  Salem Abdul-Karem's Orchestra to perform in MadridFebruary 21, 2009 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Salem Abdul-Karem's Orchestra (SAKO) will perform the oud maestro's "Qatar Symphony" in national concert hall in Madrid on February 26.The 140-member SAKO consists mostly of Armenian musicians who also play various Armenian bands. Oud guru Dr Salem Abdul-Karem was born in Baghdad in 1961. He holds twin qualifications in music and mathematics, from the Iraqi Institute for Musical Studies and the Faculty of Science at Baghdad University, respectively. He has led concerts in Iraq and abroad, including the GCC countries and Europe, and he has been instrumental in forming several musical groups. Abdul-Karem is a prolific music composer with several compositions for symphony orchestras. As an orchestrator his work included the orchestration and re-composing of Iraqi folk music. 26 февраля оркестр Салем Абдула-Керима выступит в Национальном концертном зале Мадрида. Собирательный Оркестр САКО под руководством композитора и гуру уда исполнит симфонию "Катар", созданную Абдул-Керимом в посвящение истории государства Катар. По словам менеджера выступления оркестра САКО в Мадриде, Ники Бабаяна, оркестр Салем Абдул-Керима состоит из почти 140 музыкантов, в основном это армянские музыканты, по совместительству выступающие в различных армянских оркестрах. Абдул Салем-Керим родился в Ираке и является самым знаменитым музыкантом современности, играющим на уде. Симфонию "Катар" Абдул-Керим создал по заказу Катарского фонда. В ней впервые использована смесь восточной мелодии и структуры западной музыки.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
