#palestine symphony orchestra

[secular-jew]

In 1920, Syria Palestina was a Roman-named colony or region, not a country, (aka Palestine), stretching from Iraq to southern Syria, and of course, there was no country called Jordan. The word Palestine was 100% derived from the Hebrew name for the Philistines. There is no evidence of a written language left by the philistines and the only name that they were known by was the name given to them by the Hebrews at the time. The evolution of the word went something like this:

פלש—פלישתים—ארץ פלשת—סוריה פלסטינה/פלשתינה—פלסטין/פלשתין

PaLaSh—plishtim—the land of paleset—Syria Palestina (the name given to the land of Israel and Judea as a punishment by the Roman)—- Palestine

PaLaSh is the Hebrew root word for invade meaning we called the sea fairing invaders by their actual name, invaders

Important to know that the Arabs absolutely DENIED ANY RELEVANCE and would not ascribe and meaning re: "Palestine" for themselves.

Arab nationalists in the post-WWI period ADAMANTLY rejected the designation. Arab spokesmen continued to insist that the land was, like Lebanon, merely a fragment of Syria. On the grounds that it dismembered an ideal unitary Arab state, they fought before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry and at the United Nations. The Arab historian Philip K. Hitti informed the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry that “there is no such thing as Palestine in history.”

In 1937, Awni Bey Abdul-Hadi, founder of the first Palestinian Arab political party, testified to the Peel Commission, "There is no such country as Palestine. 'Palestine' is a term the Zionists invented. There is no Palestine in the Bible. Palestine is alien to us."

In May 1956, Ahmed Shukairy, who became the first head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (at a time when Jordan had annexed the "West Bank" and Egypt controlled Gaza), declared to the United Nations Security Council, “It is common knowledge that Palestine is nothing but southern Syria.”

In February 1970, Prince El Hassan bin Tala of Jordan, stated to the Jordanian National Assembly that "Palestine is Jordan and Jordan is Palestine; there is one people and one land, with one history and one and the same fate." Seven months later, the PLO attempted to take over Jordan, lost, and were unceremoniously, kicked out.

In 1977, PLO Executive Committee member Zahir Muhsein stated, "The Palestinian people do not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for our continuing struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. … In reality there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese."

One might argue that this particular group of Arabs established, sometime in the mid 1960s, a political identity as "Palestinians," when Arafat returned from strategic partnership meetings with the Soviets communists who were attempting to gain a larger foothold in the region, and advised him how to use "Palestine" identity as a cudgel against Israel.

What they are NOT is "ancient" inhabitants of the region which, under Ottoman rule, was also dubbed "Syria-Palestine." What they are NOT is any sort of distinct ETHNIC group—like the Judeans (Judea/Samaria/Israel), the Phoenicians (Lebanon), the Kurds, the Druze, or the Circassians. They are Arabs, sharing the language, culture, religion, cuisine, ethnic group, etc. of the people of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Prior to the 1960s, before the PLO was created, there were ZERO Arabs self-identifying as Palestinians. During the 19 years that Jordan controlled the so-called "West Bank" (Judea and Samaria, which had been cleansed of Jews by the Jordanians) and when Egypt controlled Gaza, there was no movement to create a "Palestinian" state.

Attached is a photo of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra in 1936, which consisted of 73 jewish musicians, and conducted by none other than Arturo Toscanini (born in Parma, father was a tailor). Toscanini was the music director at La Scala, before spending spent 7 years conducting the New York Metropolitan Opera (1908-1915) and the New York Philharmonic (1926-1936). He lived out his latter years in NYC, about a 1/2 mile from where I lived for a decade from 2005-2015 in Riverdale (Bronx), which is now called Wave Hill, a non-profit cultural institution and botanical garden, located on 26 acres adjacent to the Hudson River.

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Blixa Bargeld, Dror Feiler, and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra performing poetry by Palestinian poet Ghayath Almadhoun, 2019.

