SOUHAIL KASPAR CONCERTS: A SELECTED LIST

1997

A Concert with Simon Shaheen and his Near Eastern Ensemble, featuring Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, a concert for the Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society, Long Beach Hilton Hotel, Long Beach, CA (March 15).

A Concert of Music from the Middle East featuring Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, hosted by Professor Danny Lozano and faculty, Johnson House, Whittier College, Whittier, CA (March 10).

1996

Music by the Middle East Ensemble featuring Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, David Markowitz and Joshkun Tamer, Neve Shalom, Wahat al-Salam, The Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles, CA (November 17).

"A Concert of Music from the Middle East featuring Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar," Willamette University, Salem, OR (November 10).

"Association of Arab-American University Graduates and Al-Funun Al-Arabiya present Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar and Ahmad El-Asmar," Grand Ballroom, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, CA (October 18).

"World in Music," UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, performance by Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA (June 8).

Spring Concert Festival, UCLA Near East Ensemble at Schoenberg Hall, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (May 30).

Musical performance with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, in connection with the International Levi Della Vida Conference at UCLA, honoring Oleg Grabar, sponsored by G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, Faculty Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (May 11).

"Mystic Voices: Music of Devotion in Islam and Hinduism," with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA, Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (February 26).

1995

"A Night of Arab Music, virtuoso performer Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar and Ahmad El-Asmar," Jessen Auditorium, University of Texas in Austin, Austin, TX (November 18).

Festival of World Music, UCLA concert in connection with the national meeting for the Society of Ethnomusicology, performance by Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail and Toni Kaspar, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (October 21).

Spring Concert Festival, UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (June 1).

Concert-Lecture with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, at a Symposium on "Encounters Along the Mediterranean Rim: Cross-Cultural Dynamics Between Arabic, Byzantine, Jewish, and Latin Civilizations in the Middle Ages," The Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA (February 24).

Featured with the Kronos Quartet in a performance of Racy's "Zaman Suite," Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY (February 17).

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles presents "The Authentic Rubiyyat of Omar Khayyam," with Jodie Foster and James Coburn, a concert with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Los Angeles Library, Los Angeles, CA (January 28).

"Turath al-Sharq presents an Evening of Arabic Songs and Music," with Sa'di al-Hadithi, Ali Jihad Racy, and Souhail Kaspar, Hotel Inter-Continental, Chicago, IL (January 22).

1994

Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts; Music of the Middle East, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, honoring celebrated Egyptian singer and composer Sayyid Makkawi in person, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (June 2).

Performed with the Kronos Quartet and UCLA students "Zaman Suite" by Racy, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 6).

Performed in the world premiere of "Zaman Suite" with Kronos Quartet, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Westwood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA (May 6).

1993

Concert of Egyptian music, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar for the Society of Egyptian American Scholars, UCLA Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CA (November 13).

Music and dance of the Middle East, performance with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar and members of the UCLA Near East Ensemble for dancer and dance teacher Angelika Nemeth, Faculty Dance Concert, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA (November 5 and 6).

Concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar and Ahmad El-Asmar, Los Angeles Festival fund raiser event, Resnick's residence, Beverly Hills, CA (October 5).

Concert for the Los Angeles Festival titled "Worlds Together: Encounters with Arab, Mediterranean and Latino Musics," with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, and other artists, Crossing L.A. Concert Series, Leimert Park, The Vision Complex Theater 1, Los Angeles, CA (September 18).

Performances with Joshkun Tamer and his Turkish Music Ensemble and with Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures Ensemble, Ali Jihad and Souhail Kaspar, Sacred Landmarks Series, Los Angeles Festival, Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA (September 16).

Arab and Flamenco music with Flamenco guitarist Gino D'Auri, Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Sacred Landmarks Concert Series, Los Angeles Festival, Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA (August 26).

Featured concert artist, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, The J. Paul Getty Museum Concerts, Los Angeles Festival, Pacific Palisades, CA (August 21).

Concert of Arab Music with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Los Angeles fund raiser dinner, J. Paul Getty Museum, Pacific Palisades, CA (June 11).

Music of the Near East Spring Concert with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (June 3).

"Bismillah," concert with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar for al-Funun al-Arabiya, California Afro-American Museum, Los Angeles, CA (March 27).

Concert of Arab Music with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Montezuma Hall, State University of San Diego, San Diego, CA (March 14).

Concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar and Simon Shaheen at the University of Columbia Miller Theater, New York, NY (Feb 4).

1992

Performance with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and poetry reading by actor Michael Ansara, Annual Arts Festival presented by al-Funun al-Arabiya, Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA (May 31).

1991

Music and Dance of the Arab World, concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer) and Carolee Kent (dancer), San Diego State University, Montezuma Hall and Theater East, East County Performing Arts Center, San Diego, CA (November 3,4 and 5).

Musical performances with poetry, representing al-Funun al-Arabiyah in a multi-ethnic cultural presentation, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles, CA (October 19).

Concert of Lebanese traditional music with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar for the Maronite League of Our Lady of Mount Lebanon Church, Los Angeles, CA (June 30).

Performance with the UCLA Near East Ensemble at the 'Abd al-Wahhab Memorial, Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, UCLA Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (June 20).

"Music of the Near East," UCLA Near East Ensemble, UCLA Ethnomusicology Spring Concert Series, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Gamelan Room, Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (May 29).

Concert of Arab music with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar at MIT, Boston, MA (April 20).

Concert with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar at Wellesley College, MA (April 18).

"Traditional and Folk Music of the Middle East." concert with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, presented by the Wellesley Middle Eastern Club, cosponsored by the Wellesley College Music Department, Slater International, al-Muslimat and CPLA, Slater Hall, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (April 19).

Concert with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar at a special educational program on the Arab world, UCLA Fowler Museum, L. A., CA (April 13).

"Panorama in Sound: Music of the Near East," concerts of music and dance of the Arab Near East with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), and Hala (dancer), sponsored by Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College and San Diego State University, East County Performing Arts Center, San Diego, CA (March 18-19).

"Arab Music and Dance," a concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), and Hala (dancer), Montezuma Hall, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (March 17).

Lebanese Urban and Folk Music and Dance, concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), Abduh Yaghi, and other artists, sponsored by the Mexican-Lebanese Maronite Society, Lebanese Club, Mexico City, Mexico (February 9,10).

1990

"Music of the Near East," UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, UCLA Ethnomusicology Spring Concert Series, Gamelan Room, Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (May 24).

"Panorama in Sound: Music of the Near East," concerts of music and dance of the Arab Near East with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), and Dahlena (dancer), sponsored by Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College and San Diego State University, East County Performing Arts Center, San Diego, CA (March 5-6).

"Arab Music and Dance," a concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), and Dahlena (dancer), Montezuma Hall, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (March 4).

"Music of the Arab Near East," a concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), and Dahlena (dancer), Price Center Theater, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA (March 2).

Concert of Lebanese Urban and Folk Music and Dance, with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), Toni Hanna (singer), and other artists, sponsored by the Mexican-Lebanese Maronite Society, Lebanese Club, Mexico City, Mexico (Feb 9).

1989

"Traditional Arab Music," concert with the UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, and sponsored by Arab Students Association at UCLA, Dodd Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (May 18).

"A Program of Muwashshahat: Songs and Instrumental Pieces from the Arab-Andulusian Repertoire," UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, and UCLA Ethnomusicology Spring Concert Series, Gamelan Room, Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (May 13).

"Music of the Arab Near East," a concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), and Carolee Kent (dancer), sponsored by Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College and San Diego State University, East County Performing Arts Center, San Diego, CA (May 8).

"A Panorama in Sound: Music of the Near East," concert with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, World Music Series Program, Hollywood Bowl Museum, Los Angeles, CA (March 19).

"Arab Music and Dance," a concert with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), and Carolee Kent (dancer), Montezuma Hall, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (March 12).

Concert with UCLA Near East Ensemble and other UCLA Performance Ensembles, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, and Southern California Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology, UCLA Sunset Recreation Center, Los Angeles, CA (March 5).

Concert in Honor of President and Mrs. Reagan, Official Homecoming Celebration, with singer Shirley Jones, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), Aman Dance Troupe, and other artists, Midani residence, Beverly Hills, CA (February 25).

1988

Concert of Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Ottoman Music, with the Duo Mediterraneo, UCLA Near East Ensemble, with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), Middle East Studies Association of North America Annual Meeting, Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, CA (November 3).

1987

"A Night of Arabic Music," with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Texas Association for Middle East Scholars, Jessen Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, TX (October 9).

