Five Questions for Al-Bustan’s Executive Director Hazami Sayed
Summer 2015 | by Stay Thirsty Magazine
About the Words Adorned project…
This project is groundbreaking on a number of levels – most significantly it revives the poetic tradition of Andalusian muwashshahat, not simply recreating history, but rather re-interpreting it in the present day, showcasing the development of Arab musical tradition (into the modern-day takht) and Western musical tradition (into orchestra and choir). The program brings together these two manifestations of Arab and Western music in a dynamic and contemporary way.
The project will continue beyond the concert performance with a studio recording of the new works, and that CD will be part of a complete set of resources readily accessible for any choral directors around the country interested in presenting contemporary choral music in Arabic. We envision this project as an example of the type of innovative artistic work that Al-Bustan will continue developing, projects with local roots that have national and international reach.
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