[anarchywoofwoof]

i feel like i'm going to vomit

raytheon, who is a salesperson on behalf of agony and death, casually unfolded their disgusting, exploitative blueprint of human destruction in their latest earnings call. raytheon executives, in suits soaked with the blood and sweat of global suffering, gaped at the "opportunity" unfolding re: the ongoing war crimes and horrific brutality being carried out Palestine.

while Palestinians watch everything they've ever loved get turned to rubble, raytheon stockholders see dollars in destruction, profit in pain, and business blooming on the battlefield. imagine, turning the tremors of traumatized, suffering people into a system of fuel for your war machine - this is their normal. this is the shit that sales people at raytheon live for 9 hours a day and then go home and sleep at night.

history bleeds from the pages of raytheon's diary, filled with tales of technologized terror, largely carried out against minority peoples with little means to fight back or defend themselves. tales where human lives are turned into rows and columns on spreadsheets and civilizations’ calamities are converted into cold, hard cash trails.

meanwhile, the boardroom buzzes and swarms with heartless vultures, circling the globe, eyes peeled for the next plot of despair to descend upon, beaks ready to peck at the literal carrion of communities in conflict.

oh, and Biden's Defense Secretary was on the Board

“see a benefit,” they have the fucking audacity to say, as if the orchestras of war are trumpeting some sort of symphony of success for their gross and disgusting contributions. raytheon's portfolios pulsate with the rhythms of air strikes and raids, and their balance sheets boom with the bass of bombs dropping on communities that have been traumatized so many times over that they have nothing left to give.

in the tragedy of others, raytheon finds triumph. in the heartbeats silenced by their symphonies of destruction, they find the rhythm of their entire revenue stream.

the engine of exploitation, oiled with oppression and fueled by the flames of conflict, roars at the center of raytheon's profit model. call it out when you see it: capitalism is incompatible with the preservation of human life.

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[beardedmrbean]

Official observations of Finland’s 106th Independence Day began at 9am Wednesday with a flag-raising ceremony on Tähtitorni Hill in Helsinki's Ullanlinna district.

Hoisting the Finnish flag in bright, cold weather were members of a YMCA scout troop from Rastila, eastern Helsinki, accompanied with singing by the Viipurin Lauluveikot. The male choir was founded in 1897 in Vyborg, which is now part of Russia.

Delivering a speech at this year’s flag ceremony was Speaker of Parliament Jussi Halla-aho (Finns).

Independence Day commemorates December 6, 1917, when the Finnish Parliament approved a declaration of independence from Russia that had been issued by the Senate. Finland had been a Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire since 1809. The Senate was led by Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, who became the republic’s third president in the 1930s.

At 10.30, President Sauli Niinistö laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Helsinki's Hietaniemi Cemetery, followed by Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) and the Defence Forces Commander, Gen. Timo Kivinen.

The annual Independence Day parade began in Oulu at noon, organised by the Finnish Army's Kainuu Brigade, which is based in Kajaani.

The parade view from the Raatti Stadium and the march past the Merikoski Bridges at 1pm were broadcast live on Yle channels, while a compilation of the highlights shown later.

Disruption at ecumenical service

Niinistö also took part in a traditional ecumenical service at Helsinki's Lutheran Cathedral at noon. The Lutheran Bishop of Oulu, Jukka Keskitalo, delivered the sermon, and a prayer was read in the indigenous North Sámi language.

Pastor Kari Kanala said in a social media post that the service was briefly disrupted by some attendees seated in an upper loft.

"Palestinian flags, a peace song, etc. I don't know what to think. In any case, we are here praying for peace anyway," he posted on X, adding that the disturbance only lasted for about a minute.

Helsinki Police Chief Commissioner Patrik Karlsson confirmed the incident to Yle. He said that 10 people participated in the protest, dropping two banners expressing support for Palestine from the loft. Police removed two people from the event, telling them they could continue their demonstration outdoors.

Police said they have received notifications of four other demonstrations later in the day, including two that were scheduled to begin at 4pm. A traditional university students' torchlight procession was to begin an hour later.

Sibelius and a TV gala

Beginning at 3pm, the Radio Symphony Orchestra offered an Independence Day concert from the Helsinki Music Centre. Featuring works by Finnish composers Magnus Lindberg, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Jean Sibelius, was broadcast live on Yle Teema and Areena, and at 7pm on Yle Radio 1.

The day culminates in the annual ball at the Presidential Palace, which starts at 7pm.

Niinistö and his spouse, Jenni Haukio, host the reception for the 10th and final time. They have hosted it annually since he took office in 2012 except in 2020-21, when it was cancelled due to the pandemic, replaced by modest virtual events. In 2013, the event was held in Tampere as the Presidential Palace was under renovation.

Voting for Niinistö’s successor begins just over a month from now.

The TV and online broadcast of the gala is typically Finland's most-watched media event of the year, sometimes attracting more than 2.5 million viewers.

[apexart-journal]

Hanna Saarikoski in NYC, Day #4&5

Friday, September 6th, began in the apartment with a lecture and virtual tour from Jaffa 1948 to Gaza 2024. It was heartbreaking to watch. What has been going on for decades and what is still going on in Palestine, will it never end so that the people there have a chance to build and live their lives in peace? It's so important to share information based on documents and historical facts, even though the world seems to be getting more and more polarized, violent and full of fake news.

