Saturday, April 13
Yoni Avi Battat '13, in concert on Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 p.m.
Schedule
8:30 p.m., Slosberg Music Center
How do we connect with ancestors we’ve never met and traditions we’ve never experienced? Yoni Avi Battat '13 and an accomplished ensemble of musicians on traditional Arabic instruments (featuring Fabio Pirozzolo, percussion) lean into the complexity of Arab-Jewish identity, performing original and traditional songs with lyrics in Hebrew, Arabic, English, and Yiddish. Accompanied by projections of artwork by Ariel Basson Freiberg, lecturer in fine arts. Followed by a reception with Middle Eastern refreshments.
Tickets are free, but please register in advance to guarantee a seat in the intimate Slosberg recital hall. The concert will be livestreamed at brandeis.edu/streaming/music .
Sponsored by Arts Engagement with support from the Center for German and European Studies, the School of Arts and Sciences Cocurricular Fund, and the Samuels Center for Community Partnerships and Civic Transformation (COMPACT).
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