So many directions to take...
Friday, May 28, 2004
Thursday, May 27, 2004
MODERN EGYPTIAN POETRY
The website of Abd-Ulsamie Zain-eldin. I can't find any actual poems here...but what I did find interesting was that some of his works were "plays in poetry."
The website of Abd-Ulsamie Zain-eldin. I can't find any actual poems here...but what I did find interesting was that some of his works were "plays in poetry."
LE CAFE
Link to all things Egyptian online, as the site professes. You can also join their discussion forum as well.
Link to all things Egyptian online, as the site professes. You can also join their discussion forum as well.
BAGHDAD LIBRARY
Cybercast of an interview with Library of Congress staff who traveled to Baghdad to help librarians there in assessing damage done to their national library. Libraries are such repositories of history and culture. I can't imagine if the same thing happened at the LOC. Or the BA...or any other national library. I remember when the library was first damaged, the outcry of librarians here was very strong.
Cybercast of an interview with Library of Congress staff who traveled to Baghdad to help librarians there in assessing damage done to their national library. Libraries are such repositories of history and culture. I can't imagine if the same thing happened at the LOC. Or the BA...or any other national library. I remember when the library was first damaged, the outcry of librarians here was very strong.
ANOTHER MUSIC SITE
I found the Arabic Music Internet Reference site also. It's nice if you can read Arabic. Otherwise, I just have to click on links and listen. Though I seem to be having a problem with that...
I found the Arabic Music Internet Reference site also. It's nice if you can read Arabic. Otherwise, I just have to click on links and listen. Though I seem to be having a problem with that...
THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR!
Great site on Arabic music, TURATH.org. I cannot believe I haven't found this until now. I must add it to my reference web page. I feel so excited! Articles, resources, profiles, and more...
Great site on Arabic music, TURATH.org. I cannot believe I haven't found this until now. I must add it to my reference web page. I feel so excited! Articles, resources, profiles, and more...
Music, Song, and Dance
Nice collection of links about Arab music, musicians, movies, and instruments. You can find links for Arabic music sources here as well (in order to aquire the music).
Nice collection of links about Arab music, musicians, movies, and instruments. You can find links for Arabic music sources here as well (in order to aquire the music).
EGYPT?
What does the last article have to do with Egypt? Just that I lived in France, so it's interesting to me.
What does the last article have to do with Egypt? Just that I lived in France, so it's interesting to me.
Muslims and France
Dr Amr Al-Shobki discusses the secular state in France and the effect on Muslims living there today.
This strict approach to secularism in France has made the system less able to adapt to new social realities, both within and outside France, and has come to “sanctify” secularism at the expense of humanitarian, democratic and civic values. In order to ensure the survival of secularism the system is now relying on the enforcement of laws that restrict the same individual liberties that form the essence of any democratic system.
Dr Amr Al-Shobki discusses the secular state in France and the effect on Muslims living there today.
This strict approach to secularism in France has made the system less able to adapt to new social realities, both within and outside France, and has come to “sanctify” secularism at the expense of humanitarian, democratic and civic values. In order to ensure the survival of secularism the system is now relying on the enforcement of laws that restrict the same individual liberties that form the essence of any democratic system.
Poetry and Song
Eldin also sets poems to music (mentioned in that previous article) Just another example of the similarities of music creation, despite cultural differences. Setting poetry to music is fairly common I should think.
He has just released a six CD collection of performances of works that he composed between 1984 and 2004, featuring singers such as Ashraf Sewailaim, Taheya Shams El Din and Reda Al Wakil, as well as instrumentalists such as percussionist Nesma Abdel Aziz, clarinetist Mohammed Hamdy and oud player Mamdouh Al-Gebaly. The collection is comprised of all his works, including Three Operas In An Hour with the libretto by well-known poet Sayed Higgab and a number of works setting to music poems by Amal Donkol, Nizar Qabbani and Ahmed Abdel Moity Hegazy.
Eldin also sets poems to music (mentioned in that previous article) Just another example of the similarities of music creation, despite cultural differences. Setting poetry to music is fairly common I should think.
He has just released a six CD collection of performances of works that he composed between 1984 and 2004, featuring singers such as Ashraf Sewailaim, Taheya Shams El Din and Reda Al Wakil, as well as instrumentalists such as percussionist Nesma Abdel Aziz, clarinetist Mohammed Hamdy and oud player Mamdouh Al-Gebaly. The collection is comprised of all his works, including Three Operas In An Hour with the libretto by well-known poet Sayed Higgab and a number of works setting to music poems by Amal Donkol, Nizar Qabbani and Ahmed Abdel Moity Hegazy.
The director of cultural activities of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Sherif Mohie Eldin...
In-depth article about Eldin's activities and efforts in creating cultural activities in Alexandria at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the challenges in drawing a younger audience to see classical music.
Mohie Eldin disagrees with this point of view and is continuing to try to bring new audiences in to see classical music. “Here, like everywhere, the average age of a classical music audience member tends to be around 50 or something similar,” he explains. “In Cairo I tried to bring in younger audiences and now I am doing the same in Alexandria. In fact the music aspect of the Bibliotheca program has been its most successful.”
Sounds like the same issues we have here at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. I've sat through many board meetings where discussions of audience development have taken over.
In-depth article about Eldin's activities and efforts in creating cultural activities in Alexandria at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the challenges in drawing a younger audience to see classical music.
Mohie Eldin disagrees with this point of view and is continuing to try to bring new audiences in to see classical music. “Here, like everywhere, the average age of a classical music audience member tends to be around 50 or something similar,” he explains. “In Cairo I tried to bring in younger audiences and now I am doing the same in Alexandria. In fact the music aspect of the Bibliotheca program has been its most successful.”
Sounds like the same issues we have here at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. I've sat through many board meetings where discussions of audience development have taken over.
