Eid Celebration and Benefit Concert featuring the AlFirdaus Ensemble

7401 Clarendon Hills Road,Darien IL 60561

23 April, 2023

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The Muslim Student Associations of Hinsdale South and Hinsdale Central High Schools are proud to present: An Eid Celebration and Benefit Concert featuring AlFirdaus Ensemble of Granada Spain Proceeds will go towards supporting the earthquake victims in Syria and Turkiye through locally based charities. Sunday April 23 4PM – 6PM Tickets: $15 per person Public is welcome Co-sponsored or supported by: Syrian American Medical Society Midwest Ta'leef Fawaz Kannout Muntada Webb Foundation Islamic Society Midwest and the Turkish American Society Alif Foundation The Oasis Initiative Muslim Civic Coalition Syrian Community Network Zakat Foundation MedGlobal International Aid Charity Embrace Relief Amanah Mutual Funds Autism Care Therapy River Valley Law If you are interested in co-sponsoring the concert, please contact Mazen Asbahi by text at 312.933.5423 or email at [email protected]. ABOUT ALFIRDAUS ENSEMBLE Al Firdaus Ensemble was founded in 2012 by the English violinist and singer Ali Keeler, and is based in Granada, Spain. The group takes its inspiration from the word Firdaus, which is the Arabic name (of Persian origin) for the most elevated abode in Paradise. The intercultural nature of this name reflects the character of the group in which musicians from different countries and cultural backgrounds are brought together with one purpose - to tune their hearts to receive the inspiration of the moment and transmit that to the audience. The traditional Arabic term for this kind of music is "sama" which could be translated as “the art of listening.” The unique sound of their music is due to a synthesis of different musical styles. These include original compositions of a more Western classical character with influences from both Celtic and Flamenco traditions and new arrangements of songs drawn from the rich heritage of traditional Sufi music from Arabic, Andalusi and Turkish sources. The words of the songs are mainly in Arabic drawn from the poetry of the great Sufis from Al Andalus and the Arab world, such as Ibn Arabi and Al Shushtari. Also within their repertoire are musical adaptations of poems in aljamiado (old Spanish written by the Moriscos using the Arabic script). They use a combination of Arabic and Western classical instruments in addition to the flamenco guitar and have a range of singers, some of whom are soloists and others who sing in the choruses. They have performed in concerts and international festivals throughout Europe, Bosnia, the U.S., Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Lebanon, and Malaysia.