NEW PERCUSSION WORKSHOPS AT SHUAFAT REFUGEE CAMP

Today started a series of percussion workshops for children at Shuafat Refugee Camp directed by Palestinian percussionist Raed Said from Jerusalem.

The aim of these workshops is to offer children an exciting introduction into the world of music and the joy of discovering new sounds and rhythms. 

The children started the new musical adventure with a lot of energy and curiosity and didn't want this first session to end. 

Raed Said who directs the workshop is a demanded performer, composer and band leader in Palestine and abroad who has also developped the first Female Palestinian Percussion Group. It is his second time to give workshops for children at Shuafat Refugee Camp after a successful first course in October 2014.

Both workshops took place thanks to the coordination and strong commitment of Rana Ghurab, an experienced social worker from Jerusalem who has been our partner for all activities at Shuafat Refugee Camp.

The instruments used for all activities were very generously sponsored by the Czech Representative Office in Ramallah to initiate new artistic programs and possibilities at the camp.

We would also like to thank Mr. Thomas Brugnatelli who through his private donation enabled us to organize this year's children summer music workshop in Shuafat. 

 

We are looking forward to hear soon more of the many young musical talents who just started their first music lessons and wish them a phantastic time! Keep playing and enjoy the music!

DAVID KALHOUS VISITS AL QUDS!

David Kalhous will visit us from Los Angeles for workshops and a concert in May! The renowned Czech pianist has gained recognition in the United States and Europe for his wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous programming spanning more than three centuries. 

His stay in Jerusalem has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Czech Center and the Czech Representative Office in Ramallah. Join us for his concert on May 18th!

UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2015

We are proud to be once again Palestinian participant in the UNESCO International Jazz Day - a unique musical intitiative that takes place around the world.

WE ARE WELCOMING THE BARENBOIM SAID FOUNDATION

We are delighted to hoste a concert of our partner the Barenboim Said Foundation in Ramallah who are going to visit us in Jerusalem to present a beautiful classic music program on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm at Hind Al Husseini College Theatre Hall.

Nicoletta Zannoni (flute), Simon Ibanez (clarinet), Alexander Fine (bassoon) and Jordi Farran (piano) are going to perform pieces by Mendelssohn, Weber, Quantz and Beethoven.

CÉLIMÈNE DAUDET RETURNS TO JERUSALEM

We are looking forward to the return of french pianist Célimène Daudet to Jerusalem. After enchanting us with a divine piano recital last season, the celebrated young pianist will now come back for another solo concert at Hind Al Husseini Theatre Hall as well as for more musical encounters with our students in Jerusalem and Abu Dies as well as at Shuafat refugee camp. 

Prizewinning pianist Célimène Daudet performs as soloist throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Latest engagements include concert performances in Moscow, Washington, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Beijing, Hanoi, Shanghai, the “La Roque d’Anthéron” festival, the National Opera of Lyon, the Opera d’Avignon, MC2 in Grenoble and the Halles aux grains in Toulouse. Last season she gave her acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut as well as her debut at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris. 

Célimène Daudet’s first solo album “A tribute to Bach” as well as her latest release the “Art of Fugue” have been appraised by the French and foreign press and received numerous awards. 

 We hope to have the pleasure to welcome you as our guest at one of Célimène Daudet's breathtaking perfomances. 

TIME FOR "SOUNDS OF THE SEASON"!

It's the season... join us for a special concert in the unique ambiance of 

St. Anne's Basilica in the Old City of Jerusalem! 

Our professors and music students are preparing a colorful program for this special season of the year. We are looking forward to their interpretations of pieces by Bach, 

Händel, Liszt, Fauré and Messiaen.

Join us for a fabulous Thanksgiving Recital!

INVITATION TO "KIDS FOR KIDS"

VIENNESE WALTZ AT AL QUDS!

EID FESTIVAL 2014

RAMADAN CELEBRATION CONCERT

 The Jerusalem Gates Association for Art and Heritage

and the Al Quds University College of Music

are inviting you to a Ramadan concert evening

performed by the Jerusalem Gates Association for Art and Heritage.

 July 8^th at 10 pm at Hind Al Husseini College Theatre Hall   

 Further information: info@music.alquds.edu – Phone: 0524679408

 

"The Poet's Love"

Invitation to a song recital 

 with 

AMIRA ELMADFA, mezzosoprano

KARL KRONTHALER, piano

Amira Elmadfa

 

Karl Kronthaler

The artists present Schumann’s song cycle “The poet’s love”

and other musical settings of poems by Heinrich Heine.

Saturday, June 7^th, at 7pm at Hind al Husseini College, East Jerusalem

Sunday, June 8^th, at 7pm at the French-German Cultural Center, Ramallah

Further information: info@music.alquds.edu – Phone: 0524679408

Many thanks to our partner: 

UNESCO International Jazz Day in Jerusalem!

