NEXT PERFORMANCE
may 19, 8pm
"Riad Abdel-Gawad in concert"
World renown Egyptian violinist - From the Gare de Lyon in Paris to the jungle of Cameroon,
Riad Abdel-Gawad has performed his music around the globe. Born 1965 in Cairo,
but grew up on both the East and the West Coasts, graduated from the University of
Southern California where he lives today. Apprenticed with arguably the most
esteemed master of Egyptian traditional music (Abdo Dagher)— a road less traveled
for a Harvard University Ph.D. holder. From 1993 to 2002, he mostly was based
in Brussels and Cairo. Released two full-length albums El Tarab El Aseel (“Pure Ecstasy”)
with worldwide distribution. Recently played on Guarneri and Stradivarius violins
in Qatar for a concert at the Qatar Islamic Museum in collaboration with
the Director of European Operations of the Stradivari Society.

Tickets $15
Available at Goods' Stamp Shoppe, 56 S. Main, Willits, 459-1363.
To reserve by credit card call WCT office 459-0895.
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