1998
MARCH
The Centre hosted two classical music recitals: A rare baroque music concert
featuring violist Catherine Mackintosh, Richard Boothby on the Viola de
Gamba, and harpsichordist Shal. Adel, in a program of Marin Marais, Heinrich
Biber, Rameau, etc.. & the American 32 year-old Ciompi -string- Quartet,
in a program of Debussy , Mozart, and contemporary US composer Scott Lindroth.
- The Centre hosted the 12th exhibit of artist Assad Azzi (See exhibits
section); and a lecture on traditional Moroccan architecture, by architect
Naseer Arafat.
-In cooperation with the British Council, the Centre hosted a meeting/poetry
reading, between English poet, novelist, & essayist Blake Morrison,
and a number of Palestinian writers, part of a tour of Palestinian cities.
- Finally, among the Center's Nakba 50th anniversary commemoration activities:
Novelist Yahia Yakhluf spoke within the "Palestinian Intellectuals
& the Nakba Lecture Series", 2 testimonies by eyewitnesses to
the Nakba were hosted: Farid Tawasha spoke of the March 1948 Ramallah
area battles, and Mohammed Jadallah spoke of the March 1948 Southern Jerusalem
area battles. Also, researcher Ibrahim Mir’i, & Testimonies
program coordinator, gave a lecture on Nakba historiography.
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