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The Turkish Concert

Start Date:

2019-11-23T19:00:00CST

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Persian Concert

Start Date:

2020-02-29T15:00:00CST

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Persian Concert (2nd show)

Start Date:

2020-02-29T19:00:00CST

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Agladikca - LIVE PREMIERE

Start Date:

2020-12-13T19:00:00CST

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See Event

BACK IN PERSON - Turkish Concert

Start Date:

2021-11-18T20:00:00CST

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Transcending Borders: An Evening of Arabic and Persian Music

Start Date:

2022-05-29T15:00:00CDT

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Turkish Concert

Start Date:

2023-01-08T17:00:00CST

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Directed by Wanees Zarour, The Middle East Music Ensemble will perform a concert of Turkish classical and folk music in new orchestral arrangements, featuring University of Chicago's Women's Ensemble, directed by Mollie Stone.

Persian Concert

Start Date:

2023-02-26T15:00:00CST

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Persian Concert #2

Start Date:

2023-02-26T17:00:00CST

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25th Anniversary Arabic Concert

Start Date:

2023-05-20T19:00:00CDT

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This Arabic Concert marks the end of our TWENTY FIFTH season! Our set this year will be focusing on the Arabic vocal aesthetic, with an emphasis on compositions rich in the exploration of maqam. Come and bring your family and friends — May 20 at 7 pm.
Our show is taking place in conjunction with an exhibit and lecture by renowned calligrapher Nihad Dukhan. His work will be displayed at the Reva and David Center for the Arts until May 31. He will also be presenting a lecture on May 21 at The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
We hope you join us for all of these events and exhibits!

Turkish Concert

Start Date:

2023-12-03T17:00:00CST

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Free Admission, suggested donation of $10 accepted at the door.

My Event

Start Date:

2023-10-04T12:07:35CDT

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Follow The Music Concert

Start Date:

2025-03-02T16:00:00CST

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OVERFLOW

Start Date:

2025-05-24 07:00:00

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Songs of love and loss rooted in the Persian, Turkish and Arabic musical traditions

Songs for Jim Stoynoff

Start Date:

2025-11-14 19:30:00

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Fulton Hall, 1010 E 59th Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60637
Doors open at 7:00 PM.

Join us for a celebration of our dear friend, teacher and legendary clarinetist Jim Stoynoff's life and impact in our community.

Directions from 59th Street.From 59th Street, enter the archway. Go all the way through the archway to the quad. Turn left on the sidewalk, and you'll see the doors for Goodspeed Hall.

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A Salute to Ziad Rahbani

Start Date:

2025-12-07 17:00:00

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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

Free Admission
Donations of $10/$5 Students suggested at the door.

A tribute to one of the most prolific and genre bending composers of the Middle East/North Africa region in the last century, the Lebanese composer Ziad Rahbani. We celebrate his legacy with a selection of his iconic songs and pieces in the arrangements and instrumentation with which they were originally performed or recorded.