National Arab Orchestra - Treasures of the East - Building Bridges Through Music

National Arab Orchestra
Treasures of the East
Directed by: Michael Ibrahim
10/07/2018
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Building Bridges through Music Program
Michael Ibrahim, Program Director
Detroit School of Arts, Edsel Ford & Fordson High School's
Lamma Bada Yatathana - Andalusian/arr. Michael Ibrahim

The Building Bridges Through Music (“BBTM”) program is designed to teach students about the beauty and richness of the Arab culture while providing opportunities for cultural understanding and enrichment.

Program Participants:
Abdullah Alhaiqi, Kira Allen, Zainab Alrebaie, Ali Altaee, Alyssa Appleba, Lameya Appling, Caroline Armstrong, Sarah, Barakat, Jihad Bazzi, Angelica Benford, Maya Berry, Jordan Betley, Katia Beydoun, Matthew Birchenough, Kiyah Brown, Jalen Bufkin, Michael Cannon, Heba Chakarani, Emmanuel Coleman, Celeste Cousins, Robert Coleman, Catherine Dicks, Elizabeth Dicks, Megan Duncan, Walid Elfassih, Rachel Fregolle, Jonathan Frison, Jordan Fuller, Rosiley Frye, Katherine Hawkins, Nora Heaton, Brandon Hodi, Eddie Gardner, Alexis Glass, Samier Gogins, Sonia Gomez, De’Nysse Green, Joseph Green, Brian Hall, Ivon Harris, Ernest Howard II, Sabrina Itawi, Alaiya Jackson, Jada Jackson, Raven Jackson, Katerina Johnson, Lazavion Jordan, Jaila Kent, Amal Khalil, Symon Kilgore, Resse Malone, Justin Malone – Horton, Miranda Manszweski, Rachel Martin, Tyonna Martin, Kassidy Mason, Deborah Masters, Daekotah McFarland, Ashanti Norwood, Wisam Obeid, Jose Ogea, Abigail Pitts, Krystin Peterson, Arreyon Pettis, Chantell Phillips, Jalayna Porter, Tyrisha Prophet, Sarah Qaddoumi, Kyle Quinn, Ontrice Ramsey II, Savanah Rayburn, Brianne Rembert, Helena Salliotte-Roseberry, Diamond Russel, Leila Rustom, Noelle Sandusky, Kaylah Simmons, Mohammed Sleiman, Lydia Slim, Dyanta Smith, Renita Smith, Jordyn Taylor, Mariyon Turner, Micah Turner, Oscar Vasquez – Torres, Mya Waire, Nathaniel Wall, Kamia Wardlaw-Stafford, Taniyah Whitt, Dayana Williams, Kamaree Williams, Martinee Williams, Weveney Williams – Barber, Alaska Wilson, Hassan Yassine, Adrianna Young, Jazmine Young, Kellia Young.

Cheryl Valentine – Choir Director, Detroit School of Arts
Maritza Garibay – Orchestra Director, Detroit School of Arts
Robert Doyle – Choir Director, Edsel Ford High School
Matthew Laura – Choir Director, Fordson High School

Orchestra:
Violins: Dr. Samer Ali, Layth Al Rubaye, Eylem Basaldi, Laura Harada, Emad Ibrahim*, Insia Malik, Roberto Riggio, Katherine Van Dusen, Sachiyo Yoshimoto. Viola: Megan Gould, Frances Hostetter, Andrea Vercoe. Cello: Naseem Alatrash. Bass: Jonathan Hammonds. Qanun: Toni Barhoum. Oud: Victor Ghannam. Nay/Director: Michael Ibrahim. Synthesizer/Piano: Haitham Zbib. Electric Guitar: Edward Gedeon. Percussion: Ryan Paul Gates, Roger Kashou, Gilbert Mansour, Karim Nagi, Dr. Gursharan Singh Sandhu.

= Concert Master