After the late lunch, I had a very different tour with Circle Lines. The boat left from Pier 83 in Midtown and was full of tourists. The sun was hot like summer, and people were getting out to get a better view and fresh air. Our guide took his role as an entertainer very seriously and I'm sure he was good at it - for me it was just a bit too much talking and the speakers were super loud and on everywhere, you couldn't escape to hear your own thoughts. But the sights were amazing. In an hour and a half you could see a lot of "must see" places. I think in new places it's more interesting to see normal everyday life than crowded attractions, but this was a very compact way to at least get a glimpse of them.

The last activity of the day was the American Symphony Orchestra concert in Bryant Park. I went with Apexart Fellow Kewulay Kamara, whom I hadn't met before. It was fun to listen to classical, very well played music with a little easy-listening vibes and at the same time see people sitting on the grass eating their picnic treats. Some of the pieces were very evocative, like music from Psycho arranged for a string section. As the orchestra played it, the lights dimmed and bats flew around the park. Sometimes the sound of 6th Avenue mixed perfectly with the music. After the concert we walked to Central Park to talk for a while, I hadn't been there before and it felt like an oasis of quiet, natural voices after the heavy traffic and crowds of noisy people. We talked about politically engaged art and Kewulay's work as a storyteller, poet and teacher.

The next morning I had a Zumba class at Fort Tryon Park, it was hard, sweaty and fun. I had been writing late last night and it took a while to settle down and get some sleep, so I was super tired, but the morning workout still felt good. Adult gaming day at the Tompkins Square Library didn't. My brain just stopped working, I got a terrible headache and could barely concentrate on doing a puzzle, no hope of participating in the Scrabble or Backgammon the others were playing. Libraries seem to be so beautiful and inviting everywhere, despite the headache I loved the place. Before going to rescue food from becoming waste, I had a nap, it helped, and taking food from the bakery near Union Square to the church on 2nd Avenue went quickly. One of the volunteers said that sometimes there is a lot more to carry and deliver, but this time it wasn't that much. She said she moved here from Australia and does a lot of volunteer work. I got some recommendations on where to go and what to see in NYC. One of my favorite things here so far are the people, they are so relaxed, friendly and helpful.

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MSO says concert pianist who dedicated performance to Palestinian journalists ‘abused his position’

Jayson Gillham’s demands include an affirmation of artists’ rights to speak freely, but Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says it won’t happen * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appears to have doubled down in a brewing legal battle with the concert pianist Jayson Gillham, whose performance was cancelled after a dedication on stage to Palestinian journalists who had died in the Gaza conflict. The MSO was given a 5pm deadline last Thursday to respond to a letter by Marque Lawyers outlining Gillham’s concerns over the orchestra’s handling of his Melbourne performance, which was reinstated after widespread outcry. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/sep/02/jayson-gillham-melbourne-symphony-orchestra-palestine-tribute?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Pushing Boundaries with Experimental Technique

The world of short films is a vibrant playground for creative expression. Unburdened by the constraints of feature-length narratives, filmmakers have the freedom to experiment and push the boundaries of storytelling. A new wave of excitement has been introduced to the medium of animation in recent years due to a boom in inventive approaches. Let's examine how three fascinating filmmaking techniques—stop-motion, rotoscoping, and mixed media—are changing the short film industry.

Stop-Motion: Where the Inanimate Comes Alive

The carefully choreographed dance of bringing puppets or objects to life one frame at a time is known as stop-motion animation, and it has always been charming. Its jerky, real movements have a unique ability to immerse viewers in fantasy settings. The meticulous nature of stop-motion makes it ideal for short films. Consider the winner of the Academy Award, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Film audiences of all ages can relate to the film's charmingly unique world, which is created by the painstaking construction of the settings and the exquisite claymation characters.

The storytelling possibilities are unlimited when commonplace things are given personality using stop-motion. In the gloomily humorous short film "The Cat Piano," a struggling musician creates his own makeshift orchestra out of common home objects. The unexpected life these things are given gives the film its comedic quality, which is a testament to the expressive potential of stop-motion.

Rotoscoping: Blending Reality with Imagination

For many years, live-action video has been traced over to achieve a distinctively animated look. This technique is known as rotoscoping. But because to technological developments, it's becoming more and more popular again. Using this approach, filmmakers are able to blur the boundaries between reality and fantasy, giving their work a dreamlike feel.

