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Registration is now open for the 2023 Arabic Music Retreat, to be held in-person at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA. The registration form, payment links, and Retreat schedule are all on the website. The deadline for the $100 deposit Read More …

The 27th Annual Arabic Music Retreat will take place on August 12-19, 2023, in person at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA. Registration will open later this winter and we will post all the registration forms and information here. 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 …