INTERFACE: BEYROUTH The Beirut of Education   

September 18th -28th, 2008

Concept


18. SEPTEMBER 8 p.m. KULTURBRAUEREI/KESSELHAUS                       

POPART: Rami Khalifé Piano (Beirut, Paris) Bachar Khalifé Perkussion     
(Beirut, Paris) Peter Herbert double bass (Vienna, Paris)
Aleksandar Petrov Taplan (Skopje, Paris) Improvisation/Jazz/
classical Arabic music

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RAYESS BEK ORCHESTRA (Beirut, Paris) Berlin debut
Rap Orchestra
Lebanon Hop-Pop-Rap-Song
Koudaih Wael MC (Beirut, Paris)
Naissam Jallal Flute (Syria)
Yves Bittar Bass (Beirut, Syrien, Paris)
Manu Sauvage Keyboard MPC (Paris)
Issa Si Muradsaid oud (Paris)

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20. SEPTEMBER 8 p.m. KULTURBRAUEREI/KESSELHAUS

KHOURY TRIO (Jordan, Paris)
Elia Khoury oud
 Basil Khoury violine
Osama Khoury qanoun
classical Arabic music

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TRADITIONAL RENEWAL BEIRUT debut

Fadia Tomb El-Hage voice (Beirut) performs Middle Eastern Music with
Gilbert Yammine qanoun (Beirut, Ulm) and Nader Morcos percussion (Beirut, Paris)
 Oriental Mediterranean and Traditional Lebanese songs

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25. SEPTEMBER 8.30 p.m. DOCK 11

ORIENTAL SPACE
Mazen Kerbaj sax, tr (Beirut), Sharif Sehnaoui e-guitar (Beirut),
Franz Hautzinger tr (Wien), Helge Hinteregger electronics (Wien)
in collaboration with musikprotokoll/steirischer herbst Graz

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IMPROV BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL debut

Heather O’Donnell keyboard,  (Berlin) Sabine Vogel flute, electronics (Potsdam) Tony Buck percussion (Berlin) Joelle Khoury piano (Beirut)

Improvisation


27. September 2008 5 p.m. Haus 13/Pfefferberg


 Roundtable: … Innere Ferne …
Moderation: Christian Scheib and Oliver Schneller

with: Yoav Pasovsky, Elia Koussa, Mazen Hussein, Saad Thamir, Joëlle Khoury, Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Sebastian Meissner a.o.

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27. September 2008 8 p.m. Haus 13/Pfefferberg
Concert I « Innere Ferne »

Innere Ferne (1995) 3' (u.U. 9 Min) Berlin premier
for bass flute, horn, vibraphone and harp		 Karim Haddad
Lebanon
Skelet 1995 20'
for trombone, accordion, Perc und Quanun		 Vinko Globokar
Slovenia
Le contredésir 2004 14'
for horn, clarinet und violoncello 		Saed Haddad
Jordan
Kmatim (2006) 11’ premier of the new version (2008)
for flute, clarinet, harp, piano and perc		 Yoav Pasovsky
Israel
„Dialog mit Mugam“ (2003) 10’ Berlin premier
for flute, clarinet, piano, perc, pf, violine, viola, violoncello		 Rena Gely
Azerbaijan
Madih 10’
for ensemble and 4 arabic instruments		 Samir Odeh-Tamimi
Palestine

in between and after: classical arabic music for oud, ney, djoze, percussion (ensemble Sidare)

ENSEMBLE SIDARE Cologne with traditional Arabic music

Saad Thamir voice, percussion, composition
Bassem Hawar djoze

Jamil Al-Asadi qanoun
 Layt Abdul Ameer oud
Adnaan Shanan Ney


ensemble united berlin / ensemble Sidare, Colon

conductor: Ferenc Gabor


28. September 2008 Haus 13 Pfefferberg


8 p.m. concert II « Scars»


Silent Prayers (2002) 14'
for viola, violoncello and piano		 Iyad Mohammed
Jordan/ Palestine
Trio (2005) 8' Berlin premier
for flute, violine, guitar		 Elia Koussa
Lebanon
Memoires (2006) 6.30’
electroacoustic composition		 Mazen Hussein
Syria
No one to speak their names (now that they are gone)
Berlin premier
for e-guitar, string trio and live-electronic (2001)
Karim Haddad
Lebanon

Scars (2001) 13’ German premier
for piano, 2 drummers, live-Elektronik and Video		 Nahla Mattar
Egypt
Joan Karlen
USA
...Kein Anfang. Kein Ende... 8’ premier
for alto voice and fife instruments

Saed Haddad
Jordan

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commissioned by Robert-Bosch-foundation in collaboration with with ha’atelier

ensemble courage, conductor: Manuel Nawri
Vocals: Uta Buchheister
Conductor: Manuel Nawri

Kindly supported by Robert-Bosch Foundation. Concert program: Elke Moltrecht and Oliver Schneller

 

Credits / Imprint: The Festival is financed by Hauptstadtkulturfonds. Kindly supported by
Auswärtiges Amt, Deutschlandfunk (Broadcast oft he recorded concerts on 27./28.09.2008 on 18.10.2008 Festspielpanorama) In co-operation with musikprotokoll/steirischer herbst Graz. Special thanks to Christian Scheib, Oliver Schneller, Saed Haddad, Haroun Sweis and Kulturprojekte Berlin. Presented by zitty and radiomultikulti.

Round table and concert on 27.09.2008 in cooperation with musikprotokoll/steirischer herbst Graz. Concert on 28.09.2008 with kind support by Robert Bosch Foundation and ha’ atelier, Werkstatt für Philosophie und Kunst.
Concert programs on 27th and 28th of September 2008: Oliver Schneller and Elke Moltrecht

Subject to change!

concept/program: Elke Moltrecht


produced in co-operation with Piranha Events

Public Relation: Frank Klaffs

Entrance Fees:
Kulturbrauerei: 18. and 20.09 je €15/ reduced €12
Dock 11: 25.09.   €12/ reduced €9
Haus 13/Pfefferberg:   
concerts 27.09. + 28.09. € 12/ € 9 euro

round table: free entrance

Tickets:
Kulturbrauerei: T. 030 44315 151 + Vorvedrkaufskassen, Haus 13/Pfefferberg: T. 030 505 93 400, Dock 11: T. 030 4481222, ticket(at)dock11-berlin(dot)de

Information:
T. 030 505 93 400, info(at)x-tract-production(dot)de, www.x-tract-production.de, www.kulturbrauerei-berlin.de, www.dock11-berlin.de, www.pfefferberg-haus13.de

Festival Venues:
Kulturbrauerei/Kesselhaus
Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin - Prenzlauer Berg
Entries: Knaackstraße 97, Sredzkistraße 1, Schönhauser Allee 36,
Schönhauser Allee 37
U-Bahn: U2 Eberswalder Straße, S-Bahn: Ringbahn S42, S47 und S8, Tram: 13, 53, 50 und 20, Nightbus: N52

Dock 11
Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
U-Bahn: U2 Eberswalder Straße, S-Bahn: Ringbahn S42, S47 und S8, Tram: 13, 53, 50 und 20, Nightbus: N52

Haus 13/Pfefferberg
Schönhauser Allee 176, 10119 Berlin
U-Bahn: U2 Senefelderplatz, Nightbus: N2