Rotoscoping is used in the Oscar-nominated short "Loving Vincent" to create an amazing life portrait of Vincent van Gogh. The entire movie is an oil painting that was painstakingly made by tracing over real-life video. The end product is an emotionally stirring and artistically spectacular voyage into the thoughts of a disturbed artist.

Rotoscoping has humorous applications in addition to its aesthetic ones. The sci-fi novel "A Scanner Darkly," adapted by Richard Linklater from Philip K. Dick, uses rotoscoping to create a distorted, hallucinogenic environment that mirrors the protagonist's drug-addled psychosis. The film is captivating to watch because of its animation style, which effectively echoes the themes of the plot.

Mixed Media: A Symphony of Styles

In the world of filmmaking, mixed-media animation is a wonderful synthesis of several techniques, much like a fusion of cuisine. Filmmakers are able to fully express their ideas and produce genuinely one-of-a-kind visual experiences. This method works especially well with short films because of their condensed length, which encourages a more daring stylistic exploration.

"The Present," a moving short film from Palestine, tells the narrative of a young kid who goes with his father to a separation barrier through a brilliant combination of live-action and hand-drawn animation. The boy's naive understanding of the terrible world is reflected in the animation, which offers a dimension of emotional depth.

"Weathervane," a visually striking short film that combines standard 2D animation, stop-motion, and hand-drawn animation, is another outstanding example. Every component blends in perfectly with the story to create a captivating visual curtain that heightens the emotional impact of the movie.

These are only a few instances of how inventive animation methods are being used in short films to push limits. A new era of visual storytelling is being driven by the palpable charm of stop-motion, the infinite possibilities of mixed media, and the power of rotoscoping to combine reality and fiction. Short films have a bright future ahead of them, full of creative energy and striking visuals that demonstrate the value of trying new things in the film industry.

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2024

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bold = highlight of 2024

+ = not new in 2024

# = book club

books

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story, Nathan Thrall (2023)#

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky (trans. David McDuff) (1866)

Restless, William Boyd (2007)#

Ablutions, Patrick deWitt (2012)

The Hummingbird, Sandro Veronesi (trans. Elena Pala) (2021)

Faith, Hope and Carnage, Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan (2023)#

The Life & Times of Michael K, J. M. Coetzee (1983)

The Twilight Word, Werner Herzog (trans. Michael Hofmann) (2023)

Darryl, Jackie Ess (2021)

Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain (2000)

Caledonian Road, Andrew O'Hagan (2024)

Feet in the Clouds, Richard Askwith (2004)#

Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life, Amy Key (2023)

Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan (2021)

A Box of Matches, Nicholson Baker (2004)

Jesus' Son, Dennis Johnson (2012)#

Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, Irvine Welsh (1996)

Sleepless, Marie Darrieussecq (trans. Penny Hueston) (2023)

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sachs (1985)#

The Memory Police, Yōko Ogawa (trans. Stephen Snyder) (1994)

Monsters: What Do We Do with Great Art by Bad People?, Claire Dederer (2023)

Great Britain? How We Get Our Future Back, Torsten Bell (2024)

Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby Jr. (1978)#

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami (trans. Philip Gabriel) (2007)

Foster, Claire Keegan (2010)

The Secret History, Donna Tartt (1992)

films

Sound of Metal (2019)

Saltburn (2023)

The Two Popes (2019)

All of Us Strangers (2023)

Hell or High Water (2016)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Past Lives (2023)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)+

If Only I Could Hibernate (2023)

Searching for Sugarman (2012)

All the President's Men (1976)

The Informant (2009)

Force Majeure (2014)

Paterson (2016)

Anyone But You (2023)

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

22 Jump Street (2014)+

Before Sunrise (1995)

Before Sunset (2004)

Before Midnight (2013)

Arrival (2016)

Emily the Criminal (2022)

Hit Man (2023)

Shoplifters (2018)

About Time (2013)+

albums

'Stretch for the Stars' (EP), Joshua Idehen (2023)

'Shiver' (EP), The Libertines (2024)

'the record', boygenius (2023)

'Wall of Eyes', The Smile (2024)

'Promises', Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra (2021)

'Where's My Utopia?', Yard Act (2023)

'Cold Fact', Rodriquez (1970)

'Coming from Reality', Rodriquez (1971)

'What Now', Brittany Howard (2024)

'Mountainhead', Everything Everything (2024)

'This Ain't the Way You Go Out', Lucy Rose (2024)

'Blue', Joni Mitchell (1971)

'A Dream Is All We Know', The Lemon Twigs (2024)

'Romance', Fontaines D.C. (2024)

'Samurai', Lupe Fiasco (2024)

