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Contemporary Music Days: Programme Contemporary Music Days, which kicks off 19 May and continues until 25 May, will offer a number of concerts, workshops and lectures with Egyptian and foreign musicians and music specialists
Concerts: Saturday 19 May Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek 6pm: Opening Ceremony 8pm: Ensemble Linea Programme: Pierre Boulez (*1925): Dérive (1984) Gérard Pesson (*1958): Ne pas oublier coq rouge dans jour craquelé (2010) Nahla Mattar (*1971): Core Three (2008) Philippe Hurel (*1955): Step (2007) Gérard Grisey (1946-1998): Talea Wael Sami (*1976): Crescendo II (2012) Wael Sami's Crecendo II is played by Rasha Yehia (viola), Ahmed Kamal-Ezzat (violin) and Nermin Ismail (double bass) Sunday 20 May Alexandria Opera House at 8pm Sayed Darwish Theatre, 22 Tariq Al-Horreyya, Alexandria Ensemble Linea Programme: Pierre Boulez (*1925): Dérive (1984) Gérard Pesson (*1958): Ne pas oublier coq rouge dans jour craquelé (2010) Nahla Mattar (*1971): Core Three (2008) Philippe Hurel (*1955): Step (2007) Gérard Grisey (1946 – 1998): Talea Monday 21 May El Sawy Culturewheel at 8pm 26July Street, Zamalek Marie Uitti and Ayman Fanous Improvisation Tuesday 22 May Malak Gabr Theatre at 5.30pm American University in Cairo, new campus, New Cairo Egyptian Contemporary Music Ensemble Programme: Amr Okba (*1972): Integration (2003) Ahmed Madkour (*1967): White Shroud (2011) Mohamed Saad Basha (*1972): Lament Song (2012) Ramz Sabry Samy (*1973): Copticum (2012) Wael Sami (*1976): Crescendo II (2012) Thursday 24 May Prince Taz Palace at 8pm 27 Al-Syoufiya Street, Al-Khalifa district, Cairo Therry Pecou and The Egyptian Contemporary Music Ensemble Programme: Olivier Messiaen (1918 – 1992) Quatuor pour la fin du temps (1941) Friday 25 May El Sawy Culturewheel at 8pm 26July Street, Zamalek Aliquid Progressive Jazz Workshops and Master Classes: Sunday 20 May 11am: Cairo Opera House, Zamalek Members of the Slagwerk Den Haag (Netherlands): Percussion workshop - How we work and what we can do together 3pm: Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek Francis Marie Uitti (Netherlands): Cello workshop with contemporary violoncello works, open to all string players and composers Monday 21 May 11am: Cairo Creative Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek Thierry Pécou (France): Composition master class 5pm: Cairo Creative Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek Jürg Stenzl (Switzerland) and Azza Madian (Egypt): Music after 1945 – Lecture on the aesthetics of contemporary music http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/41846.aspx
