firstlook
19/08/2006, 14:27
Arabic Oud seminar by Naseer Shamma
August 28- September 2 , 2006
Naseer Shamma was born in 1963 in Kut, a village on the Tigris River in Iraq. He began studying the oud at the age of 12 in Baghdad, following in the footsteps of Jamil and Munir Bachir. When he was 11, Shamma saw the oud for the first time, in the hands of a stylish music teacher. Although Shamma's father, a shop owner, was religiously conservative, he did not object to his son's artistic ambitions. In 1985, Shamma played his own compositions at his first concert, attended by several renowned Iraqi artists. At the time, he worked closely with "the emir of the oud," the late Iraqi master Munir Bashir. But Shamma wanted to blaze his own path. Master Munir invented the technique of contemplation with oud, but I wanted my music to carry content, an idea or image that is shocking. He received his diploma from the Baghdad Academy of Music in 1987. He began to teach oud after three years at the academy, as well as continuing his own studies. Shamma has composed music for films, plays and television, and has written a unique oud method for one hand - this is designed at for children injured during the Gulf War. Between 1993 and 1998 he taught oud the Higher Institute of Music in Tunisia, and in 1999 he took the post of Director of the Arab Centre for the Oud in Cairo. His compositions are culturally unique. He performs on the oud in a manner which combines ancient methods with his own modern compositions. He has constructed an eight-string oud following the manuscript of the 9th century music theorist al-Farabi. This new design (8 instead of 6 strings) expanded the musical range of the oud and gave it a distinct tonality.
Everyday master-class schedule
28/8: Arrivals & 18:00-21:00
29/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
30/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
31/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
1/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
2/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
3/9: Departures
All the seminar's participants are kindly requested to state the time and way of their arrival to Heraklion as well as the time and way of their departure at least ten days before the beginning of the seminar.
On the departure date, students must free there rooms, the latest until 10:00 a.m
Information concerning your transportation from/to the airport or port will be sent to you via e-mail one week before each seminar as long as you have sent us information concerning your arrival and departure.
In order to register for the seminar, please send us an e-mail at ////////////// الروابط الي بيحطوها الأعضاء بيقدر فقط الأعضاء يشوفوها ، اذا مصرّ تشوف الرابط بك تسجل يعني تصير عضو بأخوية سوريا بالأول -/////////////// (////////////// الروابط الي بيحطوها الأعضاء بيقدر فقط الأعضاء يشوفوها ، اذا مصرّ تشوف الرابط بك تسجل يعني تصير عضو بأخوية سوريا بالأول -///////////////) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , including the seminar that you wish to participate, your full name and contact details (e-mail, telephone, address).
You can also contact us by phone or fax, Monday-Friday, from 08:00 a.m - 14:00 p.m. Tel/Fax: +30 2810 741027.
August 28- September 2 , 2006
Naseer Shamma was born in 1963 in Kut, a village on the Tigris River in Iraq. He began studying the oud at the age of 12 in Baghdad, following in the footsteps of Jamil and Munir Bachir. When he was 11, Shamma saw the oud for the first time, in the hands of a stylish music teacher. Although Shamma's father, a shop owner, was religiously conservative, he did not object to his son's artistic ambitions. In 1985, Shamma played his own compositions at his first concert, attended by several renowned Iraqi artists. At the time, he worked closely with "the emir of the oud," the late Iraqi master Munir Bashir. But Shamma wanted to blaze his own path. Master Munir invented the technique of contemplation with oud, but I wanted my music to carry content, an idea or image that is shocking. He received his diploma from the Baghdad Academy of Music in 1987. He began to teach oud after three years at the academy, as well as continuing his own studies. Shamma has composed music for films, plays and television, and has written a unique oud method for one hand - this is designed at for children injured during the Gulf War. Between 1993 and 1998 he taught oud the Higher Institute of Music in Tunisia, and in 1999 he took the post of Director of the Arab Centre for the Oud in Cairo. His compositions are culturally unique. He performs on the oud in a manner which combines ancient methods with his own modern compositions. He has constructed an eight-string oud following the manuscript of the 9th century music theorist al-Farabi. This new design (8 instead of 6 strings) expanded the musical range of the oud and gave it a distinct tonality.
Everyday master-class schedule
28/8: Arrivals & 18:00-21:00
29/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
30/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
31/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
1/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
2/8: Class 10:00-13:00 & 18:00-21:00
3/9: Departures
All the seminar's participants are kindly requested to state the time and way of their arrival to Heraklion as well as the time and way of their departure at least ten days before the beginning of the seminar.
On the departure date, students must free there rooms, the latest until 10:00 a.m
Information concerning your transportation from/to the airport or port will be sent to you via e-mail one week before each seminar as long as you have sent us information concerning your arrival and departure.
In order to register for the seminar, please send us an e-mail at ////////////// الروابط الي بيحطوها الأعضاء بيقدر فقط الأعضاء يشوفوها ، اذا مصرّ تشوف الرابط بك تسجل يعني تصير عضو بأخوية سوريا بالأول -/////////////// (////////////// الروابط الي بيحطوها الأعضاء بيقدر فقط الأعضاء يشوفوها ، اذا مصرّ تشوف الرابط بك تسجل يعني تصير عضو بأخوية سوريا بالأول -///////////////) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , including the seminar that you wish to participate, your full name and contact details (e-mail, telephone, address).
You can also contact us by phone or fax, Monday-Friday, from 08:00 a.m - 14:00 p.m. Tel/Fax: +30 2810 741027.