'This Could Be Texas', English Teacher (2024)

exhibitions

'Time is Out of Joint', National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (Rome)

'Philip Guston', Tate Modern

'Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990', Tate Britain

'Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize', National Portrait Gallery

'The Cult of Beauty', Wellcome Collection

'Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider', Tate Modern

live music

Ben L'Oncle Soul, Alcazar Live

Yard Act, Rough Trade East

Romy, Roundhouse

Dan Shake / Pretty Girl, Phonox

Lapsley, Moth Club

Berlioz, Brixton Academy

theatre

The Cherry Orchard, Donmar Warehouse

Dr Strangelove, Noel Coward Theatre

restaurants

Perilla, Stoke Newington

Felice a Testaccio, Rome

Salumeria Con Cucina Roscioli, Rome

Zahter, Carnaby Street

Beckford Inn, Tewksbury

Chez Bruce (*), Wandsworth+

Ottolenghi, Spitalfields+

Dalla Terra, Covent Garden

Faros, Soho

Little House, Balham

Ye Olde Hobnails Inn, Tewkesbury

Pot Luck Club, Cape Town

Scala Pasta / Bar, Cape Town

La Colombe, Constantia

El Burro, Cape Town

Franks Corner, Franschhoek

The Girl's On The Square, Wilderness

Pumba Game Reserve, Eastern Cape

Nest, Knysna

Maillard Baking Co, Knysna

Sirocco, Knysna

Coral, Mauritius

Kot Nou, Mauritius

Lemongrass, Mauritius

Le Benetier, Mauritius

Le Chamarel, Mauritius

Muang Thai, Camden

thirty7, Covent Garden

Morito, Hackney+

Nobu, Shoreditch+

Botanica Hall, Clapham Junction

Devonshire Terrace, Liverpool Street

Brutto, Farringdon

St John (bar), Smithfield

Mechela, Seville

Mamarracha, Seville

Caminata, Balham (x2)

Pasha Mangal, Balham (x2)

Hawksmoor, Air Street+

Dishoom, King's Cross

Som Saa, Spitalfields

180 House, The Strand

Three Uncles, Brixton (x2)

Balham Social, (...)Balham

The Duke of Malborough, Woodstock

The Perch, Binsey

Megan's on the Hill, Balham

Le Bab, Covent Garden

Well Street Pizza, Hackney

Mele e Pere, Soho+

Five The Beach, Clevedon

Ascough's Bistro, Market Harborough

The Inn at Freshford, Freshford

The Bird, Bath

Bussia, Amsterdam+

Bar Bouche, Amsterdam

Blue Fig, Balham

Flesh & Buns, Covent Garden+

Roka, Canary Wharf

Smoking Goat, Shoreditch

podcasts

Kermode & Mayo's Take+

The Russell Brand Podcast (Radio 2 / Audioboom / XFM)+

The News Agents+

The News Meeting+

Today in Focus+

The Adam Buxton Podcast+

Joel Golby's Book Club

Desert Island Discs+

Off Menu

Young Again+

The Louis Theroux Podcast

Conversations with Tyler

Freakanomics Radio

Double Jeopardy

The Lawyer Podcast

tv

Mr Bates v The Post Office (limited series)

The Traitors (series 2)

Six Nations: Full Contact (limited series)

One Day (limited series)

Gossip Girl (series 1-3)

Ripley (limited series)

Kin (series 1)

Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip (series 1)

America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (limited series)

Industry (series 3)

Better Call Saul (series 1-5)+

talks

'Judges, Politics, and the Public: A Judge’s View from Inside Westminster' by Sir Nicholas Green, Leicester Lit&Phil Society

foreign travel (no 'favourites of the year', all excellent)

Rome

South Africa (Cape Town, Franschhoek, Wilderness, Pumba Game Reserve, Knysna)

Mauritius

Seville

Algarve (work)

Amsterdam

New York

Miami (work)

[dweemeister]

250th anniversary concert for Ludwig van Beethoven (originally broadcasted December 17, 2020) -- performed by the Western-Eastern Divan Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Barenboim (conducting from the piano for the first piece); hosted by Daniel Hope; special speech by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany

PROGRAM Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37 (13:55) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 (1:01:22)

The above video is from German public broadcasting; the orchestra is based in Spain; the orchestra members are from Egypt, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria; and the conductor is Israeli-Palestinian-Argentinian-Spanish, but the music should require no translation. This concert was broadcast from Beethoven’s birth city, Bonn.

