MESTO's Fall Concert
Trasures from the Middle East
Music from
Egypt, Iraq, Syria
Jordan, and Mozart!
World premiere of Mariam
for voilin and orchestra composed by
Maestro Nabil Azzam
Saturday, October 18, 2014
@ 7:30 pm
The Downey Civic Theatre
Guest artists
Samir Rizq sings
Mawwal
and Syrian Medley
Rafi Kamal sings
Mawwal
and two Iraqi Songs
Hasan Minawi (straw)
Jordanian
Medley
Program includes the instrumental works:
Mariam, for violin and
orchestra by maestro Nabil Azzam (World Premiere)
Min Ghair Laih, by M. Abd
al-Wahhab (orchestration world premiere, N. Azzam)
Atyaf (coktail) and Intal Hobb by M. Abd al-Wahhab,
Mozart: symphony no. 40
(first movement); Alla Turca
Lahn al-Khulud by Farid
El Atrache
Dance of Abraham, by N.
Azzam, orch. Karim Roustom
Saturday October 5th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
Downey Civic Theatre, Downey CA 90241
For tickets at box office call (562) 861-8211
Prices are: $25, $40, $100
Guest Artists and Full Program TBA
Under the baton of maestro Nabil Azzam, music director
The orchestra will premiere
some of the 14 NEW works by
Nabil Azzam (Mariam for violin and orchestra)
(Mallah for orchestra) (Suite for solo
violin)
Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab (Amal Hayati) and (Inta el-Hobb)
(Samba Cairo) (Balad El-Mahbub) ;
Layla Murad (Ana
Albi Dalili) (Yalla Ta'ala Awam) (Is'al 'Alayyah)
Sayyid Darwish (El-Hilwa Di, reoechestrated)
Abdel Halim Hafez (Bitlumuni Laih)
Muhammad el-Mougi (Safini Marrah) Farid
El-Atrache (Tutah)
Live in America
Saturday,
October 5, 2013 at 8:00 pm
The Downey Civic Theatre
8435 Firestone Blvd. Downey, CA 90241
Tickets are available now@ box office
(562) 861-8211
visit www.downeytheatre.com
click on "upcoming events"
Tickets: $25, $40, $100 (online only)
SINGERS
MESTO under the fiery baton of Azzam
ADAAWE, African women singers
This concert is indorced
by individuals and organizations:
Drs. Hala, Hedab Al-Tarifi; Dr. Raymond Jallow;
Drs. Shawky and Fikria Hassan (Michigan)
Mr. & Mrs. Karim & Lily Karam
(We are very proud to add your
name too)
And by the following organizations: Los Angeles-Beirut
Sister City Committee
Jordanian American Association of Southern California;
House of Egypt; Egypt Cancer Network
PAWA; US-OMEN; Birzeit Society
Turath; AL-Awda; Arab-American Friends of Nazareth;
Bethlehem Society; PCRF; NAAPOC
We would appreciate adding those
organizations that expressed their support. Please inform
us and we will add your name also in the printed material.
Jerash in Hollywood
November
05 , 2006
program
notes and photos
This is the first concert MESTO performs
in Glendale, CA. Under the extraordinary direction of
Maestro Nabil Azzam, the
orchestra accompanied nine singers sevent of which sang
in Armenian. All songs were arranged specially for MESTO.
The list of the lovely and talented singers includes;
Erna Hambardzumyan, Sosie Mardirosian,
Salbi Mailyan, Gagik Badalyan, Mrine Abrahamyan, Varouhi
Shahinian, Byuzand Azizyan, Nadia and Marinella.
MESTO is fortunate to have collborated with Mr.
Arlen Mirzuyan, a composer arranger and conductor
living in Glendale, CA.
The concert also included poetry reading and some solo
pieces that feature Armenian instruments such as Kanoon,
Duduk and Dhol. Moon Productions,
Inc. sponsored the concert which indeed was
a musical and cultural show that will be remenbered...
MESTO performs for ACCESS California Services,
Feb.4-2006. Marinella Nittu, opera singer, Bob Applebaum,
mandolin and Louis Skoby, bouzuki were featured with Nabil
Azzam, director
December
10 , 2005
program
notes and photos
April
23 , 2005
program
notes and photos
December
12 , 2004
program
notes and photos
March
20 , 2004
program
notes and photos
October
25 , 2003
program
notes and photos
March
02 , 2003
program
notes and photos
October
05 , 2002
program
notes and photos
March
17, 2002
SPECIAL
CONCERT: MESTO Chamber Group/ program notes
November
25, 2001
program
notes and photos
March
11 , 2001
program
notes and photos
