Event

MUSIQA FROM AL ANDALUS

MUSIQA FROM AL ANDALUS
Presented by Arte y Vida Chicago

March 2, 6:00 PM + Reception Following

Instituto Cervantes Auditorium
31 W Ohio St.
RSVP Required
FREE EVENT

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Presented by Catalina Maria Johnson, with commentary and musical demonstration by Professor Wanees Zarour, this musically illustrated lecture will focus on the beautiful and complex Arab-Andalusian music that developed in the medieval courts of Sevilla, Granada, and Cordoba during the golden age of Muslim and Arab rule in Spain (711-1492 AD).

Catalina Maria Johnson is a writer and host/producer of radio programs for public radio.

Wanees Zarour, Palestinian musician/composer, currently holds the position of lecturer and director of the Middle East Music Ensemble at the University of Chicago. He also teaches Middle Eastern music at the Old Town School of Folk Music as well as other educational institutions.

This event is Sponsored by Comcast
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Supported by Ratio Nation, Don Julio, Macondo, WHPK Chicago is The World and Old Town School of Folk Music