Corona changed everything! Last year, on 16 December 2019, a grand celebratory concert was held at the Bonn Opera to kick off the Beethoven anniversary year. On 17 December 2020, on Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th baptismal anniversary, the eventful celebratory year was to come to an end with a performance of the 9th Symphony conducted by Daniel Barenboim. However, just as many events could not take place due to the Corona pandemic, the festive concert, with a modified program,  now marks the climax of a Beethoven anniversary extended until 2021. But one thing remains: at the centre of this concert is the idea that Beethoven raised his musical voice to express the confidence of peaceful and joyful human coexistence. His music is an appeal to humanity and is based on the conviction that we are all united by a moral core of togetherness. 

[romanmigracs]

Vanessa Redgrave - Wikipedia

Redgrave narrated a documentary film, The Palestinian (1977), about the situation of the Palestinians and the activities of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). She also funded the documentary by selling her house.[11]

Redgrave made her American TV debut as concentration camp survivor Fania Fénelon in the Arthur Miller-scripted TV movie Playing for Time (1980), a part for which she won an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in 1981. The decision to cast Redgrave as Fénelon was, however, a source of controversy. In light of Redgrave's support for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO),[39] Fénelon and the Jewish groups the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American Jewish Congress objected to her casting. Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center wrote in a telegram that "Your selection shows utter callous disregard of the tens of thousands of survivors for whom Miss Redgrave's portrayal would desecrate the memory of the martyred millions. Your decision could only be compared to selecting J. Edgar Hoover to portray Martin Luther King Jr." Producer David L. Wolper in a telephone interview compared it to letting the head of the Ku Klux Klan play a sympathetic white man in Roots, a miniseries about the slave trade.[40] Arthur Miller said "She's a Marxist; this is a political matter. Turning her down because of her ideas was unacceptable to me; after all I suffered the blacklist myself".[13]

In 1984, Redgrave sued the Boston Symphony Orchestra, claiming that the orchestra had fired her from a performance because of her support of the PLO.[41] Lillian Hellman testified in court on Redgrave's behalf.[42] Redgrave won on a count of breach of contract, but did not win on the claim that the Boston orchestra had violated her civil rights by firing her.[42]In June 2006, she was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Transilvania International Film Festival, one of whose sponsors is a mining company named Gabriel Resources. She dedicated the award to a community organisation from Roşia Montană, Romania, which is campaigning against a gold mine that Gabriel Resources is seeking to build near the village. Gabriel Resources placed an "open letter" in The Guardian on 23 June 2006, attacking Redgrave, arguing the case for the mine, and exhibiting support for it among the inhabitants: the open letter is signed by 77 villagers.

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Judeans made wine for both internal distribution and for export, from the Richon area of Israel "Richon Le Zion, Palestine" which was a Jewish area of course. The label also says "Raisin de Canaan" - French for "Grapes of Canaan."

Naturally, the Arab Muslims can't drink and don't make wine.

Another well known wine began being produced in late 1800s. The Palestine Wine Company (PalWin for short), was founded in 1898, one of which the first brands sold in export markets by the Israeli wine industry.

In other news which proves that the Israelis are those who were called Palestinians, and which the Arabs will ignore, is that the Anglo-Palestine Bank was founded and later renamed Bank Leumi, the quality newspaper for English speakers was The Palestine Post (later renamed The Jerusalem Post), the pre-1948 soccer team was jewish, the pre-1948 symphony orchestra was jewish, as was the Palestine Airways (founded 1934), which was based in Haifa and commenced flights from Lydda (Ben Gurion airport), but due to Arab unrest, was moved to an airport in Tel Aviv, taking 6,800 passengers in 1938 to destinations like Haifa and Beirut.

The Palestine Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1936, well before the establishment of the modern state of Israel

Then of course, you had the Israeli soccer teams which played national & international matches in the 1930s and 1940s. The teams names were "Maccabi Tel Aviv", "Maccabi Petah Tikva" & "Maccabi Haifa." The Palestine team (all Jews) played throughout the world, including Australia. The team famously played Lebanon in April 1940, in Maccabiah Stadium (Tel Aviv), beating the Phoenicians 5 to 1, with 10,000 in attendance.

[risingpakistan]

Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla

Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla  (born 31 May 1902 - died 5 February 1953) was a Pakistani musical composer who famously wrote the musical composition for the national anthem of Pakistan in 1950.

Early life

Chagla was born into a prominent Karachi family. His father, Ghulam Ali Chagla, was the third elected president of the municipality of Karachi, serving from 1921 to 1922. Ahmed Chagla attended the Sindh Madrassat-ul-Islam in Karachi and took lessons in classical Indian music in 1910 and western musical composition in 1914.

