Oman- German ensemble performs in Muscat

2/4/2016 1:36:46 AM

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat-

The auditorium of the Ministry of Education in Wattayah witnessed a full house concert titled 'World Music Night' recently performed by the German ensemble Jacaranda.

The concert was organised by Arabesque International under the patronage of DrFrank-Walter Steinmeier German Federal Minister ofForeign Affairs.

The night started by screening a short film about the achievements of the Muscat Chamber Music Series through the past year and half when seven concerts with workshops were organised.

Then Ahmed Abouzahra general manager Arabesque International gave a short speech starting with thanking the audience. He also expressed his gratitude for the support of the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs the German Ambassador Oman Arab Bank media partners and the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra for providing all the needed instruments to make the concert possible.

Muscat Chamber Music Series was launched in 2015 with the aim to offer the opportunity for the young Omanis to have different musical experiences by bringing professional artists to stay in Muscat between ten days to two weeks before the concert to conduct musical workshops with schools and university students. In the first season of the project (2014-2015) Arabesque International brought artistes from different countries: Egypt Lebanon France Baltic Countries Italy and Germany. More than 4000 Omani and foreign students benefited from these workshops.

The artistes talked to the audience about the programme and the instruments they played on which are first introduced to the Omani audience. The ensemble was so interactive with the audience which is something that made the audience experience new atmosphere in a concert.

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