.m.

·       Shooting Club Company for Arab Music

Conductor: Tarek Youssef (Egypt)

 ·       Kithara Ensemble

Conductor: Alfred Gamil (Egypt)

 

Thursday, 7 November 2002 – 10 p.m. 

·       Iraqi Ensemble (Iraq)

 ·       Adbel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music

Conductor: Salah Ghobashy (Egypt)

Soloists: Reham Abdel Hakim

              Agfan El Amir

ARAB MUSIC INSTITUTE

Saturday, 2 November 2002 – 8 p.m.

 ·       Oiun Ensemble (Egypt)

Nasseer Shamma (Iraq)

 ·       Songs:

Safwan Bahlawan (Syria)

With a small group from Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music