Al-Bustan Awarded Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Grant
Al-Bustan is pleased to receive a grant from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art’s Building Bridges Program in support of our 2014 Concert Series.The Board of Directors and staff at Al-Bustan are honored to be one of 8 organizations selected from 56 submissions from around the US. We are thrilled to continue our concert series featuring internationally renowned guest artists. The 2014 Spring-Fall season spans a geographic and cultural range with diverse musical styles and disciplines. Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble will collaborate with each guest artist for residency activities that will include a week of rehearsals, workshops, and demonstrations, culminating with a concert performance in Philadelphia.With the support of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Al-Bustan Music is pleased to present the following programs in 2014: [highlight]THE NARCYCIST – hip-hop/multimedia artistWe Are the MediumSunday March 2[/highlight] [highlight]FATHY SALAMA – composer/pianistSharkiat: Contemporary Arab MusicSunday April 27[/highlight] [highlight]ROLANDO MORALES-MATOS – percussionistRevisiting Hybridity: Latin and Arab RhythmsSaturday May 24[/highlight] [highlight]MOHSEN NAMJOO – singer/songwriter/setar masterClassical and Contemporary Persian MusicOctober 2014[/highlight] [highlight]MARCEL KHALIFE – composer/singer/oud masterPremiere of “Chants of the East”November 2014[/highlight] [highlight]NAOMI SHIHAB NYE – poetPoetry and MusicDecember 2014[/highlight] [activatebtn]Click here for details and ticketing information![/activatebtn]
The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA) is an operating foundation funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The mission of DDFIA is to improve the quality of people’s lives through the study, understanding and appreciation of arts and cultures. Based in New York, the Building Bridges Program is a grant-making program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and supports national efforts that use the arts to increase the public’s understanding of contemporary Muslim societies.