And I'm Ailsa Chang in our studio in Culver City, California, where I recently got to meet musician Clarissa Bitar. Welcome, welcome... CLARISSA BITAR: Hello. CHANG: ...Clarissa. BITAR: Oh, thank you ...

Joseph Alpar will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. The pungent and driving sounds of Middle Eastern music livened two ...

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has another double header taking place Friday at the Ferguson Center in Newport News. At 11 a.m., there will be a coffee concert with the “Symphonie Fantastique” of ...

TROY — Cool and surprising connections between Middle Eastern traditions and the single greatest hit of the Baroque era, Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” made Tuesday evening’s concert by the Australian ...

Students from the Middle East come to Berlin to study music with the star conductor Daniel Barenboim. Now the Israel-Hamas war is testing their ideals. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from Berlin The ...

The University of Chicago's Middle East Music Ensemble gives a free performance at 6pm on Saturday, November 29th at the UofC's International House. The performance is free, and well worth even a trip ...

Christiane Karam, founder of the Middle Eastern Music Festival at Berklee College of Music, said she had the idea for the festival after Sept. 11 to offer a counter-narrative to the negativity towards ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Clarissa Bitar about their new album, Bakhaf al-Layl, and how they are leaning into vocals after a long time spent not liking the sound of their voice. And I'm Ailsa Chang ...