MEME Persian Concert

Middle East Music Ensemble - MEME

Performances at 2pm and 5pm

Free, donations requested: $10 general, $5 UChicago students and children

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E 60th St, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Director Wanees Zarour leads the 45+ piece ensemble, composed of university students and community members, through the music of Persia. The Middle East Music Ensemble explores a variety of classical, neoclassical, and popular musical forms from throughout the Middle East and embraces compositional and improvisational techniques unique to non-Western musical cultures. Members perform on traditional instruments, often in company with noted guest artists.

The Middle East Music Ensemble at the University of Chicago is a 45 piece orchestra that was established by the Music Department in 1997, to provide a performance space in which theoretical, practical and historical interests in Middle Eastern music could be explored, and performers from across the university and the neighboring community could share their expertise and learn from one another.

The ensemble is committed to the study and performance of a wide range of Middle Eastern music, with a certain emphasis on those underpinned by the theory and practice of maqam. It has performed on campus at various events since its establishment and its concerts at The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts are regularly "sold out" events. We rehearse throughout the year on Thursday evenings and invite any and all to come and join us at these rehearsals; participation is open to all students and to experienced community members.

The Middle East Music Ensemble explores a variety of classical, neo-classical, and popular forms from throughout the Middle East, encompassing compositional and improvisational techniques unique to non-Western musical culture. Members perform on traditional instruments, often in company with noted guest artists, in multiple concerts both on and off campus. 

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