Performance for Pope John Paul II, on behalf of the Islamic faith, at Nostra Aetate Alive, welcoming the Pope to Los Angeles, with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and other artists, Japan-American Theatre, Japanese Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA (Sept 16).

"A Concert of Rahbani Music,", Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), and UCLATINO, UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 28).

Concert of Near Eastern music with UCLA Near East Ensemble and AVAZ, with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, 197th Annual Meeting of the American Oriental Society, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (March 23).

1986

Concert of Arab, Persian, Turkish Music and Dance in Honor of Sister Cities Beverly Hills, CA and Cannes, France, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), AMAN, and other artists, Midani residence, Beverly Hills, CA (November 21).

"On Wings of Songs: Melody Through the Ages," musical performance for a UCLA Extension course, taught by Professor Robert Winter, Ali Jihad Racy with Souhail Kaspar, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (September 29).

Concert of classical Arab music, with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), sponsored by the League of Arab States and the Arab Information Center, University Club, Chicago, IL (August 1).

Concert of Arab, Persian, Turkish Music and Dance,with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLAtino Ensemble, Aisha Ali Dance Co., and other artists, Midani residence, Beverly Hills, CA (June 6).

Music and Dance of the Near East, Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, honoring Egyptian composer Muhammad 'Abd al-Wahhab, UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), Farida Fahmy (choreographer), and UCLATINO, UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 29).

Performance with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), and other artists, Thirty-ninth Annual International Folk Dance Festival, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center of Los Angeles, CA (January 25).

1985

Concert with UCLA Near East Ensemble at "UCLA College of Fine Arts Open House: Twenty-five Years of the Arts," Ali Jihad Racy, and Souhail Kaspar, UCLA Music Department, Los Angeles, CA (November 17).

Music and Dance of the Near East, Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 23).

Middle Eastern Music and Dance Concert, with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA, Tenth Giorgio Levi Della Vida Biennial Conference, G. E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, Holiday Inn, Los Angeles, CA (May 4).

Concert of Arab music with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, University of Ohio, Columbus, OH (April 12).

Performance of Arab music with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar and other artists, Silver Jubilee Banquet, St. Anne Melkite-Greek Catholic Church, North Hollywood, CA (March 17).

"Fuge Imaginea presents Jihad Racy," a recital with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Morgan-Wixon Theatre, Santa Monica, CA (March 10).

"The Egyptian Club Presents Egyptian Music, featuring Dr. Jihad Racy," with Souhail Kaspar, UCLA Sunset Recreation Center, Los Angeles, CA (February 22).

1984

Near Eastern music and dance, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, with Barbara (dancer), College of Fine Arts Celebration, UCLA James West Center, Los Angeles, CA (December 7).

Performance for the Malcolm Kerr Scholarship Fund, American University of Beirut Benefit, with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Bahuth residence, Encino, CA (August 12).

Performance at gala banquet honoring the Arab Olympic athletes and the official Arab delegations to the 1984 Summer Olympics, with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Simon Shaheen and Muhammad al-'Aqqad, Sheraton Premiere Hotel, Los Angeles, CA (July 26).

Music and Dance of the Near East, Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 31).

1983

Music and Dance of the Near East, Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 12).

1982

Concert-lecture with Ali Jihad Racy and Souhail Kaspar, Organization of Egyptian American Scholars, Los Angeles, CA (October 16).

Music and Dance of the Near East, Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (Spring).

"International Festival," Middle Eastern music with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), Chapman College, Orange, CA (April 20).

Arab Music and Dance, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and with Barbara Racy (dancer), Arab American Association of Orange County, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA (February 20).

Noon concert with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (February 3).

1981

Music and Dance of the Near East, Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 27).

An Evening of Middle Eastern Music and Dance with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), and Firuze Persian Dance and Music Ensemble, G. E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies and UCLA Middle Eastern Studies Students, UCLA James West Center, Los Angeles, CA (May 1).

Music and Dance of the Near East, with Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA College Library, Music in the Rotunda, Los Angeles, CA (February 28).

1980

Noon concert with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (November 26).

Music and Dance of the Near East, Ethnomusicology Spring Concerts, with UCLA Near East Ensemble, Ali Jihad Racy, Souhail Kaspar, and Barbara Racy (dancer), UCLA Music Department, Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 21).