This year the participants and faculty of the Arabic Music Retreat will be presenting two concerts, both free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served, with some seating reserved for participants. Location for both concerts: McCulloch Auditorium, Pratt Read More …

Registration for the 23rd Arabic Music Retreat is open. You can view and download the registration forms at: www.arabicmusicretreat.org/how-to-register/ and…you can pay your deposit there with a credit card. The dates are August 3-10, 2019, again at Mount Holyoke College Read More …

Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company, a Massachusetts purveyor of fair-trade organic coffee from around the world, has created a scholarship fund to support the Arabic Music Retreat. The fund is focused on bringing talented young musicians from Palestine to the Read More …

Film-maker Alejandro Cisneros made this film about the Retreat in 2015. It was produced in conjunction with fundraising for our scholarship fund. It gives a great view of what the program is like at the Retreat as well as the Read More …