Chagla became interested in the study of the theory of music (both eastern and western). In 1922, he began studying eastern and western systems of music under the famous art critic James Cousins. He was particularly interested in points of contact between the two systems. Chagla undertook several journeys to gain an insight of various eastern systems of music. In 1923, he travelled from Karachi to Iraq, via Balochistan and northern Iran (including the Caspian Sea, Teheran, Tabriz and Kermanshah). After touring Iraq, he returned to Karachi by way of Basra. In 1928 he qualified from Trinity College of Music in London. 

In 1929, Chagla undertook an overland journey from Europe to Karachi to study how far west the influence of eastern music extended. Amongst the countries he visited were Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Turkey, Syria, Palestine and Iraq. Chagla gained considerable practical experience from opera houses and symphony orchestras along the way. In addition to classical music, Chagla became proficient in orchestral, operatic classical composing and conducting of western music.  This journey was followed by two more visits to Europe in 1935 and 1938.

Later life

After the 1935 trip, Chagla moved from Karachi to Bombay for several years while studying the foundations of Indian music in collaboration with other scholars. From 1947 onwards, he wrote a series of articles on the music, art and culture of the countries he had visited during his travels. 

In 1948, Chagla was appointed as a member of the National Anthem Committee (NAC) of Pakistan, tasked with creating the national anthem of Pakistan. The impending state visit to Pakistan by the Shah of Iran in 1950, created an impetus for a national anthem to be ready with or without lyrics. The NAC examined several different tunes and selected a tune presented by Chagla which was submitted for formal approval. Chagla then produced the musical composition in collaboration with another committee member and assisted by the Pakistan Navy band. 

In addition to being a musicial composer and historian, Chagla was also an author, journalist, and writer, with most of his articles written prior to the partition of India in 1947. His works included a series of articles on classical Urdu poets such as Mirza Ghalib and Allama Iqbal and an article on the Sindhi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, which appeared in the Illustrated Weekly of India in December 1937. He also composed music for a number of Urdu, Gujarati, Sindhi and English plays, and composed music on eastern and western instruments for various films. 

Chagla also authored several articles on different subjects titled "Some Aspects of Iqbal's Thought", "Cultural Expression in Fine Arts and in Music", "Pakistan - The Crucible of Cultures", "Music of Pakistan", and "Muslim Contribution to Indo-Pakistan Music."

Death

Chagla died on 5 February 1953 in Karachi, before the national anthem was officially adopted by the Government of Pakistan in August 1954.

Awards

Chagla's contribution to the national anthem was recognised in 1996 when he was posthumously awarded the "President's Pride of Performance" award by the President of Pakistan on the occasion of "Pakistan Day" on 23 March 1997. 

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Ya Tara - Abeer Nehme - عبير نعمة - يا ترى (Live) by Mahmoud Bassam Melody by Abeer Nehme Lyrics by Lucas Sakr Instrumental parts, arrangement and orchestration by Haaland. https://apple.co/2x08lhx... From the album "Live in Concert" Ingolv Haaland & Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra with friends, released Nov 27th 2015 on C-Lounge Records, all rights reserved Ingolv Haaland - Composer/Arranger/Orchestration/Grand Piano String section from Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra Lars Erik Gudim - Conductor Abeer Nehme - vocals (Lebanon) Ouch Savy - vocals (Cambodia) Hilde Norbakken - vocals (Norway) Bendik Hofseth - tenor sax (Norway) Karl Oluf Wennerberg - drums(Norway) Torbjørn Tveit - bass(Norway) Knut Ingolf Brenna - guitar (Norway) Rony Barrak - riq/percussion (Lebanon) Elie Khoury - Oud (Lebanon) Feras Charestan - Qanun (Syria) John R. Handal - Tar (Palestine) Tareq Abboushi - Buzuq (Palestine) Mix and FOH-engineer - Eirik Mordal (Norway) Mastering - Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden Produced by Ingolv Haaland Recorded live 25.03.15 at the main concert hall in Kilden Performing Art Centre, Kristiansand, Norway. The concert was arranged by Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with The University of Agder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it0d-b6ChNQ

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Alumni Jazz Orchestra will perform free concert Oct. 26

NATCHITOCHES – Alumni from Northwestern State University’s Jazz Orchestra will perform a special concert on Friday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Alumni Plaza on the NSU campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

A 21-piece orchestra directed by NSU Associate Professor of Music Galindo Rodriguez will perform. Nearly 20 other former members of the Jazz Orchestra are also expected to attend. The featured performers will be NSU alumni vocalist D’nissa Hester and trumpeter Carlos Ortiz IV.

 The Alumni Jazz Orchestra will include saxophones Leslie Loanzon of Gonzales, Marcus Barber of San Antonio, Texas, Ken Miller of Dallas, Jason Morris of Tickfaw and Linda Aguilar of Austin, Texas. The trumpet section is Andrew Bezik of Arlington, Texas, Joel Adair of Palestine, Texas, John Chappell of Nederland, Texas, Daniel Guyton of Baton Rouge and Kazue Seo Takamatsu, Japan. The trombone section will be Eddie Elsey of Zachary, Rance Hawthorne of White Oak, Texas, Cory Knippers of Many, and Brandon Barnes of Vero Beach, Florida. The orchestra will also include Ronald Rodriguez of Cartagena, Colombia, on piano, David Brouillette of New Orleans on bass, Patrick Bordelon of Greenwell Springs on guitar, Jimmy Leach of Longview, Texas, on vibraphone and Curtis Simmons of Marshall, Texas Antoine De Hon of Monroe and Jason Lancaster of Longview, Texas on drums.

 Hester is a native of Amarillo, Texas. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master of Music with a concentration in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting from Northwestern State. She has studied at the Taos Opera Institute under world renowned sopranos Mary Jane Johnson and Linda Poetschke. She has also trained under Dr. Maryann Kyle as a teaching fellow at the International Performing Arts Institute located in Kiefersfelden, Germany. In 2010, she became a member of the NSU faculty teaching voice, theory and piano to music and theatre students. In 2012, Hester was the Louisiana representative at the regional NATSA competition. While at NSU she regularly performs with many ensembles including; the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra, NSU Jazz Orchestra, NSU Wind Symphony, NSU Percussion Ensemble, as well as multiple faculty recitals and concerts. Also, she performs around the Natchitoches area with the Red River Choral, Kisatchie Sound and can be seen weekly performing with her husband as part of DAT Acoustic Act, a folk/acoustic duo.

 Ortiz established himself as a versatile trumpet player performing in numerous jazz, funk and R&B bands in Louisiana as well as in Texas while studying under Rodriguez at NSU. Carlos was also part of the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra where he was principal chair and co-principal of the NSU Wind Symphony. He was the first recipient of the Dave Hardin Jazz Scholarship and conducted the jazz band on numerous occasions at the Jazz R&B festival in Natchitoches.

 After graduating from NSU with a bachelor’s in music, Ortiz went on to pursue his masters in jazz at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. While at Duquesne, he again established himself as a versatile trumpet player by performing in various groups and forming his own group, Chico’s Quintet. His quintet performed at numerous clubs and private events in the Pittsburgh area and has performed at the Youngstown Jazz Festival and the 2011 Guyasuta Festival in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Chico’s Quintet has also released their debut album “Just Music”, which is comprised of original music written by the members in the band. “Just Music” is available on iTunes, Amazon and Cdbaby.

 The Alumni Jazz Orchestra concert is being performed in conjunction with NSU Homecoming Festivities that will take place Oct. 26-27. The concert will follow the opening of an alumni art exhibition in Hanchey Gallery featuring woodworker Michael Wilson.

 A full schedule of Homecoming event is available at Northwesternalumni.com.  

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historische Fotos aus Israel: Palestine Symphony Orchestra gefunden auf twitter: Symphonieorchester Palästina - 73 Musiker, alle waren Juden

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Before the 60s "Palestinians" meant Jews. Since the 60s, Arabs decided to call themselves "Palestinians". Be curious, facts are very interesting!

"Palestine" is Judea renamed by Romans.

In 1798, philosopher Immanuel Kant referred to Jews as "Palestinians".

In 1936 a Palestinian Jew Franz Kraus created a famous poster to promote Jewish tourism to the Land of Israel, "Visit Palestine" was written on a poster.

There were many Jewish organizations like the Palestine Post, Palestine Electric Company, and the Palestine Symphony Orchestra. You can google and research everything!

In 1948 after establishment of Israel, Palestinian Jews started calling themselves Israelis. Arabs obviously called themselves Arabs and rejected the term "Palestinian" because it referred to Jews. So no one actually called themselves "Palestinians" from 1948 to 1964.

In 1964 genius Arafat and Soviet Russia decided that Arabs should start calling themselves "Palestinians"!

The purpose was to create impression as if Jews stole the land from Arabs (which obviously never happened). All this was to make the Arabs the "oppressed", because in the West it was already trending to support the "oppressed" and Arafat knew how to use trends.

More proofs and historical facts in the comments.

Note to fact-checkers: if these facts are not correct, I'll be more than happy to see your facts and proofs. And also, facts can't be Islamophobic or hateful.