Next Concert, Fall Season
October 17, 2009
Gala of Arab-American National
Museum
Dearborn, Michigan
Exciting instrumental and vocal works of Muhammad
'Abd al-Wahhab, Baligh Hamdi, Rahbani Bros. Farid al-Atrache,
Muhammad Abdo, Nabil Azzam and more
Guest Artist! Surprise
Nabil Azzam is back from, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut
and Nazareth...
Honoring legendary singers Wadie al-Safi (right) and
Sabah (below)
Poet Henri Zoghaib, Sabah and Nabil Azzam
@ Casino Libnan, May 30-2009
Host of the event Lebanese Minister of Tourism Mr. Elie Marouni
At the home of Maestro Elias Rahbani: Ghassan Fahoum, Nabil
Azzam, Elias Rahbani and
Prof. Elie Kesrouani
Lebanese Star Singer Tony Hanna...generous invitation
at a great restaurant
TV show host Tony Khalifa.. an interest in MESTO
Dubai...Hotels are super clean...
Nabil and son Salim Azzam, Esq. in Dubai
(more photos click on 'news' above)
A Very Successful Concert! Feb.21, 2009
At UCLA, Schoenberg Hall
Karima Skalli
shines with MESTO under the baton of
Nabil Azzam
(Alakhbar)
Karima performed with mastery songs of great Egyptian singers
(S. Twair)
The audience loved the elegance of the music and the singer
(B. Winchell)
Flute virtuoso Laura Halladay performed Celtic Fantasia by Stephanie
Bennett
Halladay and Azzam acknowledging composer Bennett
Oud player Fahd Shaaban in his debut on guitar! The active audience
insisted on repeating the intro of the song of Umm Kulthum with
the perfected solos of Qanun virtuoso Lilit Khojayan and Shaaban
on the guitar, Leola Wagner, violin...Maestro Azzam was so accommodating
with his prompt action. He stopped the orchestra and started
the piece twice.
Singing With The Stars
Sat. Feb. 21, 2009 @7:00
UCLA
Schoenberg Hall (music department):
405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles CA 90024
Reserve your tickets early January 2009. Call tickets line (310)
795-4280
General admission $40 (Sponsors $100)
Her debut concert in the U.S
Featuring Middle-East Star
KARIMA
The fabulous Moroccan singer Karima Skalli has earned her fame
throughout the Middle East thanks to her success in performing
concerts of Arab musical traditions.
Repertoire includes: Inta Umri (song
of Umm Kultum;) La' Mush Ana (Abd
al-Wahhab;)
Layali al- Uns (Asmahan;) Ya Habibi
Ta'ala (Asmahan.) In addition to instrumental compositions;
Celtic Fantasia for flutes by Stephanie Bennett (soloist Laura
Halladay) Sama'i Farahfaza, Longa Shahnaz, Maribel (by Nabil
Azzam,) Min Fiotunak and Laila Laila (of Muhammad
Abdo) and more...
Also featuring MESTO's flute virtuoso
Laura Halladay
(Performing Celtic Fantasia by Famous American Composer Stephanie
Bennet)
Nabil Azzam
conductor and music director
MESTO just performed for the occasion!
Jan. 24 @USC
MPAC in support or Gaza
Wonderful concert
Wonderful audience
Humaniterian cause...Gaza
Star singer Woroud captivated the audience
Dr. Maher Hathout, President of MPAC thanks Maestro Azzam and
star singer Woroud
Cairo in Hollywood
October 26, 2008
Zipper Concert Hall @ Colburn School of Music
Los Angeles
HUGE SUCCESS and enthusiastic audience
RAVE REVIEWS
Thanks to Maestro Nabil
Azzam
Lilit Khojayan, qanun virtuoso
Anna-Suzette Eblen, our talented
soprano
Dalal Abu
Amneh, star-singer from
Nazareth
Talented and dedicated orchestra musicians
photo by Samir Twair
The orchestra performed variety of compositions from around
the world
Soprano Anna-Suzette; Star-singer Dalal Abu Amneh and Maestro
Nabil Azzam
photo by Fatima Atiyyah
Qanun virtuoso Lilit Khojayan performs "Jasmine" by
Nabil Azzam
dedicated to Dr. Tarek Shawaf
Talented soprano Anna-Suzette Eblen sings "Memory"
and "Besame Mucho"..she's the darling of the audience.
The orchestra in full...photo by Drew Kogon
Star-singer of the Middle East the fabulos Dalal Abu Amneh arrived
from Nazareth specially to perform with MESTO only one day before
her first performance in the US. Dalal captured the hearts of
the audience (Photo by: Samir Twair)
Dalal performing on of three songs: "Haddi ya Bahar,"
"Misru Allati," and "Fi Yum wi-Laila"
The audience gave MESTO and the soloists a standing ovation
Encore!!Dalal sings Egyptian song Biladi Biladi and Azzam accompanies
on violin photo by Fatima Atiyyah
MESTO is appreciated by a diverse audience typical of Los Angeles
Right before the concert Maestro Azzam with the two fabulous
singers Anna-Suzette and Dalal Abu Amneh of Nazareth (photo
by Fatimah Atiyyah)
NABIL AZZAM returns for the Middle East
Click on NEWS...
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 performs Tuesday, November 4th. (Cairo Opera)
Thursday, November 6th (Alexandria Opera)
Special guest singer
with MESTO in Cairo!
Who will enchant the audience?
NEW*** Youtube!! search for "Ahwak
MESTO"***
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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