tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61698291110464529912024-03-18T02:48:21.988-07:00Assyrian Aid Society of America - Mesopotamian NightThe Assyrian Aid Society of America (AAS-A)is a California non-profit corporation and a charitable 501(c)(3) organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department.
This blog page is dedicated to the Mesopotamian Night Project of the Assyrian Aid Society of America. Our main website is www.mesopotamiannight.org.
For more information about AAS-A go to www.assyrianaid.org.AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-2732197264507173652016-05-02T01:44:00.000-07:002016-05-03T15:52:01.428-07:007th Mesopotamian Night (2014) DVDs Set Released!
The 7th Mesopotamian Night (2014) 2 DVDs set is now available for sale
Click here to purchase: http://www.mesopotamian-night.org/p/mn20.html
DVD-1
The first ballet theater in the Assyrian language will mesmerize you with music, song and dance as we witness the story of a newly crowned queen and her struggle to unite her people and kingdom
Sherene Melania’s: The Little LanternAASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-13199438698019024262015-04-30T01:50:00.000-07:002016-05-02T02:36:10.807-07:00The 6th Mesopotamian Night (2013) DVD/CD set Released
The 6th Annual Mesopotamian Night (2013) DVD/CD set
Click here to purchase : http://www.mesopotamian-night.org/p/mn20.html
CD/DVD 1
6th Annual Mesopotamian Night: The New Mesopotamia
Hal D’Ei-Man Poem and Reading by: John Shahidi
Atoorayeh Manee'nah Lyrics: John Shahaidi, Music: Fred Elieh Orchestration: Devin Farney
The Assyrian Legacy AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-86250935054658673132014-12-15T17:59:00.004-08:002014-12-15T18:18:38.773-08:00Mesopotamian Night Testimonial
It is always great to read feedback from our supporters and very much appreciate it. Recently, Mr. Robert Oshana founder of www.Learnassyrian.com and www.AssyrianLibrary.com website sent us these wonderful comments after he purchased and viewed the complete sets of the Mesopotamian Night DVD/CDs.
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Shlamalookh Sargon,
I was in total awe and pride at the show in Sargon Alkurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612341590873675407noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-10495192449602658592014-05-11T00:41:00.004-07:002017-07-05T00:32:30.977-07:00Alexander (Shoora) Michailian: A Biography
Mesopotamian Night 2014 honors one of the most prolific Assyrian composers with the Mesopotamian Music Award called "Raab Moosiqoreh" (Master of Musicians). He will be joining us in June from Sydney Australia. The article below is an excerpt from the life of this exceptional Assyrian.
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Alexander
(Shoora) AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-67283670822984261312014-05-01T16:09:00.001-07:002014-05-01T21:09:47.456-07:00Beyond Ethnocentric Ideals
A Contributing Article by Mona Malik
The Mesopotamian Night
2014 production in San Jose which is set for June 21st will bring on
stage a ballet theater presentation called “The Little Lantern”. This ballet is
a creation of Sherene Melania as choreographer and librettist and George Somi
as composer. Below Ms. Mona Malik who is
currently an instructor at SFSU and also serves AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-84247904890979187252014-04-20T20:01:00.001-07:002014-04-20T20:02:09.518-07:00Distinguished Artist Donates to Mesopotamian Night 2014
Although
he is not new to art, he is a new member of the Mesopotamian Night Family. Ninos Chammo (www.ninoschammo.com) is a scultptor,
painter and jewelry maker – a worldwide renowned artist. It is with great pleasure to announce that
Mr. Chammo has donated one of his art pieces to Mesopotamian Night 2014. In the oil on canvas piece entitled “Nostaligia”,
Mr. Chammo captures AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-23531112575220738552014-04-19T22:26:00.000-07:002014-04-20T16:36:32.578-07:00Assyrian Sculptor Fred Parhad to be Honored at Mesopotamian Night
It is our pleasure to
announce that Mr. Fred Parhad, the renowned Assyrian sculptor, will be honored at
the 7th annual Mesopotamian Night. The event will be held in San Jose on June 21, 2014, at the California Theatre. At the event, Mr. Parhad will receive the honor of “Raab Amneh”
(Master of Arts). In addition, Mr. Parhad will be offering one of his works to be auctioned off atAASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-12329978472772803042014-04-06T15:18:00.003-07:002014-04-07T13:56:48.366-07:00Press Release: Seventh Annual Mesopotamian Night Gala in San Jose
Media Contacts:
Tony Khoshaba, Executive Producer / (408) 644-1591 / mesopotamiannight@gmail.com AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-21875629051966381502014-03-24T17:16:00.000-07:002014-03-24T17:17:44.472-07:00Assyrian violinist Sinella Aghasi to perform at Mesopotamian Night concert
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AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-54988914652552173002014-01-23T02:22:00.000-08:002014-01-23T10:09:50.745-08:00Mesopotamian Night 2012 DVD Finalist at CreaTiVi Awards
On
January 18, 2014, the community media center "CreaTV San Jose", announced the
winners of its "2013 CreaTiVe Awards" in a ceremony held at the
California Theatre in San Jose, CA.
