The Middle East is a vast region containing many cultural traditions and much music, ancient as well as postmodern. Present Music surveys a wide slice of the Fertile Crescent in a concert showcasing a performance of new music by Iraqi-American trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, Istathenople by Present Music’s resident composer Kamran Ince, Six Yiddish Songs and Dances by Israel’s Betty Olivero and a post-concert dance featuring Milwaukee’s Ethnictricity.
Present Music: Amir ElSaffar and Istathenople
Tonight @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.
