BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artsboston.org//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artsboston.org X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130523T071528CEST-3450fCtJH2@artsboston.org DTSTAMP:20130523T051528Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Berklee's 4th Annual Middle Eastern Festival Celeb rates Flamenco\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/44156956 7/Berklees_4th_Annual_Middle_Eastern_FestivalCelebrates_Flamenco\nEvent Da te Begin: 2012-03-12\nEvent Date End: 2012-03-12\n\nThe Signature Series a t Berklee continues with the Middle Eastern Festival\, an annual event tha t joins artists from the Middle East\, the Balkans\, and the Mediterranean with students from all over the world to perform traditional and inspirin g music from their homelands. In all\, 50 students will represent more tha n 25 countries\, including Greece\, Montenegro\, Serbia\, Lebanon\, Palest ine\, Jordan\, Russia\, Spain\, India\, Brazil\, and Korea. This year\, as sistant professor and festival founder Christiane Karam joins forces with Javier Limon\, artistic director of Berklee in Valencia's Mediterranean Mu sic Institute and a multi-Grammy and Latin Grammy winning producer and com poser\, to present a flamenco-themed festival. The Middle Eastern Festival takes place on Monday\, March 12\, 8:15 p.m. at the Berklee Performance C enter (BPC)\, 136 Massachusetts Avenue\, Boston. Tickets are $15\, $10 res erved seating. Purchase tickets at berkleebpc.com\, call 617-747-2261\, or visit the BPC Box Office. The BPC is wheelchair accessible. Titled &ldquo \;Flamenco Today: A Journey Through Andalusia\,&rdquo\; this year's event highlights Flamenco music\, from its Andalusian roots to current trends\, and explores the connections between Flamenco\, Arabic\, Mediterranean\, a nd Balkan music. The program also reflects the journey Gypsies took from India all the way to the Mediterranean. Performers include Berklee's Fla menco and Balkan vocal ensembles&mdash\;both primarily women's choruses&md ash\;and the Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble\, featuring student\, and alum ni instrumentalists with surprise appearances by internationally acclaimed flamenco artists. The program will include traditional and contemporary p ieces\, original arrangements created by the ensemble\, and classics by fl amenco masters Paco de Lucia and Pepe De Lucia. A special focus will be gi ven to the music of Enrique Morente\, who is known for creatively blending Flamenco with other styles. About Javier Limó\;n Javier Lim&oacut e\;n is a Grammy Award&ndash\; and seven-time Latin Grammy Award&ndash\;wi nning composer and producer. Limó\;n's many composition and product ion credits include major albums with Paco de Lucí\;a\, Bebo Vald&ea cute\;s\, Diego El Cigala\, Enrique Morente\, Wynton Marsalis\, Avishai Co hen\, Alicia Keys\, and the acclaimed Spanish singer Buika. In 2004\, Lim& oacute\;n was awarded the Latin Grammy for Producer of the Year for his wo rk on five records: Lá\;grimas Negras by Diego El Cigala and Bebo Va ldé\;s\, Cositas Buenasby Paco de Lucí\;a\, El Cantante by And ré\;s Calamaro\, El Pequeñ\;o Reloj by Enrique Morente\, Ni&nt ilde\;o Josele by Niñ\;o Josele\, and Tributo Flamenco A Don Juan Va lderrama by various artists. In 2009\, Limó\;n was awarded his first Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for recording Juntos Para Siempre\ , a series of father and son piano duets by Bebo and Chucho Valdé\;s . About Christiane Karam Born and raised in war-torn Beirut\, Christiane Karam moved to the US to pursue a career in composition and performance. After graduating from Berklee\, she went on to earn a masters degree in co ntemporary improvisation at New England Conservatory. She is the leader an d vocalist of the award-winning Boston-based world music band ZilZALA and has performed with the likes of Yanka Rupkina\, Jamey Haddad\, the Assad B rothers\, and Bobby McFerrin\, at venues such as Carnegie Hall and Summers tage in New York\, and the International House of Music in Moscow. She is also a multi-award winning songwriter.\n\nStart time: 8:15 p.m. DTSTART:20120312T000000 DTEND:20120312T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Berklee's 4th Annual Middle Eastern Festival Celebrates Flamenco TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR