Rivers of Babylon: Jewish-Arab musical encounters in Iraq

18 Mar 2010

Free lunchtime concert on Thursday 18 March

Rivers of Babylon
Thursday 18 March at 1.10pm
Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre

On Thursday 18 March why not come over to the Martin Harris Centre during your lunch hour to enjoy a free concert?

Jewish-Arab Musical Encounters in Iraq: Songs in the Babylonian Jewish tradition, sung in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic, instrumentals and Arabic songs from Iraq, accompanied by oud (Arab lute), violin, cor anglais, keyboard and dumbuk (goblet drum).

Admission: FREE – no advance booking necessary.

For further information, please contact:

• MHC box office on 0161 275 8951 or boxoffice@manchester.ac.uk

Also at the Martin Harris Centre this week: 

• University of Manchester String & Chamber Orchestras
  Saturday 20 March at 7.30pm
  Sibelius - Kancheli - McCabe - Haydn
  Presented by Manchester University Music Society

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