Waleed’s interview with Lisa Mullins on The World

waleed — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:54:31 +0000

Last night on BBC/PRI’s The World, Lisa Mullins interviewed Waleed. The conversation discussed his passion for music and composing and the significant events in his life that have inspired his compositions. Ms. Mullins played several audio clips of Waleed performing some of his pieces.

The interview can be heard, in its entirety, at www.theworld.org/2009/08/20/global-hit-and-geo-answer.

Waleed to be featured on PRI’s The World

waleed — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:11:58 +0000

On Thursday, August 20th, Waleed’s interview with Lisa Mullins, host of The World (www.pri.org), will be aired on NPR/PRI (National Public Radio/Public Radio International). Please check your local listings for air time. Watch for the podcast, too.

May 9 and 10 concerts

waleed — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:18:43 +0000

Waleed will be performing at the Northside Community Church, 929 Barton Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, on Mother’s Day weekend on Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 10 at 4:30 p.m.

The program will be:

Haydn: Sonata No.8 in A flat

Beethoven: “Sonate Pathetique”

The Ann Arbor Premiere of “Sonata per Pianoforte” by Armenian-Lebanese composer Boghos Gelalian

Four ragtime works by Albright, Bolcom, James P. Johnson and Joplin

Howrani: A sneak preview of his work-in-progress “Suite Geriatrics” and his piano arrangement of Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”.

Reception follows (courtesy of the Rendez-vous Cafe).

Details for the Concerto’s world premiere

waleed — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:45:29 +0000

Following its launch performance on June 19, 2007 at Plaisterers Hall in London, Waleed Howrani’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Strings, and Percussion will receive its official world premiere at Al Farabi series on October 15, 2008. The English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Clarke Rundell with soloist Simon Haram, will perform the Concerto at Cadogan Hall.

Lecture-Demonstration at Kerrytown Concert House

waleed — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:31:37 +0000

On September 20, 2007, Waleed Howrani gave a lecture-demonstration at Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI, for the Ann Arbor Area Piano Teachers Guild. Howrani’s talk, Sharing the Teachings of Emil Gilels and the Methods of the Russian Piano Pedagogy, included such topics as:

Piano, the most misunderstood dynamic
The two sins of rubato
How to avoid banalities in repeats

Howrani concluded with a rendition of Chopin’s Waltz in A flat major, Op. 34, No. 1.

Words of praise were expressed by guild members, including Katherine Teves, who found his “points well-taken,” and Genie Hollander, who wrote: “Thank you for a great presentation today. Not only was it informative, but creative and fun.”

Lori Jahn, Vice President and Program Chair of the AAAPTG had this to say:

“Thank you so much for your wonderful presentation on September 20…Many members spoke to me after the program and said how much they enjoyed it. I enjoyed your personal anecdotes and the wisdom you gained during your studies with Gilels. I still chuckle about the story you told of Horowitz and his ‘nervous’ pedaling!

“You have much to offer in the area of lecturing and teaching…”

Update on the Concerto

waleed — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:52:17 +0000

Waleed Howrani’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Strings & Percussion was presented by the English Chamber Orchestra on June 19th, 2007, at London’s Plaisterers Hall at a launch concert for the Al Farabi concert series of 2008. Musicstage, the management of the series, “…considers that the music of Waleed Howrani merits the high profile and enduring recognition anticipated for the composers included in the project.”

Preparation for a World Premiere

waleed — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

On June 19, 2007, Waleed Howrani’s work, Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Strings and Percussion, will be presented at a launch concert by the English Chamber Orchestra at Plaisterers Hall, London, UK. The concerto will then have its world premiere at the Al Farabi Concerto series during the 2008-2009 season in London (Queen Elizabeth Hall), Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, as well as in the Middle East.