The UCSB Middle East Ensemble is an official “Ethnomusicology Performance Ensemble” in the University of California, Santa Barbara, Music Department. Founded in 1989 by ethnomusicology professor Scott Marcus, the ensemble has performed widely throughout California including concerts in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Pomona, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Berkeley, Sacramento, San Diego, and in Tuscon, Arizona and Washington D.C. In Fall 1999, seven members of the Ensemble performed in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan as the sole U.S. representatives at the International "Melodies of the East" Festival in the city of Samarkand.
The ensemble’s repertoire reflects the great diversity of cultures found in the Middle East. The ensemble performs music and dance from Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian, Greek, Sephardic and Oriental Jewish, Kurdish, and Assyrian cultures. Performance items range from classical pieces to religious, folk, popular, and children's songs, as well as folk, classical, and cabaret-style dances.
Dr. Scott Marcus, the founder and director of the UCSB Middle East Ensemble, teaches in the Music Department at UCSB. He studied Middle Eastern music at UCLA under Dr. Ali Jihad Racy and in Cairo, Egypt. Most recently, Scott spent the last six months of 1998 with his family in Cairo, researching present-day mizmar (folk oboe) traditions.
Dr. Dwight Reynolds, leader, along with Scott Marcus, of our chorus, teaches Arabic Language and Literature in the Department of Religious Studies at UCSB. He is the head of the UCSB Program in Islamic and Near Eastern Studies and the director of the new UCSB Center for Middle East Studies. Dwight has traveled and conducted research in Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, and Algeria.
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A collection of songs, dances, and instrumental pieces from the Middle East Ensemble's 1994 concerts. With guest artists: Souhail Kaspar, Abdellatif Belharrat, and Ararat Petrossian.
UCSB Middle East Ensemble In Concert 1994,UCSB Middle East Ensemble,RT Productions,This exciting ensemble from the Program in Ethnomusicology at UC Santa Barbara performs Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Armenian music. Live recordings from three 1994 concerts show the wide ranging interests of the Ensemble.
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UCSB Middle East Ensemble In Concert 1994
UCSB Middle East Ensemble Manufacturer: RT Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B00005O1CZ Release Date: 2001-08-01 |
Tracks:
- Sama'i Farahfaza
- Nay Taqsim (Scott Marcus)
- Ya Hilalan
- Ya Ghusna Naqa
- Longa Riyad
- Dulab Habib
- Yesilim
- Il Hilwa-Di (Souhail Kaspar)
- Ya Salat Iz-Zayn (Abdellatif Belharrat)
- Yahlaylah Yahlaylah
- Chinar-Ess (Ararat Petrossian)
- Khoda E-Asman
- Siko Horepse Koukli Mou
- Tamra Hinna
- Miserlou
- Ah Ya Zayn/Ayyub
Album Description
A collection of songs, dances, and instrumental pieces from the Middle East Ensemble's 1994 concerts. With guest artists: Souhail Kaspar, Abdellatif Belharrat, and Ararat Petrossian.Customer Reviews:
great collection.......2001-12-20
Highlights include percussion from one of the most talented drummers in the world.
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