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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T190000
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SUMMARY:Maine Middle Eastern Orchestra at Meetinghouse Arts
DESCRIPTION:\nFREEPORT\, ME\n\nThe Maine Middle Eastern Orchestra presents 
 a special program\, "The Music of the Sufis\," that explores the musical t
 raditions of Sufism.\n\n\n\n\nThe Maine Middle Eastern Orchestra is honore
 d to present a special program exploring the musical traditions of Sufism.
  Our performance will feature a selection of Egyptian sacred dance music\,
  devotional Sufi hymns\, and mystical folk melodies from Turkey. This is a
  unique opportunity to witness the power of this transcendental music\, ar
 ranged and performed in an orchestral setting. We welcome you to join us f
 or an unforgettable evening at Meetinghouse Arts.\n\nMaine Middle Eastern 
 Orchestra was founded in 2018 by Eric LaPerna with the goal of preserving 
 and performing Arabic\, Turkish and Armenian music from the art\, classica
 l\, folk and Sufi traditions. This music was passed on to Eric and other m
 embers of the orchestra by master musicians\, Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian\,
  Bassam Saba and Michel Merhej Baklouk.\n\nThe MMEO is made up of music fa
 culty members from Berklee\, Bowdoin\, Bates and Colby Colleges\, as well 
 as musicians from the world renowned National Arab Orchestra\, New York Ar
 abic Orchestra\, DaPonte String Quartet\, Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble\,
  Seyir Duo and the Casco Bay Tummlers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, January 10\
 , 2026 @ 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $25 in advance\, $30 
 at the door. Student tickets are $15. View more upcoming events by visitin
 g MeetinghouseArts.org\n\nGET TICKETS HERE\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Meetinghouse Arts\, 40 Main Street\, Freeport\, ME\, 04032\, Unite
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