Friday, May 15, 2009

PAST: CONCERT: Middle Eastern Music at The Jerusalem Fund, FRI, May 15th $10

The Jerusalem Fund Gallery presents
"Huda Asfour and Friens"
Friday, May 15th
7:30pm - 8:45pm

Tickets: $10
Please call 202.338.1958 to see if seats are still available.

An evening of live music with musicians Huda Asfour, Nadim Khoury and Brian Falkowski. The group will be performing original compositions from Huda's album, Mars, in addition to a number of classical and traditional tunes. Brief Bios of the artists: Huda Asfour is a Palestnian oud and kanoun player born in 1982 in Lebanon. In 2004, she moved to Egypt to continue her education and she is currently a doctoral student at GWU. Nadim Khoury, born in 1981, is a Palestinian who grew up in the cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Nadim studied the buzuk under the guidance of Khaled Jubran and is currently a Ph.D. student in political theory at UVA. Brian Falkowski is a versatile musician performing all styles of music on saxophones, flute and clarinet throughout the D.C. metropolitan area.

You can listen to samples of Huda on myspace here and Brian on myspace here.

The Jerusalem Fund
2425 Virginia Avenue, NW

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