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July-August-08

NABIL AZZAM returns for the Middle East
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The latest...An official invitation to perform at the 17th Arab Music Festival and Conference in Cairo, November 1-10, 2008! Professor Ratiba El-Hefny "Our audience loves MESTO!"

MESTO will perform Tuesday, November 4th. (Cairo Opera)
Wednesday, November 5th (Alexandria Opera)

Special guest singer with MESTO in Cairo!
Who will enchant the audience?


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Sunday, June 1st. 2008 @ 7:00 pm
"Babylon in San Diego"
Bravo...Bravo

Smashing success! Great repertoire, talented musicians, warm audience. The concert was one of the best.
Al-Jazeerah TV covered the event, will broadcast all-over the world.



Minutes before the concert, MESTO rehearsing with Samir Rizq
Nabil Azzam conducts the orchestra with mastery and confidence



The audience was so responsive to and supportive of the orchestra.


Guest star singers were fabulous


Woroud-and-Samir Rizq

Sherwood Auditorium
The Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

 


Baalbek in Hollywood. Sunday, April 20, 2008
Zipper Concert Hall at The Colburn School of Music. Los Angeles

The orchestra performed instrumental selection and demonstrated mastery with Lebanese music performed by star singer Woroud and star singer Maurice Raad.


The audience loved Woroud and Maurice Raad and our Qanun virtuoso Lilit Khojayan


Raad-Singing al-Safi and Tony Hanna and Joseph Azar with confidence and smile


Woroud with MESTO since its first concert! Artistic performance of special repertoire that included great songs of Fairouz, the Rahbani Brothers and Elias Rahbani


Conductor Azzam with both Woroud and Maurice Raad and enthusiastic audience


Mr. Maurice Mitri receives the award Friend of MESTO. On the stage Dr. Hassan Sassi (co-chair) Maurice Mitri, Dr. Raymond Jallow and our Fahd Shaaban who was the MC before the second half of the concert. Shaaban also announced the 88th birthday of Mr. Charlie Gould (our basson player)


MESTO sponsor Dr. Tarek Shawaf (middle) is the guest of honor who flew from London specially to attend "Baalbek in Hollywood." From left, Dr. Raymond Jallow (co-founder, friends of MESTO) Nabil Azzam, Dr. Tarek Shawaf, Captain Joseph John and Dr. Naji Jurdi (who commissioned Banadi 'Alaik of El-Atrache)


Very special guests: Representing the Asian community, highly respected guests of our good friend Mrs. Chisako Kanimaru (second from left.) The music of Lebanon appealed to their ear!



By phone from Beirut commenting on Baalbek in Hollywood this Sunday
Maestro Elias Rahbani to Nabil Azzam
"Your orchestra is promoting our music in the most dignified way...Bravo"

Baalbek in Hollywood
Music of Lebanon
Nabil Azzam-conductor


Zipper Concert Hall
200 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012
For tickets call MESTO @ (310) 795-4280
general admission $30 (sponsors $100)
We accept payment with PayPal (mestomusic@aol.com)

Sunday,April 20, 2008
@ 8:00 pm
Featuring Star Singers
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Woroud--------Maurice




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