Global Fest: Arabic Ensemble and Haneen Choir

Students of Arabic music perform together with Haneen Suomi choir

Arabic music ensemble is a global music ensemble where students learn to play and understand the repertoire of traditional Arabic music from the eastern Mediterranean region.

Haneen Suomi choir is a female singing group which performs traditional Syrian folk songs. It is a branch of the Haneen cultural forum, founded in the Turkish city of Gaziantep in February 2015 on the initiative of Raja Banout. The forum is a group of forcibly displaced Syrian women who have decided to face their pain and suffering with intellectual and cultural empowerment. The project aims to provide its participants with support as well as preserve the Syrian heritage.

In this concert, the students of Arabic music ensemble will perform some pieces that they have been working on as part of their ensemble studies and will perform together with Haneen Suomi choir some Syrian folk songs that is part of the choir’s repertoire. All the repertoire of this concert is based on Maqam Rast family. 

Further information: Nemat Battah, nemat.battah@uniarts.fi 

Changes are possible.

Global Fest, 11.-13.12.2024

Global Fest 2024 is the 9th edition of an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global Music Department. Bringing together artists from many corners of the world, the Global Music Department focusses on intercultural dialogue and collaboration, creating new artistic work together and fostering a sense of global citizenship. Expect a feast of dynamic, innovative, inspiring concerts and pop-up events, featuring performers from around the world celebrating the diversity of our planet.

Featuring performers from diverse corners of the world, including Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kosova, Latvia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Tanzania, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, and USA. 

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Time

11.12.2024 at 12:00 – 13:00

Location

Sonore

Mannerheimintie 13a

00100 Helsinki

Helsinki Music Centre

Tickets

Free admission

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