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Date/Time
Date(s) - Tuesday, May 30, 2017
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Carleton College Concert Hall

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Carleton College is pleased to present world-class Oud virtuoso and composer Issam Rafea in performance on Tuesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall. The acclaimed Syrian artist will appear along with the Carleton Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, showcasing traditional and modern music from the Arab world. This event is free and open to the public.

One of Syria’s elite musicians, Rafea is a refugee now establishing himself as a professional musician and educator in the United States. He has a passion for infusing traditional Arab and Middle Eastern music with new compositional ideals and instrumentation. Winner of the 2010 Best Composer Award in the Dubai International Film Festival (Muhr Arab) for the film “September Rain,” Rafea was chair of the Arabic Music Department at the High Institute of Music in Damascus and the principal conductor of the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music. In Syria, he was an active composer and arranger for TV and theatre.

More at www.issamrafea.com.

This event is sponsored by the Carleton College Department of Music. For more information, including disability accommodations, call (507) 222-4475. The Concert Hall is located on First Street, between Nevada and Winona Streets, in Northfield.