It is our big pleasure to invite you to the UNESCO International Jazz Day 2014 presented
by the Al Quds University College of Music at the Patriarch's Pool in the Old City on
April 30th at 6pm.

We are honoured to be for the second year the official Palestinian participant of this
incredible international initiative lead by jazz legend Herbie Hancock.

For this year's edition we are proud to present a percussion ouverture by Raed Said,
Austrian clarinetist Andreas Schablas playing jazz variations by Berio, Stravinsky and
Widman as well as the Tahrir-Chiasso-Project from Switzerland directed 

by Mary Freiburghaus.

If you do not know the unique historic open air location of the Patriarch's Pool yet we
will be happy to accompany you there from our meeting point at Jaffa Gate at 5.30 pm.

  We would be delighted to welcome you as our guest!

VerTeDance in Jerusalem!

We have the pleasure to invite you to the performance of the Czech contemporary dance ensemble VerTeDance from Prague.

VerTeDance

The artists are going to present their new show 

"Through the Bottle Neck"

on Monday, November 11th 2013 at 7:00pm

at Hind al Husseini College Theatre Hall, East Jerusalem

We are looking forward to welcome you as our guest!

Further information: info@music.alquds.edu – Phone: 0548197311 - http://music.alquds.edu

Welcome the Islamic New Year with a Trio Concert at Al Quds University!

We have the pleasure to invite you to

a trio concert with the artists

Aneta Majerova (piano), Petr Nouzovský (violoncello)

and Tomas Tulacek (violin).  

 

Aneta Majerova

Tomas Tulacek

 

Petr Nouzovsky

  Monday, November 4^th 2013 at 7:00 pm

Hind al Husseini College Theatre Hall, East Jerusalem

The trio will perform pieces by Leopold Kozeluh , Johann Baptist Vanhal, David Popper, Karoly Goldmark and Ferenc Erkel.

We are looking forward to welcome you as our guest!

Further information: info@music.alquds.edu – Phone: 0548197311 - http://music.alquds.edu

Syrian composer Yazan Loujami – winner of the Al Quds Composition Award 2013

Yazan Loujami

Syrian composer Yazan Loujami is the winner of the international       Al Quds Composition Award 2013.

The Al-Quds Composition Award was launched and the world premiere of its winning submission presented by the new Al-Quds University College of Music in East Jerusalem.

In its second year the award celebrated the magic and uniqueness of Arabic storytelling and poetry. All participants were invited to reflect on the poem ‘Qais, Majnoun Laila / قيس ، مجنون ليلى” which was dedicated by the Palestinian writer and poet Mahmoud Abu Hashash.

Poet Mahmoud Abu Hashhash

The Al Quds Composition Award was successfully introduced for the first time in 2012 with participants from all around the world. The award aims to encourage the creation of high quality chamber music works, which include elements of Oriental and/or Western European music combined with human voice.

Composers from a.o. Jordan, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A., United Kingdom, Poland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russia, South Korea, Canada and the Netherlands participated in the second edition of this international competition for contemporary composition. 

Pianist Karl Kronthaler and soprano Lisa Mostin during the world premiere in Jerusalem

This year’s winner Yazan Loujami is a 19 years old Syrian Composer, born in Damascus in 1994. He started learning the violin when he was six years and soon got involved in music composition. He was part in various musical projects like the Syrian children and youth orchestra. In 2010 his first orchestral work was performed at the Syrian opera house under the direction of British conductor Howard Williams.

After graduating from Solhi al-Wadi Music Institute, he studied at the higher institute of Music and Performing Arts in Damascus, besides being an architecture student.

Yazan Loujami recently moved to Amman where he will continue his studies. His works include: In search of Basel (piano), Slama's Waltz (orchestra) and other works for violin and brass ensembles.

Karl Kronthaler, Mahmoud Abu Hashhash, Lisa Mostin and Ferran Sola Albrich after the performance at the Mahmoud Darwish Museum in Ramallah.

The international committee of music experts was highly impressed by the powerful musical imagination, the unique individual style and the virtuosity of the young composer.

The world premiere of Yazan Loujami’s musical creation “Qais, Majnoun Laila” was performed by Karl Kronthaler (piano), Lisa Mostin (soprano) and Ferran Sola Albrich (violoncello) at Hind Al Husseini Theatre Hall in East Jerusalem.

"The honor of winning this award means a lot”, said Yazan Loujami. “Even though I couldn't be there for the premiere; the chance of working with such a promising institution, and such amazing musicians is priceless, because through this project I was in contact with a place that is very dear to me and to all Syrians, and it means that despite all the borders and the checkpoints between Syria and Palestine, music can still make its way through."

For further details please contact: petra@music.alquds.edu