BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32939@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240605T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240605T130000 DTSTAMP:20240603T171625Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/istiwanat-live-arabic-music-ensembl e-in-a-homegrown-concert-series-archive-challenge/ SUMMARY:Istiwanāt Live! Arabic Music Ensemble in a Homegrown Concert Serie s Archive Challenge DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nIstiwanāt Live! Arabic Music Ensemble reinterprets music that was originally performed 100 years ago for a transnational industry of Arab\, Arab American and international record labels\, and which has re cently been released into the public domain. The concert is inspired by th e "Archive Challenge\,” an initiative of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress\, and draws on archived recordings in Loeb Librar y at Harvard University and the Library of Congress. The performers are al l directors of university-based Arab music ensembles.  They have challeng ed themselves to research\, transcribe\, study\, practice and perform new “covers” of these “golden oldies” and to share them with their stu dents. Performing on ‘ud\, qanun\, violin\, and percussion (riqq and daf f)\, their takht (or small ensemble) brings the highlights of their resear ch to the concert stage\, contextualizing the music and artistry of the pa st and repurposing it for contemporary audiences. The members are Anne K. Rasmussen\, Jared Holton\, Albert Agha\, and Anne Elise Thomas.\n\nThe Hom egrown Music Concert Series is part of AFC's ongoing public programming ac tivities highlighting the fields of folklife\, ethnomusicology\, oral hist ory\, and related disciplines\; foregrounding its archival holdings\; and fulfilling its congressionally mandated mission.\n\nThe event is free and open to the public\, but a ticket is required.\n\nRequest ADA accommodatio ns five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n\n\nFeaturing\n\nAlbert Agha\n\nAssistant Professor of Music\, Perf orming Arts Program\, American University of Sharjah Director\, Arabic Mus ic Ensemble Artistic Director\, Sukoon Ensemble\n\n \;\n\nJared Holton \n\nAssistant Professor of Ethno/musicology\, Hugh Hodgson School of Music \, University of Georgia Director\, UGA Middle East Ensemble\n\n \;\n\ nAnne Rasmussen\n\nProfessor of Ethnomusicology and Bickers Professor of M iddle Eastern Studies at William and Mary Director\, the W&\;amp\;M Mid dle Eastern Music Ensemble\, est. 1994\n\n \;\n\nAnne Elise Thomas\n\n Assistant Professor of Music\, Sweet Briar College Director\, Itraab Arabi c Music Ensemble (Virginia Tech) Charter member\, the W&\;amp\;M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/06/temp-2.jpg LOCATION:Thomas Jefferson Building - Whittall Pavilion\, 10 1st Street SE\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20540\, United States GEO:38.888725;-77.004875 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=10 1st Street SE\, Washingt on\, District of Columbia\, 20540\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TIT LE=Thomas Jefferson Building - Whittall Pavilion:geo:38.888725,-77.004875 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR