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Datum: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:07:36 -0700 (PDT)
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Betreff: Fall 2007 Newsletter

FALL 2007 FESTIVAL 2007 Dear Friend, This Fall, Door Dog Music Productions will present its eighth season of the San Francisco World Music Festival, themed "The Lutes of the Deserts and the Mountains: An exploration of the ancient roots of music". Master lute players from around the world - from the high mountains of Tibet, to the deserts of Afghanistan -- will be invited to share the mysteries of their traditions. "We will attempt to develop connections between artists and cultures to their habitats in which they live," says Kutay Derin Kugay, Program Director of Door Dog Music Productions. "We will also highlight the uniqueness of the materials from which their instruments have been made, and the important effect this has had on the development of their music." The San Francisco World Music Festival will run from September 23rd through October 7th in venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. At the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco on September 23rd, the festival will kick off with a commissioned world premiere entitled, "Here Comes the Sea Followed by the Ocean", a tribute to Rumi. The legendary Persian mystical poet Attar, whose own work is said to have influenced the great Rumi, spoke these words when he saw Rumi following behind his father as they made their way west to Anatolia from an unsettled home in Central Asia. This man's journey, in metaphor and reality is brought to life in present day, as the historical Rumi was a citizen of all the contemporary world's hot spots: Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Azerbaijan. This newly commissioned work will present new compositions by Azerbaijani master kamancha musician and composer Imamyar Hasanov. The production also will feature traditional lute masters Azerbaijani tar virtuoso Rufat Hasanov, Chinese pipa master He Cheng Liu, Chinese erhu virtuoso Xiao Feng Zhang, Israeli oud player Yoel Ben-Simhon and Iranian master percussionist Pejman Hadadi. Lutes from the various countries include the tar, kamancha, pipa, erhu, and tembur accompanied by frame drums. This cross-cultural collaboration is paramount to Rumi's transcendent and universally humanist message and in keeping with Door Dog's mission to create artistic frameworks for master artists to meet. "With 2007 declared by UNESCO as the year of Rumi, to commemorate 800 years since his birth, we also pause to reflect on this staggering milestone," explains Michael Santoro, Executive Director of Door Dog Music Productions. "This staged production will not be a literal celebration of Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi, the historic figure and his life, but pull from his brilliant writings, ghazals (sung love poems) to create a contemporary look at these troubled regions, its inhabitants, their cultural vibrancy and its contemporary expression by artists in a fresh cross-cultural approach." Continuing in our efforts to introduce cultures, music and artists to the larger community we will present several concerts and community events. On September 25, we will present in association with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Irsaeli-Moroccan singer Smadar Levi singing pan-Mediterranean songs in Arabic, Hebrew and Spanish. On September 26th, there will be an artist residency program at Alice Fong Yu School featuring Bulgarian tambura master Rumen Sali Shopov, who will work with the Alice Fong Yu Youth Orchestra & Percussion Troupe to present an evening concert to the community. From September 27th-29th, there will be a series of intimate concerts at the Presidio Chapel focused on lutes of several countries and cultures, including Tibetan singer Techung and the Chaksampa Tibetan Dance & Opera Company on September 27, Indian sarode master Alam Khan on September 28, Afghani dutar and rubab master Aziz Herawi on September 29. The festival will close on October 7 with an afternoon concert of North & South Indian music featuring Indian youth vocalist Gaayatri Kaundinya and the Youth Ensemble of Trinity Center for Music at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga in the South Bay. Please join us for another exciting gathering of absolutely brilliant, world-class musicians.   San Francisco World Music Festival Commissioned World Premiere HERE COMES THE SEA FOLLOWED BY THE OCEAN Presented in association with JCCSF Sunday, September 23; 7PM Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, SF $18, $22 SMADAR LEVI Presented in association with JCCSF Tuesday, September 25; 8PM Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, SF $15, $20, $24 ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM with RUMEN SALI SHOPOV Wednesday, September 26; 6PM Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, SF Free TECHUNG & CHAKSAMPA TIBETAN DANCE & OPERA COMPANY Thursday, September 27; 8PM The Presidio Chapel, SF $10 ALAM KHAN Friday, September 28; 8PM The Presidio Chapel, SF $10 AZIZ HERAWI Saturday, September 29; 8PM The Presidio Chapel, SF $10 AN AFTERNOON OF NORTH & SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC featuring Indian youth vocalist GAAYATRI KAUNDINYA & the YOUTH ENSEMBLE OF TRINITY CENTER FOR MUSIC Sunday, October 7; 3PM Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga $10 ----------------------------- TO PURCHASE TICKETS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO Eugene & Elinor Friend Center for the Arts 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118 Box Office: 415-292-1233 http://www.jccsf.org THE PRESIDIO CHAPEL 130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco, CA 94129 Box Office: 415-561-6571 http://interfaith-presidio.org MONTALVO ARTS CENTER 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA 95071 Box Office: 408-961-5858 http://www.villamontalvo.org ALICE FONG YU ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL 1541 12th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122 Tel: 415-759-2764 http://www.afypa.org Purchase Online: Sunday, September 23rd Tuesday, September 25th ----------------------------- FOR MORE INFORMATION: DOOR DOG MUSIC PRODUCTIONS The Thoreau Center 1007 General Kennedy Avenue, Suite 215 San Francisco, CA 94129 Tel: 415-561-6571 Fax: 415-561-6572 Web: http://www.doordog.org SUPPORT DOOR DOG TODAY! Can you picture a world where Zakir Hussein (Indian tabla master), Shahram Nazeri (Iranian/Kurdish vocalist), and Mei Lanfang (Chinese opera master) are household names like Bach, Beethoven and Mozart? Can you foresee a time when children in American grade schools can choose to learn not just piano, cello or saxophone, but also the Japanese koto, the Portuguese guitarron, or the West African kora? We at Door Dog Music Productions are actively imagining the possibilities of music and cultural understanding with every season of our highly acclaimed San Francisco World Music Festival, now approaching its eighth year this Fall. Our unique programs bring diverse peoples together, and thus create opportunities for bridging cultural divides. We are a non-profit organization committed to identifying, nurturing and sustaining musical, artistic and cultural traditions throughout the world. This coming Fall, we will launch a brand new commission called "Here Comes the Sea Followed by the Ocean", a tribute to Rumi. With 2007 declared by UNESCO as the year of Rumi, to commemorate 800 years since his birth, we also pause to reflect on this staggering milestone. This staged production will not be a literal celebration of Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi, the historic figure and his life, but pull from his brilliant writings, ghazals (sung love poems) to create a contemporary look at these troubled regions, its inhabitants, their cultural vibrancy and its contemporary expression by artists in a fresh cross-cultural approach. This past Spring, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, we produced a highly acclaimed staged show entitled "A Journey to China: Scholars, Goddesses & Warriors" featuring Chinese masters, along side five youth actors Chinese percussion, Chinese dance, and Chinese opera youth artists from the Alice Fong Yu Alternative School of San Francisco. Just last summer, we launched the Laz people's first ever Green Yayla Arts, Culture and Ecological Festival, in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Surrounded by majestic glacial mountains and pure water springs, we worked as partners with the local people to revive a musical tradition that goes back centuries. But we cannot launch new commissions, connect masters with the next generation, or revitalize musical traditions without you. Here is how you can make a difference: $500 will contribute towards artist fees. These esteemed master artists appear in the SF World Music Festival annually. $250 will underwrite instruction and instrument purchases for students in the World Music In Schools program. Even a contribution of $100 will help pay for a portion of the translation costs required to work with culturally diverse artists from overseas. Please help us keep these links alive and vital. You can help us validate and sustain the world's traditional music through our quality programs. With your support, every dollar you contribute to Door Dog Music Productions will also be matched 1:1 by the San Francisco Foundation. Your tax-deductible contributions are encouraged online at: http://www.doordog.org/donate/ Or can be mailed to: Door Dog Music Productions 1007 General Kennedy Avenue, Suite 215 San Francisco, CA 94129 Thank you, Michael Santoro Executive Director Kutay Derin Kugay Program Director   DOOR DOG MUSIC PRODUCTIONS Door Dog Music Productions is a non-profit presenting & production organization which supports and promotes the diversity of cultures of the world through the rich music within each culture. We continue to provide resources for musicians, educators, and the avid world music listeners. Our San Francisco World Music Festival, world music concerts, educational programs, master classes, national tours, & recording resources have been developed to provide quality performances with an international music focus. This ranges from world traditional music to contemporary explorations. VISION Door Dog Music Productions strives to identify, nurture and sustain threatened musical, artistic and cultural traditions throughout the world. Door Dog Music Productions is a leader in giving international musicians a voice through groundbreaking collaborations, commissions and performances. These activities bring diverse peoples together through music, creating opportunities to bridge cultural divides. MISSION The Mission of Door Dog Music Productions is to mentor, empower and showcase musicians, composers and artists that historically have been under-represented due to cultural, political and economic barriers and thus create a forum to promote global cultural understanding. Door Dog Music Productions presents performances, provides resources to sustain the social and artistic welfare of its participants and itself. It creates a multi-generational dialogue through its youth programs to promote the vitality of traditional cultures. DOOR DOG FUNDERS & SPONSORS Door Dog Music Productions would like to thank the following funders and sponsors who has made this production possible: Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, Christensen Fund, Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, KPFA 94.1FM, LEF Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Potrero Nuevo Fund of the Tides Foundation, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco Grants for the Arts Hotel Tax Fund, W.A. Gerbode Foundation, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, WESTAF, and Zellerbach Family Foundation, Bocce Café, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Consulate General of Israel, United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, The Nob Hill Hotel. FOR MORE INFORMATION Door Dog Music Productions 1007 General Kennedy Avenue, Suite 215 San Francisco, CA 94129 Tel: 415-561-6571 Fax: 415-561-6572 Web: http://www.doordog.org E-mail: info@... P.S. Please forward this newsletter to a friend who might be interested.

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