Kareem Roustom’s Dabke for string orchestra will receive three performances this month, including the Chicago premiere. Dabke is the string orchestra setting of the third movement of composer Kareem Roustom’s A Voice Exclaiming, originally scored for triple string quartet in a 2013 commission for the Kronos Quartet and Community MusicWorks players. Dabke is an Arab communal folkloric line danceContinue reading “Kareem Roustom’s November performances”
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Kareem Roustom: October Premieres – Berlin, Portland, Canada
Kareem Roustom‘s Aleppo Songs continues to receive world-wide attention, boasting three premieres this year alone. Originally scored for solo piano, the piece celebrates what Aleppo was known for, before the uprising of 2011 led the city to war. The composer writes, “To speak today of the richness of the arts and culture in Aleppo is toContinue reading “Kareem Roustom: October Premieres – Berlin, Portland, Canada”
Human rights prize ceremony features music of Kareem Roustom
In a concert and awards ceremony for the Nürnberg Human Rights Prize 2017, Marcus Bosch conducts the Nürnberg State Philharmonic Orchestra on a program that includes the German premiere of Ramal for orchestra and Dabke. The 2017 Nürnberg Human Rights Award will honor the “Group Caesar,” who published photos of people tortured to death in Syrian prisons. “Caesar” is theContinue reading “Human rights prize ceremony features music of Kareem Roustom”
Anthems of the World – Boston Landmarks Orchestra premieres Roustom
“Fired by local pride, some of Western music’s most passionate works are closely identified with their cultures of origin.” The Boston Landmarks Orchestra is a summertime tradition for Boston residents. Founded in 2001, the orchestra is comprised of local professional musicians. On August 9, the ensemble shared a concert of music from across the globe.Continue reading “Anthems of the World – Boston Landmarks Orchestra premieres Roustom”
Grant Park debut of Roustom work earns positive reviews
On July 12, 2017, conductor Fawzi Haimor led the Grant Park Orchestra in a tour-de-force program, which included the Midwest premiere of Syrian-born composer Kareem Roustom‘s Ramal. The performance was met with widespread enthusiasm from critics, both for the Grant Park Orchestra’s performance under Haimor’s leadership and for Roustom’s music. John von Rhein of the Chicago TribuneContinue reading “Grant Park debut of Roustom work earns positive reviews”
Apple Hill String Quartet performs Kareem Roustom
The Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music celebrates their 47th year with a Gala Fundraiser concert on July 25, 2017, featuring a performance of Traces by Kareem Roustom. The work, originally co-commissioned in 2013 by the Apple Hill Center, will be performed by the Apple Hill String Quartet, Kinan Azmeh (clarinet), and Sally Pinkas (piano). TheContinue reading “Apple Hill String Quartet performs Kareem Roustom”
Grant Park Music Festival & Fawzi Haimor – Kareem Roustom Premiere
Conductor Fawzi Haimor led the Grant Park Orchestra in a tour-de-force program featuring Haydn’s final symphony, London, Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis, and the Midwest premiere of Syrian-born composer Kareem Roustom‘s Ramal. The concert is scheduled for July 12, 2017. Fawzi Haimor recently completed his tenure as Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and is setContinue reading “Grant Park Music Festival & Fawzi Haimor – Kareem Roustom Premiere”
Kareem Roustom’s work for solo clarinet & electronics to receive European premiere: Pierre Boulez Saal
Fellow composers and clarinetists Jörg Widmann and Kinan Azmeh will lead audiences on a musical journey of discovery through three centuries, in a program that will include works from three continents by Mozart, Stravinsky, Poulenc, Elliot Carter, Steve Reich, Solhi al-Wadi, and Kareem Roustom, as well as Widmann and Azmeh. Kareem Roustom‘s A Muffled Scream forContinue reading “Kareem Roustom’s work for solo clarinet & electronics to receive European premiere: Pierre Boulez Saal”
Consonance-Dissonance: ACLU Fundraising Concert includes work by Kareem Roustom
Kareem Roustom‘s Buhur for clarinet and string trio will receive its West Cost Premiere in a benefit concert and exhibit in Los Angeles, CA scheduled for June 21, 2017. The program will also feature music of Golijov, Palestrina, Shostakovich, and Villa-Lobos in an eclectic program alongside a painting exhibit by Guy Walker. All proceeds raised will beContinue reading “Consonance-Dissonance: ACLU Fundraising Concert includes work by Kareem Roustom”
Kareem Roustom: Dutch premiere by New European Ensemble
Oriental Landscapes is a five-city contemporary oriental music festival. The artistic vision of Oriental Landscapes reflects on the history of oriental music and searches for a common ground for the future of shared musical heritage. On the 17th of June Oriental Landscapes travels to Utrecht, and presents a mini festival in Hertz and the K.F.Continue reading “Kareem Roustom: Dutch premiere by New European Ensemble “
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