Egypt & Upcoming Events

We recently returned from a fantastic trip to Egypt. Our engagement there with Cultures in Harmony was a unbelievable experience filled with both hope and sadness that took us to Cairo and Alexandria. The highlights of the trip include (in order of occurrence)...

- A performance at the US Ambassadors residence for Madam Margaret Scobey.
- Workshop with 45+ orphans and performance on the Nile River.
- A performance for The Village of Hope, outside of Alexandria. The Village of Hope is facility for special needs people run by Nada Thabet. Mrs. Thabet was one of 1000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 2005. www.alamalvillage.org
- A 5 day workshop for children for one of the poorer neighborhoods in Alexandria. The workshop included teaching western music, learning an Egyptian folk song, and creating compositions with the workshop participants. A special thanks to Rotaract for providing translators and help during the workshops (specifically Haitham Mohamed and Tawfik Diab who were Tiffany's and my translators.)
- A concert at the American Center in Alexandria. This concert included a Cultures in Harmony performance, the performance of the created pieces during our workshops by our participants, and a group performance with amazing world-class Egyptian musicians. A special thanks to Ahmad Gamal who is an amazing performer and for help organizing the musicians.

Upcoming Events

February 14, 7:30pm. Thalia at Symphony Space. NY Composers Circle concert.
Aurora Borealis - World Premiere arrangement of Elliott Carter's Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred and Tania Leon's Love after Love.

February 19, 8pm. Mannes College of Music. Mannes Faculty Concert.
Stephen Solook - World Premiere Robert Cuckson's Three Dances for Marimba.

March 3, 7pm. (Location TBA)
Aurora Borealis - World Premiere of Albert Carbonell's Gacella's, and works by Raphael Fusco and Jorge Sosa.

March 4, 8pm. The Italian Academy at Columbia University. Lucy Shelton recital.
Aurora Borealis with Lucy Shelton. Karen Rehnqvist's Puksanger-Lockrop and Luciano Berio's Folk Songs.

March 8, 2pm. 117th & Lexington Ave. Aurora Borealis concert.
Aurora Borealis will repeat their concert from March 3. This concert series is coordinated by composer Jorge Sosa.

March 22, time TBA. Garden City Concert series, Long Island. Aurora Borealis with Lucy Shelton.
The concert will feature Karen Rehnqvist's Puksanger-Lockrop among other selections. This concert series is coordinated by composer Bruce Adolphe.