Arabic Music Retreat

Our August 18, 2023 concert will be broadcast live on zoom and youtube. Below are the links for the event. The concert takes place at 7:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday August 18, 2023. Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81609829632?pwd=VVdCWjB1Sk5CeDhMaWJ2U05hbjFEdz09 Updated Youtube Read More …

The Arabic Music Retreat is back with an in-person Retreat this August for the first time since 2019, after three years of meeting on Zoom. We are delighted to be presenting a public concert on August 18, 2023 at 7:30 Read More …

William Shaheen was the youngest of five siblings, a musician of the violin and oud, a composer, an optician, and a teacher. He was all of these things, and even then he was at his core an incredible brother, uncle Read More …

Thanks to all the participants who attended the 2022 Arabic Music Retreat on Zoom. The faculty and participants all worked hard to make the event a special learning and musical experience, creating new community bonds even though we were on Read More …

We have lost a dear member of the Retreat family, oud player and vocalist Victor Abdunnur. Deepest condolences to his wife Maha Shakhashiri and the family. Both Maha and Victor attended the Retreat many times. Their zest for life and Read More …