Symphony Arabica

Unusual music project brings Arab and Symphonic music together. Different worlds unite on one stage: professional musicians from Europe and the Middle East, students and teachers from several music academies in Holland, local amateur musicians and children.
During his travels trough the Middle East, Merlijn collected music, people, poems and memories that found a place in the composition. The music is a combination of his own style and the rich living tradition of Arab music.

Musicians from Palestine (the renowned group Sabreen with Wisam Murad), Iraq, Syria, Morocco and Iran are part of this project.
Aditionally, large groups of local amateurs and children are included in the orchestra. They received workshops in contemporary and Arab music and perform all together.

The premier was on 15 May 2008, exact 60 years after the British mandate ended in 1948 Palestine. More than 700.000 Palestinians were forced to flee there homes and are until today living in exile. With this concert, we want to strengthen the connection between people from the West and the Middle East, bring more consciousness about these events known as el Nakba (the catastrophe) and remember 1948 in a dignified and refined way.

See our related projects from
Amman, Jordan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WN4hnEuzsc
and Bethlehem/Ramallah, Palestine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=008p-_LePrg

Category:

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• Merlijn
• Twaalfhoven
• Music
• Arabic
• Symphony
• Palestine
• Orchestra
• Arab
• Sabreen
• 1948
• Tropenmuseum
• Peace
• Israel
• Middle
• East

[HT8111]

Actually she's a Palestinian.....just happens Palestine is occupied so she grew up in London. You should really research who you talk shit about...otherwise you make yourself look a fool :)

[omarkronos2]

The Symphony is Great especially The Entrance ( Islamic Azan ) .

[alihammadshah]

@alexanderlinden They were forced out of a lot of place really, and through out history jews have been slaughtered, this just tells you something is fucking wrong with them.

[alihammadshah]

shadia mansour has beautiful voice.

[alexanderlinden]

YES AND 700.000 JEWS WERE FORCED OUT OF THE ARABWORLD... SO THERES YOUR BALANCE

[LTKD84]

I like the concept... but here!!

I'm sorry to say that, but the outcome is creepy!

[MinBladLaBlad]

amazing thanks for posting

[colourtellystudios]

Amazing - Nice touch Shadia

[kicklickmick]

the hip hop thing ruined the whole thing :S but still great piece

[MDSakamoto]

Willkommen to youtube, excellent performance btw.