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SUMMARY:A Performance of Music from the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:The DeKalb Public Library is delighted to host an evening of cultural songs\, both traditional and new compositions\, after-hours in the library’s main lobby! \nAboud Agha was born in Syria and immigrated to Boston Mass at the age of twelve. He is an accomplished performer and composer of Arabic and Middle Eastern music. Aboud is a master of the Oud (Middle Eastern lute) and of many vocal styles from this part of the world. He has a master’s degree in musical performance from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate in ethnomusicology from UCLA in California. He now teaches at the American University in Dubai. \nAboud has performed his music solo\, in ensembles and with orchestras in America\, Europe and the Middle East. He returns to visit the Midwest this summer after a concert at the library of congress in Washington D.C. Click here to see Aboud’s many Instagram posts. \nAboud will be accompanied on percussion by DeKalb native Sven Oscar Hansen. Sven was born to Norwegian immigrants in the American Midwest\, where he raised four children and owned a greenhouse and florist shop. Sven has lived and studied in Norway and India and is a certified yoga teacher and sound healer. He creates and performs events incorporating music\, poems\, and sound healing. Sven has studied Vedic science and holds a degree in world literature from Maharishi International University in Fairfield\, Iowa. He lives in DeKalb Illinois. \nThe evening also includes a brief discussion of this ethnic music and their interpretation of it. There will be an opportunity after the show to meet and chat with the artists. \nThis concert is free and open to all. Doors will open at 6:00 and music will begin at 6:30 p.m. No registration is required. \nFor additional information\, please contact Samantha at samanthah@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.
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LOCATION:DeKalb Public Library\, 309 Oak St\, DeKalb\, IL\, 60115\, United States
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SUMMARY:KSO Opening Fall Concert: Petrushka and “Moor”
DESCRIPTION:The season opens with the Fall Concert: Petrushka and “Moor” on Saturday\, October 11\, 2025\, at 7:30 pm. A pre-concert talk with Linc Smelser\, KSO music director\, begins at 6:30 pm. This concert is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council and is sponsored in part by Ann and James Tucker.  \n\n\n\nThe concert features:  \n\n\n\nPetrushka by Igor Stravinsky\, the colorful ballet suite\, a four-part musical rollercoaster \n\n\n\nSymphony No. 25 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—familiar to many from the film Amadeus \n\n\n\nViola Concerto by Béla Bartók\, with special guest soloist Teng Li\, newly appointed principal violist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
URL:https://dekalbcountycvb.com/dccvb-event/kso-opening-fall-concert-petrushka-and-moor/
LOCATION:Music Building\, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall\, 550 Lucinda Ave\, DeKalb\, IL\, 60115
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Live Music
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