Al-Bustan Music Ensemble Performs at U-Penn on December 4
An Evening of Arab Music at the University of Pennsylvania – Comprised of performers from all different ages & backgrounds
by Nicole Contosta, University City Review
published December 9, 2009
‘Al Bustan-Seeds of Culture performed a free concert of Arab music at Houston Hall last Friday, December 4th. Directed by violinist Hanna Khoury, the ensemble, which is comprised of elementary, high school, college students and beyond, performed music deemed, by its very structure, foreign to Western ears.
According to Khoury, that’s because “there are two components that make up Arab music: melody and rhythm. ?The different interpretations of melody create the textured Arab sound that we listen for, which is called heterophony.”. . .’
