Serbia

THE MUSIC OF CHINA
Led by GAIA Ensemble

X LE E X Mountain Rhapsody (Yao Wang/Gaia Ensemble)

Yao Wang Composer, Montreal - Canada
Yuanyu Billy Yeung Dizi/Xiao, Shenzhen - China
Yichen Qian Guzheng, Nanjing - China

Runyu Qian Pipa, Bejing - China

Sherry Li Voice/Tambourine, Vancouver - Canada
Dimitris Menexopoulos Lyra, Thessaloniki - Greece
Cristobal Cruz-Garcia llo, Baja California - Mexico
John Shafer Guitar, South Carolina - USA
Alber Baseel Percussion, Bethlehem - Palestine
ARIE DI SICILIA

Led by Pacla Munda

A la Fimminisca (Traditional Folk/Maurizio Curcio)
Oh Nici Nici (Traditional Folk/Maurizio Curcio)

Paola Munda Voice/Palermo, Sicily

Harshitha Krishnan Voice/Lagos, Nigeria/Chennai, India

Lydia Renold Voice/Schénenwerd, Switzerland
Stover Voice/Bristow, Virginia

Luis Celis Double Bass/Maracaibo, Venezuela

Emanuel Keller Cello/Jerusalem, Israel

Gerson Eguiguren % Viola/Quito, Ecuador

Bengisu Gokce Violin/Istanbul, Turkey

Tania Mesa Violin/Lanzarote, Canary Island/Spain

William Bueno Guitar/Piedecuesta, Colombia

Karan Pandav Guitar/ Pune, India

John Tyler Kent Chapman Stick/Chapel Hill, NC (USA)

Fares Mohammad Btoush ’Amman, Jordan

Alber Baseel Percussions/Bethlehem, Palestine

Isabel Rodriguez Percussions/Caracas, Venezuela

Claudia Medina Percussions/Lima, Peru

THE MUSIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Led by Almira lzumchensky

Kosni Korlan (Estai / Adilzhan Tolukpayev)
Alkissa (Nurghisa Tlendiev) with the introduction by Javier Morales
Kamazhai (Traditional folk/ Mahir C Kiigiik)

Bengisu Gokge Violin, Istanbul-Turke;

Lukasz Pawlikowski Cello, Krakow-Polan

Yusuf Roshd Percussion, Toronto-Canada

Javier Morales Throat singing/Morin Khuur - Guatemala city-Guatemala
Harini lyer Voice, Chennai-India

Jonathan Garcia Flute, Rancho Viejo-U.S.A

Almira lzumchensky Piano, Shymkent-Kazakhstan

Davis Nickles Percussion, Columbia-U.S.A

Pletenitsa Balkan choir members: Julian Schoming, David Yuhico, Marina Vinogradova, Amira Gill
Guest artists:

Zhanibek Khairulla Dombra, Almaty-Kazakhstan

Mahir C Kiigiik Voice/Baglama, Denizli-Turkey

Gerson Eguiguren Voice/Quito, Ecuador

THE MUSIC OF KENYA

Led by Lisa Oduor-Noah and Xenia Manasseh

“Nani Nani” by Kenyan songwriter and Berklee alumnus, Eric Wainaina.

Michael Decena Bass, New York
Santiago Arias Arozo Guitar, Columbia
Steven Amoikon Guitar, Ivory Coast
Xenia Manasseh Vocals, Kenya

Lisa Oduor-Noah Vocals, Kenya

Hejaz Railroad: The music of Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and the
Arabian Peninsula

Led by Fares Btoush, Firas Zreik, Nano Raies, and Amal Waqar
Syria Damascus Medley

Palestine, Qataan Al-Nasrawiyat

Jordan, Bedouin Medley (Fares Btoush)
Villager Medley (Fares Btoush)

Arabian Peninsula, Ya Merkeb al-Hind (Traditional - Oman / Amal Wagqar)
Hijazi Medley (Saudi Arabia / Amal Wagqar)