Contemporary Middle-Eastern Music

To inaugurate the Brunel Institute for contemporary Middle-Eastern Music, at 2pm a conference: 'The Integration of Middle-Eastern and Western Music'. Chaired by Professor Peter Wiegold with guest speakers including Christopher Fox (UK), Zaid Jabri (Syria) and Amr Okba (Egypt). An exploration as to how composers have approached an integration through shared or appropriated languages or harmony, rhythm, scales/maqam and form, including issues of process, values and ownership. Followed at 7.30pm by a concert. Contemporary ensemble notes inégales, directed by Peter Wiegold, is joined by traditional Middle Eastern musicians and Egyptian singer Merit Ariane Stephanos in world premières of music by Kareem Roustom (Syria), Zaid Jabri (Syria) and Peter Wiegold, with UK premières of music by Halim El Dabh (Egypt), Özkan Manav (Turkey), Bushra El Turk (Lebanon) and Samir Odeh-Tamimi (Palestine/Israel).