On November 5, 2013, the Program in Scripture and the Arts will be hosting the Alash Ensemble, internationally acclaimed masters of Tuvan throat singing. Hailing from the Tuva Republic in Siberia Russia, the ensemble will hold a workshop in which students will learn traditional forms and techniques of Tuvan throat singing. In the evening, there […]
An exploration of shared scriptural traditions Musical group DUNYA returns to Boston University! Join us for an evening with DUNYA Ensemble, as we explore a tableau of scriptural music and traditions from the Ottoman Empire, including Islam, Sephardic Judaism and greek Orthodoxy. Introduced by Assistant Professor of Art History Emine Fetvaci, DUNYA Ensemble will present […]
Join us on April 8 for a performance and Q&A by Arab Hand Percussionist Karim Nagi. Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian drummer, DJ, and folk dancer. He has released two internationally distributed CDs of this unique brand of Arab House/Electronica using acoustic instruments. He is well versed in the ultra-traditional styles of music and […]
DUNYA Ensemble Many devotional and liturgical poems composed in the Turkish language by Suleyman Celebi (early 15th c.), Yunus Emre (13th c.) and others still reserve a very popular place in Islam in Turkey. Join us for a lecture on Anatolian Islamic musical and ritualistic traditions that use the Turkish language in their poetry, followed […]
Rosanna Warren, Boston University, University Professors Program A reading of Professor Warren’s own poetry, as well as the work of other poets who have inspired her as a writer and a teacher. Rosanna Warren is the author of four collections of poetry: Snow Day (1981), Each Leaf Shines Separate (1985), Stained Glass: Poems (1994), and Departure: Poems (2003). She […]
Readings and musical performances from the Psalms by Boston University faculty and members of the larger Boston community. Featuring tenor Dana Whiteside and pianist Steven Morris.
Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue Directed by Rabbi Norman Janis of the Harvard Hillel. Featuring the Marsh Chapel Choir (Scott Jarrett, Choirmaster) and Jubal’s Lyre. Cosponsored by the Core Curriculum at Boston University.
An evening of readings by faculty and students from Boston University. Texts are drawn from and inspired by the first biblical creation story in Genesis 1.