The Assyrian Aid Society of America
"Mesopotamian Night 2012" film of the Malek Rama musical, with sound
and video editing by Charles Pakbaz and Fred Elieh, was selected as a finalist
in Sargon Alkurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612341590873675407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-89701548215867868042014-01-22T02:21:00.000-08:002014-01-22T02:21:43.238-08:00Mesopotamian Night Choir Ensemble Auditions 2014Sargon Alkurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612341590873675407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-43275515480552036342014-01-08T01:40:00.000-08:002014-01-08T14:36:18.477-08:007th Annual Mesopotamian Night Concert Tickets out For Sale Now
The California's Seating In General
The California Theater is an intimate, comfortable, and beautifully decorated hall, with 1,126 plush seats. No seat is more than 20 rows from the orchestra players or more than 20 seats from center. The theater's acoustics are excellent and the sound in the mezzanine is especially outstanding. There truly are no poor seats in this hall. Both the Sargon Alkurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612341590873675407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-38620100424346420302013-12-22T02:46:00.001-08:002016-05-02T02:32:55.227-07:00Mesopotamian Night DVD/CD on Sale now!!
The wait is over!!!
The Mesopotamian Night 2012 DVD and CD products are now available for sale
5th Annual Mesopotamian Night (2012)
To view list of songs, click here Mesopotamian Night 2012
Purchasing options:
2DVD Set only $20 Sargon Alkurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612341590873675407noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-55750605625585433182013-12-21T23:06:00.002-08:002016-05-02T02:53:47.720-07:005th Mesopotamian Night (2012) DVD/CD Set Released!
The 5th Mesopotamian Night (2012) 2 DVD's and 2 CD's set is now available for sale
Click here to purchase : http://www.mesopotamian-night.org/p/mn20.html
CD-1 Includes the full performance of the musical: "Malek Rama: The Handsome Prince"
Malek Rama: The Handsome Prince
Poet: Hannibal Alkhas, Composer: Edwin Elieh
If I Were A Queen
Be My Queen “And Bear My Child"
The Newborn Is A Sargon Alkurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612341590873675407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-46436856896994496772013-07-02T01:02:00.002-07:002013-11-23T17:25:38.370-08:00Appreciation Dinner Event for Mesopotamian Night Production Team
On Friday June 28, the Assyrian Aid Society chapter of Santa Clara hosted an appreciation dinner for all volunteers that assisted with the MN 2013 event. The dinner was hosted at Bella's restaurant and by owner Gigo Khananisho. The volunteers that attended included member of the MN choir, solo performers, behind the scenes individuals, and others who donated their time and AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-51606950018501561062013-05-23T21:40:00.001-07:002013-05-23T21:40:59.202-07:00AN ASSYRIAN MUSIC MAKER
By Obelit Yadgar
I first heard Rev. Samuel Khangaldy’s music at the 2009
Mesopotamian Nights production. It was the overture from the oratorio Gilgamesh and it was good stuff. The
overture, about 15 minutes or so long, uses long and luscious lines in the
tradition of the great symphonic poems by Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Liszt and
Sibelius. “Surprise is the greatest gift which life can AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-585418289074611032013-05-19T22:25:00.000-07:002013-05-19T22:25:15.006-07:00Hotel Accommodation for Out of Town Mesopotamian Night Guests
Please see the information in the following flyer if you are interested in staying in a hotel close by the California Theatre. Our MN team has negotiated good rates for our patrons with two hotels in downtown San Jose.
AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-22794932655251002222013-04-28T21:24:00.003-07:002013-04-28T21:29:34.463-07:00Wolfhead Music Sponsors AAS Projects
This week we received a generous donation from Wolfhead
Music, a publisher of music ancient and modern based in Bedford, Indiana. The
Mesopotamian Night team appreciates this thoughtful sponsorship and support.
Mr. John Craton, a composer and associate of Wolfhead music in an email to us
wrote:
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This is a
donation to the AAS to help provide assistance to Assyrians in the Middle East.
I AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-2487748245919313072013-04-27T17:10:00.002-07:002013-04-27T17:10:46.453-07:00John Shahidi's Poetry at Mesopotamian Night
John Shahidi's poetry
is known to Assyrians of San Jose. This year he is joining us for the
opening of the event with his “Hal d'Ei-Man” poem. We welcome his
contribution. Below is a short biography of this emerging poet.
John was
born in 1966 in the city of Tehran, Iran. He studied at the Sharghe
Ashoorie elementary school for five years and Behnam middle school
for AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-52734047595865965912013-04-27T09:15:00.000-07:002013-04-27T09:23:37.664-07:00A MUSICAL FEAST FOR 2013
By Obelit Yadgar
From the
beginning, the Mesopotamian Nights productions have served a feast of Assyrian
musical gems backed by a big symphony orchestra. With new operas performed in
Assyrian to ballets danced in dazzling traditional costumes, the musical events
have offered something for every taste. All that trimmed with clusters of sweet
and sentimental songs by past and present AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-85796259974995007422013-04-26T00:08:00.000-07:002013-04-26T13:13:08.869-07:00Rabi Nebu Issabey to Receive Mesopotamian Achievement Award
(Rabi Nebu Issabey at younger age)
By Arbella Issabey
Rabi Nebu Issabey will be honored with the Mesopotamian Achievement Award at our 6th Annual event as “Raab-Musiqooreh (Master of Musicians) for his selfless and unconditional dedication to the advancement of Assyrian classical music. His masterpiece, composed in honor of the Assyrian Patriarch, Mar Benyamin Shimun, will be our featureAASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-32043358111857639532013-04-18T19:49:00.000-07:002013-04-20T01:47:37.417-07:00Rabi Homer Ashurian to Receive the Mesopotamian Achievement Award
Edited by Helen
Talia
Homer
Ashurian was born and raised in Urmia, Iran. He graduated with a Master Degree
in Archeology, majoring in Assyriology from the University of Tehran. In 1958,
he served as the Curator for Iranian Cultural Museum. From 1963, for several
years thereafter, he served as the Principal of two High Schools in Tehran. He
was a member of a five-dignitary committee who AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-16627585151261729302013-04-17T22:41:00.000-07:002013-05-19T21:57:05.328-07:00The Composers of Mesopotamian Night 2013
Mesopotamian Night 2013 has enlisted an impressive list of emerging Assyrian composers (Samuel Khangaldy, George Somi, Honiball Yousef and Tiglat Issabey), a French composer (Michel Bosc) and an American composer (Devin Farney) for the June 15th event at the California Theatre.Samuel Khangaldy’s contributions include the following works:
Original Compositions for “The New Mesopotamia” and “TheAASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-79302377809842480362013-04-13T21:35:00.000-07:002013-04-13T21:48:11.755-07:00Assyrians of Washington DC Metropolitan Area Sponsor Mesopotamian Night
Recently we received $1200 donated by the following group of
dedicated Assyrians of Washington DC Metropolitan area. They would like to
dedicate this donation toward the printing of Mesopotamian Night 2012 DVD so
they can get a chance to see this historical performance on DVD. We sincerely appreciate
their dedication. We are working hard to make the DVD available soon.
The sponsors are:AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169829111046452991.post-76913455623658512292013-04-11T05:34:00.000-07:002013-04-18T09:06:36.995-07:00An Analysis of William Daniel’s the Song of “Talbouta”
(ܦܘܫܩܐ ܥܠ ܙܡܪܬܐ ܕܜܠܒܘܬܐ)
Contributing article by Dr. Arianne Ishaya
Dr. Arianne Ishaya is a cultural anthropologist and a faculty member at the De Anza College in Cupertino, California. She has published several books and many article on the history of Assyrian immigrants in northern America and other topics.
William Daniel wrote the song of ܜܠܒܘܬܐ (Talabouta) in Teheran AASA-MNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478128567828047312noreply@blogger.com0